Why Maintenance?
Why espresso machine maintenance is
important.
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Limits down time:
In most cases the espresso machine is the heart of
your coffee business or at least the pulse of your
caffeinated beverages.
Fact:
Espresso drink demand and sales are rapidly growing
in today's market.
It's simple math. Lets say espresso drinks are 40% of your daily transactions or 70% of your daily sales and the night before your busiest holiday your machine decides to take an early vacation.
Most repair companies
open at 8am, but aren't out the door until 9am,
adding travel time, repair time, and your machine
may not be operational until 10:30-11:00. We're now
looking at four to five hours of prime coffee sale
hours that were lost.
While the above situation
is a worst case scenario, it does and can happen.
Could you imagine repeated espresso machine issues?
Add up the lost revenue, potential unhappy customers
and you just might not last long.
Saves energy: Running at optimum performance is key. An espresso machine can run up your energy bill if running inefficient. When gaskets and seals on your espresso machine begin to leak the machine also starts to run on overdrive demanding more energy and more water to maintain operating temperatures. This added load can further stress seals, electrical and mechanical parts.
Fact: An espresso machine uses less energy when left on all the time vs. shutting down at night.
Fact: A quarter inch of scale build-up in copper
pipes & brass fittings can cause a heat loss of
about 50%.
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Fact: All water passes
through a jet smaller than a sewing needle when
pulling a shot of espresso.
The smallest
piece of material can easily clog that jet.
Questions worth asking
1.
Is that gauge
on your machine reading properly? If so, do you know
what to look for?
2.
Is that
espresso grind spot on?
3.
Why does my
espresso have no creme?
4.
Why isn't my espresso
hot enough?
5.
Why does the milk taste and
feel flat?
Further Reasons:
Tax deductible, satisfied/happier customers, cleaner
machine, and rest assurance. And simply
put...it's a good practice to follow.
Express Fix has the solutions.