Good local appliance repair man

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   7 years on, I had to search for this post the other week, to find Chris Summers' details - we had a washing machine and tumble dryer break down within a week of each other and I very nearly clicked on "Buy" to spend £500 we don't have on replacements, but at the last moment thought it might be worth trying to fix them.
Chris  came out (free) to assess the problems, and then came back 2 days later with parts, and fixed both for a little over £80, which i thought was great value, especially compared to the alternative of £500!

I now find he has a website - http://cpsummersappliances.co.uk/.  

While searching for this I did come across this CSP-based business: www.able-appliances.co.uk/
Has anyone used them?  I did call them but in spite of advertising no call-out charges they do charge time spent assessing the problem, I forget how much, but something like £30-40 for the first and £20 for the second, which sounds a lot like a call-out charge to me!!   They have good testimonials on the site though, so genuinely interested to hear how people have got on with them.

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MarkD Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Villager Joined: 04 November 2005 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 411	Post Options Post Reply Quote MarkD Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Good local appliance repair man Posted: 26 September 2015 at 9:00am
	7 years on, I had to search for this post the other week, to find Chris Summers' details - we had a washing machine and tumble dryer break down within a week of each other and I very nearly clicked on "Buy" to spend £500 we don't have on replacements, but at the last moment thought it might be worth trying to fix them. Chris came out (free) to assess the problems, and then came back 2 days later with parts, and fixed both for a little over £80, which i thought was great value, especially compared to the alternative of £500! I now find he has a website - http://cpsummersappliances.co.uk/. While searching for this I did come across this CSP-based business: www.able-appliances.co.uk/ Has anyone used them? I did call them but in spite of advertising no call-out charges they do charge time spent assessing the problem, I forget how much, but something like £30-40 for the first and £20 for the second, which sounds a lot like a call-out charge to me!! They have good testimonials on the site though, so genuinely interested to hear how people have got on with them.

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Springfield Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newcomer Joined: 22 April 2015 Location: Chalfont Status: Offline Points: 22	Post Options Post Reply Quote Springfield Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 September 2015 at 3:20pm
	Hi or the new shop Kent in the highstreet, they do repairs

Walrus Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Chalfontonian Joined: 21 May 2007 Status: Offline Points: 928	Post Options Post Reply Quote Walrus Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 18 October 2015 at 6:20pm
	Following these reviews I Called Chris out this week to look at a noisy tumble dryer. fixed quickly, cheaply and great service. Highly recommended.
	Is back in the game! :)

SL9ER Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Sandbox Joined: 01 March 2013 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote SL9ER Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 October 2015 at 11:02am
	Hi I used Able Appliances to fix a toaster and it took months, I should have bought the part myself and fixed it. I cannot speak for larger appliances but it the service on the smaller appliances is this bad... Try 1st Call who did our wasking machine and were excellent 01753 884666

EmmaO Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Chalfontonian Joined: 22 January 2010 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1156	Post Options Post Reply Quote EmmaO Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 October 2015 at 8:30am
	I used to use 1st Call and had one really good experiences with them followed by a disappointing incident followed up by a further absolutely terrible one which will mean that I will never, ever use them again and I can't recommend them at all. I have recently used Kent Domestic Appliances for a problem with my washing machine and they were brilliant.
	The artist formerly known as Bobblehead :)