Thoroughly knowledgeable classic stove technician! Gabe is a man out of time, it's as if a stove repair technician from 1959 and fallen asleep and woken up in 2018. He knows his stuff. Our beloved and cherished O'KEEFE & MERRITT stove's oven just stopped working. I called Gabe and got an appointment and waited for the day he would come to try and fix our baby. Gabe is extremely busy which tells you all you need to know about how valuable this guy is to his customers, he's worth the wait. The day came, he confirmed and was right on time. Got straight to diagnosing the problem and set about fixing my oven. With the oven repaired within 30 minutes or so, he tuned up the burners and recalibrated the temperature control for the oven for accuracy. Gabes work was great, strongly recommend him. read more

Gabe was great. He was able to identify and fix the problem the same day. Happy to have found someone reliable and friendly to fix any oven issues. Highly recommend. read more

Called to several places and Gabriel was by far the most straightforward person I spoke to. He also was the only person who said he'd be able to come out and fix my oven on the first visit. He fixed my old GE oven. His estimate was exactly what the service cost and his was less than anyone else I spoke to. Very honest, high integrity. If you need your oven or appliance repaired this is your guy! read more

Gabe was extremely knowledgeable, helpful, punctual and professional. I would recommend him and the service he provides.

Just want to say how wonderful and helpful Gabe is! As a new homeowner, I had no clue what to do when our oven started beeping a couple days before Christmas. I called Gabe who asked me some questions and diagnosed the oven as probably needing the control panel replaced because it was both triggering the oven to start and alerting us that the oven was triggered to start without any interaction with the control panel. Gabe took the model number down and gave me a quote over the phone as well as walked me through how to disconnect the oven and still be able to use the stovetop and lights that were connected to the same electrical panel. Given the price for the replacement control panel, it ended up not being worth it to me to fix the oven and I ordered a new one. Even though I didn't end up hiring Gabe he was super patient, helpful and informative and I won't hesitate to call him if I need stove or oven help in the future! read more

Wonderful experience and we will be using Gabe for all our future stove needs. He is really an expert in stoves, and our vintage stove needed some TLC. He made our gas connection earthquake safe which no one else had noticed (we live on earthquake fault!!!) . He is nice and very reliable. read more

How many people can say that Bay Stoves saved their marriage? I can! I'm one of those people who cannot pass up a good deal even if it's a crazy. I had just purchased my home and knew that I would need a new stove and refrigerator eventually. I was talking to my coworker who said the neighbor across the street was selling a set and that I should take a look at it. It was a professional stove and matching refrigerator. I looked at the stove and turned on all the burners and they worked perfectly. The neighbor asked for cash and I talked him down since I had to get professionals to move it. I had it stored in my in-laws for 3 years while my house was being worked on. Come moving day I had the stove moved, and gas plugged in, and it didn't work(WTF). I did what any yelper would do and turned to yelp. I called Gabe and he came out the next week. He looked at my stove and told me that I had purchased a liquid propane stove and that they did not have a conversion kit for it! It would be my luck to buy something like that... I was already getting the evil eye when it was in the garage and now with it not working would be cause for jokes for the rest of my life. Thank goodness Gabe save me from embarrassment and got my stove to work properly. I recommend him to anyone that needs stove or appliances fixed. read more

Fixed my westinghouse cooktop! Very delighted with Gabe's service; he knows what he's doing; would highly recommend. Am asking him to come back to fix my westinghouse hood. read more

Horrible experience . Treated rudely from the beginning. If your stove is sentimental to you, it's garbage to them

Gabe was wonderful. Found and fixed a very rare issue on my gas stove (gas leak) that another technician couldn't find. He knows stoves in and out, and is the type that don't sleep well at night if he doesn't fix your stove. He will do everything he can to make sure you don't buy a new stove if you don't absolutely have to. What I like most is his business model - charged by the hour (vs a diagnostics fee + flat repair fee). This incentivizes him to carefully diagnose the issue and take the time he needs to fix it right the first time. Flat fee incentives the technician to come and go as fast as they can, usually involves buying new parts rather you need it or not. Cost wise it works out to be the same, but I am much more confident with Gabe than any other technician/contractor/handyman I have encountered in my recent memory. He is going to be on my speed dial for all future stove issues - rather he likes it or not ;) Cannot recommend him highly enough. read more

Gabe gave amazing service. He was super knowledgeable, efficient and always in great communication. The turn around time for servicing my oven was great. Hopefully I won't need to call him for future service on my stove, but will definitely recommend his services. read more

Would absolutely recommend and call again. Personable, respectful and did a damn good job. We had a gas stove where the oven and a couple Burners would not light. With in about an hour, they were all working like new. read more

