Summer heat is great for many things, like beach trips, pool parties, and grilling outside to keep the house cool, but it is not ideal for commercial refrigeration equipment. For restaurants or others in the food service industry, an issue with a refrigerator,...

Hydrocarbon refrigerants are becoming the new standard for small commercial refrigeration units like reach-in coolers, reach-in freezers, and ice machines. R-290 (propane) and R-600 (isobutane) are the two most prevalent types of hydrocarbon refrigerants....

Don’t use improper chemicals. Overly harsh cleaners such as CLR or cleaners that are not properly diluted can eat the plating off of an evaporator and damage other parts of the machine. Cleaning or sanitizing your machine with improper chemicals will void your...

Ice is a staple in the United States. We use it to keep our drinks cool, maintain temperatures of food (such as meats and seafoods you see on ice at grocery stores), and to help prepare some foods. For these reasons and more, it is important to ensure that your ice...

Thanks to SPECS Refrigeration for taking care of our freezers & coolers (15+ years) and a big help at the new facility. Quick response to calls, patient with my 1,000 questions, honest and reliable company. Would absolutely recommend and have done so to anyone...

As a Biomedical Equipment Technician for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, I handle most of the equipment failures we have here without outside assistance, so when I reach out to SPECS, it’s because I have a very significant problem. Low temp freezers with...