When Restaurant Equipment Goes Down: 10 Ways To Save

Restaurant Equipment RepairKeeping your commercial kitchen humming along is not always an easy proposition.  You use this equipment every day, and sooner or later something is going to give out on you.  If the next step you’re used to taking is picking up the phone to call your service tech, this post is for you.

That’s because if you have the right tools and a little basic knowledge, you can handle the most common equipment failures yourself on everything from ranges to fryers to overhead warmers to faucets.  We’ve written several great guides to help you fix your restaurant equipment yourself.

Check out these posts, and if you have any questions about fixing equipment, leave a comment below and I’ll get back to you with and answer!

1.  How To Fix Countertop Warmers

2.  How To Replace Door Gaskets on Refrigeration Equipment

3.  Identifying and Replacing Electric Thermostats

4.  Identifying Commercial Faucets and Parts

5.  Replacing Gas Safety Valves

6.  Converting Gas Equipment In 5 Simple Steps

7.  Can You Trust Generic Restaurant Equipment Parts?

8.  Fixing Commercial Fryers

9.  Fixing Commercial Ovens

10.  Fixing Gas Ranges

Being able to handle minor equipment repairs will not only save you money, it will also reduce your downtime, meaning your busy kitchen won’t miss a beat.  Half the battle is having the skills to replace parts.  The other half is being able to get parts fast.  Go here for a complete inventory of restaurant equipment parts.

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About Greg McGuire

Greg has blogged about the food service industry for years and has been published in industry magazines, like Independent Restaurateur and industry blogs like Restaurant SmartBrief. He lives in Colorado with his wife and two sons and enjoys reading, live music, and the great outdoors.

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4 comments

  1. It is important to always purchase recommended restaurant equipment or parts. You never want your equipment to go down during peak times when people are eating.

  2. these are the basic things that resturant should keep in mind.. we should try to cut these extra costs instead of saving money from necessary things..

  3. These are some great tips to keep in mind. Thanks for sharing. Keeping these in mind + having a great restaurant equipment distributor can put everyone on the track to success.

  4. Some of the equipment in my kitchen has started to give up. I have checked the related articles however i fell incapable of fixing the problems i have on my own. I appreciate the ideas that you have put up to save money, however, this time i will be seeking new equipment.

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