Overview
The International Beer Garten is located in Lutz, Florida and provides patrons with a relaxed environment and the widest selection of beers across the world.
Challenges
The International Beer Garten has two high-end Hobart Commercial under-the-counter dishwashers costing nearly $8,000. They are very compact in size, but offer a high-temperature, superior sanitizing system that can wash glasses and dishes in minutes. They save labor time for the bartenders who no longer have to hand scrub and sanitize hundreds of dirty glasses nightly. Within the first year, the expensive dishwashers started breaking down. The repairman said that limescale was building up on the bottom of the units, causing the parts to break. Repair bills were “in the hundreds” for every visit as the scaling issues continued.
Solution
After hearing about ScaleBlaster and researching the benefits it offers, a ScaleBlaster unit was installed on the main waterline going to the building.
Installed
January 28, 2010
Outcome
Immediately after installation, the dishwasher breakdowns stopped completely. Since the installation of ScaleBlaster, the dishwashers have worked “like a charm” without the dishwasher breaking down and costing hundreds of dollars to repair. Downtime of the dishwasher is no longer an issue either.
Founder and Co-Owner of Clearwater Enviro Technologies
Jeff Conway is the founder and co-owner of Clearwater Enviro Technologies, which opened in 1989 from the city it started from – Clearwater, Florida. The first product line was the Clearwater Pool Systems with Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin as it’s company spokesman. In 1995, the electronic water conditioner ScaleBlaster was added to the product line. Jeff was born in Auburn, Indiana but grew up in Fairfield, Connecticut. He is a graduate of Florida Southern College in 1978 and has resided in the Tampa Bay area ever since. Several products have evolved over the years, making the company the largest manufacturer of mineral ionization equipment and electronic water conditioners in the world.