My 1950 o'keefe and Merritt stove needed repair. Jimmy came out right away and fixed it super fast. I ended up needing a few more things but he is super knowledgeable and the stove is working like brand new. read more

Jimmy was excellent at communicating and setting expectations. Arrived promptly at time promised. He was very knowledgeable about our circa '55-ish O'Keefe & Merritt range and was able to fix the issue (replace oven pilot gas line) in under 30 minutes. Very reasonable pricing and pleasant customer approach. Will definitely be our go-to for any future needs of this sort. read more

Jimmy was amazing. He was friendly, knowledgeable about antique stoves and was able to fix all the issues my stove had. He had fair prices and was efficient. I highly recommend him for any of your stove repairs. read more

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Have a vintage/antique stove and want a wizard to fix it? Call Jimmy. He's incredible. I was amazed at his level of expertise when he got our Wedgewood up and running. Thanks Jimmy! read more

Stop searching. Call Jimmy. He's a genius. Knows these stoves inside out. After going through several repair people over 15 years of owning our ancient O'Keefe stove/oven, have never met someone nearly as skilled and knowledgeable as him. He came over to fix a simple issue and ended up rehabbing our stove in ways I didn't even know existed. Price-wise he was very fair and made sure that we won't need to call him again anytime soon. read more

Antique Stove provided the most transparent and honest service I've ever had from a repair company. Jimmy serviced our 20-year-old Viking range and clearly explained how the igniter system works--no mystery, no upselling. After years of repairs that always seemed to cost far more than expected, it was refreshing to have someone quickly identify the real issue and fix it for much less than I anticipated. When I had a follow-up question, Jimmy came back without hesitation. He's fair, knowledgeable, and genuinely honest. I also appreciated learning more about my stove in the process. Highly recommend Antique Stove. read more

Jimmy is a treasure of Los Angeles. So thankful!!! EXPERT at what he does. Antique Stove custom crafted an OKeefe and Merrit for me years ago, and it is rare that I need a repair, but when I do, Jimmy responds beautifu. One of the best companies -- and people -- around. read more

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This is a company I will call again when I need help with my OKeefe & Merrit stove. Extremely responsive on the phone. Matter of fact the information he gave solved the problem. He didn't even have to come out. How's that for exceptional service! read more

We used Jimmy to give a full service to our Vintage Wedgewood Stove back in 2022 and we were so thrilled by the way he went above and beyond that we never forgot his name. Fast forward 3 years later and we had a minor issue with the stove... gave him a quick call and he was so happy to help us, solving the issue within 15 seconds over the phone. Again, we were so thrilled. Thank you Jimmy, you are a legend! read more

I bought a Wedgewood stove for $400 off Facebook Marketplace, and it was so heavy I had to pay almost the same amount for extra help getting it up one flight of stairs. Once I got it in, the stove was in pieces and I had some serious buyers remorse. I didn't want to throw more money at it but I had no idea how i would ever get it out again when getting it IN took (no joke) four big movers working together. I came on yelp, saw all these great reviews which no one else even came close to. So I tried to schedule with Jimmy but he was booked up for the days I had available, so I called someone else and when they showed up I could tell they had no idea what they were doing. So after a month of not having a working stove I called Jimmy again and this time he was available the next day at noon. Then Jimmy shows up--and let me tell you, he was exactly who I needed. Incredibly knowledgeable, totally confident in what he was doing, and prepared with all the parts he needed. He was patient and took the time to explain everything step by step: what was broken, why it happened, how he was going to fix it, and how much it would cost me. No surprises, no guesswork--just pure expertise. All in all, from the time he walked through the door to the stove working perfectly; it couldn't have been more than an hour. On top of fixing the stove, Jimmy educated me on how it worked, sharing tips and details I never would've known. He pointed out things that could've had me stressing for hours in the future, but thanks to him, I knew what to watch out for and how to handle it. I was so grateful for his expertise and honestly would've happily paid more for the level of service he provided. Jimmy's the real deal! read more

