Commercial Refrigeration Repair Melbourne

Fast Commercial Fridge Repairs When Downtime Costs You Money

When a commercial fridge stops holding temperature you are on the clock. Stock starts to spoil within hours, food-safety rules mean you cannot serve from it, and a walk-in that has failed overnight can cost a full week of margin. Amped Electrical Service repairs commercial refrigeration for restaurants, cafés, hotels, supermarkets, clubs and aged-care kitchens across Melbourne. Call us early and we will aim to have a licensed technician on site the same day.

Refrigeration is the one piece of kitchen equipment that fails silently. Ovens and dishwashers tell you straight away; a fridge drifts up a few degrees at a time and you only find out when the stock is already warm. Our technicians carry the common parts for upright, display and underbar units on the van, diagnose the fault on the first visit, and tell you plainly whether it is a repair or a replacement before any work starts.

Same-day service across Melbourne in most cases
24/7 callout support for after-hours emergencies
Licensed electricians, fully insured
Repairs for restaurants, cafés, bars, hotels, supermarkets, clubs and aged care
Straight answers on repair versus replace

Commercial Refrigeration We Repair

Whatever keeps your food cold, we service it. Our technicians work on the full range of hospitality and retail refrigeration found in Melbourne kitchens.

Upright & Reach-In Fridges and Freezers

Single, double and triple-door uprights, glass-door and solid-door, stainless kitchen units and back-of-house storage freezers. The workhorses of every commercial kitchen and the units that go down most often in summer.

Display & Underbar Fridges

Café display cabinets, deli and sandwich displays, cake fridges, back-bar bottle coolers and underbar units. These run in the hottest, busiest part of the venue and are prone to fan, controller and door-seal faults.

Bench & Prep Fridges

Pizza prep benches, salad bars, underbench fridges and chef bases. When a prep fridge fails during service, the whole line stops, so these are treated as urgent.

Chest & Storage Freezers

Chest freezers, upright storage freezers and blast-chiller cabinets in kitchens, clubs and retail.

Coolrooms & Freezer Rooms

Walk-in coolrooms and freezer rooms in restaurants, pubs, supermarkets and catering kitchens: controllers, evaporator fans, defrost systems, lighting, door heaters and power supply.

Ice Machines

Ice makers and ice machines in bars, cafés and clubs that have stopped producing, are producing slowly, or are leaking.

Common Commercial Fridge Faults We Fix

Most refrigeration breakdowns are electrical or control faults, not the refrigeration circuit itself. That is exactly where a licensed electrician earns their keep. The faults we repair every week include:

Fridge running but not cold – thermostat, digital controller, temperature probe or evaporator fan failure
Temperature drifting up and down – controller faults, faulty probes, failing door seals, condenser blocked with dust
Icing up – defrost heater, defrost timer or evaporator fan not running, so the coil freezes solid
Compressor won’t start or keeps cutting out – start relay, run capacitor, overload protector or supply fault
Tripping the power – earth-leakage faults in heaters, fans, wiring or the compressor circuit

Door not sealing or closing – worn gaskets, hinge and closer faults, door-heater failure causing condensation
Water leaking – blocked drain lines, cracked drain trays, defrost water not clearing
Noisy fans or rattling – condenser and evaporator fan motors, loose fan blades
Lights and displays not working – internal lighting, LED drivers, controller displays

Refrigerant faults. If we diagnose a refrigerant leak or a sealed-system fault, we will tell you straight away and give you a clear picture of your options, rather than guessing.

Fridge Down? Same-Day Commercial Refrigeration Repair Across Melbourne

Call early and we will aim to have a licensed technician at your kitchen today.

Why Melbourne Kitchens Call Amped for Refrigeration Repairs

Licensed Electricians, Not Just Appliance Techs

Every technician is a licensed electrician. That matters with refrigeration, where the fault is usually in the controller, the fan, the heater or the supply, and where a repair that ignores the wiring is a repair that comes back.

Same-Day Response Across Melbourne

Call early in the day and we will do everything we can to have someone on site before your evening service. After-hours emergencies are covered by our 24/7 callout support.

Straight Talk on Repair vs Replace

Not every fridge is worth fixing. We tell you the cost of the repair and the realistic life left in the unit, so you can make the call with the numbers in front of you.

Hospitality Is What We Do

Amped Electrical Service was established in 2020 and works exclusively with commercial kitchens: restaurants, cafés, bars, hotels, catering companies, supermarkets, clubs and aged-care facilities. We understand service periods, health inspections and what a failed cold room means on a Friday night.

Commercial Refrigeration Repairs Across Melbourne

We service commercial refrigeration across all of Greater Melbourne, from the CBD and inner suburbs to the outer north, east, south-east and west. That includes Carlton, Fitzroy, Richmond, South Yarra, Prahran, St Kilda, Brunswick, Preston, Coburg, Footscray, Sunshine, Werribee, Doncaster, Box Hill, Ringwood, Glen Waverley, Clayton, Dandenong, Frankston and the surrounding suburbs. If your kitchen is in Melbourne, we come to you.

Frequently Asked Questions

How quickly can you come out for a commercial fridge breakdown?

We prioritise refrigeration breakdowns because stock loss starts within hours. In most cases we can get a licensed technician to you the same day if you call early, and we provide 24/7 callout support for after-hours emergencies across Melbourne.

My commercial fridge is running but not getting cold. What is wrong with it?

The most common causes are a failed thermostat or controller, a faulty temperature probe, an evaporator fan that has stopped, or an iced-up coil caused by a defrost fault. A blocked condenser can also stop a fridge pulling down in hot weather. These are all repairable on site in most cases. If the fault is in the refrigerant circuit, we will tell you plainly and explain your options.

Do you repair display fridges and underbar units as well as uprights?

Yes. We repair upright and reach-in fridges and freezers, café and deli display cabinets, underbar bottle coolers, prep benches and chest freezers. Display and underbar units in busy front-of-house areas are among the most common jobs we attend.

Can you repair coolrooms and walk-in freezer rooms?

Yes. We repair coolroom and freezer-room controllers, evaporator fans, defrost systems, door heaters, lighting and power supply faults for restaurants, pubs, supermarkets and catering kitchens across Melbourne.

Do you handle refrigerant leaks and regassing?

Most refrigeration breakdowns are electrical or control faults, which we repair on site. If we diagnose a refrigerant leak or sealed-system fault, we will tell you straight away and explain the options before any further work.

Do you offer scheduled maintenance for commercial refrigeration?

Yes. Regular servicing, including condenser cleaning, door-seal checks, fan and controller testing and temperature calibration, is the cheapest way to avoid a summer breakdown. Call us to set up a maintenance schedule for your fridges, freezers and coolrooms.

Brands We Service

Our technicians work on the leading commercial kitchen brands found in Melbourne venues, including:

Get Your Kitchen Back to Temperature

Don’t wait for the stock to warm up. Call Amped Electrical Service now for same-day commercial refrigeration repair across Melbourne.