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Company Technician Vs Local Mechanic: If home appliances like a fridge, AC, or washing machine have ever broken down in your house, then this dilemma must have come to your mind, whether to get them repaired by the company technician or a local mechanic. Actually, the facility of repairing home appliances is also provided by the company that manufactures it, and for this, you can also take the help of a third party or a local mechanic. In such a situation, let us remove this dilemma forever today, which is the best option for you between the company and the local mechanic to get any home appliance repaired.

Check the warranty
The company that manufactures any home appliance definitely gives a warranty for some time. It can be from 6 months to several years. The company does this to win the trust of the customer, so that if any problem arises in the near future after purchasing their product, then the customer will get service from the company. In such a situation, if your damaged home appliance is in warranty, then it is beneficial to get it repaired from the company. Actually, if a home appliance under warranty is repaired by a third-party mechanic, then the warranty of that appliance may also lapse. Apart from this, you do not have to spend any money on appliance repair under warranty. Because of this, if any of your home appliances gets damaged under warranty, then without thinking, you should directly contact the company that manufactured it.

The difference between cheap and expensive
If your product is out of warranty, then you have two options to get it repaired. One from the company and the other from a local mechanic. As far as cost is concerned, the option of a local mechanic is cheaper than the company's. Local mechanics also tell you about many variants of the spare parts to be replaced in the product, and you can choose the quality of the spare part according to your spending capacity. At the same time, the cost of the service charge of the company's technician for the spare part is quite high. There, you do not even get any option to choose a slightly better but cheaper quality of the spare part. In such a situation, if money is your biggest priority in getting an appliance repaired, then you can also choose a local mechanic.

For reliable spare parts
If you want the spare part to be replaced in the appliance damaged at home to be 100% original, then you should get the product repaired from the company's technician only. The technicians coming from the company install the same part in your appliance that is manufactured by the company. There is no scope for a third party or local part to be installed in it. However, for this, you are charged more money than the local mechanic. In such a situation, if it is more important for you than money that the part used in the appliance should be original, then always get the appliance repaired from the company's technician only.

Experience is more important than the name.
Many times the experience of the mechanic proves to be more important than the name of the company. Actually, the work of repairing any home appliance is ultimately done by a human being, and it depends on his skills and experience, how well he is able to do that work. Sometimes the work done by the company technician also does not last long. On the other hand, a local mechanic working in a field for years can repair the same appliance a million times better than a company technician. In such a situation, if you have the option of choosing between a company and a local mechanic, then find out in your neighborhood whether any skilled mechanic working for years is available to repair the home appliance or not. For this, you will have to gather information by going to the people living in your neighborhood and the market.

Choose wisely
If the home appliance that has broken down in the house is very expensive or it is to be used for a long time, then it is better that you choose the company technician instead of the local mechanic. On the other hand, if the appliance is not very expensive or is not causing any work to stop at home, then you can try taking the services of a locker mechanic.

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