Is Hard Water Giving Your Ice Machine a Hard Time?

Is Hard Water Giving Your Ice Machine a Hard Time?

You’ll always hear from folks in West Texas that our water is “hard,” but how can water be hard? What does that actually mean?   Water hardness is defined as the amount of dissolved minerals present in the water supply, with high levels of calcium and magnesium being...
Brand Name vs. Built-For-Amazon Ice Machines

Brand Name vs. Built-For-Amazon Ice Machines

Commercial grade ice machines for home use are widely available these days, both through major ice machine manufacturers and online retailers such as Amazon. At SPECS, we have recently seen a skyrocket in the number of service requests for ice machines purchased from...
The Key to Having the Coolest Outdoor Kitchen

The Key to Having the Coolest Outdoor Kitchen

Picture in your mind the perfect backyard barbecue. Meats grilling, salads tossing, and cocktails mixing, but the one question that inevitably comes up is, “Did you remember to grab some ice?” At SPECS Refrigeration, we’d like to remind you that commercial ice...