Grafton, Wisconsin · Founded 1979
Recovery machines, vacuum pumps and HVAC/R meters, repaired and tested in Grafton, Wisconsin, by a company founded in 1979. A written quote within 24 hours of arrival, before any work is done. All service work guaranteed for a year.
How a machine gets here
“Currently we do authorized repair … in every state in the USA.”ice-kold.com
A machine comes in from anywhere in the country and goes back out from one shop in Grafton, Wisconsin, guaranteed for a year. Four steps, and the first one is a form.
“Download and print our E-Z Ship Form. Please complete and ship this form with your machine.” It goes to 1235 Dakota Dr., Unit P, Grafton, WI 53024. Out of warranty: “Please include on your P.O.” In warranty: “A copy of the customer’s invoice showing the purchase must accompany the above mentioned P.O.”
“Once we receive the machine, we’ll send you a quote within 24 hours to help you determine whether or not it’s worth the repair.” “We will fax you a written estimate for your repair cost, before repairs are done.”
“We pride ourselves on a 10-day turnaround time that begins with the approval of our work estimate.” Repairs are made “close to factory specifications rather than just constantly buying and replacing machines.” “Same day service on emergency equipment repairs.”
“All service work guaranteed 1-year.” That is “a one-year parts and labor warranty on repairs as well as a warranty on the cost of freon we put into any machines we service.” And if the quote is not worth it: “we’ll gladly dispose of the machine for you at no extra cost.”
What comes across the bench
“Today Ice-Kold’s service center is the nation’s largest multi-line refrigerant recovery machine repair center, and the Midwest’s largest parts distributor of recovery machine parts.”ice-kold.com, company profile
“We are a nationally known factory authorized service center for most brands of refrigerant recovery equipment.” The scope of each line below is in their words.
“Professional repairs on ALL MAKES of Refrigerant Recovery Equipment and Vacuum pumps.”
“‘In-stock’ parts for most makes of Refrigerant Recovery Equipment.”
“Custom component fabrication for older or discontinued models.”
“Compressor rebuilding and testing facilities.”
“Compressor modification work on oil-less or recip-hermetic compressors.”
“Thomas Industries, factory authorized oil-less compressors, parts, service and testing center.”
“Ice-Kold is an authorized HVAC tool repair center for many makes and models of HVAC Recovery Machines, Vacuum Pumps, and Meters.”
“Do not see your equipment on the HVAC tool repair center list? Give us a call and we would be glad to talk about your equipment and options to get your machines back to working order.”
Brands we service
The list as ice-kold.com prints it under “The Companies Whose Products We Service”, with Appion from its HVAC tool repair center page. Automotive machine brands are named under Automotive below.
Since 1979
“Founded in 1979 in Fredonia, Wisconsin as Mid-State Refrigeration Systems, our business was centered on commercial refrigeration.” Supermarket refrigeration and walk in coolers came first; after five years, mechanical contracting as well: steam fitting, process piping, electrical and waste water systems.
In the early 1990s, federal rules on refrigerant handling created a new kind of repair work, and “our company was approached by White Industries, a division of Snap-On Tools, to do authorized repair work on their refrigerant recovery tools.” A new subsidiary took the Ice-Kold name, and the Kold-Draft ice machine distributorship for Wisconsin and Upper Michigan came at the same time. As recovery machine repair grew, Mid-State Refrigeration Systems was phased out.
The shop moved to “a modern 6000 sq. ft. building in Cedarburg, Wisconsin”, and then to Grafton, where the automotive side grew with it: “As our connections with the local automotive repair shops grew, so did the demand for our expertise in automotive air conditioning.” Ice-Kold, LLC has been a Wisconsin limited liability company since 2001.
Automotive
“Here at Ice-Kold we can service all of your automotive A/C repair needs.” Cars, trucks, farm equipment, limos, conversion vans and buses, in the shop in Grafton; the mobile service comes to your location.
“Our technicians have experience with both foreign and domestic vehicles, including trucks and buses.” “During busy seasons, it is best to call ahead to schedule an appointment. But we also take walk in appointments as available.”
