You're in San Ramon. What does that mean for a Foster City home kitchen?

Our technician is based on the Peninsula, in San Mateo County, and Foster City is part of that local coverage now rather than a special trip from San Ramon. Call and we'll be straight with you about timing for that day.

Our Traulsen undercounter is built into the kitchen island cabinetry. Could that be part of the problem?

It can be. Built-in commercial units need real clearance for the condenser to pull and push air, and tight cabinetry is one of the more common reasons a residential install runs harder than it should. I'll check that clearance as part of the diagnostic.

Is it worth repairing a genuine commercial Traulsen in a home kitchen, or should we just replace it?

Traulsen builds these to be repaired for a long time, that's the whole point of the heavier construction. Most home-kitchen failures come down to a component, not the cabinet itself, and I'll give you an honest written comparison of repair versus replacement cost before you decide.

TRAULSEN · FOSTER CITY

Service · All Traulsen Models

Traulsen Commercial Refrigeration Repair · Foster City, CA

Traulsen repair for Foster City, where waterfront condos and townhomes run genuine commercial cold storage.

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

Call (925) 999-4095

Traulsen in Foster City

Traulsen commercial service.

Foster City is a planned community built around its lagoons, and most of its kitchens are newer condos and townhomes rather than a legacy restaurant district. What that means for us is a lot of the Traulsen calls here are residential installs, owners who cook or entertain seriously enough to put a real commercial undercounter or reach-in into their kitchen instead of a standard fridge. The retail and dining around Metro Center and Foster City Boulevard adds a smaller number of true commercial accounts on top of that.

Foster City now sits inside our Peninsula-based technician's coverage area, out of San Mateo County, instead of waiting on a trip from San Ramon.

The diagnostic is $99, waived if you approve the repair, with a written quote before I start any work. I'm EPA 608 Universal certified for the refrigerant side of sealed-system repairs.

Common repairs we do

What we close on the truck.

Condenser airflow choked by tight built-in cabinetry. A commercial-grade Traulsen built into a condo or townhome kitchen island often gets less clearance than the manual calls for, because the cabinetry was designed around a smaller appliance in mind or just built too tight. Restricted airflow raises head pressure and shortens compressor life well before the unit should be failing. I check clearance on every install like this and explain what room the condenser actually needs to breathe.
Door hardware wearing out fast on units run at entertaining pace. A homeowner who hosts regularly can put more door cycles through a Traulsen in one weekend than a lot of small restaurants see in a week. Cam-lift hinges and gaskets wear on that schedule just like anywhere else, the door stops pulling shut all the way, and the unit runs long trying to make up for it. Rebuilding the hinge and replacing the gasket restores the seal without needing a new door.
Controller fault codes on newer digital units left unread. Homeowners don't always know what a Traulsen's digital controller alarm means, so a fault code can sit there for weeks before anyone calls. I pull the alarm history first on any newer unit, since it usually points straight at the failed sensor or component and saves time hunting for something that's already been named.

Models we service

Traulsen product lines.

Reach-ins
Roll-ins
Under-counters
Blast chillers

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

Traulsen in Foster City questions, answered.

You're in San Ramon. What does that mean for a Foster City home kitchen?

Our technician is based on the Peninsula, in San Mateo County, and Foster City is part of that local coverage now rather than a special trip from San Ramon. Call and we'll be straight with you about timing for that day.
Our Traulsen undercounter is built into the kitchen island cabinetry. Could that be part of the problem?

It can be. Built-in commercial units need real clearance for the condenser to pull and push air, and tight cabinetry is one of the more common reasons a residential install runs harder than it should. I'll check that clearance as part of the diagnostic.
Is it worth repairing a genuine commercial Traulsen in a home kitchen, or should we just replace it?

Traulsen builds these to be repaired for a long time, that's the whole point of the heavier construction. Most home-kitchen failures come down to a component, not the cabinet itself, and I'll give you an honest written comparison of repair versus replacement cost before you decide.

Need Traulsen service in Foster City?

Tell us what is broken. We will quote it.