Jimmy communicated well to set up the appointment and was clear about pricing. Easy to work with and very knowledgeable about an old Wedgewood stove. His 40yrs of experience was obvious and impressive. A true professional in every way and willing to share his knowledge, experience, tips and tricks to keep an 80yr old oven working like new. Nothing but respect and honor for an honest and good man that does great work. Look nowhere else, Jimmy and Antique Stove are the best, hands down. read more

My Mother who is 96 years old has an old Wedgewood stove that needed serious attention. I called Jimmy, sent him a photo and he was on his way there in no time. Jimmy went over the stove from top to bottom and made everything work like new. Mom was beside herself at the wonderful job that Jimmy did. He was efficient, polite and empathetic to my 96 year old mother. That is something you don't find every day. Jimmy told me I will take care of her like she was my own Mom. That he did. Call Jimmy he is the best. Thank you Jimmy for taking the time and taking such great care with Mom and fixing the problems. Alex Cardenas read more

The pilot light on our 1950s Chambers stove wasn't staying lit. I called Jimmy on a Saturday and he got me scheduled for a visit on the following Tuesday! I could tell by the phone conversation that he knew about these unique stoves. His service was great. He fixed the initial problem and then tuned up the rest of the stove and oven. I am now able to use the oven for the first time in over a year!!! Jimmy explained what he was doing along the way and showed us how to adjust parts in the future. When you need service on a classic old stove, Jimmy is your guy! read more

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Can't say enough about how awesome Jimmy is. He talked me through every step he was going through while he serviced and tuned up my old Wedgewood stove. I had originally requested he adjust the oven temperature, but once he arrived, he pointed out a few more things that needed attention. He replaced the oven door springs and re-lubricated the neglected on/off valves. And even readjusted and cleaned the stove top burners! He is very knowledgeable and thorough, and although is was a bit pricier that I was expecting with all the work he did, I now have a "like new" stove to last me another 75 years. Thanks Jimmy. I appreciate all the information you shared and the great job you did to breathe new life into my old stove. read more

Prompt, friendly , efficient, and instructive! My wife and I learned some much about our stove from Jimmy. read more

Antique Stove - Prompt, friendly , efficient, and instructive! My wife and I learned some much about our stove from Jimmy. - Appliances & Repair Near Me

Fantastic service. Knowledgable and fixed my beautiful old stove (1953) when the spring on the door broke and he made it work even better. Thanks Jimmy! If you have an old stove don't hesitate to contact this company. Very professional and good service. I'm impressed. read more

Jimmy was fantastic! He is super knowledgeable, gave me a great tutorial and walk through of my vintage okeefe and merrit stove. He showed up early, made several adjustments and repairs to my stove and left me feeling very comfortable with his work. I would definitely use again. read more

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Jimmy SAVED me so much money, hassle and potential damage to my oven and kitchen! American Home Shield sent out All Valley Repair and they told me that I was going to need to remove my 1950's Western Holly built-in oven from the wall so that they could figure out how to fix the door hinges + springs. And this would all be at my expense! I was like "oh hell no." So I found Antique Stove on Yelp and Jimmy came out a couple of days later and fixed my oven door - it was just a couple of springs and cables and he even had the parts with him. And the repair took about 30 mins! Can you imagine if I had pulled the entire oven off the wall just to find out it could have been repaired easily from the front? *Adding a photo so you can imagine the damage that would've occurred if I had pulled it off the wall* OMG don't bother calling anyone else if you have vintage appliances. Antique Stove is the BEST. read more

