Cold Rooms · Catering Companies · Somerset West
Cold Rooms Not Cooling Repair for Catering Companies in Somerset West
When a cold room starts showing not cooling in Somerset West, the stock behind it and the trading day ahead are both at risk. Reyds classifies it as critical, with a typical response of 60–90 min across Cape Town. We arrive with the instruments and common parts this fault needs, fix the cause and verify the cabinet holds.
Symptoms
What you may be observing
Unit runs but cabinet temperature keeps climbing
Product warming, condensation on packaging
Compressor may run continuously without effect
No cold air reaching the storage space
Possible Causes
Diagnosed on site by our technicians
- C01
Compressor failure or inefficient pumping
- C02
Refrigerant charge low from a leak
- C03
Dirty or blocked condenser rejecting heat poorly
- C04
Faulty thermostat or temperature sensor misreading
The Reyds Solution
Our technician arrives with manifold gauges and a leak detector, diagnoses the root cause on site, and restores cooling fast — recharging refrigerant, clearing the condenser, or replacing a failed compressor with a unit matched to your cabinet.
Industry context
Catering Companies
In a catering company, not cooling moves from nuisance to operational risk very quickly. Off-site and event catering with mobile and static cold holding. Our technicians work to the tolerance your operation needs.
Cape Town coverage
Somerset West · Helderberg
Reyds covers Somerset West as part of our Helderberg callout zone. That keeps response predictable and travel time short for a catering company in Somerset West.
Prevention
Stop the fault returning
Monitor cabinet temperatures daily and log deviations so not cooling is flagged before stock is lost.
Replace door seals at the first sign of perishing to stop the warm-air ingress that drives many not cooling callouts.
Book a service check ahead of peak trading so the cold room under the heaviest load is not the one that fails.
Keep a documented escalation path for temperature alarms so not cooling is answered in minutes, not noticed at close.
Emergency Dispatch
Refrigeration down? Speak to a technician now.