TRUE · EL CERRITO
Service · All True ModelsTrue Commercial Refrigeration Repair · El Cerrito, CA
We repair True reach-ins, prep tables, and back-bar units for the small restaurants, bakeries, and markets along El Cerrito's San Pablo Avenue strip and the shops at El Cerrito Plaza.
- $99 diagnostic (credited toward the repair)
- Same or next-day best effort
- CSLB #1136642
True in El Cerrito
True refrigeration in El Cerrito.
El Cerrito sits on the hillside between Richmond and Albany in Contra Costa County, and its commercial kitchens cluster along the San Pablo Avenue strip and inside the El Cerrito Plaza shopping center. True reach-ins and prep tables turn up in the small restaurants, bakeries, and markets along that corridor, running long hours on tight margins. When one goes warm, the owner needs a straight answer on what failed, not a guess.
True boxes hold up well over the years, so most of the calls we get in El Cerrito trace back to age rather than a bad unit. A reach-in that won't drop below 45 usually points to a tired evaporator fan motor, and a prep table running warm often means the condenser is packed with grease and needs a real cleaning, not just a wipe-down. We keep fan motors, relays, thermostats, contactors, and gaskets stocked on the truck, so most of these involve parts we usually stock up the hill.
Common repairs we do
What we close on the truck.
- Won't hold safe temp. A True reach-in or prep rail running warm on San Pablo Avenue is usually a failed evaporator fan motor, a coil iced from a stuck defrost cycle, or a control board that's simply worn out. We provide a written repair estimate after the on-site diagnosis and before any work starts.
- Bakery and market coolers short-cycling. The bakeries and small markets along San Pablo Avenue run True reach-ins nonstop, and when one starts short-cycling it's usually a bad start relay, a clogged condenser, or a gasket that's torn at the hinge and letting warm air in. We carry start components and gasket stock, so most of these involve parts we usually stock.
- Sealed-system and leak work. Older True units eventually develop a leak at a fitting or line. We handle recovery, leak repair, evacuation, and recharge in-house under EPA #1279674151528, and we're R290 hydrocarbon-trained for the newer self-contained boxes that are showing up in remodeled kitchens on the strip.
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 El Cerrito questions, answered.
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Would you rather sell me a new unit than fix the old one?
No, we'd rather fix it. True cabinets are built solid, and repair is almost always the cheaper path. If a box is genuinely at the end of its life, we'll say so plainly instead of pushing a sale. -
Is your shop a factory-authorized True dealer?
No, we work on True equipment as an independent shop. The only factory certification we hold is for Manitowoc ice machines. -
How fast can you get out to El Cerrito if a unit goes down?
We run out of San Ramon, and El Cerrito is about 40 to 45 minutes out via I-580 or Highway 24 to I-80. We route El Cerrito with our Berkeley and Richmond Inner East Bay stops, and if you've got a booked window, we give you a written arrival time.
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