Does the salt air out here really affect the ice machine, or is that overstated?

It's real. Salt air corrodes the aluminum condenser fins and the contacts in the control box faster than an inland location would see, and I plan coil cleaning and inspection schedules for coastal accounts around that.

How fast can you get to a Pacifica call?

Our technician is based on the Peninsula in San Mateo County now, so Pacifica gets a local response rather than a long drive from our San Ramon shop over the hill through Daly City.

Do you only work on restaurant units, or homes with a compact machine too?

Mostly restaurant and commercial accounts, but if you've got a unit built into a casita or home bar setup, the coil, water, and gearbox issues I check are the same ones I diagnose on a commercial machine.

FOLLETT · PACIFICA

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Follett Commercial Ice Machine Repair · Pacifica, CA

Follett ice machine repair for Pacifica, where salt air off the coast is the one thing every restaurant machine here has to fight.

$99 diagnostic (waived with repair)
Same or next-day best effort
CSLB #1136642

Call (925) 999-4095

Follett in Pacifica

Follett commercial service.

Pacifica's restaurants cluster along Highway 1 and around the pier, and every one of them is fighting something I don't see much of inland, salt air. It gets into the condenser fins and onto electrical contacts faster out here than it does anywhere else I service on the Peninsula.

Salt air corrosion is a real factor on ice machines in this town, not something I bring up to sell a service visit. It works on the aluminum coil fins and the terminals inside the control box, and a unit that would run for years without issue somewhere inland can show corrosion related failures sooner here.

We are ADRIUM Service Solutions, owner-operated, EPA Section 608 Universal certified, holding CSLB #1136642. Diagnostic is $99, waived once you approve the repair, with a written quote before any part goes on order. Our technician now works the Peninsula out of San Mateo County, so a Pacifica call gets a local response instead of a long drive over the hill from San Ramon.

Common repairs we do

What we close on the truck.

Salt air corrosion on the condenser coil and contacts. The coastal air here works on the aluminum condenser fins and the electrical contacts inside the control box faster than it would a few miles inland. I've opened up Pacifica units and found corrosion on relay contacts that would still look clean on a machine over in Daly City or San Mateo. I clean and inspect the coil and the electrical connections on every coastal call, not just when there's a complaint.
Condenser coil fouling on top of the corrosion. Restaurant kitchens along Highway 1 add grease and cooking residue on top of whatever the salt air is already doing to the coil, and the combination restricts airflow faster than either factor alone would. Head pressure climbs and the run capacitor usually fails first under that added strain.
Auger motor and gearbox wear. Coastal restaurant volume through the weekend puts steady hours on the auger motor and gearbox just like anywhere else, and once the gear train wears down the bin fills slowly while the compressor still runs fine. I run a load test on the motor before I quote a gearbox or motor replacement.

Models we service

Follett product lines.

Horizon Elite nugget ice machines
Horizon 700 Chewblet ice
Symphony Plus ice and water dispensers
Ice and water dispensers
Undercounter nugget ice

Pricing and warranty

What it costs. What we stand behind.

$99

Diagnostic visit. Waived when you book the repair with us.
Written

3 months standard, 1 year on inverter boards, up to 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

Follett in Pacifica questions, answered.

Does the salt air out here really affect the ice machine, or is that overstated?

It's real. Salt air corrodes the aluminum condenser fins and the contacts in the control box faster than an inland location would see, and I plan coil cleaning and inspection schedules for coastal accounts around that.
How fast can you get to a Pacifica call?

Our technician is based on the Peninsula in San Mateo County now, so Pacifica gets a local response rather than a long drive from our San Ramon shop over the hill through Daly City.
Do you only work on restaurant units, or homes with a compact machine too?

Mostly restaurant and commercial accounts, but if you've got a unit built into a casita or home bar setup, the coil, water, and gearbox issues I check are the same ones I diagnose on a commercial machine.

Need Follett service in Pacifica?

Tell us what is broken. We will quote it.