Home Appliance Repairers

No automatable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as durable (80%).

• Record maintenance and repair work performed on appliances.
• Instruct customers regarding operation and care of appliances, and provide information such as emergency service numbers.
• Bill customers for repair work, and collect payment.
• Maintain stocks of parts used in on-site installation, maintenance, and repair of appliances.

• Set appliance thermostats, and check to ensure that they are functioning properly.
• Reassemble units after repairs are made, making adjustments and cleaning and lubricating parts as needed.
• Observe and test operation of appliances following installation, and make any initial installation adjustments that are necessary.
• Light and adjust pilot lights on gas stoves, and examine valves and burners for gas leakage and specified flame.
• Test and examine gas pipelines and equipment to locate leaks and faulty connections, and to determine the pressure and flow of gas.
• Service and repair domestic electrical or gas appliances, such as clothes washers, refrigerators, stoves, and dryers.
• Respond to emergency calls for problems such as gas leaks.
• Provide repair cost estimates, and recommend whether appliance repair or replacement is a better choice.
• Replace worn and defective parts such as switches, bearings, transmissions, belts, gears, circuit boards, or defective wiring.
• Trace electrical circuits, following diagrams, and conduct tests with circuit testers and other equipment to locate shorts and grounds.
• Observe and examine appliances during operation to detect specific malfunctions such as loose parts or leaking fluid.
• Talk to customers or refer to work orders to establish the nature of appliance malfunctions.
• Refer to schematic drawings, product manuals, and troubleshooting guides to diagnose and repair problems.
• Contact supervisors or offices to receive repair assignments.
• Level refrigerators, adjust doors, and connect water lines to water pipes for ice makers and water dispensers, using hand tools.
• Disassemble appliances so that problems can be diagnosed and repairs can be made.