Operational Guidelines Essential for Commercial Refrigeration

The manufacturer’s operating and installation manuals provide essential information.

We recommend that you read this information thoroughly before using each new piece of equipment and then refer to manuals on a regular basis. Failure to do so may invalidate your warranty.

User manuals will give specific instructions on how to carefully access key areas for routine cleaning and maintenance. If the manual has been mislaid then contact the company who supplied the equipment or the manufacturer directly.

In line with food and drink safety guidelines, it is important to measure and monitor the temperature of all refrigeration equipment. Do not rely on readings from the controller.

We recommend that independent readings are routinely taken with a separate temperature probe, at various points within the cabinet. Cabinet temperatures should be recorded in line with your food safety procedures.  

Operating Issues

Often operating issues will become apparent during hot weather and during busy periods.

This is usually due to:

• ambient air temperatures and humidity becoming higher than specified by the manufacturer
• more products being stored or displayed
• doors are more frequently opened

Therefore, it is important to:

• avoid opening doors unnecessarily and use plexi glass panels on serve over counters
• ensure the frequency of cleaning and maintenance activities take place as highlighted on Page 2
• ensure periodic checks and regular servicing by a qualified refrigeration engineer takes place
• ensure the correct installation and positioning of the appliance
• ensure the cabinet is being used in line with manufacturers guidelines

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Precautionary measures for prolonged periods where the cabinet is not in use

‍If the appliance is to remain unused for more than 15 days proceed as follows:

• switch off the appliance and disconnect it from the electrical supply
• clean the interior of the cabinet, shelves, trays, runners and supports, paying special attention to critical areas such as recesses and magnetic sealing strips
• leave doors slightly open to prevent accumulation of residual humidity

Start-up after Prolonged Disuse – Before starting the appliance after prolonged disuse perform preventive maintenance. Clean the unit thoroughly as described in the section above.

Checking Warning and Control Devices – Check the correct running of the controls according to what is reported in the manufacturers “Instruction and Maintenance Manual”.