How to choose a chest freezer

When choosing a chest freezer, it is important to pay attention to what purpose it will be used for.

Chest freezers are mainly used for the presentation and sale of ice cream, frozen products and semi-finished products, as well as for their storage.
< br /> Chest freezers are divided into two main types: with a transparent glass lid and with a blank lid.

     

Freezing chests with a blind lid are designed for storing frozen products in the warehouse of a retail outlet, as well as for use in domestic conditions for freezing and storing meat and fish products.

Chest freezers with a solid lid are more reliable than household upright freezers, as the lid always fits snugly against the body under its own weight and does not allow cold to flow out.
there is no way to leak through the bottom of the door like in an upright freezer.

So, a chest freezer is the perfect design for storing frozen food.

As for chest freezers with a glass lid, then they are divided into chests with straight glass and chests with curved glass.

Both the first and second options have their advantages.



Curved glass chest freezers show better product visualization inside the chest chamber and with from a merchandising point of view, it is the best option for presenting and selling frozen products.

Straight glass chest freezers have 8-10% better usable internal volume and are probably more suitable for practical entrepreneurs.

The operating temperature range for chest freezers averages -14 ...- 23 ° C.

For the use of a chest freezer in outdoor conditions, it is important to pay attention to the presence of rolling wheels. It is also worth purchasing an additional canopy or umbrella to avoid direct sunlight on the products.

Usually, chest freezers are equipped with mechanical locks on the glass to prevent penetration and accidental opening of the chest freezer lid.

Do not consider chest freezers without lighting.



As a backlight, an LED strip along the width of the chest freezer is usually used. For outdoor use and remote use, the chest freezer can be equipped with a wireless electric lock with remote control.
To be able to leave the chest on the street at night, it is possible, the chest can be equipped with special anti-vandal protection.

Chests are made in the range of an average of 100 to 600 liters of useful internal volume.
< br />Also, you should pay attention to the number of baskets for products. On average, the number of baskets for products is from 2 to 7 units.

Chest freezers must undergo routine maintenance, as a result of which the inner chamber of the freezer is washed.
To drain the waste water, chest freezers must have a drain valve.