Preventative Maintenance

Keep Your Systems Running Smoothly—All Year Long.

Our commercial refrigeration preventative maintenance plans are designed to protect your equipment, reduce downtime, and save your business money in the long run.

Benefits of Preventative Maintenance:

✔ Prevent unexpected service interruptions
✔ Extend the life of your commercial refrigeration equipment
✔ Reduce costly emergency repairs
✔ Maintain food safety and product quality

Why Choose San Diego Refrigeration?

Unplanned breakdowns don’t just cost money—they disrupt operations, impact your bottom line, and risk product loss. Our custom plans prevent these issues and keep your systems running efficiently and inspection-ready.

Stay Cool, Stay Compliant

From walk-in coolers to ice machines, SDR keeps your refrigeration systems optimized—so you can focus on running your business.

Get started today. Contact us to schedule your custom maintenance plan.

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What’s Included in Every SDR Plan

✔ Quarterly service visits scheduled around your hours

✔ Full system status reports for compliance & record keeping

✔ Proactive inspections & tune-ups to catch problems early

✔ Structured billing that’s simple to track and budget

✔ Priority service status as a preferred client

Maintenance Services by Equipment Type

  • Reach-In Coolers & Freezers

    Verify case temperature and thermostat settings

    Inspect and clean evaporator fans, guards, coils, condensate pans, and drain lines

    Check gaskets, handles, hinges, and closures

    Test defrost and drain line heaters (freezers)

  • Walk-In Coolers & Freezers

    Verify box temperature and thermostat operation

    Clean evaporator coils, drain pans, and lines

    Inspect fans, defrost heaters, door heaters (freezers), and all hardware

    Check gaskets, hinges, handles, and closures

  • Ice Machines

    Clean the machine and replace the water filter

    Check production and harvest cycles

    Inspect cube size, bin condition, evaporator plates, and water runoff

  • Swamp Cooler

    Swamp Coolers/ Make Up Air Units

    Check belts, motor, and water supply/float

    Oil bearings

  • Wine Room Refrigeration

    Regular filter replacement

    Clean condenser and evaporator coils

    Maintain vents and ductwork

    Check electrical connections

  • Air Conditioning/ Heating (HVAC)

    Check and replace filters as needed

    Flush condensate drain

    Clean condenser and evaporator coils

    Check belts, electrical connections and motor

  • Exhaust Fans

    Check belts, pulleys, bearings, and blowers