Phoning around Kimberley for the right part and a price takes time. Send one list instead, with the make and model and how many, and we pass it to refrigeration wholesalers and gas suppliers who supply Kimberley and nearby areas of Northern Cape.
Fridge Gas in Kimberley
Refrigeration gas in Kimberley 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 Kimberley about delivery, cylinder deposits and returns.
The main fridge gas page explains the types, the checks and the costs in more detail.
Kimberley notes on parts, gas & equipment
Kimdustria and the city centre have appliance spares shops and refrigeration suppliers with thermostats, door seals, fans, R600a and R134a, and some compressors. Bigger condensing units and cold room panels are often ordered from Gauteng or Bloemfontein. Chest freezers sell well in Galeshewe and Hadison Park. In this heat, ask for a freezer with a hot climate rating and keep it in the coolest room in the house.
Kimberley: heat, power and cold chains
Kimberley grew around the diamond diggings, and today it is a dry, very hot inland city where summer afternoons regularly test every fridge in town. Houses in Galeshewe, Roodepan and Hadison Park often have fridges in hot kitchens or under corrugated roofs, where condensers struggle and compressors overheat. Butcheries, supermarkets and takeaways along the main roads, and the hospital and government offices, add commercial demand. Cattle and game farms toward Barkly West and Ritchie keep freezer rooms for meat. Dust from the dry veld and mine dumps clogs condenser coils, and winter nights are cold. Households, shop owners, farmers and public facilities ask most.
Who asks for fridge gas around Kimberley, most often first:
- 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 Kimberley
Common here: fridges and freezers overheating in summer, and coil cleaning in dusty homes. Ask each technician or supplier about this: ask for a condenser coil and fan check before the hottest summer months. Where they work from: technicians and spares shops in the city centre and the Kimdustria industrial area.
Requests range widely: cans to 13.6 kg cylinders. Here, households lead the requests, typically for the gas named on the sticker, charged by a qualified technician after the leak is fixed. One local point to raise: heat under tin roofs in Galeshewe and Roodepan, dust from the veld and mine dumps.
Service area: Kimberley and surrounds
Technicians and suppliers on our network work in Kimberley and surrounding areas, including Galeshewe, Roodepan, Ritchie, Barkly West, Hadison Park, Beaconsfield. Give the suburb and the appliance, so the quote can allow for travel and the right parts in the van.