Repairus Commercial Refrigeration Services – FAQs

You are free to seek professional commercial refrigeration services whenever you feel like there’s something wrong with your unit. However, below are some signs that clarify that now is the time to bring professional refrigeration maintenance into the picture.

• Strange Noises: Yes, commercial refrigeration units are louder than residential ones, but you should be able to differentiate between your unit’s normal and abnormal sounds. Some unusual noises include bangs, clanking, screeching, and grinding
• Deviating Temperatures: When you suddenly notice that your refrigeration unit is not behaving as it should, and the stored items are going bad before their expiration date, or you see extra snow gathered in your unit, immediately seek help from a commercial fridge repair service provider.
• Leaks: Commercial cooling units aren’t meant to leak. But, if you notice a water build-up anywhere within your unit, it’s time to call a technician.
• High Energy Bills: Receiving hefty energy bills without any visible reason? Your malfunctioned refrigeration unit can be the culprit. Get it examined by a professional commercial refrigeration service provider.

When you are choosing a commercial refrigeration service provider to examine your commercial or industrial refrigeration unit, here are the four key factors that you should pay attention to:
Experience: Commercial refrigeration services require the technical experience. So, the company you choose to take care of your commercial unit must have some years of experience under their belt
Positive Reviews: Do a quick research on the service history of the commercial refrigeration service provider.
How Well They Understand and Explain Your Issue? If a commercial refrigeration repair company listens to your problem, understands it, and explains politely what has gone wrong, they are the RIGHT fit for you.

A commercial cooler is the backbone of your business, BUT it can encounter different maintenance issues from time to time. Such as:

• Frost or ice build-up
• Loud Noise
• Failure to maintain temperature
• Power problems

If you are using a commercial freezer for storing food, and it’s not freezing, there’s an obvious reason for it. Below are some common reasons:

• First, the condenser coils are dirty.
• Second, its evaporator fan motor is malfunctioning.
• Third, the start relay that gives power to the compressor is not working.

The no. 1 reason your commercial freezer is over-freezing can be its dusty or dirty coils. This may push your freezer’s compressor to work harder. Consequently, your freezer starts over freezing.
Consider defrosting your refrigerator unit or seek some professional’s help.

The major difference between walk-in freezers and walk-in refrigerators is temperature.
Walk-in refrigerators hold your food below 41 degrees Fahrenheit, while walk-in freezers hold your food at 0 degrees Fahrenheit. Moreover, the refrigeration system of walk-in freezers is way larger and powerful than walk-in refrigerators. The panels of walk-in freezers are also thicker to hold the cooling for a longer time.

Most of the walk-in freezers need insulation. The only exception is when your walk-in freezer is located at the ground level (which means it has no rooms underneath it) and has a cemented floor.
Some other deallocations to get insulation in your walk-in freezer are if:

• Your walk-in freezer is located above another room! You might insulate your walk-in freezer from below. Otherwise, you might experience air leaks between the two rooms, further leading to condensation. And, before you ignore the condensation, mind that it can create a mold-friendly environment to add to your troubles.
• You have obstructions or absorbing materials on the floor: Such flooring materials require additional protection with sheet vinyl. Hence, the insulation material can become far more complicated.
• Your walk-in cooler is installed in a warmer area like a warehouse or garage. It keeps the freezer running efficiently.
• You have a hardwood floor underneath. In this case, an insulation floor will protect the finish of your floor.

The ice build-up is one of the major malfunctions that can stop your walk-in cooler from running smoothly.
When your walk-in cooler builds up ice, one thing is for sure, your walk-in cooler repair’s cost will increase up to 100%.
The common parts of your walk-in coolers where the ice-build-up can wreak havoc are your walk-in cooler’s drain pan, evaporator coils, ceilings, and other surfaces. But, the part that gets affected the most is its evaporator coil. When the ice builds up at the evaporator, the walk-in cooler becomes unable to reach its pre-set temperature levels.
Resultantly, your walk-in cooler’s efficiency is drastically affected.
Moreover, the fluctuating temperatures of your walk-in cooler (that are partially melting and freezing the ice) can lead some water into the compressor chamber and damage it. The ice build-up is one of the major malfunctions that can stop your walk-in cooler from running smoothly.
When your walk-in cooler builds up ice, one thing is for sure, your walk-in cooler repair’s cost will increase up to 100%.
The common parts of your walk-in coolers where the ice-build-up can wreak havoc are your walk-in cooler’s drain pan, evaporator coils, ceilings, and other surfaces. But, the part that gets affected the most is its evaporator coil. When the ice builds up at the evaporator, the walk-in cooler becomes unable to reach its pre-set temperature levels.
Resultantly, your walk-in cooler’s efficiency is drastically affected.
Moreover, the fluctuating temperatures of your walk-in cooler (that are partially melting and freezing the ice) can lead some water into the compressor chamber and damage it. 

Note That: Ice build-up in the walk-in coolers doesn’t only add to the repairing cost of your walk-in cooler, BUT it also increases its normal operating cost.

So, the perfect way to keep these ice build-up issues is to normalize a defrosting routine and pay heed to the regular upkeep of your walk-in cooler.

Walk-in freezers run around the clock. Their non-stop duty to keep the eatables frWhen you are stuck in whether to get your walk-in cooler or freezer replaced or repaired, here is a rule of thumb:
If your walk-in holds the temperature really well and the damage has just affected one or two components, like, door, floor, or refrigeration system, repairing it is a more practical solution than spending your bucks on a new refrigeration system.
esh can take a toll on different components of your refrigeration unit.
Businesses can take preventive measures to keep their walk-in freezers or refrigerators in tip-top condition.

• Clean the entire walk-in unit once every 1-2 weeks.
• Avoid overloading your walk-in unit.
• Tidy up the condenser coil every 6 months.
• Schedule a routine check-up to maintain your unit’s overall health.

You might mistakenly call a recycled refrigerant unit a reclaimed refrigerant. They might feel identical, but they are two different processes carried out on any refrigerant unit.

An appropriately reclaimed refrigerant is a unit reprocessed by a refrigerant supplier and normally has the same specifications as a virgin refrigerant. Conversely, refrigerant recycling is merely a cleaning process and does not have any analysis or quality assurance in terms of purity.

If all the contaminants are NOT fully removed in the recycling process, this recycled refrigerant can cause harm (when introduced to other systems).

Additionally, if a mixture (such as oil or moisture) returns to any system after recycling the refrigerant unit, it won’t work the way a virgin or reclaimed refrigerant unit does. As a result, the refrigerant unit may NOT operate efficiently.

Refrigerant reclamation is a complex process that analyzes, filters, and removes specific contaminants. Finally, all the contaminants are taken away from the refrigerant, and it’s returned close to a virgin refrigerator.

Recovering a refrigerant unit is a lengthy process. The recoverers can employ numerous methods to speed up the process. Push-pull method, for instance.

In the push-pull method, the recovery unit pulls all the vapor from the recovery cylinder and generates high-pressure discharge gas. This pushes the liquid out of the system and takes it back to the cylinder.

After primary inspection to confirm the product’s identity, it undergoes a mixture of different processes (distillation, cleaning, and drying) to conform to a virgin refrigerant’s characteristics.