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Laguna Beach, Ca. Jimmy gets high marks with us because he is an expert at his profession. We have had other antique stove repairmen but none were on the same level as Jimmy. He had the oven door springs replaced and the hinges realigned in about 30 minutes. Both oven pilot lights were leaking gas and needed cleaning, we were not even aware of this hazardous condition. He explained how the pilot lights were supposed to look so we can check on that periodically. He calibrated the right hand oven because it was burning about 50 degrees hotter than what the dial indicated. He then tuned up all the top burners and adjusted the air intakes. Our stove has not had this kind of attention ever. He even touched up the porcelain chips before he left. I thought Jimmy was worth every penny of our $500 bill. Yes, he is not cheap, but it was so worth it to have someone drive 70 miles to do a house call. His rates are not hourly. Each task had a number, this can add up. Depending on your needs and what you can afford, will determine your final amount. He did not charge us for the top burner tune up and the calibration though, that was included in the service call. Jimmy is a busy guy. We checked in with him periodically to confirm we were still on his list. We were on the schedule after about eight weeks. We were patient and I'm glad we waited. read more

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Jimmy has repaired my 1950's era Tappan range twice now. Each time he responded promptly, was available to come out within a day or two, was on time to the appointment, and quickly and efficiently fixed the issues. He also took the time to explain what he was doing, and educated me on the workings of the oven and what I could do to better maintain it. He even offers a discount for repeat customers. read more

What can I say about Jimmy that hasn't already been said? He's professional, a natural educator, deeply knowledgeable, and fairly priced. Our new house came with a 1953 Wedgewood oven and the stove had stopped working after the gas had been turned off and back on. Jimmy came out to give it a look, fixed it in no time, and also tuned the whole thing up, showing me how the burners work, readjusting the griddle so it actually heats up enough to use, and fixing the stove temp so it was no longer 50º off. Jimmy's passion for his work is so contagious, you spend 15 minutes talking to him and you're going to wonder if you should start learning how to professionally fix antique stoves. A+++, high recommend read more

Summary: Jimmy from Antique Stove is so kind, patient, knowledgeable, and helpful! He is also early/on-time, has transparent pricing, is extremely attentive to detail, and loves educating clients! I wish more service professionals were like him. I highly recommend this company!! Details: My antique Wedgewood double oven stove apparently started leaking gas. At first, I wasn't even sure if I should be calling a plumber (didn't know if it was the gas line or the stove itself), but after a few appliance companies some friends had recommended had told me they wouldn't touch an antique stove, I quickly realized I had to find someone experienced with these antique units, since their parts and mechanics seemed totally different than modern stoves. I really didn't want to have to get a new stove, either! Thankfully, I found Antique Stove on Yelp. Jimmy (the owner) was actually recovering from an illness when I called, but he still picked up the phone, and not only was he willing to come down to Long Beach, but he gave me a very reasonable estimate for the call charge. Then I asked what would be a best- vs worst-case scenario in terms of what the total charges could be, since I had never dealt with a leaking stove before, and I didn't want to pay the call charge just to find out that it was going to be a multi-thousand dollar repair, or that I'd have to still get rid of the stove, etc. Jimmy was not only willing to take the time to explain to me what the possible causes could be and approximately what they might cost (and the costs were all very reasonable even in the worst case), but he did it patiently and kindly, too. He made me feel very comfortable that he had a great working knowledge of these units. I was totally satisfied, and thus made an appointment, which was for the same week (just two days later), so he even has very fast service, as he knew my stove was totally nonfunctional! Jimmy then thoughtfully asked if it was ok for him to wear a mask in my home since he was still recovering, and I said of course (he confirmed it wasn't covid). On the morning of the appointment, Jimmy was actually running a bit earlier than the window he had booked with me, but made sure to text me well in advance to let me know, which I was delighted with. His communication is truly super. Upon his arrival, I greeted him with a mask, as well. He was very cordial to me and the dogs and then got right to work. He carefully tested all the stove components, narrating as he did so the entire time so I would know what was happening, which I tremendously appreciated! Some people are just born educators, and it is clear that Jimmy took great pride in trying to help *me* understand all the parts of my stove, why my stove wasn't working, and then what could be done about it. For example, he took the time to show me the reset buttons on both sides of the stove for future reference! Once he had disassembled the top of the stove, Jimmy quickly found what the issue was (leaking valve), got my approval for the part charge, went out to his vehicle to get the appropriate part, showed it to me, replaced it, and that was it! The total charge ended up being significantly less than the "worst" case scenario and barely above the "best" case scenario he had originally quoted, so I was, again, very pleased! I asked Jimmy to look at one other item on the stove that I had repaired myself many years back, and he inspected it and told me that he thought it was solid! I imagine that another repairman might have attempted to make me feel like the repair was unsafe to charge for another service, so I truly felt that Jimmy was very honest and just wanted what was best for me and my needs. As Jimmy was putting the stove back together, he noticed on his own that the bottom front panel below the broilers was slightly loose, so he even went out of his way and took the extra few minutes to adjust the interior retainer clips to make sure it would stay on securely. This loose part had been annoying me for months, and I had actually forgotten about it in the midst of the gas leak, so I was very grateful! Lastly, he let me know that whenever I was ready, he did offer replacement parts for the cosmetic parts of the stove that had become dirty with age, but in no way pressured me to buy them and said that he was often in Long Beach and could drop them off anytime I liked. That was so good to know! In conclusion, I could not possibly have been more pleased with the ease, speed, and satisfaction of this repair visit. I truly wish more people would pay this kind of A+++ attention to being kind, courteous, and helpful to their customers!! read more

