Commercial Coolroom Maintenance and Cleaning Checklist

Cool Room Designs

Businesses in the food, pharmaceutical and medical industries rely on coolrooms to store their products safely and effectively. However, your industrial coolroom only works as well as your coolroom maintenance routine.

Hygiene is vital for your business, and that extends to your coolroom too. Cold-Rite, the leading provider of coolroom installation, maintenance and repairs in Sydney, encourages our customers and any business with a coolroom to follow this maintenance routine.

Daily Commercial Coolroom Maintenance Responsibilities

  • Immediately clean up all spills.
  • Ensure the refrigeration temperature is correct.
  • Look for ice build-up near the evaporator.
  • Check for oil leaks from the compressors.
  • Check the refrigerant solution levels.

Weekly Commercial Coolroom Maintenance Responsibilities

  • Inspect the coolroom door seals for cracks and debris that may cause air leaks.
  • Clean all surfaces and floors.
  • Check the entire coolroom for excessive moisture or signs of freezing.

Monthly Commercial Coolroom Maintenance Responsibilities

  • Calibrate the temperature gauge to ensure accurate readings.
  • Pay attention to temperature fluctuations when the coolroom is fully stocked vs partially stocked.
  • Clean the evaporator coils, fans and fins.
  • Ensure all the control valves are working.
  • Ensure the reverse blowing is functioning.
  • Check the defrosting function, especially if you notice ice build-up.

Cleaning Your Coolroom

Even if all the technical components are functioning, failing to clean your coolroom poses a safety hazard and one of the most challenging problems to remedy: mould. Consistent cleaning and quality products are critical to keeping mould out of your coolroom.

When warm air gets into your coolroom, it forms condensation, which results in excessive moisture on the walls and floor. This environment is perfect for mould to grow. Warm air might be getting into your coolroom through a crack in your door’s seal or as a result of your employees not opening and closing the door properly.

To avoid mould in your coolroom, make sure your coolroom cleaning routine also includes that you:

  • Inspect the door seals for cracks, bumps or holes through which warm air can enter the coolroom.
  • Ensure your coolroom’s vent is working, and clean it regularly to avoid the build-up of dirt and debris.
  • Check all of the walls, the floor, roof and external-facing components for signs of a leak.
  • Dispose of food, beverages or medical products that have spoiled or passed their expiration dates.
  • Swap paper and wood products and building materials for those that are more resistant to moisture absorption.

When to Call Sydney’s Coolroom Repair Specialists

As Cold-Rite likes to say, “The easiest problem to fix is the one that never happened.” This philosophy perfectly applies to keeping your commercial refrigeration equipment in good condition. By keeping a close eye on your coolroom’s environment, you can identify when something’s not right. Then, you can notify Cold-Rite’s coolroom repair specialists, and we can fix the problem before it threatens your operations or product safety.

To learn more about coolroom maintenance services in Sydney, call Cold-Rite.

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