How Your Poorly Maintained Display Case Could Be Losing You Money
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- 23 Aug, 2018
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It's Running Up Your Electricity Bill
One of the main and most obvious ways a poorly maintained display case costs you money is by running your electricity bill up.
Because of their size and power consumption, refrigerated displays are often one of the more costly pieces of equipment in a café or shop even when they're functioning as they should. It should come as no surprise that they can drive electricity costs through the roof when they're in need of repair.
As an example, one common cause of a high electricity bill from your display case is a damaged door seal. Most good refrigeration cases have gaskets or seals that create a barrier between your cooled environment and the warm exterior air.
If the seal becomes torn or worn, it will let heat into your display case. This forces the display case to use extra power to cool itself down to the right temperature, running your electric bill up considerably.
Having your display case checked regularly by a maintenance company ensures that damaged seals, electrical faults and other potentially expensive problems are detected and fixed before you're hit with a huge invoice from your power company.
It's Making Your Food Look Unappetising
Does your display case house fresh foods like pastries, meat or dairy products as opposed to foods hidden in packaging? If so, then it's important that you keep these foods looking their best throughout the day. Customers eat with their eyes first and foremost, so if your items don't look as delicious as they should, you'll find yourself wasting money stocking food that customers aren't buying.
If you don't keep your refrigerated display case well maintained, you could find that the food you're selling quickly starts to deteriorate in appearance. For example, if your case isn't keeping food as cool as it should, desserts containing cream or chocolate might start to melt.
Likewise, fresh meat requires a certain level of light to look its best. If your display case bulb is running too intensely due to an electrical fault, your meat could turn blue or grey. A bulb that's running too low can also be a problem, failing to illuminate food properly and making it look dull or stale.
If you want your food to look as good as it tastes and convince customers to buy, make sure you have your case checked regularly for heat and lighting faults.
It's Making Your Customers Sick
The most serious and dangerous way your chilled display case can lose you money is by making your customers sick.
Fresh and frozen foods require constant chilling to keep them in edible condition. If your display case isn't running cool enough, mould and bacteria will start to grow rapidly. If people get sick after eating your food, the best case scenario is that you lose them as a customer—the worst is that they lodge a lawsuit against you.
Either way, customer sickness can cost you a lot of money and may even run you out of your business entirely.
The most common causes of mould and bacteria growth in refrigerated display cases are worn out seals or faults with the internal cooling components. By calling in a regular maintenance professional, you can ensure that any problems with these parts are found before they become serious enough to lead to customer sickness.
If you have a refrigerated display case in need of maintenance or repair, contact our highly experienced refrigeration technicians at Cool Air Conditioning Pty Ltd.
