Pricing Under Pressure

Energy and food costs are going through the roof, says Restaurants & Institutions online. Expertise in walk-in coolers and freezers, from door replacement to complete design, can make a major difference with your customers. From chains to fine dining, every business is reviewing their cost structure.

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E veryone knows about the need for tight seals on walk-in cooler and freezer doors, now days strip doors are a regularly added measure to keep out heat, but even door hardware can be a point of entry for heat stealing the efficiency.

Using ThermoSteel door hardware backing reduces another point of thermal loss, and electrolytic corrosion, by thermally separating the steel hardware from the finished skin of the door. ThermoSteel combines the strength of steel with better thermal efficiency than wood, a winning combination.

Read more about proper isolation of door hardware..

This is one in a series of articles about R-Plus Door features and options. See all the available articles and get the full-length versions online on our blog at R-Plus Doors. Complete technical information about R-Plus Doors is available on our web site.

Call or email Nick Stahl (1-800-238-4093) for more information on selling replacement self-closing doors to your customers.

DOOR OF THE MONTH


Thermal Supply, in Spokane, sent in this photo. They say the door has been in bad condition for a while with air leakage causing ice build up around the seals. With high energy prices these days, the client realizes it's time to save money by fixing the door problem.

R-Plus replacement doors are a perfect match for this situation. We have replacement parts and manufacture replacement swing and sliding doors to match your need. A quick look at our web site gives you access to architectural specifications, parts lists, and ordering requirements.

Each month we feature a cooler or freezer door that is obviously in bad condition and ready for replacement. Send a photo of a door you are replacing or think needs replacing to Nick Stahl. If your photo is the worst looking door, we will feature that picture and your company in this newsletter and on our web site.

A change in evaporator and condenser fan motors is also specified by the Energy Independence Act, but you may already have some of these changes in your basic specifications. On page 74, the act specifies:

(E) for evaporator fan motors of under 1 horsepower and less than 460 volts, use
(i) electronically commutated motors (brushless direct current motors); or
(ii) 3-phase motors;
(F) for condenser fan motors of under 1 horsepower, use
(i) electronically commutated motors;
(ii) permanent split capacitor-type motors; or
(iii) 3-phase motors;

Moving directly to EC motors will actually raise energy efficiency more than any other solution and compound the cost savings because they emit less heat than either typical Shaded Pole or Permanent Split-Capacitor (PSC) motors.

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R-Plus Doors will keep you informed on how we can help you address these required changes. You will see this icon in every newsletter leading up to the January 1, 2009 deadline. This space will have suggestions on door solutions, updates on timing and ordering, and we will keep this information on the R-Plus Doors web site for you to refer to during the year.

For now, circle January 1, 2009 on your calendar, there's a year full of changes coming and we've got you covered.