Saratoga is a long way from San Ramon. Do you really cover it?

Yes. It is about 50 minutes down 680 and 85 from our San Ramon base, and I group Saratoga with Los Gatos, Los Altos Hills, and Palo Alto so the trip covers several clients. For a machine that is down before a weekend event I will make the drive same day when the schedule allows, and we work 7 days.

We only run our Spaceman for parties a few times a year. What maintenance actually matters?

Three things. Break it down and sanitize after every use so mix does not dry in the barrel, run it under load a week before a big event so problems surface early, and keep the condenser clean even though the machine sits idle. Most of the emergency calls I get from Saratoga estate kitchens would have been a scheduled visit if the machine had been test run in advance.

What does the visit cost and what is covered afterward?

The diagnostic is $75 and we waive it when you go ahead with the repair. You get a written quote first, no surprises added on site. The repair itself carries a 1 year warranty, and if we ever install equipment for you, that carries 10 year parts and 10 year labor coverage.

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Spaceman Frozen Beverage Machine Repair · Saratoga, CA

Spaceman frozen beverage machine repair in Saratoga, from the Village cafes to estate kitchens running commercial-grade equipment.

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

Call (925) 999-4095

Spaceman in Saratoga

Spaceman commercial service.

Saratoga is a different kind of Spaceman territory. Instead of high-volume gas stations, I mostly see machines in Saratoga Village cafes and dessert shops, at wineries and event venues up Big Basin Way, and in a surprising number of estate kitchens where the owner installed a real commercial frozen beverage unit for entertaining. A machine that runs hard on summer weekends and sits idle midweek develops its own set of problems, and they are not the same problems a 24 hour c-store machine has.

Idle time is rough on frozen beverage equipment. Mix residue dries in the barrel, seals take a set, and the first heavy weekend after a quiet stretch is when the scraper blades and drive components complain. When a Saratoga client tells me the product comes out grainy or the machine leaks mix from under the barrel, I look at blades, shaft seal, and the hot gas side before anything else. If the machine will not freeze at all, I go straight to charge, compressor, and condenser fan, in that order.

I run ADRIUM Service Solutions with Andrew Kuznetsov as owner and lead tech, CSLB #1136642, EPA Section 608 Universal certified for sealed system work. Diagnostic is $75, waived with repair, quotes in writing before work starts, repairs warrantied for 1 year. For an estate kitchen that means one accountable person, not a rotating crew.

Common repairs we do

What we close on the truck.

Worn scraper blades making grainy, icy product. Blades are consumables, and machines that sit idle between weekend events wear them unevenly. Worn blades leave a frozen film on the barrel wall, so the sensor reads cold while the product in the middle stays loose and icy. I replace the blades, inspect the beater bar for wear at the bushings, and reset the assembly so the new blades actually ride the wall.
Hot gas defrost valve stuck and holding the barrel warm. Spaceman uses a hot gas valve to soften the barrel during standby and cleaning cycles. When that solenoid sticks partially open, hot discharge gas bleeds into the evaporator constantly and the machine seems weak no matter how long it runs. It mimics a bad compressor, and I have seen good compressors condemned over it. I confirm it with temperature readings across the valve before replacing anything.
Barrel shaft seal leaking mix into the gearbox. A dribble of mix under the front of the machine is the early warning. Left alone, mix migrates back along the shaft into the gearbox, and then you are pricing a gearbox instead of a seal kit. In estate kitchens where the machine runs a few big parties a year, this one sneaks up because nobody watches the drip tray. I replace the seal, clean and inspect the gearbox, and show the owner what to check monthly.

Models we service

Spaceman product lines.

Frozen-beverage and soft-serve machines

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

Spaceman in Saratoga questions, answered.

Saratoga is a long way from San Ramon. Do you really cover it?

Yes. It is about 50 minutes down 680 and 85 from our San Ramon base, and I group Saratoga with Los Gatos, Los Altos Hills, and Palo Alto so the trip covers several clients. For a machine that is down before a weekend event I will make the drive same day when the schedule allows, and we work 7 days.
We only run our Spaceman for parties a few times a year. What maintenance actually matters?

Three things. Break it down and sanitize after every use so mix does not dry in the barrel, run it under load a week before a big event so problems surface early, and keep the condenser clean even though the machine sits idle. Most of the emergency calls I get from Saratoga estate kitchens would have been a scheduled visit if the machine had been test run in advance.
What does the visit cost and what is covered afterward?

The diagnostic is $75 and we waive it when you go ahead with the repair. You get a written quote first, no surprises added on site. The repair itself carries a 1 year warranty, and if we ever install equipment for you, that carries 10 year parts and 10 year labor coverage.

Need Spaceman service in Saratoga?

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