A Few Solutions to Freezer Dripping Water
07 August 2017
Just for the last few minutes, you’ve watched water dripping. It’s inside your biggest freezer, this wet drizzle, inside a space you diligently clean all the time. What’s in that dripping water? Is it clean? It can’t be left to pool and become a bacteria-populated wet spot, a puddle that darkens with dirt as foot traffic ploughs through it, so how do you stop that steady drip? Condensation Causes A mess of towels and rags on a cool room floor isn’t something anyone wants to see. This is a wet patch, an area that’s an ideal breeding ground for mould. […]
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Purposes of Bollard Traffic Door Systems in Freezers and Coolrooms
24 July 2017
Traffic door systems are installed in coolrooms when access problems become unavoidable. We’re talking about the passage bottlenecks that exist between the threshold of a large-scale freezer and the narrow aisles that contain spoilable commodities. Pallet jacks and wheeled trolleys zip between the evenly spaced bollards guarding those thresholds, but larger vehicles are obstructed. Designed to segregate pedestrians and lifting vehicles, the system exists as a best practice security solution. Best Practice Entryway Screening Commercially viable coolrooms and freezers use heavier equipment profiles. Even up on the refrigeration unit, there’s a two or three fan housing with wider bore cooling […]
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Determining Installation Panel Systems in Coolrooms
13 July 2017
If a walk-in coolroom is an essential modular construct, then the installed panel system is the armoured envelope that defines the thermal characteristics of this insulated cooling space. The installation panel system in question is designed to assemble readily, seal reliably, and present a unified thermal barrier. Built from advanced materials, the panels employ smart coupling technology, such as the renowned cam-lock coupling system. Installation Panel Systems: Locking Mechanisms Before advancing any further, just how do the modular panels create that steadfast seal? Basically, there are special locking systems that are built specifically for the job. They’re typically attached to […]
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Factors that Contribute to Freezer and Coolroom Energy Efficiency
26 June 2017
Numerous written commentaries expertly describe subpar walk-in refrigeration units. They uncover poorly maintained freezers, highlight ongoing coolroom issues that haven’t been properly addressed, and generally provide a guide to improving energy efficiency within leaky refrigerated environments. As worthy as those deftly compiled guides undoubtedly are, they only ever talk about system flaws, not system efficiency. Today, we’re flipping that approach on its head by holding up a model of an energy efficient cooling setup. Illustrating the Ideal Coolroom Configuration An impeccably configured walk-in freezer isn’t affected by the opening of an accessway. A plastic curtain acts as a kind of […]
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Common Causes of Failure in Clear Plastic Swing Doors and Plastic Strip Curtains
13 June 2017
Today, clear plastic swing doors and plastic strip curtains are considered a cold storage room staple. The space-segregating PVC panels prevent dirty air from circulating, they help cold storage areas to keep their goods cool, and also generally eliminate other zone-propagating invaders, including noise. There’s little that can go wrong with the tough plastic access points, although they are susceptible to the following site threats. Physical Impacts A sweep of a staff members’ hand pushes aside the panel. No damage is done, so the workflow continues. In point of fact, the workflow is optimised because there’s no waiting for a […]
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How Do Door Closer Systems in Coolrooms and Freezers Work?
18 May 2017
Door closer systems use spring-loaded assemblies to hasten the sealing cycle. These are mechanically tensioned components, plus there are pneumatic and hydraulic variants available. To all appearances, the product looks like a plain hinge and its accompanying housing. On closer inspection, there’s some real fluid and mechanical muscle backing coolroom and freezer door closing mechanisms. Assures Threshold Continuity A strict binary configuration rules coolroom doors. That entryway is engineered to be either open or closed. When open, the catering worker quickly walks into the chilled enclosure, accesses the stored commodity, then he closes the door. If it didn’t close, there’d […]
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Functions and Uses of Coolroom Warning Bells
08 May 2017
Alarm systems are employed when a sensor-equipped machine needs to catch a home occupant’s attention. They call out a warning so that we know a fire is spreading or carbon monoxide is silently filling a room. Coolroom warning bells satisfy a similar function. They exist to alert the kitchen staff of a failure, an event that’s threatening the chilled product. Here’s a peek into the functions and uses of these coolroom warning bells. Equips the Coolroom with a Voice A temperature management system is basically a feedback device. The temperature is set on a thermostat, a sensor records the thermal […]
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What are Floor Guide Rollers for Coolrooms and Freezers?
24 April 2017
Door hardware kits introduce walk-in coolrooms and freezers to many curiously shaped components. There are spring-loaded mechanisms to close that final crucial gap and create a perfect seal. Additionally, there are plastic curtains to soften the interface between the outside environment and the chill inner chamber. Floor guide rollers are just another member of this vital mechanical sealing group. Here’s a walkthrough that illustrates the role of these ground-level guides. What are Floor Guide Rollers? Designed as seal-essential rolling door components, these guides, brackets, and wheels support heavy coolroom doors and move them along accurately established grooves. In other words, […]
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Functions of Silicone and Mastic for Refrigeration (Coolrooms and Freezers)
11 April 2017
Mastic is a semi-solid paste, a sealant that’s commonly employed in many industrial and commercial settings. Importantly, this sealant can be formulated as a “non-skinning” product, but more on this property later. Meanwhile, a comparable silicone sealant exhibits similar properties. It’s flexible, highly temperature capable, and designed to quickly adhere surfaces. Neutral Cure Silicone Sealants The liquid rubber is pressed out of a tube by a caulking gun. Chemically neutral by design, the malleable compound lacks a plastic backbone. Instead, the inert silicon creates an elasticized barrier, an insulating glue that adheres while flexing. That’s an important quality for a […]
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Energy Saving Tips for Coolrooms
27 March 2017
If a coolroom is eating into the company energy budget, an all in caps “Keep That Door Shut” sign works wonders. That sign can stay, but we’re going to add a little more potency to this energy savings plan by suggesting a few essential tips. Once armed with this information, every staff member will know exactly how to keep any walk-in cooler in optimal working condition. Protect Cabinet Gaskets Tough elastomers compress reliably when coolroom doors open and close. However, that dependable property wears down over time. Check the gaskets for cracks or signs of wear. Sometimes the seal is […]
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Energy Saving Tips for Freezers
06 March 2017
Freezers are energy gluttons when they operate inefficiently. They work around-the-clock, so they painfully exaggerate those power consumption figures. The 24/7 refrigeration cycle is as it should be, of course, for there are perishable commodities stored inside the insulated cabinets. Inefficient workings, however, are not welcome in freezer equipment. Here are some useful energy saving tips for restoring workload balance to your freezer. Operational Transgressions Kitchen workers needs access to refrigerated food, but there’s really no excuse for keeping that insulation-critical seal broken for several minutes at a time. Incautiously opened freezer entryways account for around six percent of a […]
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What is Temperature Mapping?
16 February 2017
Temperature mapping is a procedure that forms a dynamic, thermally-active picture of what’s taking place within a cooling unit. Generally speaking, we accomplish this process by placing special monitoring devices throughout the cooling enclosure. Then, as the data is collated, a mapped thermal image is produced, one that illustrates the location of any warm spots. Remedial action is the next step. Before that, though, we need our monitoring devices. Installing Data Logging Monitors Electronic monitors are first on our agenda. These devices measure localized temperature variances while creating a time-based log. Hours and days of data are recorded, with the […]
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