Salt air is the extra part in every Sullivan’s Island appliance. It pits the spark electrodes on the range, greens the connectors on a control board and seizes the door switch on a dryer that lives in an open-air ground floor. We meter for it. Thirty-five minutes from West Ashley over the Ben Sawyer Bridge, no beach surcharge, one written number, same-visit repairs from a stocked van.
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Washer Repair$99 diagnostic · up to $20 off online
Dryer Repair$99 diagnostic · up to $20 off online
Refrigerator & Freezer Repair$99 diagnostic · up to $20 off online
Range, Stove & Oven Repair$99 diagnostic · up to $20 off online
Dishwasher Repair$99 diagnostic · up to $20 off onlineIce Maker Repair$99 diagnostic · up to $20 off onlineThe route is I-526 to Coleman Boulevard, then Ben Sawyer Boulevard and over the bridge, thirty-five minutes when the span is down and a little longer when a sailboat has it up. On the island we work Middle Street from the Fort Moultrie end to Breach Inlet, the beach-side streets off Jasper Boulevard, and the elevated houses around the Station numbers. Isle of Palms is next door over the Breach Inlet bridge, and we take those calls on the same loop. Parking is tight on Middle Street in summer, so we text before we arrive. Rental turnovers get booked between check-out and check-in, and a warm refrigerator anywhere on the island gets a same-day window Monday to Saturday.
Sullivan’s Island houses are elevated, ventilated and close to the ocean, which is pleasant for people and hard on machines. Ground-floor laundry rooms behind lattice breathe salt air all year, and the dryer’s door switch, moisture sensor bars and gas igniter corrode first. Kitchens on the second floor hold French-door and built-in refrigerators whose board connectors go green. Ranges click without lighting because the electrodes are pitted. Dryer vents run long distances under or through elevated floors and pack with damp lint. The water is piped over from the mainland and is moderately soft, so scale is rarely the answer here. Storm surges and outages are: after a hurricane warning, half our island calls are boards, and the other half are warm refrigerators.
| Appliance | What we see most here |
|---|---|
| Refrigerators | Boards with corroded connectors, evaporator fans that seize, and warm units after a storm outage in a house nobody was in. Built-ins and French-doors in second-floor kitchens. Warm fridges are same-day. |
| Dryers | Door switches and moisture sensors corroded in open ground-floor laundry rooms, gas igniters pitted by salt, and vents that run a long way through elevated framing and fill with felt. |
| Washers | Rental front-loaders with drain pumps full of sand, door locks that fail, and stacked units in beach-house closets that shake. Turnover repairs between guests are routine here. |
| Dishwashers | Drain pumps and door latches worn by rental use, heaters that fail, and connectors corroded on units near an open window. Not a scale market; cloudy glasses here are a heater or detergent question. |
| Ranges & ovens | Gas ranges that click and never light because the electrodes are pitted, spark modules weakened by humidity, and wall ovens that drift cold. Salt air is behind most of it. |
| Ice makers | Modules that stop in a house that sat closed, fill tubes frozen after a defrost fault, and valves that wear out from rental volume. Scale is rare on the island water. |
A gas range in a house near Station 22 clicks on all four burners and lights none. The owner opened up for the season last week. The electrodes are pitted green and the module is weak from a winter of salt air through the screens. Electrodes replaced, module replaced, all burners lit, and a written warranty on the way out.
A ground-floor dryer behind lattice will not start. The door switch has corroded and the machine thinks the door is open. The vent, running twenty feet through the elevated floor, is half packed. Switch replaced, vent cleared, element metered and fine. One visit and a note about how the salt gets in.
A manager finds a French-door refrigerator warm at check-out after a storm night. Guests arrive at four. We come over the Ben Sawyer at eleven. The main board has a corroded connector and no output to the compressor; the compressor tests fine. Board replaced, pulldown confirmed, manager texted before the cleaners finish.
