Cedar Crest sits along a ridge at the far south end of Cedar Hill. The City of Cedar Hill describes it as bounded on the west by South Cedar Hill Road and on the east by Red Oak Creek, with many homes on top of the wooded crest and others along the creek tributaries that run through the area. The city lists about 608 homes, a development date of 1998, and nearby parks and trails including Liberty Park, Dot Thomas Park, and the Red Oak Creek Trail. In 2020 residents formed the city's fifth and newest Public Improvement District.
Getting to Cedar Crest
From our shop on East Belt Line Rd, we head south toward South Cedar Hill Road and follow it down to the neighborhood. It is one of the farther trips inside the city, but still a local one. If you are near the creek side of Cedar Crest, an exact address and a nearby cross street help us find you quickly.
Homes from the Late 1990s Onward
Most Cedar Crest homes date from the late 1990s and the years after. That puts the original appliances well past their expected life, so the kitchens and laundry rooms we see here usually have a mix: a newer refrigerator or range, alongside an older dishwasher or dryer that has hung on. The calls we get most from homes of this age include:
- Refrigerators that frost over in the back of the freezer and stop cooling the fresh food side, a classic defrost system failure. See refrigerator repair.
- Chest and upright freezers in garages that can't keep up in July. Our freezer repair page explains why garage heat matters.
- Electric dryers that tumble but stay cold, usually a heating element or thermal fuse. See dryer repair.
- Glass-top ranges with one burner that stays on high or won't heat at all, usually a switch or element.
Trees, Storms, and Power Outages
The same tree cover that makes Cedar Crest attractive also means more limbs on power lines during spring storms and the occasional ice storm. Outages, and especially the flickers and surges when power comes back, are hard on electronic control boards and on refrigerators full of food.
If the power goes out, here is what to do:
- Keep the refrigerator and freezer doors closed. A closed fridge holds a safe temperature for about four hours. A full freezer can hold for about two days if it stays shut.
- Unplug or switch off sensitive appliances, or turn off their breakers, so they are not hit by a surge when the power returns.
- After power is back, turn them on one at a time. Give the refrigerator several hours to come back down to temperature before judging it.
- If an appliance shows an error code, won't start, or the fridge is still warm the next morning, call us. A control board, relay, or start device may have been damaged.
Garage freezer tip: If you keep a second freezer in the garage, check it first after a summer outage. Garage freezers lose cold much faster in Texas heat than a kitchen unit does.
Cedar Crest Appliance Repair FAQ
My refrigerator came back after an outage but is not cooling. Is it ruined?
Not necessarily. Sometimes the unit is stuck in a defrost cycle or a board needs to be reset. Turn off the breaker for one minute and turn it back on. If it is still not cooling after a few hours, call (972) 961-2438 and we will test it.
Do you serve homes along Red Oak Creek and South Cedar Hill Road?
Yes. We cover all of Cedar Crest, on the ridge and down along the creek, and the surrounding south Cedar Hill area.
Can you come at night during a storm?
We are open 24/7. If it is not safe to drive or there are lines down, we will book the first safe time. A refrigerator problem can usually wait a few hours with the doors closed.
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