Freezer cleaning tips

Many restaurants and hotels are already preparing to receive the frozen foods and ice cream that will begin to work this spring and summer, and for this it is advisable to tune up the refrigerators, for which some tips for freezer cleaning and maintenance never hurt.

We have a refrigerated warehouse that houses more than 4,000 pallets of products, with a technological system of mobile bases that allows us to locate a reference immediately. We maintain the temperature between -20ºC and -22ºC in a very controlled way, for quality and safety reasons, so that it reaches your refrigerators and freezers in an unbeatable state. But our controls are permanent, while in a restaurant it is done from time to time. These are the tips that we leave you, but the professionals of the sector surely can contribute many more (below, in comments).

1. If you are thinking of renewing your catering machinery with new refrigerators, always, always, think stainless steel and sanitary PVC as your main materials. However, if you go to a good reference brand this is a given.
2. Normally, whether it is an upright industrial freezer, chest or otherwise, it should have a drain for melted frost to facilitate cleaning of the freezer. Make sure it is clear so that water can drain out.
3. If you have to clean the inside of the freezer, we recommend using warm water and vinegar, rather than other chemical products, although there are quite respectful. If you think vinegar won’t be enough, you can dissolve a little (a little!) ammonia in the water. The shelves, racks and other sections are usually easily removable for this task.
4. The condenser of an industrial freezer is a key part. We can even be mistaken thinking that what has broken down and causes intermittency is the compressor, when it may not be the reason. One of the reasons that can damage the condenser is the accumulation of dust, so cleaning the coils from time to time is very important.
5. If you still notice that the compressor is making more noise than it used to and is not cooling as much, call a technician to take a look at it, it may need to be replaced. On the eHow website they give quite a few more clues.
6. About the gaskets: The airtight seal of our freezer is essential to keep the cold inside, save energy and make our machine last. We can check if it closes properly with a trick that we have read in bricolaje.facilisimo.com. You place a piece of paper between the door rubbers and the frame and close the freezer. If you can easily remove the paper from the closed refrigerator is that they do not adhere sufficiently. You can try different parts of the door.
7. Arrange the products in an orderly fashion and without taking up as much space as possible. Much of the performance of a freezer has to do with internal air circulation, and if you pile up frozen products without leaving a gap it will be more difficult for the machine to operate.

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