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Intermediate Commercial reach-in refrigerator ~11 min4 decision steps

Reach-in Cooler Warm

A restaurant reach-in runs but will not hold temperature and product is warming. Read the cabinet, then airflow, then the condenser — sealed system last.

Scenario briefing

The call

A restaurant reports one of their reach-in coolers is running but not holding temperature. Product on the top shelf is warming and the kitchen is mid-prep.

The unit sounds like it is operating and there is no error code on the control. The cabinet simply is not cold enough.

Work the sequence: confirm the real cabinet temperature, then airflow at the evaporator, then heat rejection at the condenser. Refrigerant is the last conversation, not the first.

Scenario photo
Reach-in cooler with the interior cabinet, evaporator housing, and lower condenser section visible

Step 0 · Required

Safety Gate

Confirm every item below before the diagnostic area unlocks. This mirrors the pre-work checklist you owe every customer.

0 of 5 confirmed.

Step 1 · First checks

Locked

Diagnostic decision

You are at the reach-in with the kitchen working around you. What do you do first?

Complete the safety gate to continue.

Component view

Reach-in cooler — component view

Locked

Interactive schematic coming in the next release

Select a component above to read what it does and how it fails on this call.

Progress

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