Commercial Refrigeration & Appliance Repair in Sacramento

When a reach-in cooler, prep table or ice machine goes down, product spoils and the clock runs. Expert Repair Company services commercial refrigeration and small commercial appliances for restaurants, cafés, bars, convenience stores, salons, small offices and churches across the Sacramento area. Call (279) 225-1050; our technician is EPA 608 Certified and the company is insured.

What commercial refrigeration equipment do you repair?

We service reach-in coolers and freezers, under-counter and prep-table refrigeration, display and merchandiser coolers, back-bar coolers, and ice machines, plus service calls on walk-in coolers and freezers for evaporator fans, condenser fans, defrost issues, door gaskets and thermostats. Compressor and refrigerant work on any of this equipment is done properly, not improvised, because refrigerant handling is federally regulated.

• Reach-in coolers and freezers. The most common call: a unit running warm, not holding temperature overnight, or cycling constantly. Usually an evaporator fan, condenser fan, defrost timer, door gasket or thermostat.
• Under-counter and prep tables. Prep-rail units that keep toppings and ingredients at temperature, worn by heavy door traffic during service.
• Display and merchandiser coolers. Glass-door beverage and grab-and-go coolers in convenience stores and cafés. Fan noise, fogging glass, and warm top shelves are the usual complaints.
• Back-bar coolers. Bottle coolers behind the bar, often small compressor or thermoelectric units running long hours in a warm space.
• Ice machines. Slow production, small or hollow cubes, no ice at all, or a machine that fills and never cycles. Scale from Sacramento’s hard water is a frequent contributor.
• Walk-in service calls. Evaporator and condenser fan motors, defrost heaters and timers, door gaskets, and thermostats. Compressor and refrigerant-circuit work is scoped and handled under EPA 608 certification.

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Why is my reach-in cooler running warm?

A reach-in that runs but will not hold temperature is almost always an airflow or defrost problem, not a dead compressor. The evaporator fan may have failed, ice may have built up on the coil from an incomplete defrost cycle, or the condenser coil is clogged with dust and grease and cannot reject heat fast enough. A worn door gasket lets warm kitchen air in every time it opens, which compounds any of the above. We check temperatures, listen to the fans, and inspect the coil and gasket in the same visit that finds the cause.

Why is my ice machine not making ice?

Most commercial ice machines that slow down or stop are dealing with scale, a failed water inlet valve, or a dirty condenser, roughly in that order. Scale from Sacramento’s hard water coats the evaporator plate and water lines over time, so a machine that used to fill the bin overnight and now barely keeps up is usually due for a descale and inspection rather than a new compressor.

Same-day help for businesses losing product

A business losing product every hour a cooler sits warm cannot wait days for a callback. Same-day appointments are often available Monday through Friday. Tell us what is down and what is at risk when you call, and we schedule accordingly.

Honest repair-versus-replace advice

Commercial refrigeration is a working asset, and the math is different from a home kitchen. A True or Turbo Air reach-in under about 8 years old is almost always worth repairing; a fan, relay, gasket or thermostat is a small cost against downtime and lost product. Past 12 to 15 years, or when a compressor has failed on an older unit, replacement can be the better business decision, and we say so directly rather than selling a repair that will not hold. The same logic applies to ice machines: a scale or valve repair is worth doing, a failed compressor on aging equipment may not be.

Commercial refrigeration brands we service

True, Turbo Air, Beverage-Air, Hoshizaki, Manitowoc, Scotsman, Continental, Avantco and Atosa, covering most reach-ins, prep tables, display coolers, back-bar units and ice machines in Sacramento-area restaurants, cafés, bars and convenience stores.

What a service call costs

The diagnostic fee is $99, waived when you approve the repair. If you have a second unit that needs checking on the same visit, a walk-in condenser alongside a reach-in, for example, that is $25 more. You get a firm, exact price before any part is ordered, which matters when you are deciding whether to repair or budget for replacement equipment.

Who we serve

Restaurants, cafés, bars, convenience stores, salons, small offices and churches across the Sacramento area rely on refrigeration running every business day. Expert Repair Company is based in Citrus Heights and covers Roseville, Folsom, Orangevale, Fair Oaks and Carmichael on regular routes, with Rancho Cordova, Antelope, North Highlands, Rocklin and Sacramento also served. A wine or beverage cooler at your bar falls under wine cooler repair, and a dishwasher or ice maker in the same kitchen falls under dishwasher repair and ice maker repair. If a walk-in or reach-in cools on one side but not the other, the fan and defrost logic in refrigerator not cooling but the freezer works applies to commercial units too.

Prices, brands and more answers

Typical part-by-part prices are in our Sacramento refrigerator repair cost guide. Commercial repairs carry a parts and labor warranty of up to 90 days, and a business that books through the form on this page gets the $85 diagnostic. Questions about scheduling, pricing and equipment are on the FAQ page, or call (279) 225-1050 during business hours.

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