Cold room service recommendations with MTCSS

You’ve invested in a cold room for your business, its running perfectly – but what happens when it doesn’t? What happens when a problem arises, your cold room stops functioning correctly and your products are at risk?

This is why we recommend a cold room service plan – a preventative measure to catch issues early and to reduce the risk of problems occurring in the first place. Find out more about our cold room service recommendations and why you should schedule regular service and maintenance below!

Recommendations for cold room service plans

It is generally recommended that your cold room and refrigeration systems are serviced at least twice a year by a local service company. But if your cold room and refrigeration units are constantly under a high level of pressure due to high stock levels, frequent damage to your cold rooms, or your cold room is deteriorating due to age – you may require more frequent cold room services.

Cold room maintenance should be carried out as and when required – if you notice your cold room handle is loose or a cold room gasket is torn, then you should repair this as quickly as possible to avoid further issues. Don’t just wait until your next cold room service!

You can work with cold room and refrigeration companies who will offer service plans and ad hoc maintenance when required. Or you can order your own cold room parts for repairs!

Why you need a cold room service plan

We’ve given our recommendations on how often you should get your cold room serviced, but why do you need to get them serviced?

Cold Room Efficiency
Efficiency is a key factor when it comes to cold room maintenance – especially in the current economy and due to the environmental impact. Inefficient cold rooms use more energy to maintain internal temperatures, this can result in increased environmental impact and increased energy bills.

Cold Room Lifespan & Longevity
A cold room is an investment, and you want that investment to last. Cold rooms can last over twenty years if built and maintained correctly, but if you don’t service, maintain, and clean your cold room regularly, then you run the risk of reducing the lifespan of your cold room. Meaning you could be spending more money for costly repairs down the line, or you may need to replace your cold room altogether.

Health & Safety in your Cold Rooms
Service and maintenance isn’t just key to protect your cold rooms, but also to protect your employees and team members. Poorly maintained cold rooms can pose a health and safety risk – staff can get locked in cold rooms due to damaged handles; risk injury when opening cold room doors if sealing incorrectly; or slip if there is ice build-up on your cold room floor.

Regular cold room maintenance and service can help reduce the risk of these health and safety issues occurring. But educating your team on things to look out for in your cold room and best cold room management is also key.

Having a cold room service plan and scheduled maintenance can be the difference between your cold room lasting ten or twenty years; your cold room being efficient and energy saving, or inefficient and more costly.

If you want to schedule a cold room service, maintenance, or refurbishment; or if you simply want to talk to someone about recommendations – get in touch with the MTCSS team. Call us on 01886 833381, email us at sales@mtcss.flywheelsites.com, or fill in an enquiry form below!

And don’t forget you can order cold room parts for next day delivery (ordered by 1pm Mon-Thurs) on our E-commerce site, UK Cold Room Spares!