There is an old saying that goes “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” and that certainly holds true when it comes to walk in freezers. Proper maintenance of your unit can keep your freezer working like it should for many years to come. When your walk in freezer is maintained on a regular basis small problems can be spotted and repaired before they become major problems resulting in hundreds if not thousands of dollars in repairs. The best way to solve the biggest problems with walk in freezers is to not let the problems develop in the first place. However, let’s take a look at some of the problems that can occur with walk in freezers and how to handle those problems.

Leaking Seams

One of the more fairly common problems experienced with walk in freezers is water leaking from the freezers seams. The leaking of seams is caused by warm air being sucked into the cold air space creating condensation caused by gaps in the freezers seams. These gaps can be due to poor insulation or simply due to the walk in age. While un repaired leaking seams can result in creating all kinds of problems in your walk such as increasing the risks of slips and falls from wet floors, and the growth of mold and mildew.

While leaking seams in your walk in may appear to be a big problem, you don’t have to purchase a new walk in freezer or spend thousands of dollars to repair this problem. All you need is to caulk those leaking seams with mold resistant silicone caulking to solve the problem. By caulking those seams you will not only prevent them from leaking, you will also prevent the wet walk in floors thus reducing the risk of slips and falls.

Worn Door Gaskets

Another common walk-in-freezer problem are worn door gaskets. When you door gaskets are torn or worn warm air is allowed to enter your freezer resulting in wet floors and higher energy bills because you need more energy to keep the freezer cold when warm air is constantly leaking into your freezer. Diagnosing torn or worn door gaskets is an easy task. Simply walk into the walk in and turn out the light. If you can see light seeping in from underneath the door then your gaskets need to be changed.

Door gaskets are fairly easy to replace and really do not cost that much to replace.

 Walk In Freezers door fixWalk in Door Won’t Close

If your walk in freezer door doesn’t close properly chances are that your door closure assist is worn out. The door closure assist is a small spring or hydraulic run piece on the outside of your walk in freezer door. This door closure assist is what keeps you walk ins door closed and if it wears out then your freezer door won’t close all the way resulting in letting in warm air, higher energy bills and putting your food at risk for spoilage. Repairing the door assist is actually quite simple. All you need to do is purchase a new door assist of the same style that your freezer now has. Once you have the right replacement part, replacing it will only take 5 to 10 minutes.

Iced Over Coils

Iced over coils on your evaporator can result in poor airflow in your walk in as well as much higher energy costs. While could be a number of causes for those iced over coils, the most common problem is usually the simple fact that the coils are dirty. The second most common cause of ice on your coils is if there a refrigeration leak. In either case, having a service man address this issue as soon as it is discovered will result in a lower repair bills and less food loss.

Mold and Mildew Growth

Another extremely common problem with walk in freezers is the tendency to grow mold and mildew. Mold and mildew growth is due to a combination of different problems. The main too problems is allowing warm air into the freezer which happens when there are worn gaskets or door closure assists and dirty walk in shelves or floors.

Solving that mold and mildew growth problem is actually a two-stage solution. First and foremost, you need to make whatever repairs are necessary in order to remove any excess moisture, water, and humidity from your walk in. Once your walk in is good repair, then you need to clean your walk in freezer thoroughly and treat the affected areas for mold and mildew. After that you need to adhere to a cleaning schedule to insure that all spilled food and dirt gets cleaned up where there is little or no change for bacteria or mildew to begin to take hold.

People Getting Locked Into the Walk in Freezer

Although it happens less often than you might think, getting locked into a walk in freezer is both frightening and dangerous. The best way to prevent this from ever happening is too keep your lock in freezer well maintained and make sure that your maintenance man checks the inside handle on your walk ins door to ensure that it functioning properly. In addition, it may be wise to install some safety features into your walk in to help prevent anyone who gets locked inside from remaining inside. A buzzer or alarm that alerts others you need help can be incredibly helpful. You should also teach your employees that anyone who is entering the walk in when no one else is around props the door open to ensure that they don’t accidentally get locked in.

Remember the main key to solving problems with your walk in freezer is to prevent those problems from occurring in the first place. Proper maintenance can keep your walk in top condition and keep minor problems from turning into major ones. When a problem does occur attending to that problem immediately can save you a lot of headache and money and prevent even more problems from occurring down the road.

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