Josh Scholar Washer & Dryer Repair

Good find. Saved me trouble of going and researching options to purchase a new dryer .
On time, professional, friendly.

I’m so happy I found Josh! He was really affordable and honest — gave me a good price and came when he said he would, was super flexible with timing and was really nice to be around. I dragged my feet with fixing my dryer because I dreaded finding a repairman and he was a real sweetheart
If you’re looking for someone who won’t upsell you but is honest and reliable, I highly recommend Josh. I know he works for both SF and also Easy Bay (Oakland etc)

Josh rocks. We were in touch by phone. He showed up in the darkness, and hauled all these tools and parts into the basement. The dyer was fixed in 10 minutes. So listen up people, not only did he fix the dryer, but he diagnosed my filter as clean ALREADY. (Really clean your filter every time. This helps a lot.) Please note he charged me $ 120. BUCKS. I had another quote over the phone of $ 200.00 to clean the filter, and another $ 200.00 to fix the dryer. If you want Corporate, pay $ 400.00, if you want down-​to-​earth working class fix-​it guy, pay $ 120.00. He also put a sticker on my washer/​dryer to follow-​up if I had any problems.
I read the one star review. Everyone is allowed an off day, and if someone is having a quirky day that comes with the territory sometimes. I hate Unilocal sometimes especially when they pick on the little guy. You want posh and expensive, because the worker bee you hired likes to talk then call them. They will charge you up the ying yang too. (not sure if this is a PC term, but you get what I mean.)

No. Just no. He is flakey about appointments, he is not prepared, he complained about the number of screws he had to undo on the back of a dryer — he even thought it was appropriate to complain/​lament about his girlfriend. He charged $ 50 for a «diagnosis». What he did, in fact, was break a part that was not broken before he arrived, he more than once put the machine back together incorrectly, he lost track of the washers and the screws, he arrived over an hour late … I could go on. And the really funny thing is that I told a story about him at our holiday party and turns out my boss had contacted him only a few months before and had had EXACTLY the same experience. Do. Not. Contact. Him. Rip. Off.

After a miss fire with geek squad (see my review of them) I called Josh. He came out on Saturday was willing to trouble shoot problems, found the right part in stock, picked up Monday and installed it. (Meanwhile I am still waiting for geek squad.)
On time. Right repair. Fair price.
+1 for the independent guy who gets the job done.

Josh Scholar isn’t your typical repairman, and I mean that in a good way. Imagine if you were to bring your Maytag washer into a Maytag repair store — there you would find qualified Maytag technicians who would service your machine and do just that — it is what they are trained to do. Now imagine if, in a parallel universe, you were to bring your Maytag washer to NASA and ask a genius rocket scientist to fix it. Fixing washers probably isn’t what rocket scientists do on a daily basis, so they’ll have to read through manuals and look up each part the way researchers typically do, and while the path may be a bit less direct, the end result is a good one — a thorough check and solid fix of the problem. My experience with Josh is more like the latter scenario.
A programmer turned repairman, Josh still has that techy, nerdy vibe to him, and is a good conversationalist. Like the typical scientist/​programmer, he will talk you through his reasoning of what the problem might be and how he will go about identifying it. He is thorough with his repairs, and charges a flat rate for the job rather than by the hour, which is something I like. He came around the first time and took the machine apart to identify the problem, then came back two days later with the required parts and did the fix, and did not charge extra for the second trip. Also, because you are dealing with an individual rather than a company, service is personalized and you get the person himself answering calls instead of a corporate answering machine.
Josh specializes in washers and dryers — no other appliances, so you can be sure you’re getting a specialist. I would definitely use him again if my washer or dryer were to fail on me.

Fast, friendly, and very reasonable. This is the guy you want!

Josh came to my house at 7 PM to repair my washing machine top load by whirlpool. Fix the machine in 30 minutes, very kind and did great work.

Great guy. No nonsense. Gets the job done.

Had to called his service cause my washer stop draining and won’t spin… Josh was in and out. Very fast and efficient! Knowledgable. He know his stuff! Professional and very friendly. Job well done.

highly recommend, came out on a weekend (same day), answered the phone early in the morning. Fixed the problem, took a little time, but washer works again! Oh, super reasonable price

Excellent service provided by Josh Schollar: professional, speedy, efficient
and has superb tech skill needed to fix any washer or dryer. He is also a pleasure
to work with. I’d give 10 stars, if possible. BTW: don’t worry if you have a dog or cat, he loves them both, and with my animals it was reciprocal.

Josh was quick to answer the phone, helpful in considering what was the problem with our machines, and super available to come out to do a diagnosis. We decided to go ahead and shop for new machines, because ours are 14+ years old, the repair fee didn’t seem worth it. however, should we ever have an issue with washer dryer repair needs, I’d just call Josh and not bother shopping around for another repair person!

We called Josh with a washing machine emergency that needed to be addressed that day. He was professional from the onset: he set up a time with us, called our tenant, and helped us with everything we needed, fixing the problem within just hours. He was flexible, and did everything according to our wishes. I am extremely relieved to have found him and that he solved our problem so quickly. I would recommend him to anyone and will use him again.

Called Josh when the belt on the dryer broke and he was super responsive. He checked to see if he had the correct part and phoned right back. When he didn’t, he scheduled for the next day and showed up right on time. I will definitely use Josh’s services again.

I will definitely call Josh again! A more expensive repairman told me my dryer needed a new motor. His quote was too high so I thought about just buying a new dryer. I decided to make one last call and found Josh. He repaired my dryer for less and was efficient with time. He will be the first person I call if I ever need someone to repair my washer or dryer He is very friendly in a good way and saved me money. I highly recommend him.

I used Josh twice, for two different jobs. Both times I’ve been a satisfied customer.
One time to fix my dryer, and he knew what he was doing. Did some tests with electrical equipment to determine the cause; he took out the broken part, and had a part to replace it with. Prices for labor and part was very reasonable.
The other time my old washing machine stopped working properly. This was a bit more of a challenge because there was more than one thing wrong with it, and the problem was another guy I hired had knocked it down and tented the spinning barrel. We worked together to figure it out and we bent it back in shape. He figured out the part that was missing and fixed it. I was impressed as almost anyone else would probably have given up and told me to buy a new one. But its still working many months later thanks to Josh.
On a side note, he is very talkative, and likes to talk about many subjects, and he likes the company. He is a social fellow. I don’t mind, i like that. Also, I like that I’m helping someone who needs the work, instead of just another larger company. He works for himself. I would recommend him to anyone who has a washer or dryer in need of repair.

Josh is a saint! I stupidly overloaded my washer with clothes and it stopped mid-​cycle. Water was all over the place and the washer would not start again. I found Josh’s ad on Craigslist and called him in a panic. Josh was very calm and collected and was able to diagnose the problem over the phone. Turned out the washer was overheated from agitating too heavy a load which triggered a thermal sensor inside the washer to prevent a blown fuse. All I had to do was wait for 15 minutes and the washer was as good as new. Best part of all, I really wanted to give him my money, but he did not charge me a single dime. So I left him this 5 star Unilocal review!

Josh fixed our dryer three years ago and it’s still working great. He’s an odd bird for sure, but reasonably priced.

I had a burned out dryer element, and called Josh. I called him at 9am. He showed up within an hour and a half (he also had other times available, but since he could come right away, that worked for me!) and my dryer was fixed and cleaned up by noon. Hooray!
He quoted a very reasonable price and stuck to it.
It was the easiest large appliance repair I’ve ever endured!