Walk-in Cooler Repair in the San Francisco Bay Area

A walk-in cooler that runs warm puts the whole kitchen’s inventory and your next health inspection at risk. Best Pro repairs walk-in coolers for restaurants, bars, markets, catering kitchens and other food businesses in San Francisco, on the Peninsula and in the South Bay.

Where Bay Area walk-ins struggle

• Rooftop and alley condensing units. In San Francisco the condensing unit often sits on the roof or in a light well, a long way from the box. Salt air and fog corrode coils and fan motors there, and a long line set makes a slow leak harder to find.
• Basement boxes. Many older buildings keep the walk-in in a basement with little ventilation, so the condensing unit next to it breathes its own warm exhaust.
• Heat waves. A September heat wave in the South Bay pushes condensing units to their limit, and a dirty coil or a weak fan motor that coped in June can’t keep up.
• Doors. Torn gaskets, sagging hinges and closers that no longer pull the door shut let warm air in all day.

How we work

We diagnose the whole system — condensing unit, evaporator, fans, defrost, controls and the box itself — and fix the real cause. A box that runs warm is usually fighting a dirty condenser coil, a failing fan motor, low refrigerant or a door that doesn’t seal. Fixing that keeps the box at temperature and lowers the PG&E bill too.

What we offer

• Fast response to keep downtime and product loss to a minimum
• Upfront pricing before any repair begins
• 90-day warranty on replaced parts and labor
• Refrigerant leak search and recharge by EPA 608 certified technicians
• Door gasket, hinge, closer and heater replacement
• Preventive maintenance: coil cleaning, gasket inspection, drain line and control checks

Have a walk-in freezer as well? See walk-in freezer repair. For reach-in refrigerators, prep tables and display cases, see commercial refrigerator repair.