Bay Stoves is a life saver! After calling on two other commercial oven repair companies here in the bay area (P&D and KIH) and getting fleeced of alot of money and no hope of getting my oven repaired and possibly having to shut down my bakery. Gabe came through in a pinch! Called him on Wednesday and that same evening my oven was on and working! Took him maybe an hour. He was professional, friendly, fair-priced, knowledgable and honest! If you are having problems with your oven---THIS is who you call. Thank you Gabe! read more

I have had the occassion over the past 15 years to use other stove repair or renovation services. I can most whole heartedly state that Bay Stoves, and Gabe have been not only a tremendous pleasure to deal with, but that Gabe did a great job of getting my Garland residential gas stove back up and running! In my case I had stove top boil over several times which had swamped the electrical ignition unit so that the auto ignition did not work. Gabe was on time, called ahead to let me know he was on the way. He was friendly and professional on arrival, and got immediately to work on the problem. Because we had talked when I made the service appointment, he already had the replacement part with him, and was ready to go. There were two different after market parts that would work to repair my stove...Gabe chose the more cost-effective unit which saved me a couple hundred dollars. I would use him again in a heart beat if I need any further stove repair, and I HIGHLY recommend Gabe, and Bay Stoves! BTW, I coordinated his visit with a service call for one of my neighbors on the block, so we both got our stoves repaired by Gabe on the same day...and...in conferring after the visits, we both agreed that Gabe was a great guy, and did a fantastic job. If you need stove repair you can count on Bay Stoves! read more

Gabe worked on the thermostats of the Jew Wedgwoods in my house. He was thorough, explained everything, very professional and friendly. It's been five years since he did the work and both stoves are still working fine. So glad to see that he is still in business! read more

Gabe is amazing! He knows his stuff. I was sure my commercial Wolfe range was going to have to be replaced. The burners were too high and really did not function properly, the oven would not heat correctly, the oven door would spring back unless you held it down. And worse of all the burners were leaking gas. I thought it was well past its prime. Gabe came out, got everything calibrated and cleaned, repositioned the oven door, explained how the stove worked. And best news of all, made me aware that this stove will go on for a very long time. And it now is the best stove I have ever had. Cooking last night was a dream. He really is the best. Five stars is not enough. read more

I have to say that Gabe deserves his stellar reviews. I have a circa-1974 GE oven that wasn't warming as well as I thought it should. I called GE Repair, but it's too old for them, so they recommended a local appliance dealer who sent out a tech. He freaked out when he saw it, misdiagnosed the problem and tried to scare me into buying a new oven. After spending lots of time trying to find parts that don't exist and that (as it turns out) I didn't need anyway, I contacted Gabe. He came out, spent an hour looking at it (his minimum service call, if I remember correctly), and gave me tips on keeping the oven working. He even passed up the opportunity to sell me a new controller I didn't need--the knob is wearing, not the switch itself. A very pleasant, professional guy. read more

Excellent service. Gabe offered appointment in the next two days, provided 2-hour arrival window and arrived in the first half of that window, gave me a text heads up he was on his way, took the time to explain what had gone wrong and whether it was worth the money to fix it, showed us a safe temporary workaround until we can replace the stove, charged what he said he would, took COVID precautions and was just a nice guy. Would recommend. read more

Hi All, Gabe very nicely told me a bit about my old L & H range (1930's) even though I am not planning to rewire my stove. He was patient and generous with his time though I am sure he is busy. He seems knowledgeable and logical. He's worth a call if you have a stove that needs professional help. :) read more

Gabe diagnosed and solved the problem with my Wolf range. He got right to work and got it done efficiently and effectively. Really appreciate his work. Yvonne M. read more

I just bought an old O'Keefe & Merritt Town and Country and the ovens were not working. Gabe came out, explained what was going on, fixed the problem, and I was up and going. I love my stove and very protective about who I let work on it. I highly recommend Bay Stoves and Gabe! Gabe is easy to work with, he's knowledgeable, a great communicator, patient, very professional and a pleasure to work with. read more

PG&E detected a gas leak and disconnected our stove. We found Gabe on Yelp with great reviews. He was very thorough - checked below, under, inside, on top and behind the stove. There wasn't a leak. Maybe there was residual gas when PG&E came. Whatever the reason, better safe than sorry. Highly recommend contacting Gabe. read more

10 out of 10 recommend Gabe from Bay Stoves. Gabe is honest and knowledgeable and very persistent (our 10+ year old 6-burner Thermador had A LOT of issues). He gave us a quote over the phone and was very professional and informative once he came to assess and fix the problems. I have recommended Bay Stoves to any neighbor and friend with stove/oven problems. read more

Gabe was great. Reliable, professional , friendly. He installed our new stove perfectly. Highly recommend him for all your stove needs.

