Last Thursday night...yes, the night before Good Friday....my refrigerator died. I bought bags of ice from OXXO, then began making calls. Gualberto did not answer his cell phone or his home phone. My pumber/electrician agreed to come the next morning, but he said he might not be able to fix the refrigerator. He was right. He called a friend who repairs appliances, His name is Jose Morando. His cell phone number is 332-965-8298. He lives in Chapala and has a workshop/store with refurbished appliances on the Libremiento.
Jose came to my house in west Ajijic on Good Friday. He determined that the circuit board had died. Unfortunately, the are no replacements for my 15-year-old refrigerator; but Jose said he had a similar GE fridge at his store. He went back to his shop, then drove back to my house where he successfully switched the circuit boards. This was a temporary fix to get me through the Easter weekend. He did not want to charge me anything, but I insisted on paying him.
On Monday I checked out new refrigerators at Tio Sam's and another appliance store. I almost had a heart attack when I saw the prices. I called Jose. On Tuesday Jose returned to mi casa with a helper and a two-year-old, side-by-side, GE, stainless steel refrigerator....just what I had wanted...complete with ice and water dispensers....at a price much lower than what I had seen in other stores. Jose even returned that afternoon to give me a tutorial on how to use all of the buttons on the control panel. I plan to use Jose Morando for all of my appliance needs in the future!