Steamer & Kettle Repair in Miami, Los Angeles, Houston, New York and San Diego

Cabinets, kettles and skillets

Countertop and floor steamers, boiler-based and connectionless models, steam jacketed kettles and tilting skillets make up this category. Hospital, school and senior living kitchens use them, along with hotels and restaurants that cook soups, sauces, rice and vegetables in volume.

Water decides most outcomes. Hard water, common in Los Angeles, San Diego and Houston, leaves scale in generators, level probes and valves, which cuts steam and strains the heating parts. Door gaskets wear from heat and moisture, and drain lines clog with food and scale. Kettles add jacket and heat-source issues of their own.

What we check, and what to avoid

We look at the water supply, the filter and any softener, the generator or boiler, level probes and valves, the door gasket, the drain and the heat source. On kettles we also inspect the jacket, controls, safety valve and tilt mechanism. Scale explains many problems, so we look for it early.

Older steamers and kettles can often be repaired when the tank or jacket is sound, and we say plainly if corrosion has gone too far. Please do not throw a steaming door fully open or work on a pressurized jacket, and let everything cool before touching it. Have the data plate ready.