Lab refrigerators have many components that need supervision. Paying attention to your lab refrigerator to see if it is in sound working condition is a good practice. It also saves you a lot of unnecessary expenditure. This supervision increases the lifespan of the refrigerator. Constant wear and tear during the working process can affect the functioning of any unit and the same goes for lab refrigerators too.

The main purpose of checking your refrigerator parts for continuity is to identify any component that has already failed or is not performing at the optimum level. The test employed for this purpose is called a ‘continuity test.’ This is performed using a device called an ohmmeter. It measures the components’ resistance to electricity.

Normal air flow and temperature regulation checks must also be done periodically. In fact, many labs advocate checks that are mandatory. Date stamps and time stamps further provide a lot of useful information about the functioning of the installed lab refrigerator. This information is stored in the flash memory of the processor and is of a non-volatile type.

However, the lab refrigerators of today need no special and specific continuity tests to be conducted. These are almost maintenance-free and headache-free units. They meet the most demanding requirements. This requirement can be in terms, of both, space as well as the temperature needed to store the contents used in lab experiments and research. For example, leaving the door of the refrigerator open for prolonged periods of time puts a lot of stress on the inner components. To avoid this very simple and common problem, refrigerators now come with ‘door ajar’ alarms. These alarms are already set to a specific time and they go off if the refrigerator door is left open for a really long time.

Vaccines, enzymes, cell cultures, antibodies demand storage at specified temperatures. Therefore, if for any reason, the working of a single component in the lab refrigerator goes awry, it may lead to huge losses. It is advisable to monitor the temperature at which the refrigerator is functioning at least every two days. They come with built-in chart recorders. So, if you ever need it, you always have access to the temperature averages over any time period of your choice.

Lab refrigerators also have a built-in digital microprocessor. This microprocessor helps maintain and control the required temperature to preserve the bio molecules. All the parts and refrigerator components come with a guarantee of a good eighteen months. The compressor is covered under a 5-year period. So, on the whole, your refrigerator is expected to function without any problem for a minimum period of at least five years. Top-of-the-line security and monitoring of the products stored is a requirement and these are assured in lab refrigerators of a good make. For all parameters set manually, these also have user and password-protected systems. This is particularly useful in large labs when many people access the refrigerators on a daily basis. The latest technology and engineering ensure good refrigerator performance.

Author Bio: Dr. Sandor’s a Director at Tovatech, a leading supplier of undercounter refrigerator units in America. When not busy running his company he explores his fascination with the many aspects of various scientific & industrial devices. For more details on the above reach him through his site’s lab & industrial refrigerator section.

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