The Zink Field Kit · Nº 9
Per ENERGY STAR & EPA WaterSense guidance
Per ENERGY STAR & EPA WaterSense guidance
The energy walk-through.
Fifteen checks with a clipboard, before anyone spends a dollar on equipment. Every YES is money staying in the building; every NO is this month's to-do list.
Walked by: Date:
The schedule — costs nothing, forever
1 Startup staggered to first cook — never all at onceYES · NO
2 Close powers stations down as they finishYES · NO
3 Idle means idle — nothing holds sear heat between rushesYES · NO
The cold side — runs all night, pays all night
4 Condenser coils clean — look, don't assume last
5 Gaskets pass the dollar-bill test, every door fail
6 Walk-in 36–38°F · freezer 0°F, by calibrated probeYES · NO
7 Strip curtains hung and intact on walk-in doorsYES · NO
8 Walk-in door never propped — delivery days includedYES · NO
The hot side — where the meter spins
9 Holding at the food's temperature, not the dial's maxYES · NO
10 Fryer at recipe temperature; vats covered at closeYES · NO
11 Thermostats calibrated this quarter last
12 Dish machine & steamer de-scaled on schedule last
The water — billed twice, in and down the drain
13 Pre-rinse spray valve is WaterSense — 1.28 gpm or lessYES · NO
14 Dipper wells at sanitary minimum, not wide openYES · NO
15 No leaks, no running-water thawing, nozzles shut offYES · NO
The dollar logic
An hour of hot idle cooks nothing and the meter runs anyway.
Before anything is replaced: the utility programs in all eight Zink states pay real money toward efficient equipment — but almost every one wants the application, or the participating dealer, in place before you buy. The state-by-state directory is at the address below.
zinkfsg.com/resources/energy-rebates/ — every active utility rebate program, state by stateYour rep: · 800.492.7400