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Commercial Dishwasher Repair Service

Restaurant dish rooms, sanitizer uptime, and emergency service calls

Bottom line

Worth studying, but do not buy without strong local proof.

Commercial dishwasher repair services maintain high-temp machines, low-temp chemical machines, glass washers, conveyor dishwashers, boosters, pumps, solenoids, drains, chemical feeders, and deliming routines for restaurants, hotels, schools, hospitals, and cafeterias. The buyer pain is immediate: a broken dish machine can shut down service or create health-code risk.

Acquisition score
Margin · multiple · SBA data
56Strong
Avg revenue
$550K/yr
$180K–$1.6M range
Profit margin
22%
~$121K SDE
Multiple
2–4.8×
of SDE
Est. buy price
$242K–$581K
startup: $35K–$200K

How It Works

Technicians respond to dish-machine breakdowns, replace pumps, motors, valves, heating elements, curtains, controls, and hoses, then sell preventive maintenance, deliming, water-treatment checks, chemical-feed service, and emergency contracts. Many operators cross-sell ice machines, ovens, refrigeration, and other commercial kitchen equipment repairs.

BizBite verdict

Watch / verify

Commercial Dishwasher Repair Service has enough high-level data for a first look, but BizBite has not assigned a category-specific operating model yet. Treat the score as preliminary.

56Strong
low data confidence · 40/100medium financing fit

Why it may work

  • No strong positives yet. More verified data needed.

Be careful

  • !Source link status has not been verified yet
  • !No last-checked date yet
  • !No SBA category enrichment yet
  • !No category operating model yet
  • !Low data confidence

Deal Calculator

Priced off $121K SDE — can this deal service its own debt?

2.21×
DSCR · Lender-comfortable
Purchase multiple — 3.1× SDE ($375K)
Category range: 2×–4.8× SDE
Down payment — 10% ($38K)
SBA minimum equity injection is 10% for change-of-ownership
Interest rate — 10.50%
Typical SBA 7(a) range: 9.5–12% (prime-based)
Loan term — 10 years
Standard SBA 7(a): 10 years for business acquisition
Purchase price
$375K
3.1× of $121K SDE
Cash to close
$49K
$38K down + ~3% closing
Debt service
$5K/mo
$55K/yr on $338K loan
Cash-on-cash
136%
cash back in ~9 mo
Debt service coverage · what the lender sees
2.21×+$6K/mo after debt
Most SBA lenders want ≥1.25× coverage; 1.5×+ is a strong file.

SDE = revenue × margin estimate for this niche; it includes owner compensation, so budget your salary out of cash flow. Excludes working-capital injection, capex reserves, and taxes. Actual SBA terms vary by lender and borrower.

Pros

  • +Restaurants and institutions need fast repair to keep service running
  • +Parts markup and emergency labor can lift gross margin
  • +Preventive-maintenance and deliming routes create recurring work
  • +Natural expansion path into broader commercial kitchen equipment service

Cons

  • -After-hours emergencies are common
  • -Technicians need electrical, plumbing, chemical, and foodservice-equipment knowledge
  • -Small restaurants may be price sensitive or slow to pay

Best For

Field-service operators comfortable with restaurants, urgent dispatch, and hands-on electromechanical repair

Operating Costs

Costs include service vehicles, technician wages, pumps, valves, heating elements, chemical-feed parts, insurance, dispatch software, and inventory. July 2026 checks found IBISWorld citing US appliance repair profit at 15.5% of revenue in 2026, while food-equipment service sector commentary cited 30-50% gross margins; BizBite models 18-26% net margins for dishwasher-focused commercial service companies.

Where to Buy

IBISWorld

US appliance repair industry analysis citing 2026 profit as a share of revenue

Bainbridge

Commercial food-equipment repair sector overview citing typical gross-margin range

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