Steps To Maintain Commercial Refrigeration Equipment

As a business owner, you might not realize the importance of your commercial refrigeration equipment, but you just cannot skip this. These minor maintenance tips increase the shell life of your commercial refrigeration equipment. These preventive measures will help you maximize the life of the refrigeration system and enable you to maintain your stock. 

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How does regular maintenance help?

• Prevents emergency breakdown - Well, only thought of breakdown of your commercial refrigeration system can give you a severe anxiety attack. When your refrigeration unit abruptly shuts down, you might have to face some severe loss, and it can get you in trouble. The frozen products like ice-cream, meat, butter, cheese, and other such perishable items can rot or go stale. Regular maintenance and check ensure that the refrigerator is running efficiently. Regular cleaning also reduces the wearing out of the system and thus reducing the chances of a breakdown.
• Reduces electricity bills  - You can save up to 5 to 10 % of energy cost by regularly maintaining the refrigeration equipment. When the condenser coils accumulate dirt and dust, it requires more energy for the system or the cooling unit to work efficiently. In order to maintain the temperature of the freezer and coolers, it will consume more energy to perform the cooling task. Thus, increasing the cost of energy consumption. Additionally, when the door seals, gasket, handles, hinges are worn out or is faulty, it causes cold air to leak and seep out. Thus, leading to more electricity consumption. You need to monitor the temperature setting regularly and defrost the freezer to avoid any such condition. Thus, this will, in turn, minimize power consumption and reduce electricity bills.

• Don’t let ice and mould contamination - If your customers spot the smelly ice, it can drive them away. With time, if cleaning does not take place, then bacteria and viruses such as Listeria, Salmonella, E.coli. develop leading to foul smell. It not only drives the customer away but at the same time, it is the cause of many health issues. The problems of the mould and ice contamination will make the machine work slow and generally take place because of the dirt accumulation. These machines have an automatic cleaning cycle which can help you solve such problems. Besides, cleaning helps in improving the ice yield.
• Extend the life of your refrigeration- When you perform regular maintenance and cleaning, the commercial refrigeration unit works efficiently. The worn-out parts will make the system breakdown more frequently. Therefore, when you regularly take care of the parts, then the wear and tear on the parts will not enable the unit to break. Therefore, take care of the unit to increase the life of your refrigeration.
• Maintenance tips -Clean the evaporator and condenser coil and fan blades. Check the lines of condensation and insulation integrity. Check the cracks, worn out parts and the holes such as seals and gasket. You must check for the temperature, drain lines and loose electrical connections. Keep lubricating the handles and door hinges from time to time. Frequently check the filters and ice makers and clean the components of the ice maker. Thus, these maintenances when performed on a frequent basis will keep your commercial refrigeration equipment working in the best condition. Your cooling unit will not face any trouble, wear and tears or faults that often cause sudden breakdowns.

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Following these steps to maintain commercial refrigeration equipment will hep you from any sort of sudden breakdown of such a cooling system. All you have to do it take little care and perform the regular maintenance of the equipment for it to work longer.