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Freezer Rooms Not Cooling Repair for Catering Companies in Mouille Point
A catering company in Mouille Point running with not cooling is on borrowed time — every hour of delay costs product and money. Reyds classifies it as critical, with a typical response of 60–90 min across Cape Town. Our technician works through the electrical, refrigerant and airflow side of the fault in turn, then proves the repair.
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
For catering companies, refrigeration reliability is a commercial requirement rather than a convenience. Off-site and event catering with mobile and static cold holding. We plan the fix to end the risk, not just the symptom.
Cape Town coverage
Mouille Point · Atlantic Seaboard
Mouille Point falls inside our regular Atlantic Seaboard service round, so travel time stays short. Technicians carry common components and refrigerant, so most Mouille Point repairs are finished on the first visit.
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 freezer room to catch wear before it becomes not cooling.
Keep condenser fins clean and airflow clear — the leading preventable cause of not cooling in catering companies 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.