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ACCREDITEDWe are a Boston-based company specializing in repairing Magic Chef household appliances. Our team of experienced technicians is dedicated to providing high-quality repair services for a wide range of Maytag appliances, including refrigerator, oven, wall oven, range.
There are two Magic Chefs in Boston kitchens. Maytag bought the brand in 1986 and Whirlpool inherited it in 2006, so the gas ranges and wall ovens still cooking in triple-deckers are Maytag designs, and their igniters, gas valves and thermostats sit in Whirlpool's parts catalog under Maytag-style numbers. Since 2010 the name has belonged to MC Appliance Corporation, an importer in Wood Dale, Illinois, which had licensed it for compact appliances since 1996 and now puts it on 24-inch ranges, 24-inch wall ovens and ten-cubic-foot top-freezers built by contract factories in Asia.
For the current machines, the model number is everything, because there is no shared platform behind them. The 24-inch electric range and wall oven do share a timer and thermostat, and distributors stock elements, switches and timers for both, but the door assembly is already listed obsolete, superseded by another number, on a range still on sale. On the compact refrigerators, thermostats, start relays and gaskets are available; the sealed system is not stocked as parts at all.
Those 24-inch ranges are what fits a studio kitchen in Allston or Fenway, which is where they end up.
The cost of repairing a Magic Chef appliance can be influenced by factors such as the age and type of appliance, complexity of the repair, and availability of parts.
Having a professional diagnose and estimate the cost of repair is crucial in determining the most cost-effective solution for the customer.
Warranty, genuine parts and lead times — the three things people ask first.
Yes, through the Whirlpool parts channel, because that range is a Maytag design. The oven igniter is the usual failure: it glows but never gets hot enough to open the safety valve, so the oven heats late or not at all. Igniters, valves and thermostats are still supplied; some door glass and trim are not. We confirm by model number.
It depends on which part quit. A thermostat, start relay, fan or torn gasket is a straightforward repair. If the compressor or the sealed refrigerant circuit failed, the job needs recovery equipment, brazing and a vacuum pull, and on a ten-cubic-foot cabinet that work costs about what the cabinet is worth. We diagnose first and tell you which case you have.
If a distributor has it, days. If it is backordered, the wait is the importer's, because stock comes from MC Appliance's warehouse rather than a factory in this country, and distributors quote it in weeks. Some cosmetic parts, such as the door assembly, are already marked obsolete or superseded. For a functional part the odds are good; for a bent door they are not.
Register it and keep the receipt. MC Appliance covers most units for one year of parts and labor through its own service network, with longer parts-only coverage on some compressors, and it excludes secondhand purchases. For a covered failure, that is the free route. Call us once coverage ends or for problems the warranty excludes, such as installation and leveling.
