Commercial Freezer Repair in Colorado Springs

Soft ice cream in the dipping cabinet, frost creeping across the back wall of a reach-in, a puddle under a display freezer after every defrost — a commercial freezer usually gives warning before it fails. Best Pro repairs reach-in, undercounter and worktop freezers, chest freezers, ice cream cabinets and glass-door display freezers for restaurants, ice cream shops, convenience stores and markets across Colorado Springs and in Monument, with same-day service for most calls.

Where freezers go wrong

• Defrost. Every door opening leaves frost on the evaporator. When a defrost heater, the timer or control board, or the termination sensor fails, the coil ices over and the cabinet warms from the top shelf down.
• Door gaskets and hinges. A torn or flattened gasket lets room air in, and in a freezer that air turns straight into frost around the door and on the coil. Close the door on a dollar bill: if it slides out with no drag, that part of the gasket isn’t sealing.
• Drains. Defrost water that can’t get out refreezes in the drain pan or ends up on the floor.
• Fans. A dead evaporator fan leaves the coil frosted and the cabinet warm; a dead condenser fan overheats the compressor.
• The condenser coil. Undercounter and worktop units breathe at floor level, right where flour, grease and dust collect. A clogged coil makes the compressor run nonstop until it trips.

Glass doors and display freezers

Colorado air is dry, so a glass door that fogs up or drips usually means something has failed: the heater in the glass or the frame, a gasket, or a door that no longer closes all the way. Display freezers in convenience stores along I-25 and Powers Boulevard see door traffic all day, and their hinges, closers and gaskets often wear out long before the refrigeration does.

Ice cream cabinets

A dipping cabinet that runs a few degrees warm shows up right away as soft, icy product, and summer heat near a sunny front window makes it work harder. We check the controller, the condenser and the lid or door seals before suspecting the compressor.

What we do

• Test the whole system and fix the cause, not only the symptom
• Repair or replace defrost heaters, timers, controls, sensors and drain heaters
• Replace door gaskets, hinges, closers and door heaters
• Service condenser and evaporator fans and compressors

You get the price before work starts and a 3–6 month warranty on parts and labor. For walk-in boxes, see walk-in freezer repair; for reach-in refrigerators and prep tables, see commercial refrigerator repair.