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Moffat Appliance Repair in Ottawa
Moffat is a long-standing Canadian appliance name that became part of GE's Canadian appliance business, Camco, and Moffat appliances are built on GE designs. The name turns up most in Ottawa rental units, condo buildings and older kitchens, where a landlord or builder chose durable, plain appliances: coil ranges, top-freezer fridges and basic washers and dryers.
For property managers that matters. A building furnished with Moffat appliances usually has the same few models in every unit, so the faults repeat and so do the parts: once we have replaced one unit's oven element or defrost heater, we know what the next call in that building is likely to need. The narrower apartment-size ranges and fridges in smaller suites are the same GE engineering in a smaller cabinet.
Which Moffat appliances we repair
Common Moffat faults we see
Ranges and ovens
- Scorch marks under a coil element: an overheated receptacle, usually after a loose element arced in it
- Bake element blistered or glowing in one bright spot: an element at the end of its life
- Oven running well above or below the dial: the oven sensor, or the thermostat on older mechanical models
- Burner stuck at full heat whatever the setting: a welded contact in its infinite switch
Fridges and freezers
- Tenant reports a warm fridge and a cold freezer: the evaporator fan, or frost choking the coil after a defrost failure
- Rattle or whine from the back at floor level: the condenser fan motor or dust caked on its blade
- Freezer floor glazed with ice: the defrost drain has frozen shut or clogged
Washers and dryers
- Top-loader draining slowly or not at all: the pump, or a small item lodged in it
- Washer that agitates normally yet never reaches spin: a lid switch or lid lock that no longer makes contact
- Dryer running with no heat: thermal fuse, high-limit thermostat or element
- Dryer stopping mid-load: the motor's own thermal protection after a lint-packed vent, or a door switch worn out by heavy use
Parts and warranty
Moffat parts are GE parts. Elements, receptacles, infinite switches, defrost components, fans and laundry parts are ordered by GE part number and are available across Canada, so a Moffat in a rental suite is not usually held up waiting for something obscure. For a recent Moffat still under its warranty, the claim goes through GE Appliances in Canada, and they should hear about the fault before we do.
Moffat questions
Is Moffat a GE brand?
Yes. Moffat came under GE's Canadian appliance operation, and Moffat appliances are built on GE platforms with GE parts. Diagnosis and parts are the same as for the matching GE model.
I manage several rental units with Moffat appliances. Can you handle repairs across them?
Yes. When you book, list the units, the fault reported in each and how we get in. Because buildings tend to have matching Moffat models, we can often plan the likely parts for the whole round instead of returning for each suite separately.
Should a landlord repair or replace an older Moffat range?
If the oven cavity and the cooktop are sound, repair it. Elements, receptacles, infinite switches and sensors are inexpensive and quick to fit on these ranges. Replacement makes sense when the body is rusting, the oven door no longer seals or the wiring is scorched in several places.
Other brands we repair
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