Answers to Your Frequently Asked Questions.

Proper gasket maintenance is crucial for any commercial kitchen because it ensures energy efficiency, prevents food spoilage, and maintains safety standars. All kitchens are subject to a quarterly health inspection, and they care about public health – so temperature control is very important to them. Gasket maintenance helps keep kitchens in compliance with the health inspector.

You can never put a date on how long a gasket will last because it’s entirely based on usage and quality of materials. The SEALS only uses the highest quality gaskets made from a domestic manufacturer, and all gaskets come with an industry-leading 120-day warranty. Gasket life cycles are based on wear and tear, how often you clean, and what you clean it with (cleaning agents can harden it and cause the rubber to accelerate in decomposition).

Commercial kitchens measure performance through Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that focus on cost control, speed, and quality. There are big KPIs like food costs and food waste levels. Gaskets, Door Hinges, Closers and Door Sweeps, among other things, have a direct impact on these KPIs. Further, the SEALS services help with cost control by preserving the life of your refrigerators and drawers, in particular the compressor. Our proactive gasket maintenance programs directly impact kitchen costs by extending the life of the refrigerator and making sure every piece of expensive equipment is properly functioning – impacting performance.

There are visible indicators such as wear and tear to the gaskets, tears and visibly brittle materials, the gasket dart out of track, or hardened rubber, etc. Other indicators, such as the drawer or door not closing entirely, result in the unit not holding temperature. Or audible indicators such as instant high/low temperature, door-ajar alarms, as well as mechanical cues like persistent humming, clicking, clanking, or hissing – these can indicate compressor or electrical issues to the refrigerator.

Of course. Our name says we are Gasket Specialists, but we are more than that. We help with any and all commercial kitchen repair and maintenance services, such as door hinges, door sweeps, cutting boards, diamond plating to protect your walls, door closers, hot-side and cold-side gaskets, and general handyman services.