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DIY Restaurant Equipment Repair

By on April 29, 2013 in Restaurant Equipment Repair

Tweet In General There are many maintenance tasks that can safely be performed by restaurant owners that would save a substantial amount of money on service calls. Here are some of the things restaurant owners can do to keep service calls to a minimum. Knowledge of a Technician You might be surprised to find that [...]

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Adventures In Restaurant Maintenance: Refrigeration

By on December 23, 2011 in Food Service, Restaurant Equipment Repair

Tweet In this article I would like to talk about the refrigerators and freezer units commonly found in a commercial kitchen and restaurant. The average unit will give long service with minimal maintenance; however there are a few things you should know that could possibly prevent breakdowns. You should also read Greg’s article on this [...]

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Adventures In Restaurant Maintenance: Replacing Equipment

By on November 29, 2011 in Food Service, Get Equipped, Restaurant Equipment Repair, Restaurant Management and Operations

Tweet “Which _____________ do you recommend?” This is a question I have been asked countless times by owners/managers that operate the restaurants I have worked in. The real question they are asking is: “What equipment will run the longest and have the fewest breakdowns and cost the least to fix?” The answer to such a [...]

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Adventures In Restaurant Maintenance: Gas Equipment

By on November 27, 2011 in Food Service, Restaurant Equipment Repair, Restaurant Management and Operations

Tweet This article will deal with common maintenance issues regarding commercial gas kitchen equipment. I will address issues with electric equipment in a future article. It has been my experience that most commercial restaurant equipment is operated with natural gas. In general I believe gas equipment to be better than electric with regard to maintenance [...]

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Adventures In Restaurant Maintenance: Get A Toolbox

By on October 18, 2011 in Restaurant Equipment Repair

Tweet In my last post I talked about a few select parts that you could keep on hand to repair your gas restaurant equipment. I would like to take this opportunity to talk about a few tools that could make a big difference in keeping your restaurant equipment up and running. The costs of these [...]

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Adventures In Restaurant Maintenance Part 2

By on August 18, 2011 in Restaurant Equipment Repair

Tweet If I had one wish to be granted to make my job easier, it would be that the people I work with could somehow know what I know about restaurant equipment. As much as 50% of equipment breakdowns (possibly more) are due to equipment being misused by staff. Commercial restaurant equipment is “HEAVY DUTY,” so it’s [...]

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