Industrial refrigeration repairs are often extremely costly and disrupting for your business. Repairs can necessitate a great deal of downtime, as well as wasted staff resources, spoiled food items and other costs. It is only natural for businesses to seek to avoid repairs – and put them off -for as long as possible. However, there comes a point when repairs are impossible to put off, which is why you need a reliable servicing partner on your side that can get your system back up and running as quickly as possible. How can you minimise the number of repairs you have to pay for, without resorting to hiding your head in the sand? Here are five tips you could follow:
1) Why Should You Avoid Repairs?
Often, repairs can be expensive and lead to a significant bill that your company usually needs to pay right then and there. Unless you have a specific “unexpected bill” monthly budget, I am sure this is something you would rather avoid. On top of this, it can lead to unprecedented amounts of downtime, something that can be extremely harmful to your business. Downtime during industrial freezer repair means that items supposed to be kept frozen cannot be, which can pose a problem if you need to freeze essential items.
2) Prevention Vs Cure
When you need to have your system repaired, rather than maintained, it can often be extremely costly for your business, both in time and money. However, preventative measures such as regular maintenance can be put in place to reduce the risk of needing a “cure”. By a “cure” I mean a possible repair or replacement. Replacements can cause even more disruption to your business than a fix due to the extensive work that takes place during installation.
3) What Are The Benefits Of Maintenance?
Regular maintenance, aside from being less expensive than frequent repairs, has many other benefits too. When a system has proper maintenance, it can help protect against microbiological contaminants like salmonella. It can also prevent failed components, which are usually expensive to replace.
4) Planned Preventative Maintenance
Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) can be an excellent option for many businesses. It is flexible and extremely cost effective when compared to merely repairing faults when they happen. PPM also regularly fine-tunes your refrigeration system to improve its efficiency, saving you money on running costs. A PPM package like this ensures that your system is regularly maintained and repaired and includes a full health check at annual or six-monthly intervals.
5) What Are The Costs?
Repairs and replacements can often have unpredictable costs, which is not a good thing when you are trying to budget for your company. Replacement parts can be expensive and time-consuming; even more so when your system is out of warranty, or when specialist parts need to be sourced. Not only are breakdowns unexpected, but you also might not be able to get an engineer out for a few days if their schedule is jam-packed. In this sense, constant repairs cost you and your business time and inconvenience as well as money. However, planned preventative maintenance spreads the cost of maintenance and often makes it more affordable than an emergency repair call out agreement. PPM is flexible and spreads the costs of maintenance, as well as helping you avoid many common system faults that lead to eventual break downs.
Breakdown Cover & Maintenance From ACE Services
Of course, breakdowns are not entirely avoidable. They do happen from time to time no matter what you do, so having a reliable source of parts and experienced engineers for short notice repairs is essential. However, keeping your refrigerator maintained often can decrease your chances of having to deal with an unexpected breakdown. At ACE Services we provide both emergency repair and PPM contracts at competitive rates for all major refrigeration systems.
To find out more, send us an email to sales@aceservices.uk.com, or call us directly on 01296 428783.