How long does it take you to get to Albany from San Ramon?

Figure 40 to 45 minutes out of San Ramon. Most days we come up 24 through the Caldecott to 80, though 580 is the other option depending on where traffic sits. Albany sits on the same loop as our Berkeley and Richmond stops, and once you have a window booked, you get a written arrival time, not a ballpark.

Our kitchen is tiny. Does that make Continental repairs harder?

It changes where I look first. Tight clearance around the unit is a common cause of overheating and overload trips in small Albany kitchens, so I check spacing and airflow before I assume a part is bad. It often saves you money.

Do I pay for the visit if the fix ends up being minor?

No. The $99 diagnostic is waived when you approve the repair. You get the written quote first, and the repair carries a one year warranty.

CONTINENTAL REFRIGERATOR · ALBANY

Service · All Continental Models

Continental Refrigerator Commercial Refrigeration Repair · Albany, CA

Continental prep table and reach-in repair for the small kitchens along Albany's Solano and San Pablo corridors

$99 diagnostic (waived with repair)
Same or next-day best effort
CSLB #1136642

Call (925) 999-4095

Continental Refrigerator in Albany

Continental Refrigerator commercial service.

Albany packs its restaurant and cafe scene into 1.8 square miles, most of it along Solano Avenue, the strip Albany shares with North Berkeley, plus a second run of storefronts where San Pablo Avenue crosses through. The kitchens back there are small, and a Continental prep table or reach-in often sits inches from the line because there is no square footage to spare. We service Continental equipment in Albany through Bay Area Refrigeration Service, our commercial division.

Small footprint kitchens create their own problem: clearance. A Continental reach-in pushed tight against a wall or another piece of equipment cannot dump heat off its condenser the way it is designed to, so the compressor works harder and shortens its own life. When I get called out on a unit that is short-cycling or tripping its overload in an Albany kitchen, clearance and airflow are the first things I check, before I look at the electrical.

The diagnostic is $99, waived the moment you approve the repair. Every job gets a written quote up front, a one year warranty rides on the repair, and we work seven days a week.

Common repairs we do

What we close on the truck.

Compressor overload trips from restricted clearance. In a lot of Solano and San Pablo storefronts the reach-in sits tight against a wall or a second cooler with no gap to breathe. Heat has nowhere to go, the compressor runs hot, and the overload trips. I check clearance first, then test the start components, since the fix is sometimes a matter of inches, not parts.
Grease-loaded condenser coils in single-line kitchens. A one-line kitchen puts the cook line, the pass, and the reach-in within a few feet of each other, and the coil pulls in cooking grease all day. Head pressure climbs and the box drifts warm mid-service. I degrease the coil, verify superheat is back in range, and set a cleaning schedule that matches the kitchen's actual volume.
Evaporator icing from worn door gaskets. Older reach-ins in Albany's compact storefronts run worn gaskets that let humid air leak in every time the door opens, which it does constantly in a small kitchen. The evaporator ices over and airflow drops. I replace the gasket, check door alignment, and confirm the defrost cycle is clearing the coil properly.

Models we service

Continental Refrigerator product lines.

Reach-ins
Prep tables
Under-counters

Pricing and warranty

What it costs. What we stand behind.

$99

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

3 months standard, 1 year on inverter boards, up to 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

Continental Refrigerator in Albany questions, answered.

How long does it take you to get to Albany from San Ramon?

Figure 40 to 45 minutes out of San Ramon. Most days we come up 24 through the Caldecott to 80, though 580 is the other option depending on where traffic sits. Albany sits on the same loop as our Berkeley and Richmond stops, and once you have a window booked, you get a written arrival time, not a ballpark.
Our kitchen is tiny. Does that make Continental repairs harder?

It changes where I look first. Tight clearance around the unit is a common cause of overheating and overload trips in small Albany kitchens, so I check spacing and airflow before I assume a part is bad. It often saves you money.
Do I pay for the visit if the fix ends up being minor?

No. The $99 diagnostic is waived when you approve the repair. You get the written quote first, and the repair carries a one year warranty.

Need Continental Refrigerator service in Albany?

Tell us what is broken. We will quote it.