TRAULSEN · SAN CARLOS
Service · All Traulsen ModelsTraulsen Commercial Refrigeration Repair · San Carlos, CA
Traulsen repair for San Carlos, Laurel Street's restaurant row and the kitchens behind the airport business park.
- $99 diagnostic (credited toward the repair)
- Same or next-day best effort
- CSLB #1136642
Traulsen in San Carlos
Traulsen commercial service.
Laurel Street is the reason San Carlos keeps us busy. That downtown strip packs a dense row of restaurants into a few blocks, and the lunch rush from the office and biotech buildings along Industrial Road and near the airport fills those seats fast. A lot of those kitchens run Traulsen reach-ins because the units take the pace without falling apart the way lighter equipment does.
The failures I see often in San Carlos come from that same lunch-rush pattern, doors opening and closing regularly for a two-hour stretch, then almost nothing until dinner. That kind of duty cycle wears specific parts, fan motors, start relays, door hardware, faster than steady light use would.
San Carlos now falls under our Peninsula-based technician, so you're getting someone in San Mateo County rather than a drive from San Ramon. Commercial refrigeration runs through Bay Area Refrigeration Service, and I hold EPA Section 608 Universal certification and CSLB #1136642. The $99 on-site diagnosis is credited toward the repair, and I put every quote in writing before touching a part.
San Carlos details
Traulsen service in San Carlos: the local facts.
San Carlos is about 24 miles from our base in San Ramon, in a straight line. We service ZIP code 94070 in San Carlos.
Across the Bay Area we completed more than 1,200 repair and service jobs in the last 12 months.
Traulsen product lines are on our Traulsen page, and every city we serve is on our service areas page. Published jobs from San Carlos are on our San Carlos page.
Published jobs near San Carlos
Common repairs we handle.
- Evaporator fan motor failure during the Laurel Street lunch rush. The top-mounted evap fan takes the brunt of a two-hour lunch rush, and when it fails you see warm bottom shelves while the top of the box still reads cold. I test the motor under load rather than just spinning it by hand, because a motor that turns freely with the door open can still be too weak to move air once the compressor is actually running.
- Compressor start relay and capacitor wear from constant door cycling. Lunch-rush door traffic makes the compressor short-cycle more than it should, and the start relay and run capacitor take that abuse first. A unit that hums, clicks, and doesn't start is usually one of these two parts, not the compressor itself. I test both before I quote anything bigger.
- Drain line backups from heavy dessert and prep-station reach-ins. San Carlos restaurant kitchens lean on prep-station reach-ins that see a lot of condensate from constant door use. When the drain line clogs, the evap pan overflows and water pools at the bottom of the box. I clear the line, check the trap, and confirm it drains clean before I leave.
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.
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FAQ
Traulsen in San Carlos questions, answered.
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Is your tech coming from San Ramon for a San Carlos call?
No, San Carlos is Peninsula-technician coverage now, San Mateo County based, not a San Ramon dispatch. Call and we'll tell you honestly where things stand for the day rather than guessing at a time. -
Can you work around our lunch service hours?
Yes. We answer the phone seven days a week and we'd rather schedule around your Laurel Street lunch rush than fight it. Tell us your service hours and we'll work the visit into a slower window. -
What's the cost to just find out what's wrong?
The diagnostic is $99, and it's credited toward the repair. You get a written quote before any parts go on, so there's no surprise between the diagnosis and the bill.
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