Is there real coverage for a smaller market like Foster City, or is it an afterthought?

There's real coverage. Our technician is based right next door in San Mateo, so Foster City is a short trip for him, not something squeezed in around bigger cities.

How does response time compare to San Mateo?

About the same. Foster City sits close enough to San Mateo that it doesn't add meaningful drive time.

FAEMA · FOSTER CITY

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Faema Commercial Coffee Machine Repair · Foster City, CA

Faema espresso machine repair in Foster City, along the lagoons near Metro Center.

$150 pickup deposit. Pickup, bench diagnosis, and return are included. Repair work is quoted separately.
Bench diagnosis: up to one week. Most repairs: 3–4 weeks.
Same-day pickup may be available. Same-day repair is not offered.
CSLB #1136642

Call (925) 999-4095

Faema in Foster City

Faema commercial service.

Foster City was built as a planned waterfront community, and most of its cafes sit in the retail clusters around Metro Center and through the condo and townhome neighborhoods along the lagoons in 94404.

It's a smaller commercial coffee scene than San Mateo right next door, but the shops here still run their Faema machines through a real morning rush, and a down machine on a quiet strip is still lost revenue for that day.

Our technician is based in neighboring San Mateo, so Foster City is a short trip for him.

$150 pickup deposit. Pickup, bench diagnosis, and return are included. Repair work is quoted separately. Bench diagnosis can take up to one week; most repairs take 3–4 weeks. Same-day pickup may be available, but same-day repair is not offered. Repair parts are covered for 6 months; consumables are covered for 90 days.

Common repairs we do

What we repair on the bench.

Boiler descaling and filtration. Water quality shifts block to block across the Peninsula, and a Foster City boiler scales up without filtration the same as one anywhere else. We descale the boiler or heat exchanger, inspect the element, and install filtration on the plumbed line.
Brew and steam solenoid repair. Even a lighter, steadier volume than a downtown shop wears solenoids out eventually. We test the brew and steam valves and replace whichever one is sticking or leaking before it fails completely.
Level probe service. A boiler that reads full when it isn't, or keeps overfilling into the safety, points to a fouled level probe. We clean or replace the probe and confirm the boiler holds its correct level afterward.

Models we service

Faema product lines.

E71
E61 Legend and Jubile
Teorema and Emblema

Pricing and warranty

What it costs. What we stand behind.

$150

Pickup deposit. Pickup, bench diagnosis, and return included. Repair quoted separately.
3–4 weeks

Most repairs. Bench diagnosis can take up to one week.
6 / 90

6 months on repair parts. 90 days on consumables.

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FAQ

Faema in Foster City questions, answered.

Is there real coverage for a smaller market like Foster City, or is it an afterthought?

There's real coverage. Our technician is based right next door in San Mateo, so Foster City is a short trip for him, not something squeezed in around bigger cities.
How does response time compare to San Mateo?

About the same. Foster City sits close enough to San Mateo that it doesn't add meaningful drive time.
What does the Faema pickup deposit cover?

$150 pickup deposit. Pickup, bench diagnosis, and return are included. Repair work is quoted separately.
How long does Faema bench repair take?

Bench diagnosis can take up to one week; most repairs take 3–4 weeks. Same-day pickup may be available, but same-day repair is not offered.
What warranty applies to Faema coffee-machine repair?

Repair parts are covered for 6 months; consumables are covered for 90 days.

Need Faema service in Foster City?

Tell us what the machine is doing. We will confirm pickup.