Should I repair my Traulsen or replace it?

Repair wins almost every time on these. Traulsen builds them to be opened up and fixed, and most failures trace back to age and use, not a design flaw. We put the repair cost in writing so you can weigh it against a new cabinet yourself.

Are you a Traulsen authorized service company?

No, we're independent. We service Traulsen without a factory contract behind us, so the diagnosis is ours and it's straight. The one factory training we do carry is on Manitowoc ice machines.

How fast can you get to San Carlos?

We're based in San Ramon, but a technician working the Peninsula, based in San Mateo County, gets to San Carlos without crossing back over the hill first. We don't promise same day, but we'll give you a real window when you call, and the $99 diagnostic is credited toward the repair.

TRAULSEN · SAN CARLOS

Service · All Traulsen Models

Traulsen Commercial Refrigeration Repair · San Carlos, CA

Traulsen reach-ins and prep tables on Laurel Street's restaurant row, plus the heavier cold storage running on San Carlos's industrial east side.

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

Call (925) 999-4095

Traulsen in San Carlos

Traulsen refrigeration in San Carlos.

San Carlos runs two different kitchens under one zip code. Laurel Street's pedestrian restaurant row downtown packs a few dozen kitchens into a handful of walkable blocks, and most of them lean on Traulsen reach-ins and prep tables to get through a dinner rush. East of El Camino, toward Industrial Road and Commercial Street near the airport, food distributors and commissary operations run heavier Traulsen roll-ins and cold storage, built for a pallet jack, not a server.

I like getting called on Traulsen because it's built to come apart, so a real fix beats a swap most of the time. The San Carlos pattern is a thermostat that has drifted so the box won't hold 41, a gasket torn from restaurant-row door traffic, a condenser fan seized on the industrial side, or a slow refrigerant leak on an older cabinet. We stock the parts that fail most, and the written estimate confirms repair price and timing after diagnosis.

Common repairs we do

What we close on the truck.

Thermostat drift on the Laurel Street line. A reach-in that won't hold 41 anymore usually comes down to a thermostat that drifted out of calibration under years of door traffic. I test it against a known reference, recalibrate or replace, and confirm the box actually recovers before I call the job done.
Door gasket torn from restaurant-row traffic. A Laurel Street kitchen opens its reach-in door hundreds of times a service, and the gasket tears at the hinge corner first. Once it stops sealing, the compressor never gets a break. It's the cheapest fix on the cabinet and we stock the common Traulsen profiles on the truck.
Industrial-side roll-in fan and coil fouled with dust. The cold storage on the east side sits close to warehouse and yard dust, and that gets pulled straight into the condenser coil. I pull the unit, clean the coil, and check the fan bearings, because a fan running dry seizes within months and takes the compressor down with it.

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 San Carlos questions, answered.

Should I repair my Traulsen or replace it?

Repair wins almost every time on these. Traulsen builds them to be opened up and fixed, and most failures trace back to age and use, not a design flaw. We put the repair cost in writing so you can weigh it against a new cabinet yourself.
Are you a Traulsen authorized service company?

No, we're independent. We service Traulsen without a factory contract behind us, so the diagnosis is ours and it's straight. The one factory training we do carry is on Manitowoc ice machines.
How fast can you get to San Carlos?

We're based in San Ramon, but a technician working the Peninsula, based in San Mateo County, gets to San Carlos without crossing back over the hill first. We don't promise same day, but we'll give you a real window when you call, and the $99 diagnostic is credited toward the repair.

Need Traulsen service in San Carlos?

Tell us what is broken. We will quote it.