~20 min from our office

Commercial Refrigeration Repair
San Jose, CA

Walk-in coolers, walk-in freezers, reach-in units, display cases, prep tables, ice machines — if it keeps food cold in a San Jose restaurant, grocery store, or commercial kitchen, we repair it. C-38 Refrigeration contractor license. Same-day emergency response because spoiled product doesn’t wait until Monday.

(408) 581-2241

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Commercial Refrigeration Repair in San Jose: Every Equipment Type, Every Brand

San Jose’s food service industry is enormous. The city has thousands of restaurants — from the Vietnamese restaurants along East Santa Clara and Story Road, to the sushi bars and ramen shops on Saratoga Avenue, the Mexican taquerias on East Julian, the Korean BBQ joints on El Camino, and the corporate cafeterias feeding tech workers in North San Jose. Every one of them depends on commercial refrigeration to pass health inspections and keep food safe.

Beyond restaurants, San Jose’s grocery stores, convenience stores, floral shops, medical labs, and commercial bakeries all rely on commercial refrigeration. The variety of equipment we encounter in a typical week includes Kolpak walk-in coolers, True reach-in refrigerators, Hussmann display cases, Delfield prep tables, and Hoshizaki ice machines — plus dozens of other brands and configurations.

Equipment We Repair

Walk-in coolers and freezers: Compressor, evaporator fan, condenser fan, defrost system, door gaskets, controllers, and refrigerant circuit repair. All brands: Kolpak, Norlake, Master-Bilt, Bally, Amerikooler. Walk-in cooler repair details.

Reach-in coolers, freezers, and display cases: True, Turbo Air, Everest, Beverage-Air, Continental, Hussmann. Compressor issues, fan motor failure, door gasket leaks, temperature inconsistency, and defrost failures. Reach-in service details.

Ice machines: Hoshizaki, Manitowoc, Scotsman, Ice-O-Matic, Follett. Not making ice, low production, water leaks, harvest failures. Ice machine repair details.

Prep tables and sandwich units: Turbo Air, True, Beverage-Air, Delfield. Temperature issues, compressor failure, gasket replacement.

Refrigerant leak detection and repair: Electronic leak detection, nitrogen pressure testing, joint repair, evacuation, and factory-spec recharge. We track refrigerant usage per EPA Section 608 requirements and provide documentation for your records.

What Commercial Refrigeration Repair Costs in San Jose

Emergency Diagnostic$150–$250

Fan Motor / Thermostat$200–$600

Refrigerant Leak Repair$400–$1,500

Door Gasket Replacement$150–$500

Compressor Replacement$800–$3,000

Quarterly Maintenance Plan$800–$2,500/yr

Prices vary by equipment type and size. Exact pricing provided before work begins. Maintenance plan pricing depends on the number of units. See maintenance plans.

Why San Jose Restaurants Choose Us for Refrigeration

Most HVAC companies in San Jose carry only a C-20 license. They can work on your rooftop AC but legally shouldn’t touch your walk-in cooler or ice machine. We carry both C-20 and C-38, meaning one contractor handles everything in your restaurant — from the dining room thermostat to the walk-in compressor. For property managers and multi-location restaurants, that means one vendor, one relationship, one phone number for all mechanical systems.

We also stock common refrigeration parts on our trucks: fan motors, contactors, capacitors, thermostats, defrost heaters, and filter driers. This means most repairs are completed in a single visit without waiting for parts to ship. For San Jose restaurants losing revenue every hour a cooler is down, single-visit resolution matters.

FAQ

Refrigeration Repair San Jose — Common Questions

What types of commercial refrigeration do you repair?

Everything: walk-in coolers and freezers, reach-in units, display cases, prep tables and sandwich units, ice machines, beer coolers, floral coolers, and specialty refrigeration. We’re C-38 licensed — the specific California license for commercial refrigeration. See all refrigeration services.

My restaurant has a health inspection next week and the reach-in is failing — can you help?

Yes — health inspection prep is one of our most common calls. We diagnose the unit, repair it, verify it holds proper temperature (below 41°F for coolers, 0°F for freezers), and provide a service receipt documenting the repair and temperature readings. Call us as soon as you know about the inspection so we can schedule accordingly.

Can you also handle our kitchen’s HVAC and exhaust hoods?

We handle the HVAC side — rooftop AC units, make-up air units, and thermostats. For exhaust hoods, grease duct cleaning, and Type I/II hood work, that requires a different specialty. But for everything else — refrigeration, HVAC, and ice machines — one call to us covers it. Commercial HVAC services in San Jose.