Our fridge trips the breaker when it starts. Is it the compressor?

Not always. A shorted defrost heater, a failing compressor or a GFCI outlet on the fridge circuit can each trip it. We isolate each circuit in the fridge and test the compressor windings to ground before we say which it is.

Do you come up into the hills above San Pablo Dam Road?

Yes. We cover all of El Sobrante, from downtown along San Pablo Dam Road to the triangle around Appian Way and Valley View Road, El Sobrante Manor and the homes in the hills.

Can the ice maker be fixed without replacing the whole fridge?

Yes, in most cases. The ice maker, the inlet valve and the fill tube are separate parts. Our technician runs a harvest cycle, finds where it stops, and replaces only that part.

REFRIGERATION REPAIR · EL SOBRANTE

Refrigeration Repair · El Sobrante, CA

Refrigerator and freezer repair in El Sobrante, from downtown on San Pablo Dam Road to the hills above it.

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

Call (925) 999-4095

Refrigeration Repair in El Sobrante

Refrigeration Repair in El Sobrante.

About three quarters of the housing in El Sobrante was built between 1940 and 1979: old ranchettes, later subdivisions, and apartment and condo developments. In a house from that era, the refrigerator may share a circuit with the kitchen counters, and an outlet that has loosened over the years can drop voltage when the compressor starts. The fridge hums, clicks and quits, and it looks like a bad compressor. We check the outlet voltage under load before we condemn anything.

EBMUD water in El Sobrante is soft to moderate, so scale is seldom the first suspect when ice stops. On a ranchette lot, a second fridge or an upright freezer may live in a garage or a shed, where dust and temperature swings wear it harder. Our El Sobrante technician works from a base in Benicia. You pay $99 for the diagnostic, it is credited toward the repair, and nothing gets fixed until you approve the written quote.

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 handle.

Fridge that clicks and quits on an older circuit. Low voltage at a worn outlet can stop a compressor from starting, so the overload trips again and again. We measure voltage at the outlet while the compressor starts, then test the relay and overload. If the house wiring is the cause, we tell you to call an electrician rather than sell you a part.
Upright freezer in a shed or workshop warming up. A freezer outside the house collects dust on the coil and rides wide temperature swings. We clean the condenser, test the thermostat and the start parts, and check the door seal, which can dry and crack in an unheated space.
Evaporator coil iced solid on a frost-free fridge. When the defrost heater or its thermostat fails, ice builds until air cannot pass. The freezer may still feel cold while the fridge warms. We melt the coil, test each defrost part, and replace the one that failed.
Water line frozen inside the freezer door. On a side-by-side, the water line runs through the freezer door and can freeze when the door is left ajar or the gasket leaks. We thaw the line, check the gasket and the door alignment, and test the dispenser valve.

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

Refrigeration Repair in El Sobrante questions, answered.

Our fridge trips the breaker when it starts. Is it the compressor?

Not always. A shorted defrost heater, a failing compressor or a GFCI outlet on the fridge circuit can each trip it. We isolate each circuit in the fridge and test the compressor windings to ground before we say which it is.
Do you come up into the hills above San Pablo Dam Road?

Yes. We cover all of El Sobrante, from downtown along San Pablo Dam Road to the triangle around Appian Way and Valley View Road, El Sobrante Manor and the homes in the hills.
Can the ice maker be fixed without replacing the whole fridge?

Yes, in most cases. The ice maker, the inlet valve and the fill tube are separate parts. Our technician runs a harvest cycle, finds where it stops, and replaces only that part.

Need refrigeration repair in El Sobrante?

Tell us what is broken. We will quote it.