Whether it is one thermostat or stock for a workshop, our free service makes it easy to price fridge gas in Johannesburg. Your request goes to a refrigerant supplier serving Johannesburg and nearby areas of Gauteng.
Fridge Gas in Johannesburg
Refrigeration gas in Johannesburg is sold by refrigeration wholesalers, mostly to technicians and contractors. R600a and R134a are usually on the shelf, while some blends are ordered in. Hydrocarbon cylinders need careful transport, so ask suppliers in Johannesburg about delivery, cylinder deposits and returns.
The main fridge gas page explains the types, the checks and the costs in more detail.
What to know locally in Johannesburg
Johannesburg has refrigeration wholesalers and spares shops in Industria, Booysens and the inner city carrying compressors, condensing units, evaporators, gas and tools for technicians across Gauteng. Households buy door seals, thermostats and chest freezers, while spaza owners look for used display fridges. Many technicians collect R600a, R134a and R404A on the way to a job. Fitting a surge protector or delay plug when buying a new fridge or freezer is worth considering here.
Fridges and refrigeration in Johannesburg
Johannesburg feeds a huge share of Gauteng, and a lot of that food passes through cold rooms. The fresh produce market at City Deep, the meat and wholesale trade around Industria, Denver and Booysens, and the restaurants of Melville, Maboneng and Braamfontein all depend on refrigeration that cannot stop. In the inner city, older blocks of flats in Hillbrow, Berea and Yeoville have small fridges that landlords replace or repair constantly. Soweto has thousands of spaza shops and taverns with display fridges. Highveld summer storms bring hail and lightning, and power cuts and surges damage compressors and boards across the city. Households, landlords, shop owners, caterers and cold stores all ask.
Typical fridge gas requests in the area come from:
- Households: the gas named on the sticker, charged by a qualified technician after the leak is fixed
- Shops, cafes and supermarkets: R290 or R134a for bottle cooler repairs done by the shop's service technician
- Restaurants, butcheries and caterers: R404A for a restaurant cold room and freezers after a leak repair
Local tips for Johannesburg
Repair work and spares in Johannesburg mostly come from here: industria, Denver, City Deep and Booysens, plus spares counters in the inner city. The requests that come up most: display fridges for spaza shops and fridges damaged by surges after power cuts. When you ask for quotes, ask about surge protection when a board or compressor fails after a power cut.
Around Johannesburg the largest group asking is households, which usually means the gas named on the sticker, charged by a qualified technician after the leak is fixed. Before you agree to anything: use the gas on the rating sticker. Keep in mind: power cuts and surges, and nonstop use in Soweto spazas and City Deep cold stores.
Service area: Johannesburg and surrounds
Technicians and suppliers on our network work in Johannesburg and surrounding areas, including Sandton, Randburg, Roodepoort, Soweto, Rosebank, Fourways, Melville. Give the suburb and the appliance, so the quote can allow for travel and the right parts in the van.