if you are planning to buy a new refrigerator or freezer you need to consider a few factors. Whether you need to buy for your lab, medical research, office or pharmacy there are a number of factors to consider to ensure you get the most appropriate cooling system for you.
What products should you store?
The first thing that is important to look at, is the type of product you want to store in the freezer or Laboratory refrigerator. For example if you need to store vaccines you will need a particularly cold cooling system for minus 86 compared to a standard 4+ refrigerator, if you do not do this you will not get the right temperature for vaccines and they may be ineffective. Flammable materials should be stored in a refrigerator or freezer that is specially designed against flammability and is fireproof. Otherwise they may be dangerous. It is therefore important to know in advance what you need to store. This way you will avoid any possible danger due to improper use.
Required Temperature
Laboratory refrigerators typically reach 4 degrees on average while laboratory freezers reach minus 25 or 40 or 86 degrees. You should consider the required temperature for the products you need to store. For example, if you intend to store blood products, plasma blood, etc., the ideal cooling system for you should reach up to minus 80 degrees. It is therefore important to know the products you need to store and the ideal temperature for their storage.
The Size Of The Refrigerator / Freezer
The size should be according to your need and the quantity you store and the storage space
Refrigerator Combined With Freezer
Some laboratories will prefer a refrigerator combined with a freezer. To concentrate the refrigerated materials in one place, the refrigerator to 4+ Celsius and the freezer to minus 25 or 40 Celsius.