Installations - Repairs - Servicing - Maintenance
Commercial pizza ovens are the cornerstone of any pizza shop. No matter how big or small your pizza shop is, your oven is the only machine that shuts down your whole operation once it breaks. And the last thing any pizza shop owner wants is to shut down during a work day because of a malfunction.
Not only will that disappoint your loyal regular customers, but it can also look unprofessional and affect your shop’s reputation in the eyes of potential customers.
However, before the point of complete breakdown, your pizza oven could be showing signs of a potential malfunction. And catching an early sign could mean a smaller downtime and less money spent.
On the other hand, if you want to avoid a breakdown situation altogether, you should always schedule periodic inspections for your equipment.
The Pizza Is Not Evenly Cooked
Something isn’t right if you find your pizzas fully cooked on one side and still raw on another. Uneven cooking can mean that your temperature sensors are broken, so the heat isn’t transferring equally to all corners of the oven. It could also mean faulty heating elements.
The Oven Doesn’t Turn On
If you’re using an electric oven that doesn’t turn on after you’ve made sure it was plugged in, this could be due to multiple malfunctions.
For starters, you could have a faulty thermal fuse, which is an easy fix. You could also have a broken control unit.
The Oven Is Under-Heating
If your oven isn’t heating up properly, you likely have a faulty thermostat in an electric oven. Alternatively, one of your burners can be clogged or malfunctioning if you use a gas oven.
Recalibrate Your Oven’s Thermostat
With frequent use, the oven’s thermostat can be thrown off balance. Check your owner’s manual to learn the steps to recalibrate your thermostat every three months.
Periodically Inspect Your Oven Doors
If your commercial pizza oven has doors, you should make sure the seals are not damaged or cracked. Ignoring a faulty seal will lead to heat constantly escaping, which will over-work your heating elements to keep up with the desired temperature.
You should also close your oven door gently to extend your seal’s lifetime.
Degrease Your Oven’s Exhaust Fan
You should periodically remove your exhaust fan and clean it to remove any grease build-up. A greasy exhaust fan can lead to improper ventilation in your oven or restrict airflow completely.
As a business owner, you need to know your equipment is reliable, so you can confidently go about your work without the fear of any vital appliance breaking down. The best way to gain this peace of mind is via planned preventative maintenance (PPM).
PPM is essentially the process of regularly servicing vital aspects of your kitchen, such as your commercial pizza oven. We attend your premises a pre-determined number of times per year and fully service agreed on appliances. This ensures most problems are caught early, and you don’t suffer an expensive breakdown later.
It’s also important to remember that regular maintenance is often a proviso of insurance, plus it ensures your business is as safe as possible for customers and staff. You’ll also find that regularly serviced appliances last longer, bringing down the costs of equipment replacement.
Scheduling routine catering equipment maintenance allows you to avoid potential breakdowns by identifying problems when they first arise, dealing with them promptly and efficiently to minimise the threat of bigger issues later down the line.
Maintenance and repair work is necessary to ensure that your kitchen is compliant with the relevant regulatory standards. For one thing, well-maintained equipment means less risk of a fire. Staff safety should be a priority, and this means ensuring your equipment is performing as it should.
Appliances and machines that are looked after properly will continue to perform for longer and you’re less likely to encounter breakdowns. Regular maintenance stops deterioration and maximises efficiency. Professional catering equipment maintenance is, therefore, an important way of protecting your investment. And well-maintained equipment also has a better resale value should you want to pass your equipment on at a later date.
By dramatically reducing the risk of future breakdown and the disruption and downtime it entails, you save money in the long term. While unanticipated breakdowns can lead to lost revenue and disappointed customers, high-performing equipment is efficient, allows for a smooth operation and consistently delivers a quality service, boosting customer satisfaction and loyalty.
And once we’ve satisfied your commercial pizza oven needs, we’ll continue to be on call to answer any questions you might have.
We operate in all the districts of London. We also serve in surrounding counties which include but are not limited to Kent, Suffolk, Essex and Hertfordshire.
The brands we support aren’t limited to this list. So if you don’t see your oven’s brand here, there’s no need to worry. Instead, call and inform us of your oven’s manufacturer, and it’s most likely we’ll still be able to help you.
We work in both the private and public sectors. So whether you’re running a small restaurant, a big chain restaurant, a hotel, or a hospital cafeteria, we’re always one call away.
In case of a spontaneous malfunction, you don’t need to worry. We offer same-day pizza oven repair for those who require immediate assistance.
On the other hand, if you want to ensure your pizza oven is healthy and keeps operating at maximum efficiency, you can call and schedule periodic maintenance inspections to catch any malfunctions at an early stage and extend your oven’s lifespan.
We also offer our services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. So no matter the time, contact us, and we’ll do our best to help.
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