Fair Appliance Repair Service fixes gas and electric ranges and stoves that won't ignite, won't heat, or cook unevenly across Sacramento, with same-day service in most cases. Owner-technician Sayed Sajadi is gas-safety certified, holds California License #48671, diagnoses the fault on site, and gives you a written estimate before any work begins.
A range is the one appliance a household leans on every single day, so when a burner stops lighting or the oven quits the night before a dinner, it throws the whole kitchen off. Gas or electric, the fix usually comes down to a handful of well-understood parts, and most of them ride on our service van.
Fair Appliance Repair Service sends one gas-safety-certified technician, owner Sayed Sajadi, to your door. He pinpoints what failed, walks you through it in plain terms, and hands you a written price before lifting a tool. Many range and stove calls are finished in a single hour-long visit, and demand climbs every year in the run-up to Thanksgiving, so booking early in the holiday season helps.
We work on freestanding and slide-in ranges, gas, electric, and dual-fuel, from builder-grade units to professional Wolf and Viking kitchens, across Sacramento and the surrounding county.
Range and stove trouble almost always shows up at the burners, the oven, or the controls. Here is what Sacramento homeowners call us about most, on both gas and electric units:
• Gas burner won't ignite: clicking with no flame, or no click at all, usually a clogged burner port, failed spark electrode, or bad igniter switch
• Burner keeps clicking after it lights: moisture or grease in the igniter, or a shorted spark module sending a constant pulse
• Electric surface element stays cold or uneven: a burned-out coil element, faulty infinite switch, or a loose terminal block
•Range oven won't heat: a weak gas oven igniter that can't open the safety valve, or a failed bake or broil element on electric
•Oven temperature is off: food burnt or raw despite the timer, from a drifted temperature sensor or a miscalibrated thermostat
• Burners or oven won't power on: a tripped breaker, blown thermal fuse, or a failed control board
• Self-clean cycle won't run or won't unlock: a broken door latch, latch switch, or high-limit thermostat
• Control knobs or touchpad unresponsive: a failed control board, worn switch, or moisture in the electronics
• Oven door won't seal or sit straight: worn hinges, a damaged gasket, or a broken door spring, which also wastes heat
If you have a built-in wall oven rather than a range, see our wall oven repair in Sacramento page, and for a standalone glass or induction surface, see cooktop repair in Sacramento. Not sure which you have? Tell us on the phone and we'll sort it out.
📞 Call (916) 333-8388 for same-day range and stove repair across Sacramento.
If you smell gas, treat it as an emergency before you think about repair. A natural gas or propane odor near the range means gas is escaping, and the safe response takes priority over everything else:
1. Don't touch any switches or electrical controls, and don't light a match or flame
2. Turn every burner knob to off
3. Shut the gas supply valve behind or beneath the range if you can reach it safely
4. Leave the house, taking everyone with you, and don't use the elevator
5. Call 911 or PG&E from outside, and wait for the all-clear before going back in
Once emergency crews have cleared your home, that's when we step in. Gas leaks at a range usually trace back to a loose connection, a worn gas valve, or a burner that's out of adjustment. Sayed is gas-safety certified and carries leak-detection equipment on the van to run a proper pressure test and make the connection gas-tight again.
Gas odor is a life-safety issue. Call 911 first, then call (916) 333-8388 for the repair.
Gas and electric ranges break in their own ways, and knowing which you own points to the likely fix. A gas range lights burners with a spark electrode and heats the oven through a glow-bar igniter and gas safety valve, so ignition faults and a weak oven igniter top the list. An electric range runs surface coils or a radiant glass top with an infinite switch on each burner, plus bake and broil elements in the oven, so element and switch failures are the usual cause.
Dual-fuel ranges combine both, a gas cooktop over an electric oven, which is common in higher-end Sacramento kitchens and needs a technician comfortable on either side.
All three involve real hazards, live gas on one hand and 240-volt power on the other. Sayed is licensed, EPA Certified, and gas-safety trained, and tests flame color, gas-tight seals, and element current draw on the same visit. It's not a job to take on with a YouTube video and a screwdriver.
You'll know the cost and the plan before any work happens. Here's how a visit runs:
1. Booking. Call (916) 333-8388 or book online. Tell us gas or electric, the brand, and the symptom, and Sayed brings the parts most likely to fix it.
2. On-site diagnosis and a written price. He tests the burners, igniter or elements, sensor, and control board, explains what failed, and quotes it in writing. The diagnostic fee is waived when you go ahead with the repair.
3. The repair, usually the same visit. Common parts, igniters, elements, switches, sensors, and control boards, are stocked on the van and installed with genuine OEM parts. A brand-specific part on order means a quick return trip you approve first.
4. Calibration and a safety check. Before he leaves, Sayed confirms the oven hits the temperature on the dial, the burners light cleanly with a blue flame, and gas connections are sealed tight.
One technician owns your repair from the first call to the final test, so nothing gets lost in a handoff and the warranty traces back to the person who did the work.
Most range and stove repairs in Sacramento land between $120 and $450 in parts and labor, with labor running $50 to $125 an hour. The failed part drives the price: an igniter or surface element is on the lower end, a control board or gas valve on the higher end. Here's what the common jobs typically run in 2026:
Those are going market ranges for Sacramento in 2026, not a promise for your specific unit. After the on-site diagnosis you get an exact written figure, and the diagnostic fee comes off the total when you proceed. Replacing a whole range runs $700 for a basic model to several thousand for a Wolf or Viking, which is why repairing a good unit almost always costs less than swapping it.
📞 Call (916) 333-8388 for an upfront estimate on your range or stove.
