TRUE · MILLBRAE
Service · All True ModelsTrue Commercial Refrigeration Repair · Millbrae, CA
True commercial refrigeration repair for Millbrae, from the Broadway dim sum houses to the El Camino Real kitchens near SFO.
- $75 diagnostic (waived with repair)
- Same or next-day best effort
- CSLB #1136642
True in Millbrae
True refrigeration in Millbrae.
Millbrae runs on high-volume kitchens. The Cantonese seafood and dim sum restaurants along Broadway push their line coolers hard through weekend service, and the hotels and cafes near SFO keep product moving all day. True built its reach-ins and prep tables for exactly this kind of load, and that is the equipment we work on here.
We are an independent shop based in San Ramon, EPA 608 certified and licensed under CSLB #1136642. We are not factory-authorized by True, so we service the units on their real failure modes and charge for the work, not for a brand badge. Our diagnostic is $75, and we waive it when you approve the repair.
The marine air off the Peninsula keeps Millbrae mild, but it does not save a condenser that is packed with grease from a busy wok line. Most True calls we take in this area trace back to airflow and door seals, and both are things we can turn around without replacing a whole cabinet.
Common repairs we do
What we close on the truck.
- TSSU prep table not holding temperature at the rail. On True sandwich and salad units like the TSSU-27 and TSSU-48, the pan rail creeping above 41 degrees is usually two things at once. The self-contained condenser gets choked with grease and flour in a heavy kitchen, and a worn door gasket lets the evaporator ice over. We pull and clean the condenser coil, check the hot gas defrost, and replace the gasket so the box holds line temperature through service.
- GDM glass door merchandiser sweating and running warm. True GDM-49 and GDM-72 merchandisers fog up and warm when the anti-condensate door heater fails or the ECM evaporator fan motor stalls. We test the heater circuit, check the 800306-style fan motor, and confirm the defrost cycle is clearing the coil. A sweating door in a Millbrae grab-and-go case is almost always electrical or airflow, not a dead compressor.
- T-49 reach-in compressor short cycling. When a True T-49 clicks on and off every few minutes, the condenser is usually dirty and the start relay or overload is heat-soaked. We clean the coil, test the relay and capacitor on the Embraco or Tecumseh compressor, and check the refrigerant charge before we ever quote a compressor. Most short-cycle calls are solved without opening the sealed system.
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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$75
Diagnostic visit. Waived when you book the repair with us.
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Written
90 days on consumables, 1 year on major parts and boiler work. 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 Millbrae questions, answered.
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How long does it take you to reach Millbrae from San Ramon?
We run I-680 south to 238 and 880 through Hayward, then cross the San Mateo Bridge on Highway 92 into the Peninsula. It is a straight shot, and we cover Fremont and Hayward on the same East Bay corridor, so we can often route a Millbrae call together with East Bay stops. We do not promise same-day service, but we give you a real arrival window when we book. -
Do you charge a diagnostic fee?
Yes. We charge $75 to come out, test the unit, and tell you what failed. If you approve the repair, we waive that $75. You get a written quote before we do any billable work, so there are no surprises after the fact. -
Do I have to use a True factory servicer?
No. We are an independent shop, not factory-authorized by True, and we stock the common True parts like gaskets, fan motors, and controls. For most reach-ins, prep tables, and merchandisers, an independent EPA 608 tech gets you running faster and without a brand markup.
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