Maintaining samples at an optimal temperature while in storage is vital for many lab professionals and this makes choosing the right freezer or refrigerator a crucial task. While the average kitchen freezer operates at about -20°C, laboratory variants have a much wider range of options depending on the storage conditions needed.
Types of refrigerators or freezers survey respondents are currently using:
| Upright general purpose lab freezers | 63% |
| Upright ultra-low temperature freezers | 36% |
| Low temperature upright lab freezers | 33% |
| Under-counter general purpose lab freezers | 25% |
| Low temperature chest lab freezers | 16% |
| