The Dilemma

A restaurant owner had a walk in cooler that was found defective by the local health department. The walk in cooler was made of galvanized steel. Over the years, the zinc coating had finished oxidizing and no longer worked as a sacrificial anode. As a result, the steel began to rust and corrode. Rust provides a rough surface which can trap organic materials, and promote mold & bacterial growth. This is a concern for food safety and is not allowed by the health department. The restaurant owners had been cited by the health department several times over the past year. Finally, the owner was given one week to fix the problem or the restaurant would be forced to close. They had enough warning over the past year to fix the problem but chosen to ignore it.

Salvation

In a panic, the owners contacted a local Vortex dealer to come and coat the entire interior of the cooler with Vortex in an attempt to seal off the rust. The Vortex dealer worked through the weekend, and on Monday, the inspector showed up as promised, expecting to shut down the establishment. She walked into the cooler, inspected it, walked out and said “Best sh*t I’ve ever seen”. She was amazed how Vortex sealed off everything and the problem was a thing of the past.
Now hears the good part! A few months later, the Vortex Dealer contacted the restaurant owner to ask if they could use them as a reference for another restaurant that was having a similar problem. The owners were ecstatic. They said that not only could they be used as a reference that Vortex had completely fixed their problem, but that the Vortex had actually paid for itself in the last three months! Prior to having their cooler Vortexed, they had to keep their refrigeration equipment running at 100% capacity just to keep the food cold. After Vortexing the walls, floor and ceiling, they had to turn down the equipment 50% because the food was actually Freezing! The savings on the utilities alone had actually paid for the cost of having the cooler Vortexed in the first place.

Analysis

The thermal conductive properties, or insulation capabilities, of Vortex have since been tested at a major university in England. They used brick as a control test because of its high heat conductivity. With brick there was literally a 98% transfer of heat through the material when heat was applied to one side of the brick. With a coating of Vortex, there was less than 10% heat transfer. This means that over 80% of the heat that was applied to one side was held back and not allowed to transfer through. This was an amazing test and incredible result.

Innovation

One of the most expensive things to heat in a home is a concrete floor. Imagine having a coat of Vortex applied first, then applying your tile, granite or carpeting to the room. The heat of the house would then heat up the floor material and not be transferred into the floor. Essentially a blanket over the floor of the room to keep garages, storage lockers, basements, and hundreds of other surfaces warmer, such as keeping the heat inside an asphalt truck by lining the outside of it. It’s a matter of using your imagination and you will be amazed with the results.