CRATHCO · LAFAYETTE
Service · All Crathco ModelsCrathco Beverage Equipment Repair · Lafayette, CA
Crathco dispenser repair in Lafayette, for the bistros and wine bars along Mt Diablo Blvd
- $99 diagnostic (credited toward the repair)
- Same or next-day best effort
- CSLB #1136642
Crathco in Lafayette
Crathco refrigeration in Lafayette.
A Crathco cold unit lives or dies on its refrigeration. When the cold plate or the R290 sealed system falls behind, the product drifts warm and the machine cannot hold a safe temperature. Push the control the other way and it over-freezes, caking a bubbler juice into ice against the bowl wall. We tune both ends of that range on D-series and Mini-Pro machines.
Lafayette's downtown runs small. The bistros and wine bars on Mt Diablo Blvd have little back-of-house room to spare, so a counter dispenser has to work in a tight space with poor airflow. A condenser starved for air is one of the first faults we chase down here.
We are an independent shop, EPA 608 certified, CSLB #1136642. You get a written quote first, and the $99 diagnostic is credited toward the repair.
Common repairs we do
What we close on the truck.
- Cold plate warm or over-freezing. When a Lafayette counter unit pours warm one week and freezes solid the next, the refrigeration control has slipped. We check the thermostat, the freeze timer on frozen models, and the cold plate contact so the barrel settles into the right range. Getting it to hold a steady temperature is the whole job on a cold dispenser.
- Condenser and R290 sealed system. Tight bistro counters trap heat around the condenser, and a coil packed with dust cannot shed it. We clean the coil, pull the unit away from the wall for airflow, and verify the R290 charge and the compressor draw. If the sealed system needs opening, we handle the flammable refrigerant with the right tools and take the unit to the bench.
- Faucet and valve leaks on the pour. A dispenser that drips at the spout after every pour usually has a tired faucet O-ring or a worn valve seat. We rebuild the faucet with fresh seals so it shuts clean, which keeps the small Mt Diablo Blvd counters from puddling in a spot where there is no room to mop around.
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.
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$99
Diagnostic visit. Credited toward the repair.
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Written
1 year parts and labor on the repair, 90 days on consumables. Quoted in writing before work starts.
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CSLB
#1136642. Bonded and insured. We file warranty paperwork when applicable.
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FAQ
Crathco in Lafayette questions, answered.
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Can you come to Lafayette from San Ramon?
We can. From San Ramon we take 680 north through Alamo and Walnut Creek and drop into Lafayette, so the Mt Diablo Blvd corridor and the side streets off it are easy for us to reach. We cover Orinda and Walnut Creek on the same run. -
Our counter dispenser runs but the drink comes out warm. What causes that?
Warm product on a Crathco is nearly always a refrigeration fault. In a tight bistro space it is often a condenser choked with dust or set too close to a wall, so it cannot shed heat. We clean the coil, check the R290 charge, and confirm the cold plate is pulling temperature. -
We have very little back room. Do you service the small Mini-Pro units on site?
Yes. The Mini-Pro and other small-footprint machines are built for exactly this kind of tight counter, and we service them in place. We only take a unit to the shop when a sealed-system repair needs the bench.
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