Your Local PC (President's Choice) Appliance Repair Company
Article Reviewed & Technically Verified by Dmitry V., Lead EPA-Certified Technician (15+ Years Experience)
PC (President’s Choice) is Loblaw’s Canadian value/store brand — not a manufacturer, and not officially sold in the US. Its appliances are compact refrigerators, microwaves, and small kitchen units that are rebadged and built by third-party OEMs. If you brought one to Brooklyn, we identify the true maker from the model plate and repair it with the correct OEM parts.
Most PC (President’s Choice) cooling products are compact units — mini-fridges, bar fridges, and small refrigerators rather than full-size kitchen models. When one runs warm, freezes food, or hums loudly, the cause is usually a straightforward part: a tired thermostat, a weak door gasket, a clogged drain, or a fan that has stopped turning. We check each of these directly before recommending anything.
Because these units are rebadged, we start by reading the model and serial plate to identify the actual OEM. That tells us which compressor, thermostat, and gasket the unit really uses, so we source the correct part instead of guessing from the PC label alone.
Common issues we fix:
PC (President’s Choice) countertop microwaves are value units built on common OEM platforms. When one runs but no longer heats, the usual culprits are a failed magnetron, a blown thermal fuse, or a faulty high-voltage diode. Turntable and door-switch problems are also frequent and simpler to address.
Microwaves store dangerous voltage in the high-voltage capacitor even when unplugged, so we treat every heating fault as a safety job. We confirm the OEM from the plate to match the magnetron and door-interlock switches correctly before ordering parts.
Common issues we fix:
PC (President’s Choice) also covers small countertop kitchen appliances. These are inexpensive units, so a repair only makes sense when the fault is a serviceable part — a power cord, a switch, a thermal cutoff, or a heating element — rather than a sealed assembly. We give you an honest assessment of whether repair or replacement is the smarter choice before any work begins.
When a part is worth replacing, identifying the OEM behind the PC badge lets us find a matching component. If a unit is beyond economical repair, we tell you plainly instead of running up a bill.
Common issues we fix:
PC (President’s Choice) units do not publish a public library of error codes, so we do not rely on codes to diagnose them — and we never invent one. Instead we work from the physical symptom and, critically, from the OEM identity stamped on the model/serial plate. Because these appliances are rebadged, that plate is what points us to the correct compressor, magnetron, thermostat, or heating element to source.
| Symptom | How we diagnose / likely cause |
|---|---|
| Compact fridge runs but stays warm | Test thermostat continuity and compressor start; check condenser airflow and door gasket seal |
| Fridge freezing food on lowest setting | Verify thermostat calibration and sensor placement; confirm dial and control response |
| Constant loud humming or buzzing | Isolate compressor vs. evaporator/condenser fan; inspect mounting and fan blade for obstruction |
| Microwave runs but does not heat | Safely discharge HV capacitor, then test magnetron, HV diode, and thermal fuse against OEM specs |
| Microwave won’t start with door shut | Check the door-interlock switch stack and latch alignment for the OEM assembly |
| Small appliance dead or intermittent | Test cord, switch, and thermal cutoff for continuity; advise repair vs. replacement honestly |
| Unit trips the breaker | Look for a shorted component or moisture ingress; measure resistance to ground before powering up |