Gabe repaired our 1940s vintage O'Keefe and Merritt gas stove. It was wonderful to have a working stove again. It works perfectly and cooks evenly. Fantastic repair. Thank you, Gabe! I highly recommend Gabe for all your oven/stove /broiler repairs. read more

Gabe is the best! Super responsive, reasonably priced, very knowledgeable, and willing to go the extra mile. My wife and I just closed on our first house and inherited a great old wedgewood stove. There were couple of small issues with it and we called Gabe and it was top notch service from start to finish. I'm looking forward to having Gabe work with our stove if we ever need anything in the future! Highly recommend... read more

Wedgewood gas/wood stove. Our stove oven didn't work properly because the door was screwed up. One burner required being lit by a match. Another burner didn't work at all. Bay Stove came to the house. He phoned 20 minutes before to confirm the appointment. He spent one hour fixing the stove. He charged $150. We now have a stove that works for the first time in ten years. Bravo Bay Stoves! read more

Gabe repaired my old Youngtown Visualite wall oven when no one else could. The parts are no longer available and if they are, they are not guaranteed. Gabe was able to figure out how to make it work again. This saved me from having to buy a new wall oven which would also involve carpentry work since the new ovens does not come in the same size. Absolutely recommend Bay Stoves! read more

Gabe saved our Thanksgiving! We texted back-and-forth with photos and description of the problem, and then he showed up (we had pre-ordered the part) and did a great, safe install, leaving everything clean and working! read more

Gabe is amazing! He is super professional and really knowledgeable. He arrived right on time and was really friendly. He clearly knows his stoves, and ours was an old (and beat-up) one so he has a breadth of knowledge. He made really helpful suggestions and told me many different options about how to proceed with our stove situation. I highly recommend Bay Stoves! read more

gabriel thank you. stove (wolf)never worked better. a man of his word we will use your services until they invent some new method of cooking. ur the best thanx!!@ read more

Gabe is very knowledgeable and dependable, which explains why he is in high demand and very busy with service work. He is successful and I'm happy for him because he enjoys doing his own stove repair business. In addition, he is a nice guy too. As business owner, I do my homework & I'm glad that I found him; as he has proven to be my main stove guy. I don't hesitate to call him for our business stove needs. He does great work, and I recommend him! In fact, I scheduling him in another week to install our new modular griddle & range in our business (New Burger Road in Hayward), as our old existing humongous griddle is giving some signs of retirement after several repairs by Gabe. read more

This place is great!! If you have a vintage stove like I do, this is the place you want to call. I can't wait to have them refurbish my 1952 O'Keefe & Merritt stove. read more

We were having a problem with our Wedgewood stove. The burners were working fine but the oven wouldn't turn on despite the visible pilot light. One call to Gabe and he diagnosed it over the phone and told us what to do to restart it ourselves. He also offered to come out on a Saturday if the reset didn't work. He could have charged us for a service call but he didn't. Quality guy and he knows a lot about Wedgewood stoves. Thank you Gabe! read more

Terrific service! Gabe fixed and tuned up our 1930s Chambers oven. He calibrated the ovens and cleaned a malfunctioning burner that had become clogged from a spill (and wouldn't light). He also got one of the ovens working because it turns out it needed to have a minimum flame set. He was very personable and offered other advice, like on how to keep the stove clean. Furthermore, his prices are very fair. I highly recommend him because of his expertise and nice manner. Couldn't be more pleased. read more

Gabe could have made a quick buck by coming by and fixing my stove that had been disconnected in order to lay a new floor. There was a switch that should have been pushed. He told me how to do it over the phone, was patient with my (self-acknowledged) stupidity and bam, oven and stove fixed. I will only ever use him. read more

I have a 1930s wedgewood stove that developed a small gas leak and had burners that weren't lighting properly. Gabe fixed the burners, solved the gas leak, and tweaked all the valves to make sure the stove was in optimal shape. He charged me $180 and was very courteous. He's a really nice guy who has worked on thousands of older stoves and has a great appreciation for the vintage look and feel. I strongly recommend his services. read more

The oven on our stove from the fifties blew up, so I went online & was told by everyone my stove was too old to fix because even if you could find the parts, they'd be very expensive; they said the best thing to do was to buy a new stove. During this time, I contacted Gabe on his website with an email, explaining what the situation was. After I had contacted all the other people and was in the process of looking for a new stove, Gabe replied to me that he specialized in old stoves and had the parts. I called him back, talk to him for a couple of minutes and realized he knew what he was doing; I made an appointment. I was completely surprised when he showed up two hours before the scheduled time. I have never in my life had a repair/service man show up on-time much less ahead of the schedule time! He came, looked at the situation & fixed it in nothing flat. Even more astonishing, the bill was what he had quoted! I jumped for joy! Thanks, Gabe! read more

Gabe was awesome. Came out and got our Wedgewood working again in a short time. What more can you ask!

Called Bay Stoves with a question. My call was returned promptly. They were able to solve the problem over the phone. My stove is a wedgewood probably from the '30's and is located far from Bay Stoves service area. Thanks again! read more