Cold Rooms · Supermarkets · Mouille Point
Cold Rooms Not Cooling Repair for Supermarkets in Mouille Point
In Mouille Point, a cold room affected by not cooling puts the cold chain of a supermarket straight under pressure. Our Atlantic Seaboard team treats not cooling as critical and responds in around 60–90 min. The visit covers diagnosis, the repair itself and a check that temperatures are stable before we leave.
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
Supermarkets
Supermarkets depend on predictable temperatures for product quality and compliance. High-footfall retail refrigeration protecting perishable turnover. Reyds shapes the repair around how your sector actually uses the equipment.
Cape Town coverage
Mouille Point · Atlantic Seaboard
Mouille Point sits in our Atlantic Seaboard coverage area, one of eight Cape Town regions we serve daily. Vans are stocked for the faults we meet most often in Mouille Point, so a repair rarely waits on parts.
Prevention
Stop the fault returning
Keep a documented escalation path for temperature alarms so not cooling is answered in minutes, not noticed at close.
Schedule quarterly preventative maintenance on your cold room to catch wear before it becomes not cooling.
Keep condenser fins clean and airflow clear — the leading preventable cause of not cooling in supermarkets cold chains.
Monitor cabinet temperatures daily and log deviations so not cooling is flagged before stock is lost.
Emergency Dispatch
Refrigeration down? Speak to a technician now.