How long is the drive from San Ramon to Atherton?

Plan on 50 minutes to an hour across the Dumbarton Bridge. We group Peninsula work, so Atherton visits usually ride with Hillsborough, Palo Alto, and Los Altos Hills calls on a dedicated Peninsula day. For a failed unit before an event, tell us the date and we prioritize it.

Can you coordinate with household staff instead of the owner?

Yes, we do it often. We can schedule through an estate manager or chef, send the written quote to whoever approves spending, and leave the service record with the equipment.

Do you handle the refrigerant legally on older units?

Yes. I am EPA Section 608 Universal certified, so recovery, repair, and recharge on any Continental cabinet, old or new, is done to the rulebook and documented.

CONTINENTAL REFRIGERATOR · ATHERTON

Service · All Continental Models

Continental Refrigerator Commercial Refrigeration Repair · Atherton, CA

Continental Refrigerator service for Atherton estate kitchens and catering pantries

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

Call (925) 999-4095

Continental Refrigerator in Atherton

Continental Refrigerator commercial service.

Atherton has no commercial strip, yet we service a surprising amount of Continental equipment here. Private chefs and caterers working the town's estates rely on commercial prep tables and reach-ins in secondary kitchens, and event-heavy households often run a Continental 1RE in the catering pantry year round. That work comes to us through Bay Area Refrigeration Service, our commercial refrigeration division.

The failure pattern in Atherton is quiet neglect. These units sit in service wings, run for years without a coil cleaning, and then fail the week of a large event. I tell clients the same thing I tell restaurant owners: the compressor is rarely the first thing to die. We test amp draw and superheat before condemning anything, and most calls close with airflow or drainage fixes.

Diagnostic is $75, waived when you approve the repair. Written quotes, one year warranty on repairs, and we schedule seven days because household staff calendars do not follow business hours.

Common repairs we do

What we close on the truck.

Start relay failure after years of light-duty cycling. A pantry reach-in that only works hard during events cycles differently than a restaurant unit, and the start relay pits and sticks. The symptom is a hum and a click at startup. We confirm the compressor windings are healthy, replace the relay and capacitor as a set, and verify starting amps.
Condenser airflow blocked by cabinetry built around the unit. Atherton kitchens are finished to a high standard, and millwork often closes off the clearance Continental specifies. Head pressure rises, the unit runs hot and loud, and capacitors fail early. We clean the coil, document the clearance problem, and work with the household on a venting fix.
Drain line freeze-up flooding a finished pantry floor. A frozen defrost drain sends meltwater over hardwood or stone, which is a bigger loss than the repair itself. We thaw and clear the line, correct the drain heater or pitch as needed, and check gaskets, because a leaking door gasket loads the evaporator with moisture and starts the whole cycle.

Models we service

Continental Refrigerator product lines.

Reach-ins
Prep tables
Under-counters

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

Continental Refrigerator in Atherton questions, answered.

How long is the drive from San Ramon to Atherton?

Plan on 50 minutes to an hour across the Dumbarton Bridge. We group Peninsula work, so Atherton visits usually ride with Hillsborough, Palo Alto, and Los Altos Hills calls on a dedicated Peninsula day. For a failed unit before an event, tell us the date and we prioritize it.
Can you coordinate with household staff instead of the owner?

Yes, we do it often. We can schedule through an estate manager or chef, send the written quote to whoever approves spending, and leave the service record with the equipment.
Do you handle the refrigerant legally on older units?

Yes. I am EPA Section 608 Universal certified, so recovery, repair, and recharge on any Continental cabinet, old or new, is done to the rulebook and documented.

Need Continental Refrigerator service in Atherton?

Tell us what is broken. We will quote it.