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Excellent, friendly, and efficient service. Cleared a clogged gas pipe, replaced some brass fittings, and repaired the oven door all in 20 minutes. Explained everything he was doing as he worked. I learned more about my stove in 20 minutes than I ever knew before. Highly recommend. Five stars. read more

Very helpful and thorough. Really appreciate their help win our old stove! We have a 1940's OKeefe and Merritt with a leak at one of the burners. They were quick to come out and super knowledgeable! read more

I have been going back and forth via text with Jimmy for the past hour and he has been absolutely wonderful! I have never owned an antique stove prior to this and had a bit of a hard time figuring out how to restart the oven. It was such a simple fix! I am very grateful and will continue to reach out to him if we need help in the future. Thank you, Jimmy! read more

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Jimmy is the best! He completed a full restoration of stove for mother's birthday. Answered all phone calls/texts quickly and provided best quote. Stove was picked up at my residence and delivered back within the time frame given. Jimmy completed a full restoration with attention to detail. The stove is fully functional: lights, clock, timers, oven, broiler, griddle, doors, range like new!! Mom was beyond happy! Jimmy even walked mom through cleaning and operation of stove. For great craftsmanship, professional business, and price contact jimmy. I'll be getting a second stove restored by jimmy! read more

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I am the Owner of three 40's O'Keefe & Merritt stoves. I brought the first one in 1990 from Jimmy. He has maintained these stove and did repairs like a surgeon! He is always cheerful! Full of knowledge, an Artist. Every time I approach my stove I feel good! this is a priceless contribution! read more

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Jimmy you are a Godsend! I didn't want a new oven like everyone was suggesting, I adore vintage. Plus this was my Grandma's last stove/oven she owned/used. I wanted to keep my Magic Chef and you made it possible! It took one call, you came out during Covid, introduced yourself prior to walking up, wore a mask, kept your distant and made me feel comfortable being in my home. Thank you for fixing my vintage Magic Chef 31EN-2KX oven. She baked chicken so beautifully tonight, I am so happy! You fixed it in 15min, replacing the original igniter. I will recommend you definitely! Also thank you for the complimentary courtesy advice regarding the top burners. I appreciate a good tutorial, now I will always check air jet flow. read more

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Amazing service and house call. Excellent work. Repaired and tuned up my stove. Thank you!

