My Traulsen unit near the theatre district keeps running warm before a dinner rush. What's usually wrong?

Most often it's a thermostat out of calibration or a condenser coil that needs cleaning. I test both before I touch a part, and you get the actual cause in writing, not a guess.

Do you work on the Redwood Shores office cafeteria equipment?

Yes, we service that Traulsen gear the same as any restaurant kitchen. We're not factory-authorized by Traulsen, just an independent shop with the parts and testing to get it right.

How is your response time in Redwood City, being the county seat and a longer drive from San Ramon?

Being the county seat, Redwood City sees more Peninsula traffic than a small town would. Our technician on the Peninsula is based in San Mateo County, so a call doesn't ride the whole 92 corridor from San Ramon first. I won't tell you it lands same day each time, but you get an honest window, and the $99 diagnostic is credited toward the repair.

TRAULSEN · REDWOOD CITY

Service · All Traulsen Models

Traulsen Commercial Refrigeration Repair · Redwood City, CA

Traulsen reach-ins in the Courthouse Square restaurant district and the Redwood Shores office cafeterias, serviced across the county seat.

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

Call (925) 999-4095

Traulsen in Redwood City

Traulsen refrigeration in Redwood City.

Redwood City is the San Mateo County seat, and its Traulsen work splits into distinct pockets. Downtown, the Fox Theatre and Courthouse Square anchor a real restaurant district that fills a dinner crowd on show nights, running Traulsen reach-ins and prep lines. Out at Redwood Shores, the office towers on the bay run cafeteria-scale Traulsen equipment for a workday lunch rush instead of an evening one.

Two different rush hours, same brand holding the line. The calls track close to what I'd expect from that mix: a thermostat that has drifted so the box won't hold setpoint before a show crowd hits, a door gasket worn from a lunch-hour cafeteria line, a seized condenser fan, or a sealed-system leak on an older unit tucked in an Emerald Hills catering kitchen. We carry the fan motors, gaskets, and controls that fail most, so a lot of these involve parts we usually stock.

Common repairs we do

What we close on the truck.

Thermostat drift before the dinner-and-show crowd. A downtown reach-in that won't hold temp right before a dinner-and-show crowd is usually a thermostat that has drifted out of calibration. I test it, recalibrate or replace it, and watch the box actually pull back down before I sign off.
Cafeteria line gasket wear at Redwood Shores. An office cafeteria line at Redwood Shores gets opened all through a lunch rush, and the gasket wears at the corners first. Once it stops sealing, the compressor runs constant and the power bill climbs with it. We stock the common Traulsen gasket profiles.
Condenser fan and sealed-system faults on older units. A condenser fan that seizes runs the compressor hot and shortens its life fast. On an older Traulsen cabinet, a slow refrigerant leak shows up the same way, as a box that struggles to hold temp. I check both before I recommend a part, and any sealed-system work goes through recovery, evacuation, and weigh-in under EPA #1279674151528.

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.

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FAQ

Traulsen in Redwood City questions, answered.

My Traulsen unit near the theatre district keeps running warm before a dinner rush. What's usually wrong?

Most often it's a thermostat out of calibration or a condenser coil that needs cleaning. I test both before I touch a part, and you get the actual cause in writing, not a guess.
Do you work on the Redwood Shores office cafeteria equipment?

Yes, we service that Traulsen gear the same as any restaurant kitchen. We're not factory-authorized by Traulsen, just an independent shop with the parts and testing to get it right.
How is your response time in Redwood City, being the county seat and a longer drive from San Ramon?

Being the county seat, Redwood City sees more Peninsula traffic than a small town would. Our technician on the Peninsula is based in San Mateo County, so a call doesn't ride the whole 92 corridor from San Ramon first. I won't tell you it lands same day each time, but you get an honest window, and the $99 diagnostic is credited toward the repair.

Need Traulsen service in Redwood City?

Tell us what is broken. We will quote it.