How long does it take you to get to Orinda from San Ramon?

About 25 minutes via 680 and Highway 24. Orinda sits in our Lamorinda routing with Lafayette and Moraga, and we also connect it with Berkeley and Piedmont calls, so scheduling is flexible and same-day visits are common.

Our house is older. Does that change how you diagnose the unit?

Yes, for the better. I check supply voltage and the circuit before condemning any component, because in older Orinda homes the house is the culprit surprisingly often. You get the real cause in writing, even if the fix belongs to an electrician.

What warranty applies if you repair our Perlick?

One year on the repair. If we ever replace a unit instead, our installs carry 10 years parts and 10 years labor. The $75 diagnostic is waived whenever you approve the quoted repair.

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Perlick Commercial Refrigeration Repair · Orinda, CA

Perlick undercounter and bar refrigeration repair in Orinda and Theatre Square.

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

Call (925) 999-4095

Perlick in Orinda

Perlick commercial service.

Orinda keeps its commercial life small, a handful of restaurants around Theatre Square and the crossroads village, but its residential Perlick population is serious. Homes in the Orinda hills date from every decade since the 1930s, and their remodels tuck Signature Series undercounter units, wine storage, and bar setups into kitchens that were never designed for built-in refrigeration. Tight alcoves and older electrical are the local pattern. Commercial work runs through our division, Bay Area Refrigeration Service.

We reach Orinda in about 25 minutes from San Ramon via 680 and Highway 24, as part of our Lamorinda loop. Older-home installs reward careful diagnosis, because half the problems trace to the house rather than the unit. Diagnostic is $75, waived with repair, and the quote comes in writing before work begins.

Common repairs we do

What we close on the truck.

Undercounter unit suffocating in a retrofit alcove. Remodels in older Orinda kitchens often slide a Perlick into a cavity built for a dishwasher, with no thought for vent clearance. The condenser recycles hot air and capacity drops every summer. I correct the clearances where the cabinetry allows and service the overheated components.
Bar refrigerator resetting itself on an old circuit. Some Orinda homes still run parts of the kitchen on aging panels. Voltage dips make electronic controls reboot and compressors stall. I log voltage at the unit, separate an electrical problem from an equipment problem, and put the answer in writing either way.
Wine storage zone drifting warm before anyone notices. A quiet unit in a quiet house can drift for weeks. When the zone reads 60 instead of 55, I check the thermistor and damper first, then the charge. Most drift cases are a sensor or control fix, and the collection never has to leave the cabinet.

Models we service

Perlick product lines.

Tobin Ellis Signature bar
Glass washers
Undercounter refrigeration
Beer dispensing systems
Back-bar refrigeration

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

Perlick in Orinda questions, answered.

How long does it take you to get to Orinda from San Ramon?

About 25 minutes via 680 and Highway 24. Orinda sits in our Lamorinda routing with Lafayette and Moraga, and we also connect it with Berkeley and Piedmont calls, so scheduling is flexible and same-day visits are common.
Our house is older. Does that change how you diagnose the unit?

Yes, for the better. I check supply voltage and the circuit before condemning any component, because in older Orinda homes the house is the culprit surprisingly often. You get the real cause in writing, even if the fix belongs to an electrician.
What warranty applies if you repair our Perlick?

One year on the repair. If we ever replace a unit instead, our installs carry 10 years parts and 10 years labor. The $75 diagnostic is waived whenever you approve the quoted repair.

Need Perlick service in Orinda?

Tell us what is broken. We will quote it.

Call (925) 999-4095