MANITOWOC · FOSTER CITY
Factory-Certified by ManitowocManitowoc Commercial Ice Machine Repair · Foster City, CA
Manitowoc-certified ice machine repair for the restaurants at Beach Park Plaza and along Foster City Boulevard, in the Peninsula's planned waterfront city.
- $99 diagnostic (credited toward the repair)
- Same or next-day best effort
- CSLB #1136642
Manitowoc in Foster City
Manitowoc refrigeration in Foster City.
Foster City was built as a planned community around a network of lagoons, and most of it is condos, townhomes, and HOA buildings rather than standalone commercial blocks. The restaurants that do run Manitowoc heads cluster in a few places, Beach Park Plaza and the retail strip along Foster City Boulevard, serving a city that's almost entirely residential around them.
The Manitowoc Ice and Koolaire seminar is where we earned our factory certification, training that covers the Indigo NXT, NEO undercounter, and QuietQube remote condenser line. Foster City was mostly built out in one stretch back in the 1960s and 70s, so a lot of the commercial buildings in a given plaza went up around the same time, which means their equipment tends to age out together too. Water here comes through the same Cal Water Hetch Hetchy blend as San Mateo next door, moderately soft.
Common repairs we do
What we close on the truck.
- End-of-life failures on original-era plaza units. A Manitowoc head installed when a Beach Park Plaza storefront first opened decades ago is now old enough that a compressor or control board failure is a real repair-or-replace decision, not a simple part swap. I give a straight answer on which way makes sense for the machine's age and condition before I start.
- No-harvest faults on plaza cafe and deli units. A cafe or deli counter machine that won't drop ice during a lunch rush is usually the water curtain not tripping the harvest valve or a frosted harvest sensor. I carry both parts, so most calls involve parts we usually stock.
- Purge valve wear from lighter, steadier cycling. Foster City's restaurant volume runs lighter than San Mateo's restaurant rows, but a purge valve or float switch still wears out over years of steady use, showing up as cloudy cubes or a slow harvest. I test the part before replacing it, since a lighter-use machine doesn't always need the same part swapped as a high-volume one would.
Models we service
Manitowoc product lines.
- Indigo NXT modular ice machines
- NEO undercounter
- QuietQube remote condenser
- Koolaire value-line ice
- Storage bins and ice dispensers
Factory credentials
Manitowoc Certified · 2026/02/12
Manitowoc Ice and Koolaire Field Service Seminar
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
Manitowoc in Foster City questions, answered.
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Is Foster City covered by your Peninsula technician?
Yes. Foster City sits just up the road from where our technician is based in San Mateo, so this is a short trip, not a San Ramon dispatch. We don't promise same-day on every call, but a down machine during business hours moves up the schedule. -
Are you a Manitowoc dealer?
No. We hold the factory certification to service Manitowoc, earned through the Manitowoc Ice and Koolaire seminar on the Indigo NXT, NEO, and QuietQube line, but we don't sell the equipment. CSLB #1136642 and EPA 608, #1279674151528, are both ours. -
My machine is original to the building from decades ago. Is it worth fixing?
Sometimes yes, sometimes no. I'll diagnose it honestly and tell you if a repair makes sense for the machine's age and condition, or if you're better off putting the money toward a new one. The $99 diagnostic is credited toward the repair.
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