“We fix, create, re-create, or customize any hose or line you need. We specialize in automotive A/C lines, but we do have the ability to work with hydraulic lines as well.”
“With over 200 different A/C fittings in stock and our state of the art Tubes and Hose bench we have the ability to create anything you can think of. From restoring classic cars to custom bending lines we can do it all.” “Walk-ins are welcome.”
“Ice-Kold brings Mobile Air Conditioning Service to your location.” “We can evacuate and recharge all automotive air conditioning systems including, R-12, R-134a, and R1234YF freon.” “From cars to combines we have the ability to get your air blowing “Ice-Kold” without having to leave the comfort of your own shop.”
Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington and Waukesha counties. “We also service all the way out to Kenosha, Dane, and Manitowoc counties for a modest trip charge.”
“We have the ability to service your Automotive A/C, Transmission Flush, Coolant Exchange, and Nitrogen Tire Inflation Machines.”
“Companies like Robinair, Mahle, RTI, CPS, White Industries, Snap-On, Mastercool, Baldwin Industries, and many more are all serviceable by Ice-Kold.”
Keys, too: “If you need a spare key or fob, we offer mobile key cutting and fob programming services you’ll need for your car.”
Grafton, Wisconsin
Grafton is a village in Ozaukee County on the Milwaukee River, about 20 miles north of Milwaukee, with Cedarburg on its western edge. German and Irish settlers harnessed the river for mills in the 1840s, and the Grafton Flour Mill went up in 1846. The Paramount Records Legacy marker at Paramount Plaza tells the rest: “In 1917, Grafton's own Wisconsin Chair Company … began mass-producing and selling records as part of a sales promotion to sell their phonographs.” “From 1929-1932, more than 1,600 titles were recorded in Grafton including one-fourth of the country's gospel, jazz, and blues records.” “The Milwaukee River provided part of the power for the pressing plant, which employed hundreds of people.”
Encyclopedia of Milwaukee, “Village of Grafton”; the Paramount Records Legacy marker, Paramount Plaza, Wisconsin Ave., Grafton.
Common questions
Short answers. If yours is not here, call the toll free line.
Print the E-Z Ship form from ice-kold.com and ship it in the box with the machine to 1235 Dakota Dr., Unit P, Grafton, WI 53024. An out of warranty repair goes with the form and your P.O. A warranty repair also needs a copy of the invoice showing the purchase, and it does not extend the unit’s original warranty.
A quote goes out within 24 hours of the machine arriving, in writing, before any work is done. Once you approve the estimate, we work to a ten day turnaround from that approval. Same day service is available on emergency equipment repairs. Summers are generally our busiest time.
All service work is guaranteed for one year: a one year parts and labor warranty on the repair, plus a warranty on the cost of the freon we put into any machine we service. If you decide against the repair after seeing the quote, we will dispose of the machine for you at no extra cost.
The list on this page runs from Amprobe to White Industries and includes Robinair, Appion, Inficon, Promax, CPS, Bacharach and Fluoro-Tech. We are a factory authorized service center for most brands of refrigerant recovery equipment. Do not see your equipment on the list? Give us a call and we would be glad to talk about your equipment and options.
Yes. We service automotive A/C on cars, trucks, farm equipment, limos, conversion vans and buses, foreign and domestic, at the shop in Grafton. Walk in customers are welcome, and in busy seasons it is best to call ahead for an appointment. Our mobile service also comes to your location in Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington and Waukesha counties.
1235 Dakota Dr., Unit P, Grafton, WI 53024, in Ozaukee County about 20 miles north of Milwaukee. Machines ship to the same address. Toll free (800) 232-5653, local (262) 377-1066, fax (262) 377-1173, email info@ice-kold.com. Shop hours are being confirmed for this page, so call before you drive over with a vehicle.
Contact
Technical support is available through the toll free line or by email. For a repair, the E-Z Ship form goes in the box with the machine, to the address here.