My Traulsen reach-in won't get below 45. What's wrong?

Nine times out of ten it's a thermostat out of calibration, a failed evaporator fan motor, or a condenser so packed with grease the compressor can't shed heat. We track down which one it actually is before we quote, rather than guessing with parts, and you'll have that price in writing first.

Are you a Traulsen factory dealer?

No, and we don't claim to be. We're an independent shop, but we know these cabinets inside and out and keep the parts that fail most on hand. You get a straight quote and nobody pushing a brand on you, just the fix.

How long does it take you to get to Albany from San Ramon?

About 40 to 45 minutes, either I-580 across to San Pablo Dam Road or Highway 24 through the Caldecott to I-80. Albany runs on the same day as our Berkeley and Richmond stops, and a booked window comes with a written arrival time. Down during service? Call (925) 999-4095 and say it's an outage.

TRAULSEN · ALBANY

Service · All Traulsen Models

Traulsen Commercial Refrigeration Repair · Albany, CA

Traulsen reach-ins and prep tables on Albany's Solano Avenue, serviced by a crew that diagnoses the cabinet instead of guessing on the clock.

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

Call (925) 999-4095

Traulsen in Albany

Traulsen refrigeration in Albany.

Solano Avenue's dense run of restaurants and cafes, shared with North Berkeley, along with the storefronts where San Pablo Avenue crosses through, keep a good number of Traulsen reach-ins and prep tables working every shift. When the cold side quits on a Friday night, the owner wants the cabinet diagnosed, not a parts-changer working a checklist.

Traulsen is a brand we're always glad to hear from. It's built tough enough for a real working kitchen, and built so a tech can open it up and actually repair it instead of throwing parts at it. Common Albany calls: a thermostat drifting out of calibration so a reach-in won't hold below 41, a door gasket worn out from constant pulls in a tight kitchen, or a sealed-system leak on an older unit. Thermostats, gaskets, and fan motors ride on the truck, so most of these get closed out in a single stop.

Common repairs we do

What we close on the truck.

Thermostat out of calibration. The most common Traulsen failure we see on Solano Avenue. Once the thermostat slips out of calibration or fails outright, the reach-in either runs warm or can't hold setpoint at all. We check it against a known-accurate reference, recalibrate where possible or swap it when it's shot, then verify the box actually pulls back down to temp. We provide a written repair estimate after the on-site diagnosis and before any work starts.
Worn door gasket. On a busy Solano Avenue line a gasket gets torn and hardened fast, and once it stops sealing the compressor runs nonstop trying to keep up. Of everything that can go wrong with the cabinet, this is one of the cheapest to fix, and skipping it just wears down the rest of the system. We stock the common Traulsen profiles.
Sealed-system leak in tight kitchen installs. Past 15 to 20 years, vibration and slow corrosion crack the sealed system open, and a lot of Albany's kitchens are shoehorned into small storefronts with the compressor running in a tight, hot corner that speeds that wear along. That's licensed sealed-system work, which we do ourselves under EPA #1279674151528, complete recovery, evacuation, and weigh-in, backed by a two-year parts and labor warranty on the rebuild.

Models we service

Traulsen product lines.

Reach-in refrigerators and freezers
Roll-in and roll-thru cabinets
Undercounter units
Blast chillers
Pass-thru and dual-temp cabinets

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

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More cities

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FAQ

Traulsen in Albany questions, answered.

My Traulsen reach-in won't get below 45. What's wrong?

Nine times out of ten it's a thermostat out of calibration, a failed evaporator fan motor, or a condenser so packed with grease the compressor can't shed heat. We track down which one it actually is before we quote, rather than guessing with parts, and you'll have that price in writing first.
Are you a Traulsen factory dealer?

No, and we don't claim to be. We're an independent shop, but we know these cabinets inside and out and keep the parts that fail most on hand. You get a straight quote and nobody pushing a brand on you, just the fix.
How long does it take you to get to Albany from San Ramon?

About 40 to 45 minutes, either I-580 across to San Pablo Dam Road or Highway 24 through the Caldecott to I-80. Albany runs on the same day as our Berkeley and Richmond stops, and a booked window comes with a written arrival time. Down during service? Call (925) 999-4095 and say it's an outage.

Need Traulsen service in Albany?

Tell us what is broken. We will quote it.