How far is Orinda from your San Ramon shop?

About 25 minutes, 680 north to Highway 24 and out at the Orinda exit. We treat Orinda, Lafayette, and the Berkeley and Piedmont side of the tunnel as one service loop, so we pass through regularly. Weekend calls are fine; we work 7 days.

Do you repair commercial-style refrigerators in private homes?

Yes, and in Orinda that is a large share of our Continental work. Residential appliance companies usually refuse these units and commercial companies do not want house calls. We do both, with the same written quote and one year repair warranty.

Is it worth repairing a 12 year old Continental reach-in?

Often yes. If the compressor tests healthy on amp draw and superheat, replacing a relay, capacitor, fan motor, or gasket is money well spent. If the sealed system is failing, I will say so in the written quote and let you decide with real numbers instead of pressure.

CONTINENTAL REFRIGERATOR · ORINDA

Service · All Continental Models

Continental Refrigerator Commercial Refrigeration Repair · Orinda, CA

Continental Refrigerator repair in Orinda, for village cafes and estate kitchens in the hills.

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

Call (925) 999-4095

Continental Refrigerator in Orinda

Continental Refrigerator commercial service.

Orinda's commercial refrigeration lives in a small footprint: the cafes and restaurants clustered in the village around the theatre, plus the country club kitchens. But the hills hold a second population of Continental equipment that surprises people, built-in commercial-style reach-ins in estate kitchens, installed during remodels by owners who wanted restaurant capacity at home.

Both get serviced by Bay Area Refrigeration Service, our commercial division at ADRIUM Service Solutions. I carry EPA Section 608 Universal certification, we put every quote in writing, and the $75 diagnostic is waived when the repair goes ahead.

Estate units in Orinda fail differently than restaurant units. They run lightly, so grease is not the enemy; dust, age, and long idle periods are. I adjust my diagnostic accordingly instead of treating every box like it lives behind a fry line.

Common repairs we do

What we close on the truck.

Start component failures after idle periods in vacation homes. A Continental unit powered down for a season and restarted often will not come back: the run capacitor drifted out of spec while idle and the compressor now hums and trips. I meter the start components before assuming anything worse. This is one of the cheapest fixes in refrigeration when caught correctly.
Dust-blocked condensers in built-in home installations. Built-in Continental units in Orinda kitchens breathe household dust through a toe-kick grille that nobody ever vacuums. Head pressure climbs slowly over years until the unit cannot hold temperature on a hot day. I pull the unit forward if needed, clean the coil properly, and verify pressures.
Drain freeze-ups causing water under the cabinet. Water appearing under a Continental reach-in in a hardwood-floored kitchen is an emergency for the floor, not just the fridge. The cause is usually a frozen condensate line from evaporator icing. I clear it, correct the frost source, and check the drain path so it does not repeat on your oak flooring.

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 Orinda questions, answered.

How far is Orinda from your San Ramon shop?

About 25 minutes, 680 north to Highway 24 and out at the Orinda exit. We treat Orinda, Lafayette, and the Berkeley and Piedmont side of the tunnel as one service loop, so we pass through regularly. Weekend calls are fine; we work 7 days.
Do you repair commercial-style refrigerators in private homes?

Yes, and in Orinda that is a large share of our Continental work. Residential appliance companies usually refuse these units and commercial companies do not want house calls. We do both, with the same written quote and one year repair warranty.
Is it worth repairing a 12 year old Continental reach-in?

Often yes. If the compressor tests healthy on amp draw and superheat, replacing a relay, capacitor, fan motor, or gasket is money well spent. If the sealed system is failing, I will say so in the written quote and let you decide with real numbers instead of pressure.

Need Continental Refrigerator service in Orinda?

Tell us what is broken. We will quote it.