Commercial Refrigeration by Industry

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Cool Aid Air Conditioning & Refrigeration has installed, repaired and maintained commercial refrigeration in the Bay Area since 1966. Restaurants, hotels, liquor stores and convenience stores each ask different things of their walk-ins, coolers and ice machines, so we have organized our work by industry as well as by equipment.

Industries we serve

• Restaurant refrigerationWalk-ins, reach-ins, prep tables, bar coolers and ice machines for kitchens.
• Hotel refrigerationWalk-ins, kitchen and market coolers, and guest-floor ice machines.
• Liquor store refrigerationBeer caves, walk-in coolers with glass doors, merchandisers and ice.
• Convenience store refrigerationCooler doors, grab-and-go cases, freezers, ice and beer caves.

Ice machines

Ice machines break down more than almost any other piece of refrigeration, and every industry above depends on them. We are factory-authorized for Manitowoc, Hoshizaki and Scotsman.

• Commercial ice machine repairRepair, cleaning and replacement; factory-authorized for Manitowoc, Hoshizaki and Scotsman.
• Ice machine not making iceNo ice, slow production, ice not dropping, freezing up.
• Leaking and ice quality problemsWater on the floor, cloudy or bad-tasting ice, slime and mold.
• Ice machine cleaning and sanitizingDescaling and sanitizing on the schedule the food code requires.
• Ice machine water filtersFiltration that cuts scale and taste problems; cartridge schedules.
• Ice machine installation and replacementSizing, location, drains, refrigerant rules and rebates.
• Manitowoc ice machine repairFactory-authorized Manitowoc repair, cleaning and maintenance.
• Hoshizaki ice machine repairFactory-authorized Hoshizaki repair, cleaning and maintenance.
• Scotsman ice machine repairFactory-authorized Scotsman repair, cleaning and maintenance.
• Ice machines by industryWhat restaurants, hotels, bars and stores each need from ice.

Equipment we install and repair

• Walk-in freezer repairIced coils, defrost failures, door heaters, leaks and warm boxes.
• Walk-in freezer installationNew walk-in freezers: sizing, refrigeration systems, drains and code items.
• Beer cave installation and repairCustomer walk-in beer coolers: design, install, repair and upkeep.
• Reach-in cooler and freezer repairReach-in and undercounter refrigerators and freezers, all major brands.
• Glass door merchandiser repairBeverage coolers and display merchandisers: warm, fogging or noisy.
• Prep table refrigerator repairSandwich, pizza and salad units, chef bases and undercounters.

Also: walk-in cooler repair, walk-in cooler installation, condensing unit replacement, maintenance plans and emergency refrigeration repair.

Where we have worked

A selection of businesses and hotel properties where we have installed or serviced commercial refrigeration. Photos are being added.

• Project photo coming soon

  Residence Inn

  Installation of walk-in coolers, walk-in freezers and other commercial refrigeration.

• Project photo coming soon

  Homewood Suites

  Installation of walk-in coolers, walk-in freezers and other commercial refrigeration.

• Project photo coming soon

  Hilton

  Commercial refrigeration work for Hilton hotel properties.

• Project photo coming soon

  Hilton Garden Inn

  Commercial refrigeration work for Hilton Garden Inn hotel properties.

• Project photo coming soon

  Bowlero

  Commercial refrigeration installation for the Bowlero bowling and entertainment center.

• Project photo coming soon

  Valley Fair shopping center

  Commercial refrigeration installation work at Valley Fair.

• Project photo coming soon

  Taco Bell, downtown San Jose

  Walk-in cooler repair after the cooler failed during peak hours, preventing food loss.

• Project photo coming soon

  Lotus Thai, San Jose

  Preventive maintenance and emergency repair for HVAC and refrigeration.

Business and hotel names are trademarks of their owners. They are used only to identify properties where Cool Aid has done refrigeration work, and do not imply endorsement.

How we work

• Licensed for both halves of the building. California C-38 (refrigeration) and C-20 (HVAC) licenses.
• EPA certified technicians for all refrigerant work, trained on the low-GWP refrigerants now in new equipment, including R-290, R-32 and R-454B.
• Factory-authorized service for True Manufacturing, Traulsen, Turbo Air, Manitowoc, Hoshizaki and Scotsman.
• emergency service and a 1-year parts and labor warranty on every job.
• Current on the rules. Refrigerant and efficiency rules for new equipment changed in 2025 and 2026. Our refrigerant rules guide explains what applies to you.

Something failing right now? Start with the Commercial Refrigeration Help Center, or call 1-800-266-5243.

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Written and reviewed by Jim McKinny, owner of Cool Aid Air Conditioning & Refrigeration — California C-20 and C-38 licensed, EPA Universal certified, second generation of a family business serving the Bay Area since 1966. Every job we complete is backed by our 1-year parts & labor warranty.