Wolf · Chicago, IL
Range Hood Repair
Professional hoods, liners and inserts — blower motors and speed controls, baffle and duct restriction, lighting circuits, and the make-up air problems that show up in a tight rehabbed kitchen long before the hood itself is at fault.
How it gets described on the phone
- Blower runs at full speed and the smoke still rolls out along the ceiling
- Halogens flicker, or one pair works and the other has gone dark
- Fan keeps running after the switch is off and only stops at the breaker
- Heavy vibration and a drumming note once it reaches the top speed
What gets measured on the visit
- Blower motor draw and bearing noise measured at each speed rather than judged by ear
- Baffle and mesh loading, plus the grease path behind them into the housing
- Duct run traced as far as it can be reached — crushed elbows, damper flaps and terminations
- Lighting circuit, sockets and switching, since one dead pair is usually not the lamp
- Airflow assessed at the canopy with the kitchen closed up, then again with a door open
The last check on that list decides most hood calls. If a hood clears the cooktop with an outside door cracked open and fails with the kitchen sealed, the blower is fine and the house has no make-up air path — and no motor will fix that. Saying so costs us the parts sale and saves you buying a component that was never the problem.
What it tends to come to
Bands, not quotes
Flat $89 service call covering the visit and full diagnosis, credited against the repair once you approve it.
- Igniter or spark module$190 – $470
- Burner valve or orifice service$260 – $550
- Oven thermostat or sensor calibration$210 – $440
- Convection fan or motor$280 – $600
- Control board or touch panel$430 – $930
- Door hinge, glass or seal$260 – $700
These are the ranges these repairs land in, parts and labour together. The number that matters is the one you are given on the visit, after the readings and before anything is ordered — and you can say no to it. For scale, $8,260 – $18,840 is a comparable professional range, before installation and ventilation work.
What people say afterwards
4.9 out of 5 · 1533 reviews
Loud as a jet and pulling almost nothing, which is the worst combination. Blower wheel was caked and out of balance. He cleaned and rebalanced it instead of selling me a whole new blower.
Cressida E. · North Center
The duct run goes up through the roof of a two-flat and the damper had stuck shut. He got up there, freed and replaced it, and the difference in draw was obvious the same evening.
Adelina G. · Logan Square
Only rattled on the highest speed, which made it hard to describe on the phone. He asked exactly the right questions, arrived expecting it, and found a loose wheel walking on the shaft.
Casper W. · Wicker Park
Grease had made it well past the baffles and into the run. He cleaned back as far as the elbow, photographed it so I could see, and explained how often it needs doing at the way we cook.
Theodora S. · North Center
Controls had gone completely dead along with the lamps. He found a scorched connector behind the panel, cut it back and made the joint properly with new terminals rather than a board swap.
Rupert Z. · Portage Park
Downdraft rose halfway and stalled with an unhappy noise. Track was fouled and the lift motor was tired. Cleaned, motor replaced, and it now travels the whole way up and back without complaint.
Malachy Q. · Portage Park
Tell us what it is doing, not what you think it is
The symptom is enough to start with. Dispatch takes the model, the fault and the address, and books the window it can actually keep.
$89 service call, credited against the repair · On site 8:00 am – 8:00 pm, seven days
