Ice Maker and Freezer Repair Southside Jacksonville FL
One thing stands out in our Southside record for this category, and it is worth knowing when you book. Every one of Bozmanfix’s eight jobs here came in as a freezer, not an ice maker — this is the only cluster in Jacksonville where that is true.
Prices here use our company-wide figures: 2,269 completed freezer repairs at a $385 median and 2,091 ice maker repairs at $415, each component line carrying its job count.
Ice Maker and Freezer Repair on the Southside, Jacksonville FL
Freezer not holding temperature, frost sheeting the walls, running constantly, no ice, hollow or small cubes, water leaking into the tray. Standalone freezers and refrigerator ice makers.
What Freezer and Ice Maker Repair Costs, by Component
Because every Southside job in this category was a freezer rather than an ice maker, the freezer block is listed first. Everything is company-wide data with the job count on each line, and everything is parts, labor and the service call together.
| Repair | Median total | Source | Jobs behind it (n) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Any freezer repair, part replaced | $385 | Company-wide | 2,269 |
| Defrost heater or timer | $364 | Company-wide | 203 |
| Door gasket | $389 | Company-wide | 77 |
| Thermostat or sensor | $390 | Company-wide | 81 |
| Evaporator or condenser fan | $396 | Company-wide | 135 |
| Control board | $494 | Company-wide | 51 |
| Compressor replacement | $700 | Company-wide | 107 |
| Any ice maker repair, part replaced | $415 | Company-wide | 2,091 |
| Frozen fill tube cleared | $393 | Company-wide | 40 |
| Water inlet valve | $428 | Company-wide | 69 |
| Water filter replaced on the visit | $440 | Company-wide | 79 |
| Ice maker module | $449 | Company-wide | 57 |
| Ice maker control board | $488 | Company-wide | 32 |
| Diagnostic visit only | $99 | If nothing needs replacing, that is all you pay | — |
Notice the shape of the freezer block. Everything that is not the compressor sits between $364 and $494, while the compressor is $700, roughly double. That is the same pattern as a refrigerator and for the same reason — sealed-system work means recovery, brazing, evacuation and recharge, and hours on site, while everything else is the service call plus an hour or two of labour.
So on a freezer the real question is not which part, it is whether this is the sealed system or everything else. The cheapest of the substantial freezer repairs, the defrost heater at $364, is also the most common one at 203 jobs. Full component pricing for 59 components is in appliance repair cost by component.
Why Southside Freezers Fail the Way They Do
This category is 8 of the 176 Southside jobs where our paperwork names an appliance, 4.5 percent — the highest share of any Jacksonville cluster we measure, against 3.3 percent company-wide. What makes it distinctive is not the volume but the composition.
Every one of these eight jobs was a freezer, not an ice maker 8 OF 8
In our other Jacksonville clusters this category is a mixture, and in most of the metro it arrives as an ice maker inside a refrigerator. On the Southside all eight jobs are logged as freezers — chest and upright units, tagged Kenmore, Frigidaire and Whirlpool.
That changes what this page should be useful for. A standalone freezer is a real repair-or-replace decision in a way that a refrigerator ice maker is not, and the freezer figures are therefore listed first in the table above rather than second.
Frost sheeting the walls is the defrost system, and it is the cheapest real repair 203 JOBS
The defrost heater or timer is the single most replaced freezer component we have, 203 jobs at a $364 median, and it is also the least expensive of the substantial freezer repairs. The symptom starts as frost on the back wall and progresses to reduced airflow, then to a compartment that will not hold temperature.
On a combined refrigerator-freezer it eventually presents as a fridge that is not cooling, which is why those two problems are frequently the same problem. Background is in freezer frost build-up.
Running constantly and still warm is the one that splits $364 OR $700
This is the freezer symptom where the outcome genuinely diverges. On the cheaper side it is a condenser coil packed with dust, a condenser or evaporator fan at $396, or a defrost failure at $364 that has iced the evaporator over so cold air cannot move.
On the expensive side it is the compressor at $700. Both look identical from outside — the unit runs, it never reaches temperature — which is why this is the one we will not quote over the phone. It is also the case where a standalone freezer, at roughly $500 to $1,100 to replace, becomes a real decision rather than an automatic repair.
