So, from the bottom of our hearts, Happy Victoria Day! If you read our very first blog post from Feb 22nd, 2024 - "Why is our business called Appliance Repair Victoria?" - then you would know that this day means a lot to us. Appliance Repair Victoria takes its name from not only the City of Victoria but Queen Victoria as well. And Victoria Day - or May 24th - actually used to celebrate Queen Victoria's birthday, and until 1977 it was known as Commonwealth Day and it was a day celebrated across all the former colonies of the British Empire like Australia, South Africa, and New Zealand. A lot of the history that comes out of the Victorian Era is brutal and should not be repeated, but a lot of it is also very beautiful and lead to peace, prosperity, science, and understanding that Canada benefits from today. We here at Appliance Repair Victoria do not feel ashamed whatsoever to be in a company operating in a city all named after that glorious woman - Queen Victoria. Happy Birthday, Your Majesty.

May the City of Victoria and all who share that name raise a smile on this wonderful day. And let's continue to make Victoria one of the best cities in the world to live in.

Today we want to tackle one of our other most frequently asked questions: "How much does appliance repair cost in Victoria BC?"

As appliance repair experts better known as "Appliance Repair Victoria", we're in a good position to answer this question accurately.

The answer: The cost of appliance repair in Victoria BC depends on factors such as travel time, labor time, and replacement parts needed. We charge an initial $95 diagnosis fee (used to be $75 in 2024) to determine what's wrong with your appliance, and then this fee goes towards your final bill for the repair, which typically ranges from $180 to $230 on average per appliance in Victoria BC. 

Additional info: Appliance repair should always cost less than 50% of the cost of purchasing a new appliance, if you wish to save the most money long-term. This is what we call the "50% rule". We're honest about this because, like we mention in our last blog post, we have a passion for customer satisfaction, and we like to be completely transparent with our clientele.

Once we fix your appliance, it comes with a free 1 year warranty. And if you like our service and how affordable it is, please consider leaving us a review.

We hope this information helps.

2026 Update:

​What a “typical” repair looks like in 2026
Most of the calls we take are still the same household problems. A fridge that is warm on the fresh-food side and cold in the freezer. A washer that will not drain. A dryer that runs and will not heat. A dishwasher sitting in water. An oven that will not bake. Most repair jobs, when a failed part is the culprit, are the jobs that cluster in that $180 to $230 average.

Sometimes it is even simpler. We have written before about repairs that were just a drain hose, a clogged filter, or a single wire. On those visits the diagnosis is the repair. You pay the trip to have someone who knows what they are looking at put the machine back together, you get the free 1 year warranty, and you do not pay for a part you never needed. That is the version of “affordable” we actually mean.

If the honest recommendation is replacement instead of repair, we will say that too. A dead compressor on an old fridge, a cracked washer tub, or a control board that costs more than half a new machine is not a victory if we talk you into it. Fast and affordable only works if the appliance is worth putting money into.

What is included after you approve the repair
Once we fix the appliance, the work comes with a free 1 year warranty. If you are not satisfied, or if the same repaired issue comes back within a year, we come back and do the repair again for free. That warranty is on every service we complete, not a limited 90-day promise buried in the fine print.

In 2026 we're still an all brand repair company, and we don't see that ever changing. We still work on all brands, makes, models, and years. Bosch or Maytag. Samsung or Frigidaire. Whirlpool, GE, LG, KitchenAid, Miele, Kenmore, and the rest of the machines that actually live in Victoria homes, rentals, and Airbnbs. Fridge, freezer, washer, dryer, dishwasher, oven, stove, gas appliance, RV appliance, and the other major units. We bring that service straight to your door.

How to get a cost estimate for your appliance repair today
If you want a cost estimate, you do not have to wait for a form to bounce back. Call (778) 400-2049 now. We are open 7 days a week from 7 AM to 7 PM. Tell us what stopped working. We will estimate over the phone, book same-day service when we can, diagnose on site for $95, apply that $95 to the repair if you go ahead, and stand behind the job for a year.

