Commercial refrigeration service

Commercial Refrigeration Service Invoice Template (Free)

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Short answer

A commercial refrigeration invoice needs the unit identified by make, model, serial, and location, the reported problem and work performed, a diagnostic line, labor hours at the standard or after-hours rate, parts with part numbers, refrigerant by type and pounds recovered or added, any call-out fee, and a reference to the PM contract if one covers the site. Copy the template below, or use software that saves those rates and invoices from the truck.

What belongs on the invoice

  • Business name, EPA/contractor license number, contact info
  • Customer name, site address, and work order number if a chain
  • Unit identified — make, model, serial, location
  • Reported problem and work performed
  • Diagnostic, labor hours, and rate band
  • Parts with part numbers
  • Refrigerant — type, pounds added and recovered
  • Call-out fee and time of arrival
  • PM contract reference, if applicable

The template

[Your Business Name] · License #____ · EPA Cert #____
[Phone] · [Email]

Invoice #____        Date: __________
Bill To: [Customer / Company]
Site: _________________________  WO/PO #: ________
Arrived: ____ : ____   Departed: ____ : ____

UNIT: [make / model]   Serial: ______________
Location in building: __________________________

REPORTED: ______________________________________
FOUND: _________________________________________
PERFORMED: _____________________________________

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Description                              Amount
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Diagnostic                               $______
Call-out fee — [standard / after-hours]  $______
Labor — ___ hrs @ $___ [standard]        $______
Labor — ___ hrs @ $___ [after-hours]     $______
Parts:
   [part # / description]                $______
   [part # / description]                $______
Refrigerant — [type] ___ lbs @ $___      $______
Refrigerant recovered — ___ lbs          $______
Leak search / dye                        $______
Filter drier / cleaning                  $______
Trip / mileage                           $______
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Subtotal                                 $______
Tax (if applicable)                      $______
Total Due                                $______

PM contract on file: [yes / no] — ref #______
Recommended follow-up: ___________________________

“Compressor drawing high amps — recommend replacement within 90 days” on tonight’s invoice is basically next quarter’s job, already documented on the customer’s own paperwork.

It’s also your defense when the unit fails in month four and someone asks why nobody mentioned it.

Record arrival and departure times

On after-hours work especially, timestamps make the labor line self-explanatory. They matter on chain accounts too, where response-time performance often gets tracked against your contract.

Skipping the copy-paste

Software with your rate bands, common parts, and refrigerant lines saved builds this in the alley and takes the card before you pack up.

Frequently asked questions

Why identify the unit so precisely?

Because a restaurant has several pieces of refrigeration and a manager who calls every one of them 'the cooler.' Make, model, serial, and location turn your invoices into a service history — which is what makes you the tech they call rather than whoever answers first.

How should refrigerant be recorded?

Type and pounds, added and recovered, on every invoice. It's a genuine cost that moves with market prices, it's a record you want for your own compliance, and it makes the charge legible to the customer.

Should the after-hours rate be a separate line?

Yes — a call-out fee plus a premium labor rate, both quoted on the phone before you drove. Visible and pre-agreed, it's a service. Folded silently into a higher hourly total, it reads as opportunism at exactly the moment the customer felt most vulnerable.

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