When a commercial fridge fails, service stops
A domestic fridge at home is an inconvenience. A commercial fridge in a restaurant, pub, takeaway or supermarket is a stop on the pass. Prep fridges hold mise en place at a legal chill. Upright cabinets hold dairy, meat and desserts. Under-counter units sit under the pass and get opened every minute of service. When any of those cabinets climb above the safe band, you are looking at dumped food, a failed EHO check, or a lunch service you cannot run.
Cold Direct is a commercial-only company. North London Commercial Refrigeration Engineers from our team repair Williams, Foster, Polar, Blizzard, Gram, Lec, True and Tefcold fridges on restaurant, pub, bar, shop and hotel sites across North London and London. We do not book house calls. The van is packed for trade cabinets: extra filters, door gaskets, fan motors, controllers and the fasteners that snap on a busy line.
Typical commercial fridge faults we fix every week include a unit that is running but not cold, a prep counter with one door warmer than the others, ice on the evaporator, water on the floor, a noisy condenser, or an alarm that will not clear. Often the cause is a blocked condenser in a tight kitchen, a failed door switch, or a controller that was knocked during a deep clean. We check temperatures with a probe, not a guess, and we write the readings down so your manager has a record.
Restaurants in Islington, Camden and the City cannot wait until “next available weekday”. Pubs in Haringey and Barnet have the same problem on a Friday night. Takeaways in Tottenham, Edmonton and Walthamstow need the under-counter fridge working before the evening rush. Supermarkets and convenience stores need glass-door merchandisers holding advertised temperatures all day. That is why we offer 24/7 emergency commercial fridge repair across a 25 mile radius from North London, covering all London plus the Hertfordshire and Essex towns on that ring.
On arrival we isolate the cabinet if it is unsafe, recover or hold refrigerant only where the job needs it, and quote labour and parts before we start. If the compressor is dead and the cabinet is ten years old, we will say so. If a fan or gasket will get you through the weekend, we will say that too. You decide. We do not start extra work without the duty manager’s say-so.
Call any of the three numbers. Mobile is best after hours. Freephone is useful from a landline on the pass. The London office number is manned for planned jobs and accounts. Tell us the make, the model if you can see the plate, and whether it is a prep, upright or under-counter. We will give you a time.
Brands
Williams, Foster, True, Hoshizaki, Polar, Blizzard, Gram, Lec, Snomaster, Tefcold and most other trade fridge brands.
Areas covered
North London, Enfield, Barnet, Finchley, Wood Green, Tottenham, Edmonton, Walthamstow, Chingford, Southgate, Palmers Green, Winchmore Hill, Cockfosters, Potters Bar, Borehamwood, Camden, Islington, Hackney, Haringey, City of London, Westminster, Harrow, Watford, St Albans, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Harlow, Ilford, Romford, Stratford, All London (25 mile radius North London).