Yes; you can deduct expenses related to preparing the home for rental use. Assuming you were already out and got no personal use out of the items. Parts and labor paid to a third party are deductible. If you did the work yourself, you cannot deduct the cost of your own time.
Depending on the cost, you may need to capitalize the refrigerator as an asset rather than expense. The new repair regs list the safe harbor amount you can deduct before it requires more scrutiny. If it was used off Craigslist, it is probably under that threshold.