How does routing from San Ramon work for Berkeley?

We block Inner-East-Bay calls on routed days and pair Berkeley with Oakland for scheduling. Residential gets a written arrival window. The after-hours line, listed on the site, covers Friday-night commercial calls when a cuber is down.

Do you handle restaurant ice machines as well as home fridges?

Yes. Hoshizaki, Manitowoc, and Atosa R290 equipment along the corridors. We are EPA Section 608 Universal certified and carry the manifold, so the sealed-system work is in-house, not subbed out.

My Sub-Zero in the Hills runs constantly and food is warming. What is it?

On the 600 and 700 series that is usually a fouled condenser, a failed condenser-fan motor, or a sealed-system charge issue. We find which one before we quote so you pay for the part that actually failed.

REFRIGERATION REPAIR · BERKELEY

Refrigeration Repair · Berkeley, CA

Berkeley refrigeration: Hills built-ins, flatland French-doors, and commercial ice on Shattuck.

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

Call (925) 999-4095

Refrigeration Repair in Berkeley

Refrigeration Repair for Berkeley kitchens.

Berkeley is the widest range of stock we cover, six ZIPs from 94703 to 94709. North Berkeley and the Hills run Sub-Zero columns, Fisher & Paykel column fridges, and Bosch or Miele cooling in older remodels. That is steady sealed-system and condenser work. Down in the flatlands of South and West Berkeley the apartment and bungalow stock runs GE Profile, LG, Samsung, and Bosch French-doors, where the calls are icemakers, evap-fan motors, frozen defrost drains, and dead drain pumps.

Then there is the commercial side, along the Shattuck, Telegraph, and 4th Street corridors. Restaurants and cafes run Hoshizaki KM-series cubers, Manitowoc Indigo NXT, and Atosa R290 prep tables. A Hoshizaki that stops harvesting is usually a dirty condenser or a float-switch issue before it is the control board, and a cuber down on a Friday is a real loss for a kitchen. We diagnose to the actual failure, weigh-in any charge on a scale, EPA 608, and bench-test the harvest cycle before we hand it back.

What the work looks like

A built-in sealed-system leak repair.

Nitrogen pressure and a soap-bubble test on a built-in fridge line set. We map every leak source before we braze.

The corroded copper up close. After fifteen-plus years this is why a real fix rebuilds the sealed run, so you do not pay the labor twice.

ADRIUM technician brazing a copper refrigerant line onto a compressor with a torch during a sealed-system repair — Brazing a new line onto the compressor during the same kind of sealed-system repair. Recover, braze, evacuate, and recharge: the real fix, done as one complete job.

Water and ice systems

The water inlet valve, a common fridge leak.

Every fridge with a dispenser or ice maker has a water inlet valve. The fittings can leak under the cabinet, or the solenoid fails and the dispenser and ice maker stop getting water.

Common repairs we do

What we close on the truck.

Hoshizaki KM cuber not harvesting. Commercial ice on Shattuck and 4th Street. Dirty condenser, water level, or float switch checked before the board. Cleaned, part swapped, harvest cycle bench-tested.
Hills Sub-Zero column sealed-system. Compressor or evap-side leak on North Berkeley built-ins. Recovery, weigh-in, 24-hour vacuum. Usually two visits.
Flatland French-door no ice or warming. GE, LG, Samsung. Frozen defrost drain, dead icemaker assembly, or evap-fan motor. Most close out in one visit with the model number ahead.
Manitowoc Indigo NXT and Atosa prep table. Low ice output or a warming prep rail. Condenser cleaned, water valve or fan motor replaced, temperature pull-down verified.

Pricing and warranty

What it costs. What we stand behind.

$75

Diagnostic visit. Waived when you book the repair with us.
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

Refrigeration Repair in Berkeley questions, answered.

How does routing from San Ramon work for Berkeley?

We block Inner-East-Bay calls on routed days and pair Berkeley with Oakland for scheduling. Residential gets a written arrival window. The after-hours line, listed on the site, covers Friday-night commercial calls when a cuber is down.
Do you handle restaurant ice machines as well as home fridges?

Yes. Hoshizaki, Manitowoc, and Atosa R290 equipment along the corridors. We are EPA Section 608 Universal certified and carry the manifold, so the sealed-system work is in-house, not subbed out.
My Sub-Zero in the Hills runs constantly and food is warming. What is it?

On the 600 and 700 series that is usually a fouled condenser, a failed condenser-fan motor, or a sealed-system charge issue. We find which one before we quote so you pay for the part that actually failed.

Need refrigeration repair in Berkeley?

Tell us what is broken. We will quote it.