Breezaire Service in South SF Bay?

WINE TALK
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Anybody have a good contact for servicing or replacing a Breezaire unit in the South SF Bay Area?

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How old is it?
What is wrong with it?

3

Craig,
These guys in Mountain View came to my home and recharged my old Wine Mate unit with refrigerant a few months ago, and it’s been working fine since:
Your Appliance, Refrigeration & HVAC Repair
650-922-1782

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The unit is s Breezaire WK2200. It may be ten years old. It is blowing but not cooling.

I spoke to one place yesterday and they recommended replacing it as they said it’s not possible to recharge the coolant without an expensive repair.

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True, it’s not designed to be recharged with refrigerant (no refill valve is built in). But these guys poke a valve into it and do so (they leave the valve permanently attached; it could, in theory, be used to refill it again, I think). Before leaving they made sure that there is no leakage around where they punctured the container with valve.

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Successfully used this firm many moons ago…

TTT

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Thanks, Dan. I will call them.

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Just because it is blowing warm air does it mean there is a refrigerant problem, it could be a bad capacitor or loose wire. Did the temp start climbing gradually or quickly?

Filling with refrigerant isn’t a repair. A valve and recharge will cost $200+ min. with no guarantee how long it will last. Ideally the leak gets fixed.

At ten years I’d suggest you got good service from the unit, I wouldn’t put a penny toward a unit that old. Replace it with a Le Cache 1800XT(S) and you will be super happy.

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+1 This is the route I chose after getting some solid advice from a local service company.