Is a fifteen-year-old garage freezer in San Carlos worth repairing?

Usually, if the compressor still runs. A defrost timer or fan motor is a small fraction of a new unit's cost.

Can parts even be found for an old unit like this?

Most of the common wear parts, defrost timers, fan motors, cold controls, cross-reference to current parts. We confirm fit before ordering.

Does San Carlos wait longer for a visit since your shop lists San Ramon?

No, our Peninsula technician lives in San Mateo County, and San Carlos is a short drive for him.

REFRIGERATION REPAIR · SAN CARLOS

Refrigeration Repair · San Carlos, CA

Refrigerator and freezer repair across San Carlos, White Oaks hills to Laurel Street.

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

Call (925) 999-4095

Refrigeration Repair in San Carlos

Refrigeration Repair in San Carlos.

San Carlos splits into two worlds for a refrigerator call. Up in White Oaks and the San Carlos Hills, tract homes from the fifties and sixties still keep a garage freezer running well past the two or three kitchen remodels that happened upstairs. Down near Laurel Street and across the light industrial strip along Old County Road, older duplexes keep a second-hand fridge doing the same garage duty.

On units built from the eighties through the early 2000s, the usual failures are a defrost timer, an evaporator fan that's seized, or a cold control dial that's drifted with age. We confirm the replacement part actually fits before quoting anything, since a garage unit that old isn't worth guessing on.

What the work looks like

A built-in sealed-system leak repair.

Nitrogen pressure and a soap-bubble test on a built-in fridge line set. We map every leak source before we braze.

The corroded copper up close. After fifteen-plus years this is why a real fix rebuilds the sealed run, so you do not pay the labor twice.

ADRIUM technician brazing a copper refrigerant line onto a compressor with a torch during a sealed-system repair — Brazing a new line onto the compressor during the same kind of sealed-system repair. Recover, braze, evacuate, and recharge: the real fix, done as one complete job.

Water and ice systems

The water inlet valve, a common fridge leak.

Every fridge with a dispenser or ice maker has a water inlet valve. The fittings can leak under the cabinet, or the solenoid fails and the dispenser and ice maker stop getting water.

Common repairs we do

What we close on the truck.

Defrost timer failure. Ice builds on the coil, freezer warms gradually.
Evaporator fan motor seized. Compressor runs but the box stays warm because cold air isn't circulating.
Cold control drifting out of range. Fridge freezes food on low or barely cools on high. Actual temperature tested against the dial before replacing the control.
Door gasket hardened. Cold leaks at the seal, compressor runs long.

Pricing and warranty

What it costs. What we stand behind.

$99

Diagnostic visit. Credited toward the repair.
3 mo to 2 yr

Parts and labor warranty on completed repairs, from 3 months to 2 years depending on the type of repair. In writing before we start.
CSLB

#1136642. Bonded and insured. We file warranty paperwork when applicable.

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FAQ

Refrigeration Repair in San Carlos questions, answered.

Is a fifteen-year-old garage freezer in San Carlos worth repairing?

Usually, if the compressor still runs. A defrost timer or fan motor is a small fraction of a new unit's cost.
Can parts even be found for an old unit like this?

Most of the common wear parts, defrost timers, fan motors, cold controls, cross-reference to current parts. We confirm fit before ordering.
Does San Carlos wait longer for a visit since your shop lists San Ramon?

No, our Peninsula technician lives in San Mateo County, and San Carlos is a short drive for him.

Need refrigeration repair in San Carlos?

Tell us what is broken. We will quote it.