Used & new Shop & Restaurant Equipment for sale in Islamabad & Rawalpindi
Where can I buy used shop & restaurant equipment in Islamabad?
Catering kit lives a harder life than anything in a house: a bottle cooler runs all day, a range takes knocks every service. So the used side turns on wear parts and on whether refrigeration still holds temperature under that load. Anything sold for its cabinet or its steel alone is graded For Parts / Repair rather than dressed up as working stock, and used appliances carry the 15-day checking warranty.
What to check before buying a used shop & restaurant equipment
These are the checks that set the condition grade on anything we list — and the ones worth running yourself wherever you buy.
Watch the chiller cycle off
A bottle cooler or display chiller that has been running for an hour should reach its set temperature and then switch the compressor off for a spell. A compressor that never stops is fighting low gas, a blocked condenser or a dead thermostat, and you can hear the difference from across the shop.
Test door seals with paper
Close the door on a slip of paper and pull it out. If it slides free with no drag, the magnetic gasket has hardened and warm air is being drawn in all day. Gaskets can be replaced, but a perished one usually comes with ice built up on the evaporator and a compressor that has been overworking for months.
Try a magnet on steelwork
Much prep furniture here is fabricated locally, so the sheet grade matters more than any badge. A fridge magnet grips thin 430-grade sheet firmly and barely holds on 304, which resists pitting far better around sinks and salt. Then look underneath at the legs, where mopping water rusts a table from the floor upwards.
Light every burner
On a commercial range, griddle or tandoor, each burner should light from its pilot or neighbour and hold a steady blue flame with no yellow tips. Lazy yellow flames and soot on the pan bottoms point at blocked jets, or jets sized for a different gas pressure. Check that the control valves turn smoothly rather than grinding.
Check the extraction canopy
Pull the baffle filters out and see that they are all there and can still be washed rather than being clogged solid with hardened grease. Switch the fan on and hold a tissue flat against the filter opening; the draw should hold it in place. Missing filters, a fan that hums without pulling, or grease weeping back out of the ductwork mean a fire risk and a deep clean before the kitchen can open.
Run the mixer through speeds
A spiral or planetary mixer should change speed without a knock from the gearbox and should not walk across the floor on its feet. On a fryer, check that the element and thermostat probe lift clear for cleaning, and that baskets, lid and drain tap are all present, since they are model specific and awkward to source separately.
Brands we see most
These are the shop & restaurant equipment brands that come up most often in the Islamabad and Rawalpindi second-hand market. We trade others too — this is what typically turns up, not a list of what is in stock today.