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Is Your Worn-Out Walk-in Door Costing You Money?

Is Your Worn-Out Walk-in Door Costing You Money?

Your walk-in freezer and cooler are opened and closed hundreds of times a day, and if your walk-in freezer or refrigerator door starts to malfunction, this can result in financial loss through decreased energy efficiency.

While regular maintenance can help, there are several indicators that the door needs a repair or replacement and multiple ways the damage can negatively affect your business. The experts at Solid Refrigeration have them listed below.

Signs the Door Needs Maintenance

Even with the highest quality refrigeration unit on the market, the door and other components will begin to break down through wear and tear. There are several signs that you need to call a professional for door repair or replacement:

  • It's not sitting evenly in the frame.

  • It's no longer holding a seal.

  • It doesn't close correctly or requires more effort than it used to.

  • The door has been damaged.

  • Pooling water and ice build-up are common around the door edge.

Door Failure Issues

Your walk-in door is critical to sustaining your business and providing the highest quality products for your customers. Not addressing the problem can create a series of other headaches to navigate.

Less Efficiency

The walk-in door is a primary source of preventing leaks and maintaining optimal temperatures for your product inside your cooler or freezer. Having an air leak makes your system work harder to keep the temperatures regulated, resulting in a reduction in energy efficiency, which will directly show up on your monthly bill.

Safety Problems

Keeping your employees safer means fewer liability issues and reducing potential workman's compensation claims. Unfortunately, when you have a faulty walk-in cooler door, this will compromise the space's safety because moisture can build up inside the unit and wind up pooling, leaking onto the floor, or freezing. All of which can potentially result in a slip and fall by an employee or customer.

Wasted Product

While some may not consider a leak to be a huge concern, when it comes to your product, this can create a complex situation. Your food needs to be kept at specific temperatures, and when your system cannot maintain this, it can promote the growth of harmful bacteria, jeopardizing the safety of the food or ending up with a violation from the health department.

Decreased Productivity

Your employee's productivity also sustains your business, and when you're dealing with a faulty door, this can hinder their ability to complete their tasks. From trying to navigate a door that won't close properly to taking more time to clean up pooled water or being more cautious when entering and exiting the unit, this will directly affect how quickly they can get their work done and care for the customers.

Your Twin Cities Commercial Refrigeration Specialists

Having a consistent and reliable walk-in refrigeration unit starts with proper care and maintenance, and if you suspect your commercial refrigeration or freezer door is not functioning correctly, Solid Refrigeration is here to help. Since 2005 we have been a trusted name in refrigeration services and offer 24/7 emergency support that our clients depend on.

Our experts are here to answer all your questions, so give us a call at 952-854-2850 or message us for your free estimate today.