There is nothing worse than leaving a restaurant with a bad taste in your mouth from the facility’s water quality. Water is used throughout the cooking and brewing process, so ensuring your water quality is at its best is extremely important for producing quality foods and beverages.

What can a water filtration system affect in a foodservice environment?

A water filtration system will not only enhance the overall dining experience, but it also helps your equipment last longer by preventing lime scale buildup and other harmful mineral deposits. Equipment that develops mineral buildup will break down faster and operate less efficiently, ultimately costing more in repairs or replacements.

Preventing this from happening is easier than you might think. Spending a few hundred dollars on a water filter today could potentially save thousands of dollars later by protecting equipment from premature failure.

There’s dirty ice out there too

Never purchase an ice maker without installing a water filter. You wouldn’t order a cold drink without ice on a hot day, would you? A water filter connected to your ice maker helps the machine operate longer and increases ice production.

It also lowers energy usage because the machine doesn’t have to work harder due to built-up impurities. In the end, your customers receive better-tasting beverages without unwanted contaminants in their drinks.

Taste can change for the worse without a filter

Coffee and tea brewers also require proper water filtration. Without a filter, contaminants can cause equipment breakdowns and produce bitter flavors in beverages. Many compact water filtration systems are designed to fit standard brewing machines.

Even with filtration, brewers should still be regularly delimed or descaled to prevent mineral buildup and oil deposits in coffee and tea urns. Taking these precautions may even lead to customers saying you serve the best cup of coffee in town.

A simple update for long lasting benefits

For back-of-house equipment, using the correct water filtration system helps maintain equipment efficiency and reduce scale buildup that can lead to increased service calls and operational costs.

Equipment that cooks with steam, such as convection steamers, especially benefits from proper filtration. While installing a filtration system is a smart decision, it is equally important to change filter cartridges regularly to keep the water as pure as possible.

Following these steps ensures that your equipment operates at peak performance and lasts for many years.

Written by: Ashley Gaines, Project Manager