When It Comes To Equipment Repair, Be Prepared

In Kevin Loving’s last post he talked about how keeping a basic tool kit handy in your restaurant will make your life as an operator or manager alot easier. It’s almost certain you will use at least one of these tools everyday on the job. I spent over 5 years on the...

Adventures In Restaurant Maintenance: Get A Toolbox

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 tools are minimal...

Adventures In Restaurant Maintenance: Gas Equipment

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 issues. Most of the systems used to deliver the gas to the burner are simple and...

Adventures In Restaurant Maintenance Part 2

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 designed for long use. However, it will succumb to misuse in a lot of ways. I can’t tell you the hours...

Adventures in Restaurant Maintenance

My name is Kevin Loving and I am a maintenance man at a four diamond hotel and convention center in Galveston, Texas. I have been asked to write a few articles concerning general maintenance on kitchen equipment. In General: There are many maintenance tasks that can safely be performed by restaurant owners that would save you a substantial amount of money on service calls. I will attempt to describe some of the things you as the...