The average person buying a vehicle is well aware that the best way to avoid costly repairs in the future is to ensure that that car is placed on a regular maintenance schedule.
Finding small issues early on prevents them from turning into bigger ones a little later. Those same people don’t think to do the same type of thing with kitchen appliances, simply because they come at a fraction of the cost of a car and are easily replaceable.
The same cannot be said for commercial refrigeration units, the larger of which can easily come in at the same price of a new car.
Despite the potential for serious issues down the line, there are many business owners in Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland who do not go in for commercial refrigeration preventative maintenance. Instead, they choose to roll the dice, hoping that their air conditioning and refrigeration units continue to work without any problems.
It’s not until a problem arises and they see the cost of repair that it becomes obvious that a maintenance schedule should have been priority number one. In this piece, we will look at some of the reason why such a maintenance schedule should be a must for commercial entities who handle food on a daily basis.
It’s more than just the repair or replacement costs you need to consider when your commercial refrigeration units don’t work as they should. A faulty unit often requires more energy to run, which means that you are looking at increased energy bills every month.
This is not particularly great when you are running your food business on a very tight budget. You also need to consider that you may end up with a lot of spoiled food that needs to be sent to the garbage if you don’t use commercial refrigeration preventative maintenance.
So, what are the other benefits, besides cost, of enrolling in a preventative maintenance program for your commercial refrigeration units?
If you have ever had air conditioning or refrigeration, go down, you probably already know how difficult it can be to get a maintenance man out quickly.
When you are part of a preventative maintenance schedule, your business will be given a priority booking ahead of those who do not. That delivers an incredible level of peace of mind, whilst also ensuring that every item you send out to your customers is as fresh and delicious as it should be.
Food and restaurant businesses that rely heavily on commercial refrigeration often operate with a very fine line between success and failure, especially when the business is new. Having to repair or replace a unit is ridiculously expensive and can very quickly blow any budget out of the water.
Many of the issues that arise with these units tend to be problems that could easily have been avoided by simply setting up a preventative maintenance schedule and having a Sunshine Coast refrigeration pro come in and look after your refrigeration on a regular basis.
For more information, please contact our office on Ph: 07 5456 1917 or M: 0492 804 625.
