RNR.com - Ron, a restaurant equipment repair tech, hates repairing steamers. De-liming a neglected steamer’s boiler components is “a nightmare I don’t wish on anybody,” he said. But if operators paid someone to do it regularly before the calcium build up disables the machine, the problem isn’t terrible and the steamer could run trouble free for years.

“I know it’s hard enough in this business to make any money at all,” said Ron, who works for a Midwestern equipment dealer and service company. “But it’s really cheaper overall to maintain equipment than repair it, though it’s hard to convince some people of that.” Continue