Westlands is a busy mix of apartments, offices, restaurants and older family homes. Many households here run several appliances at once in compact kitchens and living rooms, and apartment blocks share one power supply, so a surge reaches every flat in the building.
We visit homes, offices and restaurants across Westlands and nearby Parklands, Highridge, Spring Valley, Loresho and Mountain View. Call or WhatsApp with what the appliance is doing, and we tell you the earliest time a technician can reach you.
LG fridges in Nairobi homes are mostly Inverter Linear Compressor models. The compressor changes speed to match the cooling the fridge needs, so it is quieter and uses less power than a fridge that switches fully on and off.
That design depends on a control board, and boards do not like surges. Many faults we see after a blackout or a storm are the board or its connectors. The rest are the usual fridge faults: fans, defrost parts, sensors and door seals.