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Thinking about selling the used refrigeration racks but not sure if there is a market for them out there?

I am related to this field and linking to a company selling equipment's for supermarkets. Really it is a beneficial one.

Originally Posted by coolperfect

No, stand by means being called out of your house on a service call after normal hours .

Well that's not to bad ,,keeps you busy , money rolling in. It would be a Break-Down call not a regular service surely?

We here call it Full-Call for the guy that responds first & takes calls.
We then have a Back-up for when full is snowed under , we can unload some jobs to them.
Then in the warmer Months we have a Back-up-Back-up where a third guy steps up for a swing.

Originally Posted by fridg

By standby do you mean they are monitoring temperature & if there is no change they will log a job ?

Standby is not good for anybody , just give it to me.

No, stand by means being called out of your house on a service call after normal hours .

Originally Posted by coolperfect

Not when you get over 15 stand by calls over the weekend mostly computer rooms!

By standby do you mean they are monitoring temperature & if there is no change they will log a job ?

Standby is not good for anybody , just give it to me.

Originally Posted by fridg

For me AC is just a time-waster while waiting for the Refrig to come in...

Not when you get over 15 stand by calls over the weekend mostly computer rooms!

For me AC is just a time-waster while waiting for the Refrig to come in...

As for me I'm considering leaving the Refrigeration side altogether. Too many hours. Air Conditioning is much better

GOTTA LOVE IT!!

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Originally Posted by Freezeking2000

I do not miss the late nights

Late night & midnight calls are what I thrive on , I have learnt more in 4 hours in the middle of the night than I have in a whole normal working week.
This is put down to not many people will answer their phone at 2am , so you have no choice but to dig around & fix the problem yourself.
Also good for passing time while waiting for things to happen ,,, nothing better than having a sticky-beek around a store or control system.

I do not miss the late nights

I most likely will be diving back into rack work again but it's been over twenty years so I will be bugging on you guy's! I hope it comes slamming back again like the old days!

Originally Posted by intellitech

Very interesting thread.

Question, how many of you market guys see new stores?

Or another question is how many different chains do you service?

I would tend to think a multi chain contractor would have a lot more work (new stores) than some of us who only see a few chains.

We service just under 200 stores and about 8 different chains. We have more old stores than new. We are very busy (only had 2 days off this month)

Originally Posted by Freezeking2000

Me? up until 7 years ago i had done all the rack stuff, every brand, every chain in ct and every brand controller my belt. I cant imagine how much different it could be now.

You have to be smart......and very dedicated and understand its only a controller, fix the problem!
Brian

You mean the problem isn't automatically the controller?


Jeez. I've had it wrong all these years.

Connecticut many types

Originally Posted by jpsmith1cm

I really think that this is limited by market.

How many different supermarket chains are in a particular area?

Maybe in a major metro you'll see more, different markets.

Me? up until 7 years ago i had done all the rack stuff, every brand, every chain in ct and every brand controller my belt. I cant imagine how much different it could be now.

You have to be smart......and very dedicated and understand its only a controller, fix the problem!
Brian

Originally Posted by intellitech

Very interesting thread.

Question, how many of you market guys see new stores?

Or another question is how many different chains do you service?

I would tend to think a multi chain contractor would have a lot more work (new stores) than some of us who only see a few chains.

I really think that this is limited by market.

How many different supermarket chains are in a particular area?

Maybe in a major metro you'll see more, different markets.

Originally Posted by intellitech

Very interesting thread.

Question, how many of you market guys see new stores?

Or another question is how many different chains do you service?

I would tend to think a multi chain contractor would have a lot more work (new stores) than some of us who only see a few chains.

I have been in some new stores including stores still in their warranty period , also stores that have had major refits.

This is a good way to get to know how the market was designed & commissioned & during the break-in period is a little testing as all the components find their sweet spots you are back there fine tuning small things.

Originally Posted by Riverguy553

Southern California sucks, I wish about 3 "large" companies would fold.... But that won't happen because they charge dirt to do the work. I do love to go and read the log books and see someone there every other day and most of them are call backs.... Serves the customer right for only looking at the bottom dollar and not quality.

Right on and the central coast is worse, ive said for the last few years one decent midwest company could put these chumps out of business.
The quality of work done here is appalling as well as the back biting and just sickening laziness not to mention the companies treat you like chattel property.

Ive had it with these idiots, going to Dallas or somewhere where men are still men and not company or Union suck butts. Where you are treated by the work you do and not who you are related to or who you kiss up to.
This place ruined refrigeration work for me , im going back to chillers , good riddance.

Very interesting thread.

Question, how many of you market guys see new stores?

Or another question is how many different chains do you service?

I would tend to think a multi chain contractor would have a lot more work (new stores) than some of us who only see a few chains.

so don't touch the rack:'(


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