Last Sunday a gas company representative visited our house to check on a suspicious odor in the kitchen as part of an emergency weekend visit. He recommended we contact a stove repair company to check on a tilting pilot light in our decades-old Gaffner and Sattler, as the light was slowly burning a part of the area surrounding the pilot light. I found Antique Stove online and decided to send a short note at 7 p.m., hoping someone would find it on Monday morning. I was delighted to find a response from Ishmael within 6 minutes, on a Sunday night! We exchanged a few texts and I relayed photos of the stove, and he was able to visit on Tuesday afternoon. At that time he also found that the regulator was not working well, so he returned two days later to make that delicate repair, replace a broken spring on the oven's door, and ensure that all burners are operating safely. He also explained all of the amazing and sometimes hidden features of our stove, which was very informative and much appreciated. Ishmael's knowledge is vast and reflexive, and we are so grateful for his rapid response and his prioritizing of our stove repair. He kept us posted re his arrival time at the house, and was really accommodating about his availability. It was also marvelous to learn so much about a family heirloom, through his descriptions of the very innovative features of this older appliance. Thank you very much, Ishmael! read more

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Wow! What a great choice Antique Stove is for vintage stove repair!! I am so happy to have found them. Ismael was knowledgeable, honest and nice. After recently installing a gas shutoff valve for my 1936 home (which required that the gas to the house be shut off completely), I could not get my old Gaffers & Sattler oven to ignite. The pilot light was lit, but the oven would not heat up. I reached out to Antique Stove to see if they could come out and repair it. Ismael replied, asking me to text pictures of it, which I did. Then he called me and literally talked me through what needed to be done to reset the oven! In less than 5 minutes, the oven was working again. He didn't even have to make a service call to see the stove. He knew exactly what the issue was and how to fix it. And the icing on the cake? He didn't charge me a penny. WHEN does THAT happen?!? Thanks so much, Ismael!! You're the BEST! If you are reading this and need stove repair, THIS is your company! I cannot recommend them highly enough!!! read more

I have an old o'Keefe and Meritt stove (1952). None of the burners would light without a match. Jimmy came over and within a Very short time he fixed the stove and broiler. He was extremely nice and efficient. I am very pleased with the job !!!! read more

I have had Antique Stoves service my appliances for quite a few years. Jimmy is the best! He is extremely knowledgeable and well-versed in old, antique, retro appliances. His workmanship is impeccable. I highly recommend Jimmy for all your antique appliance needs. read more

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Jimmy was super quick to answer request and came over a few hours later. He was extra pleasant. Figured out our stove issue - adjusted it and then adjusted everything else that needed adjusting. He fixed our oven doors, showed us how to repair and clean different parts, and helped our stove back to great health with his know- how magic. All included in his home visit price. It felt like a bargain Excellent expertise! What a treat! read more

My 1949 Wedgwood stove had a gas leak in the thermostat. The minute the gas co discovered the leak and turned off the gas to my oven I called Antique Stove. Jimmy came out the next day and fixed my stove. He was on time, efficient and very pleasent. I highly recommend him for any stove repair! Thank you Jimmy! read more

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Jimmy is the best!!!!! Don't bother going with anyone else! We had to get our 1953 Okeefe and Merritt oven fixed after we remodeled our kitchen. All the moving around had shook up the insides of the stove. We had initially called another guy to come who charged us $65 just to look at it and tell us it's not fixable. What a bum! Thank God we found out about Jimmy!!! Jimmy came to our rescue! He not only fixed the oven, but gave the whole stove a tune up and told us where to find parts to fix broken handles etc. When the oven went out again from us moving the stove, we immediately called Jimmy! He came back out and showed me what a silly person I am because all I had to do was push a button! For this he didn't even charge me! I would highly recommend Jimmy. He is kind, honest, and knows what he's talking about! Thank you Jimmy! read more

