Over 25 Years of Appliance Repair Experience
About Short Circuit Appliance Repairs
My career in appliance servicing began in Auckland more than 25 years ago. Since then, I have worked with leading appliance manufacturers, authorised service centres, and spent nineteen years owning and operating my own appliance repair business before bringing that experience to Rotorua.
Short Circuit Appliance Repairs is built on honest advice, practical solutions and decades of hands-on experience diagnosing and repairing household appliances.
How It All Started
A Career Built on Experience
I’m Matthew Fenton, owner of Short Circuit Appliance Repairs. My career in appliance servicing began through Mike Ross and Mai Ross, who gave me the opportunity to work around second-hand appliances and repairs. Mike Ross in particular played an important part in getting me started in the trade and helped set me on the path that eventually became my own appliance repair business.
I later began operating under my own name as “Matthew Fenton Appliance Repairs.” The business was subsequently renamed “Applianceman” and also traded as “Appliance Repairs Parts and Services” in West Auckland. Over the years I worked directly with leading manufacturers and authorised service centres, building the practical knowledge and experience that has carried through every stage of my career.
After leaving West Auckland and moving to Rotorua, I spent approximately two and a half years working for a well-established local electrical business before returning to independent appliance servicing and establishing Short Circuit Appliance Repairs.
Today, Short Circuit Appliance Repairs continues that same line of work in Rotorua, drawing on more than 25 years of hands-on experience in domestic appliance servicing.
The journey
From Auckland to Rotorua
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Early career
First Appliance Repairs
My appliance-servicing career began through Mike Ross and Mai Ross, with Mike Ross playing an important role in getting me started in the trade.
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West Auckland
My Independent Business
I operated “Matthew Fenton Appliance Repairs,” later renamed “Applianceman” and also trading as “Appliance Repairs Parts and Services.”
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Rotorua
A New Home
After leaving West Auckland, I moved to Rotorua and spent approximately two and a half years working for a well-established local electrical business.
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Today
Short Circuit Appliance Repairs
I returned to independent appliance servicing and established Short Circuit Appliance Repairs in Rotorua, where I continue to draw on more than 25 years of hands-on experience.
My approach
Straightforward Advice and Practical Repairs
Experience has taught me that good service starts with careful diagnosis and an honest explanation. I aim to make the fault, repair options and likely cost clear before additional work goes ahead.
Not every appliance is economical to repair. When replacement is the more practical option, I will say so.
“Short Circuit was formed so I could return to the work I know best—helping people get essential household appliances working again.”
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