Same-day dispatch in Los AngelesLicensed and insured BohProsDocumentation after every visit
Emergency response
60 to 120 min
Typical repair time
1–3 hours
Standard scheduling
40h
If it’s happening right now
First steps and stakes
Do this now
What to do right now
Turn off the machine and the water supply immediately. Do not use any remaining ice. Document the interior condition with photos. This is required for health inspection records.
If you wait
What happens if you wait
Ice contaminated by biofilm or scale cannot be detected visually. FDA Food Code classifies ice as a food. Serving contaminated ice is a critical violation that triggers immediate corrective action during inspection.
Local supply
Why ice machine repair is hard to dispatch in Los Angeles
50000 licensed technicians serve Los Angeles, but generalists rarely keep ice machine repair parts on the truck. Boh works with the small set who do.
Local context
Why ice machine repair happens faster in Los Angeles
When an ice machine stops producing, bars and full-service restaurants feel it within the hour. Ice machine failures are almost always diagnosable on-site and repairable same-day when parts are in stock.
Hard water scale
Mineral scale fouls evaporator plates and pumps
LA tap water runs 10–16 GPG in most restaurant-dense neighborhoods — 3–4× the 3.5 GPG threshold at which scale damage begins. Eastern LA and Harbor areas reach the high end of this range. Hardness worsens in drought years when the city relies more heavily on unblended Colorado River water.
Local conditions
Southern California operating environment
Southern California restaurants face accelerated equipment wear from particulate, humidity, and seismic factors, making early-warning service critical.
What we repair
Common causes of ice machine repair
Clogged water filter or inlet valve
Faulty water pump or evaporator fan
Refrigerant leak
Scale buildup on evaporator plates
Control board or sensor failure
Brands we repair
Brands we repair in Los Angeles
Boh dispatches BohPros familiar with the brands and models common in Los Angeles kitchens.
Restaurant Ice Machine Cleaning on a regular cadence catches the wear that leads to ice machine repair before it shuts you down. Boh tracks the schedule and dispatches the right BohPro automatically.
