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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...

The Sign of a Well-Trained Bartender

The Sign of a Well-Trained Bartender

When sitting at a bar ordering drinks, have you ever watched how the bartender constructs the cocktails? We can imagine how they make a big show of pouring the spirits into the shaker, mottling the fruits or aromatics, and even the sound of the ice as it hits the...

Ice Machines in Hospitals

Ice Machines in Hospitals

If you have ever been in a hospital, you know that ice machines are a vital part of keeping patients and hospital employees hydrated and making ice readily available for use in healing. From wound care to physical therapy to hydration and food services, ice machines...

How to Pick the Perfect Ice

When looking for an ice maker, you may have a good idea of what you would like, but it can be difficult to find that! There are many different types of ice machines, and each make and model makes different types of ice. SPECS Refrigeration offers ice machine sales in...

Ice Machine Do’s and Don’ts

Welcome to Lubbock Ice Machines! When it comes to your ice machine, there are a number of things you can do to ensure that your machine is always running at its best. https://specsrefrigeration.com/2019/11/19/ice-machine-dos-and-donts/

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SPECS Refrigeration offers ice machine sales and services in Lubbock, Texas. Our emergency service line is available 24/7.