Does the ocean air really damage the units, or is that overstated?

It's real. Salt air corrodes condenser coils, fan motors, and fasteners faster than inland exposure. Our Peninsula technician, based in San Mateo, sees it on nearly every Pacifica call.

Are you Continental-authorized for warranty work?

No. We service Continental as an independent shop, no factory authorization claimed, and the only certification we carry is Manitowoc on ice machines.

What do you charge to come look at it?

$99, credited toward the repair, with a written quote before any work starts.

CONTINENTAL · PACIFICA

Service · All Continental Models

Continental Commercial Refrigeration Repair · Pacifica, CA

Continental units along Pacifica's coastline, fighting salt air corrosion that inland cities never see.

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

Call (925) 999-4095

Continental in Pacifica

Continental refrigeration in Pacifica.

Pacifica sits right on the ocean, and the restaurants along Highway 1 near Rockaway Beach and Linda Mar run Continental reach-ins and prep tables in a climate harder on equipment than anywhere else we cover. Salt air corrodes condenser coils, fan blades, and cabinet fasteners faster here, and that's not a sales pitch, it's what we find when we open these units up.

We dispatch Pacifica through a technician based in San Mateo, over the hill rather than down from San Ramon, so response here doesn't lag. We work Continental as an independent shop and stock the condenser fan motors and contactors that salt exposure wears out first.

Common repairs we do

What we close on the truck.

Condenser coils corroded by salt air. A Continental condenser coil near the coast pits and corrodes years before the same coil would inland. We clean what can be saved and replace what's gone, rather than defaulting to a full coil swap.
Reach-ins at beach-adjacent restaurants. The restaurants near Rockaway and Linda Mar run reach-ins that ice up or drift warm from the usual causes, a bad evaporator fan motor or a defrost board stuck open, but we check for salt corrosion on the electrical contacts too before calling it done.
Sealed-system repair in-house. Recovery, evacuation, and weigh-in on a Pacifica unit happen in-house under EPA #1279674151528. Coastal units lose charge from corroded fittings more than inland units do, so we check the whole line set, not just the leak point.

Models we service

Continental product lines.

Reach-in refrigerators and freezers
Refrigerated prep tables
Undercounter units
Worktop refrigerators
Roll-in and pass-through cabinets
Display merchandisers

Pricing and warranty

What it costs. What we stand behind.

$99

Diagnostic visit. Credited toward the repair.
Written

1 year parts and labor on the repair, 90 days on consumables. Quoted in writing before work starts.
CSLB

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

Nearby cities

Continental service in neighboring cities.

More cities

Continental across our service area.

FAQ

Continental in Pacifica questions, answered.

Does the ocean air really damage the units, or is that overstated?

It's real. Salt air corrodes condenser coils, fan motors, and fasteners faster than inland exposure. Our Peninsula technician, based in San Mateo, sees it on nearly every Pacifica call.
Are you Continental-authorized for warranty work?

No. We service Continental as an independent shop, no factory authorization claimed, and the only certification we carry is Manitowoc on ice machines.
What do you charge to come look at it?

$99, credited toward the repair, with a written quote before any work starts.

Need Continental service in Pacifica?

Tell us what is broken. We will quote it.