Commercial Ice Machine Rental, Service, & Repair in the Triangle
Rent Your Top Of The Line Ice Machine From Us
Commercial Ice Machine Rental in the Triangle
Rent a commercial ice machine for your Triangle restaurant, bar, or coffee shop and skip the upfront cost of a $4,000–$12,000 purchase. Boer Brothers includes installation, all preventative maintenance, two water filters per year, every repair, and free breakdown ice if a machine ever goes down. One predictable monthly bill, one number to call.
Why Triangle Restaurants Rent Ice Machines Instead of Buying
A new commercial ice machine runs $4,000 to $12,000 before installation, and the unit you buy is yours to repair, descale, and replace when it fails. Renting moves that risk to us. You get a working machine, a service contract, and a fixed monthly cost that fits cleanly into food and beverage operating expenses.
The rental case usually comes down to four things:
Cash flow. A $300 monthly line is easier to budget than a five-figure capital purchase, especially for new restaurants and seasonal concepts.
Downtime. Ice machines are among the least reliable pieces of equipment in a commercial kitchen. When a rented unit fails, repairs are already included and we ship breakdown ice while we work on it.
Health inspections. NC health inspectors look at ice machine cleanliness on every visit. Our preventative maintenance schedule keeps the interior sanitary so a routine inspection doesn’t turn into a violation.
Equipment age. Owned machines past year seven typically need a compressor, condenser, or full replacement. Rental customers skip that decision entirely.
What’s Included in Your Monthly Rental:
Every rental from Boer Brothers includes the machine, the install, and the service plan. There are no separate service contracts, no surprise repair invoices, and no hidden water-filter fees.
A top-of-line Kool-Aire commercial ice machine (manufactured by Manitowoc). Capacities from 100 lb up to 1,200 lb per day, with or without integrated storage bins.
Professional installation. We size the unit to your service area, water line, drain, and electrical, then commission it on-site.
All preventative maintenance. Scheduled cleanings keep the interior NSF-compliant and protect ice production through Triangle summer heat.
Two water filters per year. Filters keep mineral scale off the evaporator and protect ice taste in markets where hard water is common.
All repairs at no additional cost. Compressors, control boards, condensers, water valves — covered.
Free breakdown ice. If we can’t get your machine running quickly, we deliver bagged ice so service doesn’t stop.
The only things not covered: the one-time $450 setup fee, sales tax, and damage caused by environmental conditions outside normal commercial use.
Triangle Service Area
Boer Brothers Restaurant Services has been based in Chapel Hill since 2007. We deliver, install, and service rental ice machines across the Triangle, including:
Raleigh · Durham · Chapel Hill · Carrboro · Cary · Apex · Holly Springs · Fuquay-Varina · Wake Forest · Garner · Hillsborough · Pittsboro · Mebane · Graham · Saxapahaw · Snow Camp · Siler City · Sanford · Smithfield · plus most of Orange, Durham, Chatham, and Wake counties.
If you’re not sure whether your location is in our service area, call 919-336-0271 and we’ll tell you the same day.
Already Own Your Ice Machine? We Service Those Too.
Boer Brothers repairs and maintains owned commercial ice machines across the Triangle, including Manitowoc, Hoshizaki, Scotsman, Ice-O-Matic, and most other commercial brands. If your owned machine is past year seven and needing major repair, we’ll give you a straight answer on whether it’s worth fixing or whether a rental will cost you less over the next 12 months.
Repair: Diagnosis, parts, and labor on commercial ice machines.
Preventative maintenance: Scheduled cleanings to pass NC health inspections.
Replacement consults: Honest comparison of repair, replace, and rent.
Product Options
| Service | 100-200 lbs | 300-500 lbs | 700-900 lbs | 1,000-1,200 lbs |
| Setup Fee | $450 | $450 | $450 | $450 |
| Ice Machine Rental | $195/month | $279/month | $310/month | $360/month |
| Storage Bin | NA | $295/month | $345/month | $380/month |
| 2 Water Filters per Year | x | x | x | x |
| All Repairs Included | x | x | x | x |
| Preventative Maintenance Included | x | x | x | x |
✓ Repairs due to environmental conditions not included
✓ Sales Tax not included
✓ 30 day cancellation policy
✓ Set up fee is $450
Get a Rental Quote for Your Restaurant
Tell us your daily ice volume and where you’re located. We’ll come back the same business day with a recommended machine size, the all-in monthly cost, and an install date.
