My Traulsen reach-in won't get below 45. What's wrong?

Usually a thermostat that's drifted out of calibration, a failed evaporator fan motor, or a condenser packed with grease so the compressor can't reject heat. We diagnose the actual cause before quoting rather than swapping parts on a guess, and you get the price in writing first.

Are you a Traulsen factory dealer?

No, and we don't claim to be. We run an independent shop that knows these cabinets cold and stocks the common failure parts. That means an honest quote and no brand pressure, just the repair.

How does the $75 diagnostic work?

It's a flat fee that covers a full diagnostic on the cabinet, and it gets waived when you book the repair. You get a written quote before we touch anything. Down during service? Call (925) 999-4095, say it's an outage, and we'll prioritize it.

TRAULSEN · BERKELEY

Service · All Traulsen Models

Traulsen Commercial Refrigeration Repair · Berkeley, CA

Traulsen reach-ins and prep tables in the Gourmet Ghetto, on Shattuck, and out in West Berkeley, serviced by a crew that actually diagnoses the cabinet instead of guessing on the clock.

$75 diagnostic (waived with repair)
Same or next-day best effort
CSLB #1136642

Call (925) 999-4095

Traulsen in Berkeley

Traulsen refrigeration in Berkeley.

Berkeley runs one of the densest independent food scenes in the East Bay, and the Traulsen reach-ins and prep tables behind those kitchens earn their keep. The restaurants around Shattuck and the Gourmet Ghetto, the late spots on Telegraph near campus, the cafes and small producers out in West Berkeley, they all push these cabinets hard. When the cold side quits, these owners want someone who'll diagnose the unit, not a parts-changer.

Traulsen is the kind of cabinet we like getting a call about. It's built for a working kitchen and built so a tech can take it apart and fix it. Common Berkeley calls: a thermostat drifting out of calibration so a reach-in won't hold below 41, a door gasket worn out from a thousand pulls a shift, or a sealed-system leak on an older unit. We carry thermostats, gaskets, and fan motors on the truck, so a lot of these are one-visit fixes.

Common repairs we do

What we close on the truck.

Thermostat out of calibration. The most common Traulsen failure. The reach-in drifts warm or stops holding setpoint once the thermostat goes out of cal or quits. We test against an accurate reference, recalibrate or replace it, and confirm the box recovers. Labor starts around $250 plus the part.
Worn door gasket. On a busy Shattuck line a gasket gets torn and hardened fast, and once it stops sealing the compressor runs nonstop. It's among the cheapest fixes on the cabinet and it protects everything downstream. We stock the common Traulsen profiles.
Sealed-system leak on older units. Past 15 to 20 years, vibration and slow corrosion crack the sealed system open. This is the bigger repair and the one most general appliance guys can't legally handle. We carry EPA #1279674151528 and do recovery, evacuation, and weigh-in in-house, with a 2-year warranty on the rebuild.

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.

$75

Diagnostic visit. Waived when you book the repair with us.
Written

90 days on consumables, 1 year on major parts and boiler work. Quoted in writing before work starts.
CSLB

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

Nearby cities

Traulsen service in neighboring cities.

More cities

Traulsen across our service area.

FAQ

Traulsen in Berkeley questions, answered.

My Traulsen reach-in won't get below 45. What's wrong?

Usually a thermostat that's drifted out of calibration, a failed evaporator fan motor, or a condenser packed with grease so the compressor can't reject heat. We diagnose the actual cause before quoting rather than swapping parts on a guess, and you get the price in writing first.
Are you a Traulsen factory dealer?

No, and we don't claim to be. We run an independent shop that knows these cabinets cold and stocks the common failure parts. That means an honest quote and no brand pressure, just the repair.
How does the $75 diagnostic work?

It's a flat fee that covers a full diagnostic on the cabinet, and it gets waived when you book the repair. You get a written quote before we touch anything. Down during service? Call (925) 999-4095, say it's an outage, and we'll prioritize it.

Need Traulsen service in Berkeley?

Tell us what is broken. We will quote it.