Why does our nugget ice machine make a grinding noise?

Grinding usually comes from the auger side: worn bearings, a tired gearmotor, or scale building in the freezing cylinder. Left running like that, the damage spreads to the auger itself. We delime, check the bearings and measure the gearmotor draw, then quote the parts in writing.

Who should own ice machine maintenance in a shared office kitchen?

Whoever manages the building or the kitchen contract, with the schedule written down. We set a cleaning and filter interval by how hard the machine works and date every visit inside the panel, so nobody has to remember.

Do you handle refrigerant repairs on nugget machines too?

Yes. A nugget machine has the same kind of sealed system as a cuber, and a leak or a weak compressor gets a proper repair: find the leak, fix it, recover, evacuate and weigh in the charge. That work falls under ADRIUM's EPA 608 Universal certification and CSLB #1136642.

COMMERCIAL ICE MACHINE REPAIR · SUNNYVALE

Commercial Ice Machine Repair · Sunnyvale, CA

Nugget ice, cubers and break-room machines in Sunnyvale, from the 94089 side near Moffett to Old Sunnyvale kitchens.

$99 diagnostic (credited toward the repair)
Same or next-day best effort
CSLB #1136642

Call (925) 999-4095

Commercial Ice Machine Repair in Sunnyvale

Commercial Ice Machine Repair for Sunnyvale kitchens.

Sunnyvale spans four ZIPs, and its commercial ice runs from office break rooms and cafeterias to restaurant and bar kitchens. Nugget ice is a common break-room choice, which means Follett and Scotsman nugget machines, while kitchens run Hoshizaki KM cubers and Manitowoc Indigo NXT heads. Nugget machines work differently from cubers. Water freezes inside a cylinder, an auger pushes it up and packs it, and the wear parts are the auger, its bearings and the gearmotor rather than a harvest valve.

The city splits by climate too. The 94089 side near Moffett runs cooler with the bay close by, while 94087 toward the foothills gets real summer heat, and an air-cooled machine there works noticeably harder in July. Our technician reads the machine and the room together before blaming a part. A $99 diagnostic, credited toward the repair, comes first, and the quote follows in writing.

Common repairs we handle.

Nugget machine stuck on a water fault. A partly blocked water inlet or a scaled drain path reads to the board as a low-water or drain fault that never clears. We clean the inlet and the drain, check the level sensor, and delime the freezing cylinder before looking at the ice-making assembly.
Auger gearmotor straining under load. When the auger bearings wear or scale builds in the cylinder, the gearmotor labors, gets loud and may stall. We measure the auger circuit on its own, separate from the compressor, since the two faults are easy to confuse.
Break-room machine due for a full sanitize. Office machines get used by everyone and cleaned by no one. We sanitize the bin, the water system and the dispense path, change the filter and date it inside the panel, so facilities staff can see when the next one is due.
Hot-month shortfall on the 94087 side. A machine that keeps up in spring and falls behind in July is usually fighting heat plus a dirty coil. We clean the condenser, check the fan and time a cycle on a warm day against the rated figure.

Pricing and warranty

What it costs. What we stand behind.

$99

Diagnostic visit. Credited toward the repair.
1 yr

Parts and labor warranty on completed repairs. In writing before we start.
CSLB

#1136642. Bonded and insured. We file warranty paperwork when applicable.

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FAQ

Commercial Ice Machine Repair in Sunnyvale questions, answered.

Why does our nugget ice machine make a grinding noise?

Grinding usually comes from the auger side: worn bearings, a tired gearmotor, or scale building in the freezing cylinder. Left running like that, the damage spreads to the auger itself. We delime, check the bearings and measure the gearmotor draw, then quote the parts in writing.
Who should own ice machine maintenance in a shared office kitchen?

Whoever manages the building or the kitchen contract, with the schedule written down. We set a cleaning and filter interval by how hard the machine works and date every visit inside the panel, so nobody has to remember.
Do you handle refrigerant repairs on nugget machines too?

Yes. A nugget machine has the same kind of sealed system as a cuber, and a leak or a weak compressor gets a proper repair: find the leak, fix it, recover, evacuate and weigh in the charge. That work falls under ADRIUM's EPA 608 Universal certification and CSLB #1136642.

Need commercial ice machine repair in Sunnyvale?

Tell us what is broken. We will quote it.