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Commercial Food Equipment Service Association
2216 West Meadowview Road, Suite 100 ۰ Greensboro, NC 27407
Ph: 336.346.4700 ۰ Fax: 336.346.4745
Equipment Installation
When planning a new kitchen, a considerable amount of time is spent on equipment selection to ensure it supports the menu items and fits within the budget. Proper equipment installation occurs when foodservice equipment is installed according to the manufacturer’s guidelines as outlined in the equipment installation manual. This includes making all final connections, starting up the equipment and testing it to ensure each item performs to design specifications. In the past the majority of all service calls, within the first year, were due to improper equipment installation. How can this situation be improved?
CFESA Installation Training Program
· Two Day Instruction (16 hours)
· Open to all foodservice personnel
· Classroom style, hands-on training
· Course Completion Test—Certificate of Completion
obtained with a passing test score.
· Skills for Level One Installation
CFESA Installation Training Class Elements
· Basic Electrical Code Requirements
· Basic Gas Code Requirements
· National Fire Protection Code Requirements
· Jobsite Safety Instruction
· Proper Skills Training
· Health and Sanitation Requirements
· Proper Performance Check Procedures
· Pre-installation Survey
· Customer Service and Politics
· Special Installation Requirements
· Required Permits
· Materials For Installations
CFESA Certified Installer Requirements
CFESA Certified Installers will have successfully completed the CFESA Installation Training Program, achieved their Course Completion Certificate, and must be a Master Certified Technician. Technicians who have successful completed the course will be awarded the CFESA Certified Installer Status and patch.
Choose A CFESA Certified Installer
When you choose a CFESA Certified Installer you get certified, factory trained, insured technicians who work with OEM factory authorized parts.
Benefits:
· Insures proper performance of equipment through correct installation.
· Guarantees the integrity of the equipment warranty.
· Improves the efficiency of the equipment’s start-up time.
· Improves communication between manufacturer, dealer, service agent, sales rep and customer.
· Reduces service calls from customers dramatically.
· Improves the life cycle of the equipment.
· Provides follow-up maintenance through preventative maintenance programs.
· The CFESA Certified Master Technicians are among the most knowledgeable techs in the industry.
· Manufacturers show the credibility of our program when they provide advanced training for CFESA Certified Technicians.
· Restaurant owners and foodservice managers alike recognize the value of a highly educated technician when they request a CFESA Certified Technician to per form their maintenance and repairs.
Installation Levels
CFESA has developed three levels of equipment installation. The installation levels are as follows:
Level I - This is the installation or replacement of the same or similar existing pieces of foodservice equipment in an existing foodservice establishment.
Level II - This is the installation of new equipment for entire kitchens during remodel or construction phase, to include receiving, warehousing, consolidation of equipment and delivery for each phase of installation, assembly, set in place, leveled, caulked and trimmed as needed, with final connections made, started up and tested.
Level III - Includes all of Level I and Level II and may include complex refrigeration systems, and/or on-site equipment fabrication assembly. Companies listed as Level III should be contacted to verify the specific services they can provide.
Performance by Design
A CFESA Certified Installer’s goal is to ensure that the customer is happy with their equipment purchase and receives a kitchen fully optimized for peak performance. When we achieve this, all parties involved with the purchase benefit.
In working with customers we aim to provide three very basic principles:
• Professional customer service
• Knowledge and implementation of proper equipment installation as well as follow-up services
• Overall satisfaction of a job well done
© 2008 Commercial Food Equipment Service Association ۰ 2216 West Meadowview Road, STE 100 ۰ Greensboro, NC 27407
Ph: 336.346.4700 ۰ Fax: 336.346.4745