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Jimmy is the man. The experience was A1! I was looking around for a new stove but I couldn't bare to part with my 1944 O'Keefe & Merritt Range. I was looking everywhere to try and bring any amount of life back into the oven. That's when the sky opened up by one of my fav people on instagram talking about Jimmy. I called then and there! I sent him some photos of my stove and some of the problem areas. He gave me an estimate and I was able to set an appointment for that week. He came on over, gave it a look over and did complete skillful magic because now it's running like a dream! Plus ,which is my favorite, he was on point with the estimate. I recommend 100% for honesty, skillfulness, friendliness read more

I bought a Wedgewood stove for $300 bucks off Craigslist and it was so heavy I had to pay $700 for delivery. The gas company comes out to connect it and tells me that I need new "something that starts with a F". I'm freaking out because I don't want to put more money into this stove!! Thank God for Jimmy! He came out quickly. He has amazing energy and is very kind. He explained what he was doing and that I didn't need a replacement as the gas dude suggested. AND Jimmy leveled my gas so it wouldn't run so high from what the gas dude did!!! Then a couple months later my stove wouldn't come on and again I start freaking out. I call Jimmy and he helps me over the phone reset it and whew all is well in the stove again. THANK YOU JIMMY! Appreciate you! God bless! read more

Just bought a house with an antique stove, after a couple of months the oven stopped working. Called Jimmy at 2:30, he was here at 4:30. Not only did he get the oven working, checked over the stove, gave us a lesson on how to clean and use it. The charge was VERY reasonable and he even told me how to make bread! This man was great, personable, funny, professional and knows his trade. I would use him again and will! Thanks so much Jimmy, it was a pleasure! read more

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Jimmy is a true master at his craft, and that has become exceedingly rare these days. He is a throwback, which makes sense given his chosen profession, and his passion is a tremendous value. I requested a quote and made an appointment for the replacement of a spring on the door of our mid-fifties Western Holly stove. Jimmy was very communicative about his timing, and showed up exactly when he said he would. He began immediately to perform surgery on our stove. In about a minute, I was assured that I had made the right decision in hiring Jimmy, instead of buying a spring myself and attempting to do what I was watching. Not only was he fishing small pieces through invisible mazes that were inside the walls of the stove, he also quickly proved to me that it's not just one spring. It's the two 65 year old cables as well as the worn out original springs that required replacement. The pieces were very reasonably priced. In fact, he told me the story of his supplier, and how he had to go through several to negotiate the terms at a reasonable cost, so that he would not have to pass on exorbitant costs to the client. Jimmy had to create a new hook for the replacement spring because the specific dimensions of the rollers hidden in this oven wall demanded it. He could have used the existing hook, and i would not have noticed that the door was not moving as smoothly as it should have been, and eventually, the cable would have slipped off, requiring another appointment, which Jimmy could have charged me for. Instead, he did it right the first time, in a way only he knew how to. Next, with the door moving the way it should, Jimmy demonstrated that when the door had crashed down after the cable had snapped, it had bent two pieces that made the door not close perfectly in alignment. He had seen this many times before in his 30+ years working on these stoves. He showed me how he fixes this, using a wrench against a nut on both sides of the door, forcing the sheet metal to bend back into place. Clearly a learned trick. Now the door closes like it did in 1955. Not only that, for $20 more, Jimmy: bent the thermostat wire back into place, something I had not trusted myself to do; adjusted all of the pilot lights (which required pinching a tube to correct for the missing syringe that the people who renovated the stove 6 years ago did not install properly); and cleared the built up soot on both oven burners, which also fixed the ticking time bomb we had on the left oven because every time we used that one, it would literally explode inside the oven due to the delay in lighting that was caused by the soot build up. This last task required the use of a specially crafted tool that Jimmy made himself: a razor blade that Jimmy has cut down in his expertise because Jimmy knows, an ordinary blade is too wide to fit into the slot that he has to get into to create the perfect groove. I've found a stove repair master that I will use for the rest of my life, or until Jimmy retires, which I hope is no time soon. The stove will outlive us both, and I can only hope when we are gone, there is anyone left who knows how to service it. read more

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