When you book a freezer, tell us whether the door seal still grips a sheet of paper, what the thermostat is set to, whether the unit stands in a garage and how tightly it is packed. That lets the technician arrive with the likely parts.
If it will not hold temperature, book online or call (954) 902-6229 — freezer calls get scheduling priority because food loss is on the clock.
Where on the Southside We See This Work
Three ZIP codes, all Jacksonville proper in Duval County, all at the same price with no travel surcharge between them.
| ZIP | Housing units | All our jobs | Freezer and ice maker jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32256 | 30,153 | 148 | 5 |
| 32246 | 26,747 | 148 | 2 |
| 32216 | 20,141 | 83 | 1 |
Same price, same route, no travel surcharge between them. The full picture across every appliance is on appliance repair on the Southside.
Around the Southside
The metro-level page is ice maker repair in Jacksonville FL, with the full territory on appliance repair in Jacksonville. Neighbouring clusters with their own pages are St. Johns and Fruit Cove, the Westside, the Northside, Jacksonville Beach and Ponte Vedra Beach.
If your ice maker sits inside a refrigerator and the fridge is also misbehaving, the Southside refrigerator page carries real local figures from 62 jobs. Background reading is in ice maker not making ice and when to change the water filter.
Match Your Symptom to the Likely Cause
- Freezer not holding temperature — defrost heater or timer at $364, evaporator fan at $396, thermostat or sensor at $390. 488 company jobs at a $377 median. Frost on the back wall points at the defrost system.
- Freezer running constantly and still warm — this is the one that can be the compressor at $700, or a condenser fan or a coil packed with dust, which are far cheaper. Only a diagnostic separates them.
- Frost sheeting the walls — defrost heater, defrost thermostat or the defrost control board. Left alone it blocks airflow and turns into the first symptom on this list. See freezer frost build-up.
- Door will not seal, or ice forming around the lid — door gasket at $389. Tell us whether a sheet of paper closed in the door pulls out freely: if it does, the seal has gone.
- No ice at all, mould stays dry — water is not arriving. Shut-off arm knocked up, supply valve closed, or the inlet valve at $428. Company median on no-ice jobs is $420 across 348 of them. Tell us at booking whether the arm is up.
- Water pooling under the ice bin — frozen fill tube overflowing at $393, or an inlet valve dripping after the fill. 515 company jobs at $380, usually the fill or the valve.
- Small, hollow cubes or ice with a taste — low water pressure, a partly frozen fill tube, or a filter long overdue. See when to change the water filter.
Which Brands We See on Southside Freezers
6 of our eight Southside jobs in this category carry a brand, evenly split: Kenmore 2, Frigidaire 2 and Whirlpool 2.
Across the whole Southside cluster our 146 brand-tagged jobs of every type run Whirlpool 24.0 percent, Samsung 22.6 percent, GE 17.1 percent and Frigidaire 15.8 percent, so those are the platforms most likely to be behind your freezer door here.
The practical consequence is the same as elsewhere: Whirlpool, GE, Frigidaire and Kenmore defrost components, fans, thermostats and gaskets ride on the van, while Samsung and LG assemblies are the ones most likely to need ordering and a second visit. As everywhere, this counts how often we are called out to a brand, not how reliable it is. See most reliable appliance brands.
Repair or Replace, in Real Numbers
Because everything we see here is freezers rather than refrigerator ice makers, this is a genuine repair-or-replace decision rather than a convenience question. A mid-market chest or upright freezer is roughly $500 to $1,100, against a $385 median repair, so most freezer repairs are clear value — and the most common failure, the defrost system at $364, is at the cheap end.
The exception is the compressor at $700, which on an older standalone unit is most of the way to a new one. On that diagnosis we lay out both numbers, new unit and repair, side by side.
The diagnostic is what turns that arithmetic into a real decision: the fault measured and a firm price before any work starts. Figures in the appliance repair approval rate and the framework in the repair or replace guide.
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$179 a year — five diagnostics, priority slots
- Five free diagnostic visits a year, a $495 value
- Priority scheduling with 24 to 48 hour response
- $30 off labor on every repair
- Extended warranty on all Bozmanfix work
What Jacksonville Customers Say About Bozmanfix
“Dimitri did a great job replacing the LG lower ice maker, water fill valve and cleaned the compressor coil.”
