Straight Talk About FiltaCool Savings
For over a decade Filta has been steadily gaining a world-wide reputation for excellence by providing food service owners and managers a cost effect and environmentally friendly way to manage fryers and cooking oil. In 2008 Filta brought that outstanding quality and service to the restaurants coolers with their top quality FiltaCool line of products and services. This amazing service can extend the life of your coolers and have them running at optimum efficiency. FiltaCool achieves this by using a simple but highly effect filtration system, specifically tailored for commercial coolers to eliminate odor, regulate humidity and reduce concentrations of the gases that degrade and deteriorate foods.
Food Costs
Every year food service establishments spend an average of 30 percent of their annual income on food items. FiltaCool filters drastically alter the harsh environment inside your coolers, reducing the factors that speed up the decomposition of your perishable goods. As a result, your goods last longer, your waste is reduced and you save money.
To illustrate the point, let us assume a restaurant bringing in $1,000,000 annually with a 30 percent food cost of $300,000. Of that $300k, nearly 35% ($105k) will be spent on produce, a good deal of which will have to be replaced after spoiling. If FiltaCool filters eliminates just 2 percent of the cost of produce, that results in a savings of $2,100 annually ($175 each month) on produce alone. In reality, this is a conservative estimate of what FiltaCool can save a business.
Energy Costs
The savings potential from Filta doesn’t end at reduced waste, however. In an independent test, FiltaCool lowered overall cooler temperatures by 2-5 degrees. As a result, FiltaCool filters were shown to reduce energy use by as much as 10 percent.
The standard 8′X10′X7.5′ walk-in cooler expends 20,000 kWh of energy each year. If you look at the national average of $0.11/kWh, the cost of running a cooler out to approximately $2,244 per year. FiltaCool filters reduce that by 10 percent, a savings of $224 per cooler each year.
Equipment Replacement and Repairs
There is an additional benefit to having your equipment running more efficiently, as well. Because your equipment doesn’t have to work as hard to regulate temperatures in your coolers, its overall life can be extended by as much as 33 to 44 percent. FiltaCool users frequently report reduced spending on costly repairs and maintenance.
A 1.5 HP compressor with a 8200 BTU evaporator and 2 fans averages costs in the neighborhood of $3,000. This units have a 5 year life expectancy. Filta can add up to 40 percent to a units lifetime. That is an additional 2 years and a savings of $172 in equipment costs each year.
When you have FiltaCool units installed in your commercial refrigeration units your produce will last longer and you will generate less waste. Your equipment will run more efficiently and last longer. FiltaCool filters are inexpensive to install and maintain and are easily available from the same technician that already help you manage your fryers. It’s all part of the Filta commitment to helping you save money and work “greener”.
