How does a service call from San Ramon to a Burlingame restaurant work timing-wise?

The drive is roughly 50 minutes via 680 to 92 across the bridge, and Burlingame sits on the same Mid-Peninsula loop we run through Hillsborough. For down refrigeration we aim for same-day. For non-urgent work we book a window that avoids your lunch and dinner pushes, any day of the week.

Our Beverage-Air back-bar cooler is over ten years old. Repair or replace?

With this brand, repair is usually the right call. The cabinets and coils are built to last, and the parts that fail are start components, fans, gaskets, and controls, all replaceable. I only recommend replacement when the sealed system is compromised, and I put both numbers in the written quote.

Can you service the unit without shutting down our line?

Most repairs, yes. Start kits, fan motors, gaskets, and controls are done in place, and we time the visit for your slow hours. If product needs to move for an evaporator repair, I tell you before we start so your crew can stage it.

BEVERAGE-AIR · BURLINGAME

Service · All Beverage-Air Models

Beverage-Air Commercial Refrigeration Repair · Burlingame, CA

Beverage-Air cooler and prep table repair in Burlingame, equipment that earns its repair every time.

$75 diagnostic (waived with repair)
Same or next-day best effort
CSLB #1136642

Call (925) 999-4095

Beverage-Air in Burlingame

Beverage-Air commercial service.

Beverage-Air is one of the brands I am glad to see behind a Burlingame counter. The back-bar coolers in the bars and restaurants near the Broadway strip, the sandwich prep tables in delis feeding the SFO shuttle crowd, the under-counters tucked into tight service lines, they are built heavier than most of what competes at their price. When one finally acts up, it almost always pays to repair rather than replace.

That is the practical difference with this brand. A ten-year-old Beverage-Air reach-in with a fresh gasket set and a serviced condensing unit will outlast a brand-new budget cabinet. My job is usually to bring one specific system back, not to talk you into new equipment.

We diagnose for $75, waive it with the repair, and warranty the work for 1 year. EPA Section 608 Universal certification covers any sealed-system work, and we schedule seven days a week around your service hours.

Common repairs we do

What we close on the truck.

Compressor start components failing before the compressor. A Beverage-Air that clicks and hums without starting usually has a bad start relay or capacitor, not a dead compressor. Bar staff often get told the box is finished. I test the compressor windings directly, replace the start kit, and the cabinet goes back to work for the price of an hour and a small part.
Evaporator icing from defrost or airflow problems. Prep tables and reach-ins that cycle warm during the rush, then seem fine overnight, often have an iced evaporator. Cause is a failed defrost timer or heater, a door left cracked on a busy line, or a torn gasket pulling in humid kitchen air. I find the actual cause rather than just melting the ice, because the ice always comes back otherwise.
Door gaskets and hinges worn from high-traffic use. Back-bar coolers near a busy Burlingame bar top get their doors opened hundreds of times a night. Gaskets split, hinges sag, doors stop sealing, and the compressor runs constantly trying to keep up. New gaskets and hinge hardware are inexpensive and cut the runtime dramatically. I measure and order exact-fit gaskets by model tag.

Models we service

Beverage-Air product lines.

Reach-ins
Back-bar coolers
Under-counters
Prep tables

Pricing and warranty

What it costs. What we stand behind.

$75

Diagnostic visit. Waived when you book the repair with us.
Written

90 days on consumables, 1 year on major parts, 2 years on sealed-system rebuilds. Quoted in writing before work starts.
CSLB

#1136642. Bonded and insured. We file warranty paperwork when applicable.

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FAQ

Beverage-Air in Burlingame questions, answered.

How does a service call from San Ramon to a Burlingame restaurant work timing-wise?

The drive is roughly 50 minutes via 680 to 92 across the bridge, and Burlingame sits on the same Mid-Peninsula loop we run through Hillsborough. For down refrigeration we aim for same-day. For non-urgent work we book a window that avoids your lunch and dinner pushes, any day of the week.
Our Beverage-Air back-bar cooler is over ten years old. Repair or replace?

With this brand, repair is usually the right call. The cabinets and coils are built to last, and the parts that fail are start components, fans, gaskets, and controls, all replaceable. I only recommend replacement when the sealed system is compromised, and I put both numbers in the written quote.
Can you service the unit without shutting down our line?

Most repairs, yes. Start kits, fan motors, gaskets, and controls are done in place, and we time the visit for your slow hours. If product needs to move for an evaporator repair, I tell you before we start so your crew can stage it.

Need Beverage-Air service in Burlingame?

Tell us what is broken. We will quote it.