There is a steady puddle under the machine every morning. What is leaking?

A morning puddle is usually a bowl gasket or shaft seal that seeped overnight while the unit sat under pressure. On spray and bubbler heads it can be a cracked O-ring. It is a seal replacement in most cases, and we grease the new parts so it does not come back in a month.

Coming from San Ramon, how do you reach Fremont, and how long is it?

We take Interstate 680 south through Pleasanton and down into Fremont, generally 25 to 35 minutes depending on traffic near the Sunol grade. Fremont shares a route with Pleasanton and Union City for us, so a South and Inner East Bay stop fits our loop well.

We sanitize the bowl every night. Is that why the seals keep failing?

Nightly sanitizing is the right thing to do, but hot water and cleaner do dry rubber out over time, so seals in a clean-every-night kitchen wear a bit faster. The fix is not to clean less. It is to use food-safe seal grease on reassembly and swap the gaskets on a schedule before they crack.

CRATHCO · FREMONT

Service · All Crathco Models

Crathco Beverage Equipment Repair · Fremont, CA

Crathco cold and frozen dispenser repair in Fremont, from the Afghan and Asian corridors to Warm Springs

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

Call (925) 999-4095

Crathco in Fremont

Crathco refrigeration in Fremont.

In Fremont the ticket that comes in most is a leak. Water or product pooling under the drip tray, or a slow weep down the back of the bowl, almost always traces to a tired bowl gasket, a dry shaft seal, or a cracked O-ring on a bubbler or spray head. The dense restaurant and market scene here runs these units hard, and daily wash cycles dry the rubber out. We pull the bowl, replace the seal set, and grease it right so the fit holds.

Bay Area Refrigeration Service is independent and run by Andrew Kuznetsov from San Ramon. We carry EPA 608 certification and work under CSLB #1136642. We are nobody's warranty subcontractor, so our read on your machine is the real one. The $75 diagnostic is waived when the repair goes ahead, and you approve a written quote before we start.

The Afghan and Asian restaurants and groceries across Fremont, along with the office cafes out by Warm Springs, keep these dispensers pouring all day. We cover Fremont on a route with Oakland, Pleasanton, and Union City, so we are usually nearby.

Common repairs we do

What we close on the truck.

Bowl gaskets, shaft seals, and O-rings that leak. Our first Fremont check is the seal path. A leaking Crathco usually has a flattened bowl gasket or a shaft seal that has gone hard and lost its grip. On bubbler and spray models the small O-rings crack after months of hot sanitizing. We strip the bowl, replace the full gasket and seal set, and lubricate with food-safe grease. Then we fill and run the unit to confirm the drip is gone for good.
Magnetic-drive coupling and auger that stop turning. When a Fremont bowl quits mixing but the motor hums along, the magnetic coupling has slipped. We check the drive magnet, the coupling cup, and the motor for wear or a crack. High-volume units in the restaurant corridors chew through couplings faster than most. We install a new coupling and prove the auger carries a full frozen load without stalling.
Refrigeration that pours warm or ices over. A Fremont dispenser that stays warm or freezes into a block has a control or sealed-system issue. We test the cold control, check the evaporator for an ice bridge, and on R290 units confirm the fan and relay are doing their job. A coil packed with grease from a busy kitchen line is a frequent cause. We repair the control and fan side onsite and give you a clear call if the compressor or charge has failed.

Models we service

Crathco product lines.

Cold and frozen beverage dispensers
Twin-tank and single-tank bubbler and spray units
Crathco D, FROZEN, and Mini-Pro lines
Refrigerated (R290 sealed-system) dispensers

Pricing and warranty

What it costs. What we stand behind.

$75

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

90 days on consumables, 1 year on major parts and boiler work. Quoted in writing before work starts.
CSLB

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

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FAQ

Crathco in Fremont questions, answered.

There is a steady puddle under the machine every morning. What is leaking?

A morning puddle is usually a bowl gasket or shaft seal that seeped overnight while the unit sat under pressure. On spray and bubbler heads it can be a cracked O-ring. It is a seal replacement in most cases, and we grease the new parts so it does not come back in a month.
Coming from San Ramon, how do you reach Fremont, and how long is it?

We take Interstate 680 south through Pleasanton and down into Fremont, generally 25 to 35 minutes depending on traffic near the Sunol grade. Fremont shares a route with Pleasanton and Union City for us, so a South and Inner East Bay stop fits our loop well.
We sanitize the bowl every night. Is that why the seals keep failing?

Nightly sanitizing is the right thing to do, but hot water and cleaner do dry rubber out over time, so seals in a clean-every-night kitchen wear a bit faster. The fix is not to clean less. It is to use food-safe seal grease on reassembly and swap the gaskets on a schedule before they crack.

Need Crathco service in Fremont?

Tell us what is broken. We will quote it.