If this update helped and the repair does what it is supposed to do, we would still love a review. And if your question is not about price,  if it is “should I repair or replace this,” or “can you get here before the food goes bad,” that is the same phone number to call. We're also updating our FAQ page this year, so check that out for a quick answers to any questions as well.

We love doing what we do. We look forward to your call.

The team at our Victoria-based company repairs household kitchen appliances with a passion for quality and customer satisfaction. While it's easy to say and read on paper, showing you can only be done first-hand. For now, our words will have to suffice, until the moment you need household kitchen appliance repair in Victoria BC and call (778) 400-2049 to see the truth first-hand.

If we were to pretend words suffice, we'd explain all the reasons why we're passionate about quality and customer satisfaction. Like in our last blog post, the reasoning behind what we're saying has a lot to do with our history in the city of Victoria itself. We understand that our business wouldn't exist without Victoria and all the wonderful people who live here and use our services. Now we know it sounds corny that we strive for quality and customer satisfaction because we're grateful, it's still true. We're also looking to make Victoria a better place to live, be it for a new family or grandparents who have been here for decades. And if we can make Victoria better starting in the household kitchen, then that's what we'll do, and that's what we've been doing since 1988.

We're passionate about quality and customer satisfaction when providing household kitchen appliance repair services because (1) we want to pay back our communities for their decades of loyal business, (2) we want to make Victoria a better place to live, starting in the kitchen, and (3) it's simply what we're good at.

While we make a conscious effort to see that our repairs are of high quality to satisfy our customers, our passion for the most part takes the reins for us, making it easy to provide quality because it's all we can do. Chali T. the owner, as he stares over my shoulder as I write this on a slower day than usual, thinks it would honestly be harder to force bad quality work than it would to effortlessly provide quality work, because that's the power that passion has. Think of a book writer's passion for storytelling, for example. A book writer with a passion for good stories would suffer internally by producing a bad story, just like how a household kitchen appliance repairman would suffer internally from performing poorly on a job.

We hope this all makes sense and helps to convince you of our passion, but like we said at the beginning of this post we also know that words don't suffice. So if you're ready to see passionate household kitchen appliance repair first-hand, get in touch with Appliance Repair Victoria today, and we'll show you.

Thanks for reading our blog.

It's no secret our company provides appliance repair service in Victoria BC. But there's more than just that to explain the reason behind our branding. Like our service results, we wish to be as straightforward and transparent with our clients as possible. We don't beat around the bush when it comes to presenting tailored solutions to our customers in need of them. We're honest and straight to the point. And so is our business name.

Our company is called Appliance Repair Victoria because we see ourselves as the ultimate solution to all appliance repair needs in Victoria. However, there's a bit of history behind the choosing of our business name that we've never shared publicly before. But we're sharing it here, today, on our very first blog post, for the world to know.

The real reason we chose Appliance Repair Victoria as the name of our company is the same reason the City of Victoria itself was name. In fact, when creating our business model back in 1988, we even considered name the company "Queen Victoria Appliance Repair". Also, "Appliance Repair, Victoria!" was a consideration, but, like we said, we like to get straight to the point, so "Appliance Repair Victoria" was our final choice, and it's the same name we've had for nearly 40 years.

Queen Victoria died in the year 1901. We weren't alive when that happened, but our grandparents were, and they made sure we knew about it. Queen Victoria was often described as being warmhearted and friendly. That's exactly how we strive to be when we serve our customers. We're grateful for the amazing city, and want to show that thanks by paying homage to its history and heritage. We love Queen Victoria, and without her, we wouldn't have such an awesome business name.

So thank you Queen Victoria, for being the inspiration behind the naming of our glorious, clean, and cultured city, and for inspiring history to create such a lovely city in the first place. And thank you, our beloved reader, for caring enough to read and for visiting our new blog. We hope to turn this blog into an informative source for appliance-related consumer information over the years to come, so stay tuned.