My walk-in is at 45°F. What should I do before the tech arrives?

Keep the door shut, move the most expensive product to a reach-in or a cooler with ice, and look at the condensing unit outside: if the fan is not spinning, say so when you call. Do not chip ice off the evaporator with a knife; a punctured coil turns a small repair into a big one.

Is a walk-in that won't hold temperature an emergency for Berne Commercial Repair?

Yes. Berne Commercial Repair puts temperature-loss calls in Tampa Bay ahead of routine work. The dispatcher gives you an arrival window on the phone.

How much does walk-in cooler repair cost in Tampa?

Berne Commercial Repair's service call is $89 and is free with an approved repair. Gaskets, fan motors, defrost parts and controls usually land between $150 and $700. Refrigerant leaks and compressor work cost more, and you get the number in writing before the work starts.

Do you work on remote condensing units on the roof?

Yes. Most Tampa walk-ins have the condensing unit on the roof or a pad out back, and that is where summer failures start. Tell dispatch how the roof is accessed so the tech brings the right ladder.

Tampa Bay refrigeration

Walk-In Cooler & Commercial Refrigeration Repair in Tampa

Walk-in coolers and freezers, reach-ins, prep tables and display cases in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater. A box losing temperature goes to the front of the queue.

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The calls we get from Tampa kitchens

A walk-in that holds 38°F at 10 AM and drifts to 46°F by the dinner rush. That pattern almost always points outside the box: a condenser coil caked with dust and kitchen grease, a condenser fan that quit, or a unit on a south-facing roof that was never sized for a Tampa August. Inside the box, the usual suspects are an iced-over evaporator from a failed defrost heater or timer, and door gaskets that stopped sealing.

Freezers fail a little differently. A defrost drain line that freezes solid will dump water on the floor and build ice on the fan blades until the fan stalls. Strip curtains torn down by a busy line let humid air in every few minutes, and the coil frosts over by the end of the week. Our article on walk-in freezer frost buildup walks through it.

What the tech checks first

Box and product temperature: with a probe thermometer, not the door display.
Condensing unit: coil condition, fan motor, contactor, head pressure. Most summer calls end here.
Evaporator: ice pattern, fan motors, defrost heaters and termination switch.
Door and envelope: gaskets, heater wire, closers, strip curtains, and whether the floor panel is sweating.
Refrigerant: only after airflow and defrost are ruled out. EPA 608-certified techs handle any leak search and recharge.

Brands and equipment

Box makers like Kolpak, Norlake, Polar King and American Panel, with condensing units from Copeland, Heatcraft, Larkin and Russell. Reach-ins and prep tables from True, Traulsen, Turbo Air, Beverage-Air and Delfield. If you run a chain spec unit, send the model plate photo with your request.

Ice machines have their own page: ice machine repair in Tampa. For the South Florida side of the business, see commercial refrigeration repair and walk-in cooler repair.

Before you call

Box temperature and how long it has been high
Brand and model of the condensing unit, if you can reach the plate
Is the outdoor fan spinning? Is there ice on the evaporator?
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