CONTINENTAL REFRIGERATOR · BERKELEY
Service · All Continental ModelsContinental Refrigerator Commercial Refrigeration Repair · Berkeley, CA
Continental prep table and reach-in repair for Berkeley's restaurant blocks
- $75 diagnostic (waived with repair)
- Same or next-day best effort
- CSLB #1136642
Continental Refrigerator in Berkeley
Continental Refrigerator commercial service.
Berkeley kitchens are dense, old, and busy. From the Gourmet Ghetto down Shattuck to the Telegraph Avenue lunch rush, Continental prep tables and reach-ins get worked twelve hours a day in buildings with wiring that predates the equipment by decades. We service Continental refrigeration across Berkeley through Bay Area Refrigeration Service, our commercial division.
Old buildings shape the failures here. Shared circuits and long undersized runs drop voltage at the compressor, and a Continental SW48 that trips its overload every afternoon may be reacting to the building, not the refrigeration. I measure supply voltage under load before touching parts, because replacing a relay on a starved circuit just schedules the next failure.
The diagnostic is $75 and waived with repair, quotes are written, repairs carry a one year warranty, and we run seven days a week because Berkeley kitchens do too.
Common repairs we do
What we close on the truck.
- Compressor start components failing on low-voltage circuits. Hum, click, overload trip. In Berkeley I find this on prep tables sharing a circuit with an espresso machine or hood fan. We test amp draw and voltage sag at start, replace the relay and run capacitor when the windings check out, and flag the circuit issue in writing so the landlord conversation has data behind it.
- Grease-matted condenser coils in tight line kitchens. Berkeley kitchens put the cooler close to the cook line because there is nowhere else. The coil loads up with aerosolized grease, head pressure climbs, and cabinet temperature drifts up during service. We degrease the coil, confirm superheat is back in range, and set a realistic cleaning interval for that kitchen.
- Frozen drain lines soaking dry storage below prep tables. Meltwater from an iced drain finds the flour bags under the counter before anyone sees it. We clear and thaw the line, verify the drain pitch and heater, and check the door gaskets on the rail, since a worn gasket pulls in humid air and feeds the ice.
Models we service
Continental Refrigerator product lines.
- Reach-ins
- Prep tables
- Under-counters
Pricing and warranty
What it costs. What we stand behind.
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$75
Diagnostic visit. Waived when you book the repair with us.
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Written
90 days on consumables, 1 year on major parts, 2 years on sealed-system rebuilds. Quoted in writing before work starts.
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CSLB
#1136642. Bonded and insured. We file warranty paperwork when applicable.
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FAQ
Continental Refrigerator in Berkeley questions, answered.
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What is your response time to Berkeley from San Ramon?
Through the Caldecott it is about 40 minutes off-peak. We route Berkeley with Oakland, Piedmont, and Orinda stops, so most days there is already a truck heading that way. A cooler that is down during service gets same day priority. -
My Continental reach-in runs constantly but holds temperature. Is that a problem?
Yes, it is the early warning. Constant running usually means the condenser cannot reject heat, from a dirty coil or blocked clearance. Catch it now and it is a cleaning. Ignore it through summer and it becomes a compressor. -
Do you charge to look at a unit you end up fixing?
No. The $75 diagnostic is waived when you approve the repair. You see the written quote first, and the repair is warrantied for one year.
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