$99 diagnostic, inside the repair · up to $20 off online
Beach-house washers on Sullivan’s Island swallow sand with every load of towels, and the drain pump is where it ends up. Rental front-loaders lose door locks from heavy use, and stacked pairs in closets shake as the shocks wear. The pump comes apart first, then the meter goes on the lock and motor, and the price is one written number with the $99 diagnostic inside it. Most repairs finish the same visit from van stock. Turnovers get booked between guests, and booking online takes up to $20 off the repair.
| What you notice | What it usually is | What we do |
|---|---|---|
| Will not drain, code on the display | Sand and hair packed into the drain pump, or a pump that has worn out | Open the pump housing, clear it, test under load, replace if the impeller is chipped |
| Door will not release | Door lock failed or the board not reading it | Meter the lock and board, replace the lock, confirm the release |
| Stacked unit shakes the closet | Shocks or suspension worn out | New shocks, re-level the stack, run a spin to prove it |
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Ground-floor laundry rooms behind lattice are standard on Sullivan’s Island, and the dryer in them breathes salt air all year. Door switches corrode, moisture sensors read wrong, gas igniters pit and fail. Add a vent that runs through the elevated floor and packs with damp lint. We meter the switch, sensor, element or igniter and fuses, and measure airflow. One written number with the $99 diagnostic inside; book online and up to $20 comes off the repair.
| What you notice | What it usually is | What we do |
|---|---|---|
| Dead, will not start | Door switch corroded or a thermal fuse open | Meter the switch and fuse, replace, check the vent that caused the fuse |
| Stops early, clothes damp | Moisture sensor bars corroded or coated | Clean or replace the bars, test the cycle to completion |
| Gas dryer lights, then goes cold | Igniter pitted or a gas coil failing warm | Meter the igniter and coils, replace, watch it relight |
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A warm refrigerator on Sullivan’s Island is a same-day call Monday to Saturday, over the Ben Sawyer and up the stairs. Salt air greens the connectors on control boards, evaporator fans seize, and a storm outage in a house nobody was in leaves a fridge warm for days. We meter the board, compressor, fans and defrost circuit before naming the part. One written number with the $99 diagnostic inside it; book online and up to $20 comes off the repair.
| What you notice | What it usually is | What we do |
|---|---|---|
| Warm after a storm, lights on | Control board or a corroded connector, sometimes the inverter | Meter the board and compressor separately, clean or replace, confirm pulldown |
| Fresh side warm, freezer cold | Evaporator fan seized or a defrost fault icing the coil | Meter the fan and defrost parts, clear the ice, replace what failed |
| Runs constantly, never cold enough | Condenser fan out or coil packed with dust and salt | Clean the coil, meter and replace the fan, check the door seals |
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Gas ranges on Sullivan’s Island click and do not light more than anywhere else we work, and the reason is salt air on the spark electrodes and igniters. A house closed for the winter is the worst case. Wall ovens drift cold as sensors age, and electric cooktops in rentals lose elements. We meter the igniter, module and sensor, check gas pressure and put a thermometer in the oven. One written number with the $99 diagnostic inside; up to $20 off the repair when you book online.
| What you notice | What it usually is | What we do |
|---|---|---|
| Burners click, will not light | Electrodes pitted by salt or a weak spark module | Clean and replace pitted electrodes, meter and replace the module |
| Oven igniter glows, no flame | Igniter weak from corrosion, cannot open the valve | Meter the current, replace the igniter, confirm ignition |
| Oven bakes cold | Sensor drifted or the bake element weak | Meter and replace, verify with a thermometer |
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Rental dishwashers on Sullivan’s Island run every day of the season and wear out their drain pumps and door latches. Units near an open kitchen window get corroded connectors. The island water is moderately soft, so cloudy glasses here point to a heater, not scale. We measure the fill, meter the pump, heater and latch, and check the board. One written number with the $99 diagnostic inside; book online for up to $20 off the repair.
| What you notice | What it usually is | What we do |
|---|---|---|
| Standing water after the cycle | Drain pump blocked with glass or sand, or worn out | Clear and test the pump, replace, run a full drain |
| Will not start or latch | Door latch worn by heavy use or a board fault | Test the latch and board, replace, confirm a cycle |
| Dishes wet and cold at the end | Heater open or its relay not switching | Meter the heater and board, replace, verify heat |
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$99 diagnostic, inside the repair · up to $20 off online
Ice makers on Sullivan’s Island stop for island reasons: a module that quit while the house sat closed, a fill tube frozen after a defrost fault, a valve worn out by a summer of rental guests. Scale is rare on the mainland water. We meter the valve, check fill volume, thaw the tube and cycle the module by hand. One written number with the $99 diagnostic inside it, and up to $20 off the repair when you book online.
| What you notice | What it usually is | What we do |
|---|---|---|
| No ice after opening the house | Module failed or the fill tube frozen | Test the module, thaw the tube, replace the module if it will not cycle |
| Cubes small or hollow | Fill valve worn or a kinked supply line | Measure the fill, replace the valve, check the line |
| Ice tastes stale | Filter and line sat unused through the off-season | Replace the filter, flush the line, tell you if it is water and not a fault |
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