Commercial Dishwasher Repair in Miami
A dish machine that is not reaching sanitising temperature is not a dirty-dishes problem. It is a written violation with your name on it.
What we replace most
- Booster heater elements, contactors and thermostats
- Chemical dispensers, pumps and tubing
- Drain pumps, valves and lines
- Wash and rinse pumps and motors
- Wash arms, jets and descaling
- Door switches and safety interlocks
- Control boards and timers
- Conveyor drives, chains and curtains
- Fill valves and level controls
Tell us the make, model and what it is doing when you call. That is what decides which parts go on the truck — and whether this is one visit or two.
Commercial Dishwasher Repair across South Florida
Warewashing is the department nobody thinks about until it stops, and then it stops everything — you cannot serve on plates you cannot clean, and you cannot pass an inspection on a machine that is not sanitising. It is also the single most common place we find a kitchen operating out of compliance without knowing it, because a machine that washes visibly clean dishes at the wrong temperature looks fine from the pass.
High-temp machines sanitise with heat and depend on a booster heater hitting final rinse temperature. Low-temp machines sanitise chemically and depend on a dispenser actually drawing sanitiser. Both fail in ways that leave the dishes looking perfectly clean, which is exactly why they get missed.
Equipment down right now? Describe the failure, not just the equipment — it decides what we bring.
Call (888) 822-7754Symptoms, and what usually sits behind them
These are patterns our technicians see in the field, not a diagnosis. The point of listing them is so you can describe the fault accurately on the phone — and so you can tell whether a quote you are holding matches the symptom you actually have.
| Symptom | What it usually means |
|---|---|
| Final rinse not reaching temperature | Booster heater element or contactor, a failed thermostat, or incoming water arriving colder than the machine was specified for. This is the fault that shows up on an inspection report. |
| Sanitiser not dispensing on a low-temp machine | Dispenser pump, a squashed or perished tube, an empty container nobody checked, or a failed sensor. Dishes come out looking clean and are not sanitised. |
| Standing water, will not drain | Blocked drain, failed drain pump or valve, or a clogged scrap screen. Usually the cheapest repair on this list and the one most often left running for weeks. |
| Wash arms not spinning | Jets blocked with scale and debris, a bearing gone, or low wash pressure from a failing pump. |
| Poor wash results, film on glassware | Scale from South Florida water clogging jets, wrong detergent concentration, or water temperature down. Hard water is the constant here. |
| Machine will not start or cycle | Door switch, control board, or a safety interlock. Door switches take a beating in a busy dish pit. |
| Conveyor machine jamming or stalling | Drive motor, chain or curtain damage. Curtains missing or torn also wreck temperature retention through the machine. |
The repair is rarely the expensive part
A failed dish machine means either hand-washing at a pace that cannot keep up with service, or renting plates. The compliance exposure is the bigger number: a sanitiser or final-rinse temperature failure is exactly the kind of finding that turns an ordinary inspection into a callback with a deadline attached.
We say this because the decision most kitchens get wrong is waiting — running a failing machine through one more weekend because the repair feels expensive, when the weekend costs more than the repair would have.
Brands we work on
We are independent, not tied to one manufacturer, so one call covers a kitchen running six different badges. If your equipment is still under manufacturer warranty we will tell you — even though it means we do not get the job.
Written quote before we start
You approve the number on site, in writing, before any work begins.
Ranges, so you can sanity-check any quote
Almost nobody in this market publishes numbers. These are published national industry ranges, shown so you have something to measure a quote against at six in the morning.
| Item | Published industry range |
|---|---|
| Diagnostic / trip fee | $85 – $175 |
| Standard labor | $75 – $150 per hour |
| After-hours surcharge | $100 – $300 |
| Common repairs | $150 – $600 |
| Major components | $400 – $1,200+ |
These are national industry ranges published by trade and cost-guide sources, shown so you can sanity-check any quote you receive. They are not Express Xpert prices — we quote your specific equipment on site, in writing, before any work begins.
See the commercial repair overview for how we handle inspection findings, maintenance scheduling and vendor paperwork.
Get a commercial technician dispatched
Tell us what is down and how fast you need it. Commercial requests go to a dispatcher, not a general queue — and we ask for your service hours so a technician is not arriving in the middle of your dinner rush.
- Technician on site within 2 hours when equipment is down
- Written quote before any work begins
- $5M general liability — COI and W-9 for vendor onboarding
- Net-30 terms available for registered businesses
Equipment down right now? Calling is faster — (888) 822-7754.
Commercial Dishwasher Repair — FAQ
Our dish machine washes fine but failed on sanitiser temperature. What is wrong?
On a high-temp machine that is almost always the booster heater — an element, a contactor or a thermostat — or incoming water arriving colder than the machine was sized for. On a low-temp machine it is the chemical side: a dispenser pump, perished tubing, or a container that ran empty. In both cases the wash cycle is unaffected, which is why the dishes look right and the machine still fails the check.
How do we know if the machine is actually sanitising?
Check it rather than assume it. High-temp machines should be verified at the final rinse with a thermometer or temperature-indicating strip on a plate through the cycle; low-temp machines are verified with test strips for sanitiser concentration. Doing this on a routine is the difference between finding the fault yourself on a Tuesday and having an inspector find it for you.
The machine will not drain. Is that a big repair?
Usually one of the cheapest on the machine — a blocked drain line, a clogged scrap screen, or a drain pump or valve. It is also one of the most commonly ignored, and running a machine that is not draining properly puts the wash pump under load it was not designed for, which turns a small repair into a large one.
Why is there film on our glassware?
South Florida water. Mineral scale clogs the rinse jets and leaves deposits on glass, and it builds continuously rather than suddenly. Descaling the machine and correcting detergent and rinse-aid concentration fixes most of it; a machine that scales up again quickly is telling you about water treatment rather than about itself.
We service the whole kitchen, not one machine
Commercial Refrigeration
Reach-ins, prep tables, display cases & bar coolers
Walk-In Coolers & Freezers
Box down, doors, coils, compressors & controls
Commercial Ice Machines
Cubers, flakers, nugget & remote condenser units
Commercial Ovens & Ranges
Convection, combi, deck ovens & the cooking line
Pizza Ovens
Deck, conveyor & brick oven repair
Exhaust & Range Hoods
Fans, motors, dampers & makeup air — repair, not cleaning
Fryers, Griddles & Steamers
The rest of the hot line
Commercial Dishwasher Repair — Miami-Dade, Broward & Palm Beach
Call (888) 822-7754. Tell us the make, model and what it is doing — English or Spanish.