SCOTSMAN · ALAMO
Service · All Scotsman ModelsScotsman Commercial Ice Machine Repair · Alamo, CA
Independent Scotsman ice machine repair for the plaza kitchens and bars off Danville Boulevard, dispatched up 680 from San Ramon.
- $99 diagnostic (credited toward the repair)
- Same or next-day best effort
- CSLB #1136642
Scotsman in Alamo
Scotsman commercial service.
Alamo doesn't run a big restaurant row, so the Scotsman machines here are usually the undercounter and modular cubers behind a plaza bar or in the cafe inside the Alamo Plaza grocery anchor. When one quits, it's a small crowd waiting on ice and an owner who can't pour a drink without it.
We service Scotsman as an independent shop, not a factory dealer. What we are is a CSLB-licensed refrigeration outfit (#1136642) that works on Prodigy ELITE cubers, Brilliance gourmet ice, and the undercounter Meridian-style units regularly. The diagnostic is $99, credited toward the repair, and you get a written quote before we turn a wrench.
Alamo details
Work we documented in Alamo.
Alamo is about 6 miles from our base in San Ramon, in a straight line. We service ZIP code 94507 in Alamo.
Across the Bay Area we completed more than 1,200 repair and service jobs in the last 12 months.
Scotsman product lines and all 65 cities we cover for the brand are on our Scotsman page. Recent published jobs from Alamo are on our Alamo page.
Published jobs near Alamo
Common repairs we handle.
- Scale on moderately hard Alamo water. Alamo's supply runs moderately hard, and that's the number one killer of Scotsman cubers around here. Scale coats the evaporator, harvest gets sluggish, cube weight drops, and eventually the machine quits dropping ice. A real delime with Scotsman descaler and a fresh water filter usually brings it back. We'll tell you straight if a cleaning is all it needs.
- Harvest and water-circuit faults. Prodigy ELITE cubers throw codes that point at water, harvest, or a sensor. Thin or cloudy cubes, or a machine that won't drop a harvest, is usually a failing water inlet valve, a fouled float, or low water flow.
- Sealed-system work, done in-house. When a Scotsman short-cycles or never gets cold, we're into the sealed system: a weak compressor, a refrigerant leak, or a condenser choked for airflow. We recover, evacuate, and weigh in the charge under EPA #1279674151528, and we're R290-trained for newer hydrocarbon units. No topping off a leak and walking away.
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
Parts and labor, 3 months to 2 years depending on the type of repair. Quoted in writing before work starts.
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CSLB
#1136642. Bonded and insured. We file warranty paperwork when applicable.
Nearby cities
Scotsman service in neighboring cities.
FAQ
Scotsman in Alamo questions, answered.
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Do you service Scotsman in Alamo even though you're not a Scotsman dealer?
Yes. We work on Scotsman as an independent shop. We don't claim a factory authorization, but we're a CSLB-licensed refrigeration outfit (#1136642) that services Prodigy ELITE, Brilliance, and undercounter Scotsman cubers regularly across Alamo. -
My Scotsman cuber is making thin, cloudy cubes. Is it broken?
Usually not. On Alamo's moderately hard water, thin or cloudy cubes and slow harvest almost always mean scale on the evaporator and a tired water filter. A proper delime and a filter swap brings most machines back. We'll tell you if it's something more. -
What does it cost to diagnose a Scotsman in Alamo?
A flat $99 diagnostic, credited toward the repair. You get a written quote before any work past the diagnosis, so there's no surprise invoice.
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