Financial Reasons to Properly Maintain Refrigerator Door Gasket
Replacing refrigerator door gaskets is a financial investment. Replace Gaskets and Save Money. An investment that many restaurant operators avoid until they are forced to replace the gaskets by a County Health Inspector. These operators fail to understand what Successful Operators know: Replacing broken gaskets immediately will actually save you money.
This guide will discuss the various ways refrigerator door gaskets make your operation MORE profitable. Replace Gaskets Save Money
Lower Energy Costs Increase Profit
- Lower Energy Costs Increases Your Profit. You watch your P&L closely but are you doing everything you can to maximize profits? If you haven’t recently taken steps to get more energy efficient then you are throwing $$ away. LED lighting, energy efficient appliances, walk-in strip curtains, door closers, and door gaskets all help reduce energy costs.
- Strip curtains and automatic door closers together can help reduce air infiltration (hot air getting in) by 75%
- Replacing torn door gaskets can reduce the thermal load by up to 21%. Check out this link for more info. In other words, new gaskets = keeping the refrigerator cold. When cold air leaks out and hot air in, the compressor works overtime. Do you pay your employees overtime for no reason? Then why pay the electric company?
- When your unit runs more, parts wear out much more quickly. Proper gasket maintenance will maximize the lifespan of expensive components like compressors and reduce downtime.
Maintain Correct Temperatures
Keep Food at Correct Temperatures. The average restaurant can waste up to 10% of its inventory due to food spoilage and food prep. Food prep waste can be managed by properly training kitchen staff. Food spoilage can be reduced if refrigerators/freezers are maintained at the proper temperature.
A preventative and reactive maintenance program is essential to keep the units operating effectively. Replacing torn or damaged refrigerator door gaskets help maintain the proper temp and reduce food spoilage.
Reduce Health Code Violations
Reduce Health Department Violations. How important is a high passing grade from a health inspector? A poor score will cost you money
Customers care – Yelp is starting to add health inspection results to their rating. A user will get an alert if a restaurant received a low score (C or below in Los Angeles). Customers will move on the the next listing if they see a low score
The inspector will find and write a violation for a torn, dirty, or moldy gasket. You will have to replace them anyway. Do it preventatively and avoid the violation.
If they find enough, they will shut you down. As every operator knows, you have to be able to serve meals to make money. Don’t give the health department an opportunity to shut down your business even for a day. A good preventative maintenance plan will avoid this.
Summary:
Successful operators analyze every line of the P&L to improve profitability. It is critical to partner with Reliable service providers that will help maintain your equipment in good order. A gasket specialist will save you money.
About Reliable Gaskets:
Reliable Gaskets seals refrigerators/freezers and keeps them sealed. They have been helping commercial kitchens since 2005. They have a program to fit each budget and operation – large or small. Contact them today if you are looking for a partner that will make maintenance easy and save you money.