TRUE · ALBANY
Service · All True ModelsTrue Commercial Refrigeration Repair · Albany, CA
We repair True reach-ins, prep tables, and back-bar coolers for the cafes and small restaurants along Albany's Solano Avenue strip and the storefronts where San Pablo Avenue crosses it.
- $99 diagnostic (credited toward the repair)
- Same or next-day best effort
- CSLB #1136642
True in Albany
True refrigeration in Albany.
Albany is barely a mile and a half wide, wedged between Berkeley and El Cerrito in Alameda County, and its food businesses pack tight along Solano Avenue, the strip it shares with North Berkeley, plus the storefronts where San Pablo Avenue cuts across. True reach-ins and prep tables run behind a lot of those counters, and in a kitchen that small, one broken cooler backs up the whole line.
True cabinets last, so what we see in Albany kitchens is usually wear rather than a defect. A reach-in stuck above 45 often means the evaporator fan motor gave out, and a prep table running warm on a busy Solano Avenue lunch shift is frequently a condenser choked with kitchen grease. We usually stock the common repair parts, and we confirm timing after the on-site diagnosis.
Common repairs we do
What we close on the truck.
- Reach-ins losing temp on a busy line. A True reach-in running warm during a lunch rush on Solano Avenue is usually a failed evaporator fan motor, an iced coil from a defrost cycle that's stuck, or an aging control board. We provide a written repair estimate after the on-site diagnosis and before any work starts.
- Cafe prep tables holding warm. The cafes and small kitchens along Solano and San Pablo run their prep tables all day in a tight footprint, and the rail warms up when the condenser packs with grease or a start relay goes bad. We carry start components and gasket stock, so most of these involve parts we usually stock.
- Sealed-system and leak repair. When an older True box loses its charge, that's leak work, and we keep it in-house under EPA #1279674151528. We're also R290 hydrocarbon-trained, which matters more each year as newer self-contained units in these small kitchens ship with flammable refrigerant.
Models we service
True product lines.
- Reach-in refrigerators and freezers
- Sandwich and salad prep tables
- Under-counter units
- Bottle coolers
- Glass-door merchandisers
- Back-bar coolers
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
True in Albany questions, answered.
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Is it worth fixing an old True cooler or should I just replace it?
In most cases it's worth fixing. True builds a durable cabinet, and repair usually costs a fraction of a new unit. If a box is truly done, we'll tell you that instead of running up a bill chasing it. -
Are you an authorized True dealer?
No, we work on True as an independent shop. The only factory certification we carry is for Manitowoc ice machines. -
How long does it take you to reach Albany from San Ramon?
About 40 to 45 minutes, usually via I-580 or Highway 24 to I-80. Albany gets routed together with our Berkeley and Richmond Inner East Bay stops, and any booked window comes with a written arrival time.
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