Refrigeration & air conditioning for pubs, bars & clubs in Sydney
Warm beer, no ice and a down cool room empty a venue fast. Active repairs and services glycol beer systems, keg-room cooling, ice machines and cool rooms across Sydney — keeping your taps cold and your stock safe through every shift. ARC-licensed technicians, upfront pricing, and genuine after-hours cover when an event can't wait until morning.
We answer 24/7 — talk to a real Sydney technician, not a call centre.
Warm beer, no ice and a dead cool room empty a venue fast
A bar lives or dies on what's cold. When the cooling fails, the damage isn't a repair bill — it's the trade you turn away and the stock you write off. Knowing which one is hurting you fastest is how we triage your call. Most faults trace back to one of our beer & glycol system repairs in Sydney.
Warm or foaming beer
A glycol chiller that can't hold temperature, frozen lines or a tripping power-pack means flat, foamy pints — and patrons who finish one and leave instead of staying for three.
No ice at peak
An ice machine that slimes up or runs low on a Saturday night stops cocktails dead. Buying bagged ice all weekend is a cost — and a sign the machine needs a service.
Cool room down
Kegs, mixers and bar food in a walk-in that's climbing through the danger zone is stock at risk — and a food-safety problem the moment it breaches 5 °C for too long.
The cooling a bar runs on — serviced under one number
From the glycol power-pack in the cellar to the ice machine behind the bar, here's what we install, repair and maintain for Sydney pubs, bars and clubs.
Beer & Glycol Systems
Warm beer, foaming lines or a tripping glycol power-pack — keg-room cooling and beer lines repaired and kept pouring at the right temperature.
Beer & glycol repairs
Ice Machines
Low or no ice, slime build-up or a flooded bin? Hoshizaki, Scotsman, Manitowoc and Ice-O-Matic repairs and descales.
Ice machine repairs
Cool Rooms
Keg rooms and walk-ins not holding temp, icing up or short-cycling — door seals, evaporators, controllers and gas faults sorted.
Cool room repairs
Bottle & Back-bar Fridges
Under-bench bottle fridges, glass-door display cabinets and back-bar units — repaired, regassed and kept in spec.
Refrigeration repairs
Lounge & Gaming AC
Cassette, split and ducted systems that keep the public bar, lounge and gaming room comfortable on a packed night.
Air conditioning
24/7 Breakdown
Trading-hours or after-hours failure? We answer around the clock so a warm cellar doesn't kill your night.
Emergency serviceA scheduled maintenance plan — glycol checks, ice-machine descales, coil cleans and seal inspections — catches the faults that fail on a function night, and keeps your cool rooms holding the temperature your food-safety program expects.
Cold taps, safe stock, on a response time you can plan around
We work to the realities of a busy Sydney venue — the food-safety code, your trading hours and the cost of a flat keg on a Friday night.
- Cool rooms kept at or below 5 °C (FSANZ Food Standards Code); freezers at or below −18 °C as industry practice
- Glycol and beer systems set to pour cold and consistent through a full shift
- After-hours and event response — we work around your functions, not against them
- ARC-licensed refrigerant handling (L057415) & NSW contractor licence 330089C — legal, traceable gas work
- Upfront pricing approved before work starts; quality workmanship, genuine parts
Cold taps
Glycol set for consistent, clear pours.
≤ 5 °C
Cool-room target for safe keg & food storage.
24/7
Real after-hours and event response.
Records
Temperature log left after every visit.
Refrigeration built around your business
Pubs, bars and clubs are one of eight sectors we look after. Different sites carry different risks — pick yours to see how we tailor the service to what downtime actually costs you.
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4.9 · 12 Google reviews — including Sydney venues that came back for the bar refrigeration and the air conditioning on the same relationship.
Bar refrigeration upgrade and the venue's air conditioning — handled on the same relationship
"This is the second time that we have used this company… an upgrade of our undercounter bar refrigeration system and… a service of our 2 air conditioning systems. On both occasions we have found Chris's team to have been prompt, professional and efficient for a reasonable price. They are on my preferred company to use for any refrigeration or air con matters…"
— Graeme Hudson, 5★ Google review
"We use the team at Active for our 50 retail sites… always available in an emergency, excellent communication and scheduling and the best price!"
"Chris arrived promptly… provided a detailed report. The price was fair… polite and professional. Even took the time to explain how to better use the system. Cleaned up after they'd finished."
"I can not recommend Chris and his team highly enough. I have used Chris for years… so much knowledge and professionalism… There is no job too big for active fridge and air."
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Servicing venues across Greater Sydney
From the Hills to the Inner West — same-day where we can, 24/7 for breakdowns. Tell us your suburb and we'll confirm timing.
See all service areasPub, bar & club cooling questions
My beer is pouring warm or foamy — what's wrong?
Can you repair a glycol chiller after hours or before an event?
Why does my ice machine keep running low or getting slimy?
What temperature does my keg room or cool room need to hold?
Do you offer maintenance plans for venues?
Are you licensed, and do you give free quotes?
Warm beer, no ice or a cool room letting your venue down?
Talk to a licensed Sydney refrigeration technician now — no obligation, upfront pricing, 24/7 for breakdowns and events.
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