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Look for us on WCIA Channel 3, Thursdays!

 

Website Facelift

A NEW year means a NEW look! Check out our website to see how much easier Mattex has made it for our viewers to navigate from the 'Home' page to the rest of the pages. Feel free to message any changes you'd like to see or comment on the overall look. One of our New Years resolutions is to make our services easier for our customers to access. Thank you!
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Prevent Frozen Water Pipes

As the weather gets colder and colder outside our water pipes may tend to freeze if not properly prepped before these cold weather spells hit. Attached is an easy step-by-step article with pictures to show how you can avoid having your water pipes freeze. At Mattex, we care about your home comfort inside and out, all year long!

Prevent Frozen Water Pipes

Filter Lock Allergy Zone - Seals Air Fitler Slot

This is a short information video on how a Filter Lock Allergy Zone can help you prolong the life of your furnace filters. Contact Mattex for more information or to purchase one at 355-9700.

Don't let Friday the 13th have you walking on egg shells today! But Mattex does recommend that you do NOT walk under a ladder or cross paths with a black cat! Tomorrow will be 'sweet'! It's Valentine's Day. Happy Valentine's Day from Mattex!

Commercial Kitchen Garbage Disposal Quick Tips

Service Tips: Garbage Disposals

Published on Monday, 09 February 2015

Written by Toby Weber, Contributing Editor

Garbage disposals make life easier in many commercial kitchens. They can make cleaning pots, pans and dishes easier and prevent drain clogs.

Just because they’re such workhorses, though, doesn’t mean they can be abused. Here are some tips to help foodservice operators keep their garbage disposals in good working order.

• Garbage disposals aren’t trashcans and shouldn’t be treated as such. Don’t send paper products, glass, plastic or cigarette butts down the disposal. Food waste only.
• Not all food waste can go down the disposal. Large animal bones are out. Extremely fibrous foods like celery and cornhusks can get tangled in a disposal and cause a major clog.
• Grease should not be poured down a disposal either. It can easily build up in a unit, making it less effective and clogging the drain. For that same reason, use cold water with a disposal. It solidifies grease into particles that are washed away. Hot water, on the other hand, will liquify grease, which causes plenty of problems.
• Operators can check for issues like excessive vibration, water leaks and the proper water flow down the disposal drain. If you spot one of these, call your service agent.

There are lots of tips for dealing with odors from a garbage disposal. Among them are making ice cubes out of vinegar, and grinding lemons or limes.

 

Mattex Service is excited to extend our membership with our Champaign County Chamber of Commerce for 2015. We enjoy being involved with the Chamber. They provide great opportunities for networking and for expanding your business presence. 

Mattex debuts on Mix 94.5 and WIXY 100.3

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