CRATHCO · FOSTER CITY
Service · All Crathco ModelsCrathco Frozen Beverage Machine Repair · Foster City, CA
Crathco frozen beverage and slush machine repair in Foster City, from the lagoon-front condos to the Metro Center shops.
- $99 diagnostic (credited toward the repair)
- Same or next-day best effort
- CSLB #1136642
Crathco in Foster City
Crathco commercial service.
Foster City is a planned waterfront community, and a lot of the Crathco units we see here sit in condo clubhouse bars, HOA event rooms, and the shops and cafes around Metro Center and Foster City Boulevard rather than standalone restaurants. A frozen drink dispenser that sits idle between weekend events and community gatherings has different problems than one running lunch service every day. We cover the D line, FROZEN and Mini-Pro units, and bubbler and spray dispensers across 94404.
Machines with long idle stretches between condo events tend to develop different faults than ones running daily, since seals dry out and refrigerant can slowly seep down over weeks of sitting unused. Refrigerant and gas work is done under CSLB #1136642, and I hold an EPA 608 certification for the sealed system.
Our technician lives on the Peninsula in San Mateo County, a few minutes from Foster City, so this is not a long haul from San Ramon. Diagnostic is $99, credited toward the repair, with a written quote before anything gets opened.
Common repairs we do
What we close on the truck.
- Bowl gaskets and seals. Gaskets and seals that sit unused between condo events and weekend gatherings dry out and shrink, so the first run after a slow stretch often shows up as a leak. We replace the seal kit and run the unit before handing it back so you are not caught out at the next event.
- Magnetic drive coupling. A coupling that has not turned in a couple weeks between HOA functions can seize or slip when the unit finally gets switched back on. We free it up or replace it and check the shaft for wear.
- Evaporator and refrigeration faults. Slow refrigerant seepage during long idle periods between events shows up as weak freezing the next time the machine gets used. I check the charge and the sealed system under CSLB #1136642 and my EPA 608 certification before topping anything off.
Models we service
Crathco product lines.
- Crathco D, FROZEN, and Mini-Pro beverage dispensers
- Bubbler and spray units
Pricing and warranty
What it costs. What we stand behind.
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$99
Diagnostic visit. Credited toward the repair.
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Written
3 months standard, 1 year on inverter boards, up to 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
Crathco in Foster City questions, answered.
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We only run this machine for weekend events. Does that change anything?
It usually means gaskets and seals dry out faster than in a daily-use restaurant, and refrigerant can seep down slowly during the idle stretch. I check both of those first on an event-use machine before assuming a bigger failure. -
How quickly can someone get to Foster City if we're between events and something's wrong?
I do not promise same-day, but our technician is based in San Mateo County, just minutes from Foster City, so it is a short trip rather than a drive in from San Ramon. That local placement is exactly for waterfront Peninsula cities like this one. -
What is the diagnostic fee and do we get a written estimate for the HOA board?
Diagnostic is $99, credited toward the repair, and we put the quote in writing, which works fine for board approval. We are out seven days a week.
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