We cover Sacramento and the surrounding communities across Sacramento, Placer, and Yolo counties for range and stove repair, including:
• Rocklin
• Roseville
• Antelope
• North Highlands
• Orangevale
• Rio Linda
• Elverta
• Woodland
• Granite Bay
• McClellan Park
No matter where you're located in the greater Sacramento area, we're ready to provide fast, professional service.
Most ranges are worth repairing, more so than smaller appliances, because they last 13 to 15 years and a new one isn't cheap. As a rule of thumb, repair makes sense when the fix costs less than half the price of a comparable new range and the unit isn't already near the end of its life.
Lean toward repair when:
• The range is under about 12 years old
• The fault is an igniter, element, switch, sensor, or control board
• It's a mid-range or premium unit, where replacement runs well into four figures
• It's a Wolf, Viking, Thermador, or other professional range worth keeping for decades
Lean toward replacement when:
• The range is past 15 years and facing a major repair
• Several costly parts have failed together, like the control board and gas valve
• The cabinet, oven cavity, or door is cracked, warped, or rusted through
• The repair estimate creeps close to the price of a comparable new unit
For a high-end range especially, a repair is usually the clear financial winner, since a new Wolf or Viking can cost more than a used car. Sayed gives you the honest math after the diagnosis and lets you make the call with the real numbers in front of you.
Where you live in the Sacramento area is a surprisingly good predictor of what goes wrong with your range. The older homes in Land Park, East Sacramento, Midtown, and Curtis Park mostly run gas ranges, and the calls there cluster around worn oven igniters and gas valves that stiffen over time, sometimes nudged along by the region's hard water leaving deposits on burner assemblies.
Newer subdivisions in Elk Grove, Natomas, Roseville, and Rocklin lean electric, where the usual culprits are burned-out bake elements, cracked surface elements, and temperature sensors that drift out of calibration. Sacramento's summer heat and PG&E power fluctuations are hard on the electronic control boards in these units, and some older homes still have 40-amp circuits that limit what a modern range can draw.
In the upscale kitchens of Folsom, El Dorado Hills, and Granite Bay, we see more professional ranges, Wolf, Viking, Thermador, and dual-fuel models, which need factory-authorized parts and a technician who knows their sealed burners and electronic controls. Whatever you cook on and wherever you are, the early warning signs are the same: a burner that's slow to light, an oven that runs hot or cold, or a control panel that flickers. Catching those early keeps a small repair from turning into a bigger one.
We service every major range and stove brand in Sacramento, from builder-grade units to professional kitchens, gas, electric, and dual-fuel. Sayed is factory-trained across brands, so the parts and diagnosis match your exact model:
Whether it's a gas igniter on a 20-year-old Whirlpool or a control board on a new induction Samsung, we carry or source the genuine part to bring it back to factory spec. If your brand isn't here, call (916) 333-8388 and we'll confirm parts and service before you book.
One licensed technician, start to finish. Sayed Sajadi owns the company and runs every range himself, so the person who quotes your repair is the person who performs it and guarantees it. Here's what that means for you:
• California License #48671, EPA Certified, and gas-safety trained, so gas and 240-volt work is handled correctly
• 4,000+ repairs since 2020 and 700+ five-star reviews from Sacramento customers
• BBB A+ rating, Google Guaranteed, plus Nextdoor Neighborhood Faves and Yelp Beloved Business honors
• Free diagnostic when you proceed with the repair, and a written price before any work
• Genuine OEM parts backed by a 90-day labor warranty and 90 to 365-day parts coverage
• Same-day appointments in most cases, with a courtesy call before arrival
• Honest repair-or-replace advice, since one owner's reputation rides on every job
When the same person who diagnosed your range is the one standing behind the fix, you don't get finger-pointing later. That accountability is the whole point of a small, owner-run shop.
A range that won't light or heat doesn't have to wait. Most range and stove faults, from a weak igniter to a failed element or control board, are fixed in a single visit once we see them, and putting it off only risks more cooking time lost.
Call (916) 333-8388 to book range and stove repair in Sacramento with Sayed Sajadi, California License #48671. You get one licensed, gas-safety-certified technician, a written price up front, the diagnostic fee waived with your repair, genuine OEM parts, and a 90-day labor warranty. Same-day appointments are open in most cases.
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Most range and stove repairs run $120 to $450 in parts and labor, with labor at $50 to $125 an hour. Igniters and elements sit at the low end; control boards and gas valves at the high end. You get an exact written price after the on-site diagnosis, and the diagnostic fee is waived when you proceed.
Usually repair, since ranges last 13 to 15 years and replacements start around $700 and climb into the thousands for premium units. If the fix costs less than half a comparable new range and the unit is under about 12 years old, repair is the smart call. Professional Wolf and Viking ranges are almost always worth fixing.
That's the classic sign of a weak oven igniter. The surface burners use a separate spark igniter, so they keep lighting while the oven's glow-bar igniter weakens until it can't draw enough current to open the gas safety valve. It's one of the most common gas range repairs we run.
Clicking that continues after ignition usually means moisture, grease, or food debris is trapped in the igniter or under the burner cap, or the spark module has shorted. Drying and cleaning the burner often helps, but a module that keeps sparking needs to be replaced.
No. Turn the burner knobs off, shut the gas valve, ventilate, and if the odor is strong leave and call 911 or PG&E first. A gas smell points to a loose connection, worn valve, or burner out of adjustment, which a gas-certified technician should pressure-test and repair.
That's typically a failed infinite switch, the control behind each surface element. When its internal contacts fuse, the burner can stick on high regardless of the knob, and when they fail open, the burner won't heat at all. Replacing the switch restores normal control.
Uneven baking usually comes from a failing bake or broil element, a temperature sensor that's drifted out of spec, a dead convection fan, or a door gasket that no longer seals. We test the sensor against a calibrated reference and replace whatever is throwing off the heat.
