Refrigerator Not Cooling — Repair Cost in Ireland (2026)
Ireland national estimate: €80–€620 for a refrigerator — not cooling — built from Irish sources, never converted from another country's prices. Pick your quality tier and enter an Eircode to localize. Reviewed July 2026.
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€80–€620 Ireland national estimate for a refrigerator — not cooling. Localize below.
| Most common repair | Typical total (EUR) | DIY? |
|---|---|---|
| Evaporator/condenser fan motor or cold-control thermostat repair (most common no-cool) | €80–€200 | Pro recommended |
| Main control board / start relay replacement | €180–€360 | Pro recommended |
| Sealed-system compressor replacement / refrigerant re-gas | €380–€620 | Pro recommended |
Plus a typical service-call / diagnostic fee of €49–€103, often credited toward the repair.
Pick a quality tier for a class-typical estimate, or a specific Irish brand to override it (both adjust the parts portion only, never labour). Enter an Eircode (or its routing key) to localize to your county's labour costs. All figures stay in euro, never converted from another country's prices. Everything updates without a page reload.
Base: published rates from 3 Irish repair companies (2026-07) · Ireland national base range (CSO NEA06 2024) · Reviewed July 2026 · Estimated
How do brand and quality tier change the repair cost?
Brand and tier adjust the parts portion only — never labour. Value brands such as Beko, Indesit, Hoover and Candy have the cheapest, most widely stocked parts; premium and luxury lines (AEG, Bosch, Siemens, Miele) carry pricier, often OEM-restricted components. Pick a tier for a class-typical estimate, or a specific Irish brand to override it.
| Brand | Parts factor | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Basic tier parts ×0.9 | ||
| Beko | ×0.9 | Parts ×0.9 (published rates from 2 local repair companies) |
| Indesit | ×0.9 | Parts ×0.9 (published rates from 2 local repair companies) |
| Hoover | ×0.9 | Parts ×0.9 (published rates from 1 local repair company) |
| Candy | ×0.9 | Parts ×0.9 (published rates from 1 local repair company) |
| Flavel | ×0.9 | Parts ×0.9 (published rates from 1 local repair company) |
| Mid-range tier parts ×1 | ||
| Hotpoint | ×1 | Baseline — no parts adjustment |
| Whirlpool | ×1 | Baseline — no parts adjustment |
| Zanussi | ×1 | Baseline — no parts adjustment |
| Premium tier parts ×1.2 | ||
| AEG | ×1.1 | Parts ×1.1 (published rates from 1 local repair company) |
| Electrolux | ×1.15 | Parts ×1.15 (European premium OEM (parent of AEG + Zanussi); genuine parts source from overseas facilities with limited aftermarket competition, pricing above the value/mainstream tiers in the Irish EUR channel.) |
| Bosch | ×1.2 | Parts ×1.2 (BSH European OEM (Bosch/Siemens/Neff); genuine-mostly Irish channel priced above mass-market compatibles — Bosch Home IE manufacturer repair is a fixed €103 incl VAT (call-out+labour, parts extra), well above the ~€60 value-brand first-visit. Premium tier.) |
| Siemens | ×1.25 | Parts ×1.25 (published rates from 1 local repair company) |
| Neff | ×1.25 | Parts ×1.25 (published rates from 1 local repair company) |
| Samsung | ×1.2 | Parts ×1.2 (published rates from 1 local repair company) |
| LG | ×1.2 | Parts ×1.2 (proprietary Korean OEM parts with limited Irish aftermarket competition; direct-drive motors and inverter boards sourced through the genuine channel (LG IE support/parts) price above mass-market brands. Premium tier.) |
| Smeg | ×1.2 | Parts ×1.2 (Italian premium/design brand; lower parts volume and a genuine-mostly Irish channel put its parts above the mass-market baseline, in line with the other premium European OEMs.) |
| Luxury tier parts ×1.45 | ||
| Miele | ×1.45 | Parts ×1.45 (published rates from 2 local repair companies) |
Base: Irish brand parts factors from Irish parts retailers and repair guides; tier factor = median of the tier's Irish brands · Applied to the parts portion only · Reviewed July 2026 · Estimated
Refrigerator not cooling: what usually causes it? Estimated
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Evaporator/condenser fan motor or cold-control thermostat repair (most common no-cool)
Pro recommended€80–€200
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Main control board / start relay replacement
Pro recommended€180–€360
a failed main control board or compressor start relay stops the cooling cycle. Irish labour (The Appliance Man €80–€100; Bosch IE €103 incl VAT) + an Irish-sourced board/relay part (€40–€220); genuine boards on premium brands sit at the upper end.
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Sealed-system compressor replacement / refrigerant re-gas
Pro recommended€380–€620
costliest Irish no-cool cause: sealed-system compressor failure or refrigerant loss — a long, F-gas-regulated job (EPA-certified technician required), often uneconomical vs. a new appliance. Irish specialist labour (3–4 hrs) + compressor/re-gas materials; the €620 ceiling reflects an American-style fridge-freezer compressor.
Base: published rates from 3 Irish repair companies (2026-07) · Ireland national base range (CSO NEA06 2024) · Reviewed July 2026 · Estimated
How much is a service-call fee for refrigerator repair?
Most Irish companies charge a call-out / diagnostic fee of €49–€103, often credited toward the repair if you go ahead. It is separate from the repair totals above. VAT on repair labour is Ireland's reduced 13.5% rate (a parts-heavy job can flip to 23% under the two-thirds rule), and many sole-trader repairers fall under the €42,500 services threshold and add none — treat 13.5% as the normal effect and 23% as the parts-heavy ceiling.
Is it worth repairing a refrigerator, or should you replace it?
A common rule of thumb: if the repair cost exceeds roughly half the price of a comparable new unit — or the appliance is past ~8 years for a refrigerator — replacement is often the better value. The calculator's localized totals give you the number to weigh against a new-unit quote.
Prices are county-level estimates based on county wage data (CSO NEA06 2024), not fake city precision. Shopping in the U.S.? See the U.S. version (USD). In Canada? See the Canadian version (CAD). See the methodology for the localization method and named sources, or return to the Ireland appliance repair guide.
Reviewed by a Red-Seal certified appliance technician.