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A row of three stainless steel reach-in cabinets with solid doors along the wall of a working restaurant kitchen, the reach-ins clearly the subject, one door open showing sheet pans of prepped vegetables on wire shelves, a walk-in cooler door with a clear strip curtain visible at the far end, a cook seen only from behind in a white jacket passing in the soft background, bright even kitchen light.

Continental Restaurant Equipment Repair

Continental Refrigerator units in a busy kitchen get looked at with the doors shut for a while first, so the tech sees how the box recovers on its own.

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  • 5 problems we see
  • 7 error codes

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Continental Refrigerator commercial appliances,
specifically.

Continental Refrigerator, established in 1989 and assembling its units in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, builds reach-ins, pass-thrus, roll-ins, sandwich and pizza prep units, worktops, undercounters, griddle stands, fish files, bar and keg coolers, and heated warmers. Its easy electronic control runs coolers, low-temperature cabinets and warmers alike, so one short list of codes covers most of the line.

The Continental Refrigerator lineup

Builds2 commercial appliance types

Commercial cold storage · Commercial cooking equipment

Called out forReach-In Cooler Not Holding Temperature Through a Shift

and 4 more problems on Continental Refrigerator

Repairs we do10 repairs, on any make

Commercial appliance diagnostic visit · Walk-in cooler repair · Reach-in and prep table repair · Commercial fryer repair

Error codesE0 · E1 · E2 · HI · LO

7 Continental Refrigerator codes with a page of their own

The Continental Refrigerator
lineup.

Continental Refrigerator builds 2 of the 4 commercial appliance types this site covers. Which one decides how the visit is planned.

All commercial appliance types
Cold storage

Commercial cold storage

5 of the problems we see on Continental Refrigerator come up on it Commercial cold storage repair Cooking equipment

Commercial cooking equipment

1 of the problems we see on Continental Refrigerator come up on it Commercial cooking equipment repair

What is particular
to Continental Refrigerator.

We work on Continental Designer Line and Base Model reach-ins, pass-thrus, roll-ins and roll-thrus, sandwich and pizza prep units, worktops, undercounters, griddle stands, fish files, milk, bottle, keg and back bar coolers, and warmers. Some units carry an EVCO control and some prep units a Sollatek dial control in place of the easy control.

Color-coded probes

The easy control reads up to three probes with colored leads: black in the return air, red in the evaporator coil, white by the condensing unit. The codes E0, E1 and E2 follow the same order, which makes the first check on a probe error quick.

An hour before the alarm

Continental's high and low alarms wait until the cabinet has been past its alarm point for 60 minutes. When a Continental alarms, it has been out of range for a while, so the food is checked before anything else.

A test record in the packet

Every Continental unit runs at least 12 hours of factory tests, and a temperature recording goes into each cabinet's manual packet. If you still have it, that sheet is a useful baseline when a unit later drifts.

Warmers on the same control

Continental's warmers share the easy control with its cold units, so on a warmer the low alarm is the one that matters: held food is cooling. We treat that as a food safety call, just like a warm cooler.

Parts

Continental takes parts and service requests through its own website and publishes the control manuals there. Replacement probes are matched by lead color and checked against the resistance chart in the easy control manual.

Repair or replace

A Continental with a sound cabinet is a good repair candidate when a probe, control, fan motor or door part fails. A compressor failure on an older unit is the point where we set the repair beside a new cabinet and let you decide.

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What we are
called out for.

On Continental Refrigerator, most often reach-in cooler not holding temperature through a shift.

All problems

Continental Refrigerator error codes

All Continental Refrigerator codes
A two-door stainless reach-in cabinet in a busy commercial kitchen, one door standing slightly ajar with a torn gray gasket at the hinge edge, shelves inside crowded with food pans pressed to the back, a probe thermometer resting on the top shelf.

Reach-In Cooler Not Holding Temperature Through a Shift

6 causes, cheapest first

 A stainless prep table with its insulated lid folded up, the top rail lined with pans heaped high with sliced tomatoes, shredded lettuce and cut onions, two empty slots in the rail with no pan, the kitchen line soft behind it.

Prep Table Running Warm in the Top Rail and the Base

6 causes, cheapest first

 The heavy stainless door of a walk-in cooler standing wide open onto a commercial kitchen, a torn clear strip curtain hanging to one side, shelves inside with covered food pans and crates, a digital thermometer on the wall showing only a warm amber glow. Gas, fire, food at risk or water near power

Walk-In Cooler Warm Above 41°F With Food Inside

6 causes, cheapest first

 Inside a walk-in freezer, the evaporator hanging from the ceiling with its coil encased in thick white ice, frost furring the ceiling panels and the tops of stacked boxes, a ridge of ice on the floor near the door.

Walk-In Freezer Icing Up on the Coil, Floor and Door Frame

6 causes, cheapest first

Not a
Continental Refrigerator?

Continental Refrigerator is one of 35 commercial appliance makes on this site. The other 34 each have a page of their own.

All 35 brands

Continental Refrigerator commercial appliance repair,
where we come out.

9 metros, each with its own page.

All service areas

Tampa BayFL · 31 areas

OrlandoFL · 30 areas

Miami / South FloridaFL · 47 areas

New York MetroNY · 75 areas

HoustonTX · 36 areas

ChicagoIL · 50 areas

Los AngelesCA · 95 areas

San DiegoCA · 31 areas

San Francisco Bay AreaCA · 74 areas

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Questions about
Continental Refrigerator commercial appliances.

What do the colored probe wires on a Continental mean?
Black is the regulation probe in the return air, red sits in the evaporator coil, and white is the ambient probe by the condensing unit. Errors E0, E1 and E2 match them in that order.
How do I silence the alarm on a Continental?
Press and release SET/MUTE once. The manual also shows how to turn the beeper off for future alarms, which we advise against in a busy kitchen.
How do I start a manual defrost on a Continental?
Press the up and down buttons together; the defrost icon lights after a few seconds. The defrost ends on its own on temperature or time.
Does Continental test its units before shipping?
Yes. Continental runs each unit for at least 12 hours of tests and includes a temperature recording in the manual packet.

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