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ALAS Appliance Service

Commercial Cooking Equipment Repair in Irving, TX

Fryer not heating, oven won’t light, burners or griddle heating unevenly? ALAS Appliance Repair repairs gas and electric commercial cooking equipment, including ranges, ovens, fryers, griddles, charbroilers, salamanders, steam tables and warmers, for restaurants, hotels and senior living kitchens across Irving.

  • Serving all of Irving
  • Written quote before work begins
  • After-hours emergency service
  • 90-day repair warranty, 6 months for members

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Cooking Equipment Repair Needs in Irving Restaurants and Kitchens

Commercial kitchen equipment repair in Las Colinas means long-running lines. The Urban Center packs office towers, hotels and apartments around Lake Carolyn and the Mandalay Canal, with over 22 million square feet of office space across Las Colinas. Restaurant kitchens there can draw a weekday lunch crowd from nearby offices, then switch to evening dining, events and concerts at the Toyota Music Factory. That double shift keeps fryers, griddles, ranges and ovens running for long stretches, and long run times wear out thermostats, igniters and contactors faster than in a single-shift kitchen.

Gas equipment problems usually show up as pilots that will not stay lit, burners that light unevenly or fryers that take too long to recover. Electric equipment tends to fail at heating elements, contactors and controls. Daily cleaning of burners and grease traps, and boiling out fryers on schedule, prevents many calls. If you smell gas, shut off the equipment and the gas supply and call the gas utility. Gas valve, regulator and line work belongs with a technician.

Common problems

What’s Wrong With Your Commercial Cooking Equipment?

The cooking equipment problems we see most often, and the parts a technician checks first for each one.

SymptomCommon causes a technician checksGuide
Fryer won’t heat or won’t lightPilot or ignition failure, failed thermocouple or thermopile, gas valve, tripped high-limit, thermostat or controller fault; on electric fryers, failed elements or contactors
Confirm the gas valve to the fryer is open. Reset the high-limit only as the manufacturer’s manual allows.

Possible causes a technician checks: Pilot or ignition failure, failed thermocouple or thermopile, gas valve, tripped high-limit, thermostat or controller fault; on electric fryers, failed elements or contactors

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Fryer overheating or temperature swingingFailed thermostat or temperature probe, controller fault, sticking gas valve, failing high-limit
Check the oil with a separate thermometer. If the oil is smoking, shut the fryer off and call.

Possible causes a technician checks: Failed thermostat or temperature probe, controller fault, sticking gas valve, failing high-limit

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Oven not heating or baking unevenlyFailed igniter or hot surface igniter, gas valve, thermostat, convection fan motor, worn door gasket or hinges, failed elements
Note whether the burner lights at all, or lights and then shuts off. That tells the technician where to start.

Possible causes a technician checks: Failed igniter or hot surface igniter, gas valve, thermostat, convection fan motor, worn door gasket or hinges, failed elements

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Range burners or pilots won’t stay litClogged burner ports or orifices, failed thermocouple, weak pilot, gas valve, spark igniter fault
Let burners cool and check the ports for grease or food. Clogged ports cause uneven, weak flames.

Possible causes a technician checks: Clogged burner ports or orifices, failed thermocouple, weak pilot, gas valve, spark igniter fault

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The complete cooking equipment repair guide

Our main cooking equipment repair page explains common problems, repair-or-replace decisions and how a repair visit works, in more detail.

Urgent repair

Cooking Line Down Mid-Service?

A down fryer or oven can wreck a service. These steps keep your kitchen safe while we diagnose the problem. After-hours and emergency service is available at an additional charge in Irving.

Irving Commercial Cooking Equipment Repair FAQs

Yes. ALAS repairs commercial cooking equipment for Irving restaurants, cafes, senior living communities and other businesses, including the Las Colinas Urban Center and Lake Carolyn, University Hills, Country Club Place, Cottonwood Valley, Hackberry Creek, Valley Ranch and the Heritage District downtown.

We serve Irving ZIP codes 75038, 75039, 75060, 75061, 75062 and 75063, from Las Colinas and Valley Ranch to central Irving and the Heritage District. Enter your ZIP code on this page to confirm service at your address.

Check that the oil is fresh and filled to the correct level, and that the burners or elements are clean. Slow recovery often comes from a weak burner flame, a failing thermostat or high-limit control, or a heating element that has burned out. Note how long it takes to return to temperature so the technician can compare it with the manufacturer’s rating.

Yes. We work on ranges, ovens, fryers, griddles and charbroilers in hotel, club and restaurant kitchens across Irving, including Las Colinas. Give us the brand, model and gas or electric type, and tell us how the kitchen can be reached by a service technician, especially in hotels with security or loading dock check-in.

Often, yes. Many repairs can be done on one piece of equipment while the rest of the line keeps running. Let us know your service times and which equipment is down. If a gas appliance needs to be disconnected, we explain what will be off and for how long before starting the work.

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Where we work in Irving

Irving Neighborhoods We Serve

ALAS provides cooking equipment repair across Irving, including the Las Colinas Urban Center and Lake Carolyn, University Hills, Country Club Place, Cottonwood Valley, Hackberry Creek, Valley Ranch and the Heritage District downtown, covering ZIP codes 75038, 75039, 75060, 75061, 75062 and 75063. Check your ZIP code to confirm service at your address.