“Extremely pleased with Denis! Will highly recommend to others.”
“Our water filter had been broken for more than 6 months and we are grateful that it is working again. He came Tuesday to look at the problem, diagnosed it, ordered the parts, and came Friday to finish the job.”
“Quick and good service. Dimitri is very efficient. First he diagnosed the problem, and a second visit was needed to install new parts. Recommend them highly.”
Freezer and Ice Maker Repair on the Southside — Questions We Get
How much does freezer repair cost on the Southside of Jacksonville?
Prices here use Bozmanfix’s company-wide figures: a $385 median on 2,269 completed freezer repairs and $415 on 2,091 ice maker repairs, parts and labor and the service call together.
By freezer component: a defrost heater or timer $364, a door gasket $389, a thermostat or sensor $390, an evaporator or condenser fan $396, a control board $494 and a compressor replacement $700. A diagnostic where nothing is replaced is $99.
Why does this page lead with freezers rather than ice makers?
Because every one of our eight Southside jobs in this category came in as a freezer rather than an ice maker — chest and upright units, tagged Kenmore, Frigidaire and Whirlpool. That is not true in any other Jacksonville cluster we measure, where the category usually arrives as an ice maker inside a refrigerator.
That changes what this page should be useful for, since a standalone freezer is a genuine repair-or-replace decision in a way a refrigerator ice maker is not.
What should I tell you when I book a freezer visit?
Four things help the technician arrive with the right parts. Tell us whether a sheet of paper closed in the door slides out freely, which points at the gasket. Tell us what the thermostat is set to and whether it may have been knocked. Tell us whether the unit stands in a garage, where the condenser coil collects dust fastest.
And tell us how full it is, since a freezer packed too tightly cannot circulate air.
What does the freezer diagnostic include?
The technician measures the temperature, checks the door seal, the defrost system, the fans and the sealed system, and gives you a firm price before any work starts. The diagnostic fee is applied to the repair, and if nothing needs replacing, the diagnostic is all you pay.
Tell us at booking whether the unit stands in a hot garage or has just been loaded with warm food, because both change what the technician checks first.
My freezer runs constantly and is still not cold. What is that likely to cost?
This is the one freezer symptom that genuinely splits. On the cheaper side it is a condenser coil packed with dust, a condenser or evaporator fan at $396, or a defrost failure at $364 that has iced the evaporator over so cold air cannot move.
On the expensive side it is the compressor at a $700 median across 107 jobs. Both look identical from outside, which is why we will not quote this one over the phone. Everything on a freezer that is not the compressor sits between $364 and $494.
Is a standalone freezer worth repairing?
Usually yes. A mid-market chest or upright freezer is roughly $500 to $1,100 to replace, against a $385 median repair, and the most common failure — the defrost system at $364 — is at the cheap end of the table. The exception is the compressor at $700, which on an older unit is most of the way to a new one.
On that diagnosis you get a firm price before any work starts, so the repair-or-replace call is yours to make with real numbers.
Do you repair refrigerator ice makers on the Southside too?
Yes, and the Bozmanfix company figures for those are in the table above: a $415 median with a part replaced, clearing a frozen fill tube $393, a water inlet valve $428, a filter replaced on the visit $440, an ice maker module $449 and a control board $488.
If the ice maker sits inside a refrigerator that is also misbehaving, the Southside refrigerator page is often the more useful starting point, since it carries real local figures from 62 jobs and frost or defrost failures usually present as both problems at once.
Which Southside ZIP codes do you cover for freezer and ice maker repair?
All three: 32256, 32246 and 32216, at the same price with no travel surcharge between them. Our eight jobs in this category break down as 5 in 32256, 2 in 32246 and 1 in 32216.
None of that affects the service, the price or the priority we give freezer calls, which sit alongside refrigerators at the top of our scheduling because food loss is on the clock.
Appliance Repair Services on the Southside, Jacksonville FL
Six service pages for ZIPs 32256, 32246 and 32216.
Appliance Repair on the Southside — the full three-ZIP picture Serving the Southside, Jacksonville FL and the wider Jacksonville area → View our full service areaBook Freezer and Ice Maker Repair on the Southside
Tell us the details above when you book. If the freezer will not hold temperature, the $99 diagnostic is applied to the repair and every completed repair carries a 90-day parts and labor warranty.