Retail Refrigeration Summer Readiness Checklist

Use this comprehensive summer readiness checklist to ensure supermarket and grocery refrigeration systems run reliably during hot weather. Tasks include statutory F-Gas leak checks, condenser and gas cooler cleaning, verification of condenser fan operation and plant room louvres, oil management checks, refrigerant level marking, and transducer calibration. Confirm compressor operation and document any faults. In trading areas, inspect cabinets for correct control parameters, risers, weir screens, dividers, night blinds, water leaks, condensate trays, kick plates, and case integrity. For cold rooms, check controls, fans, defrost, ice build-up, drains and heaters, and floor heating systems. Store-level checks include reviewing IMS and CBM alarms, recording ambient temperature, noting access and egress issues, and capturing completion details and signatures.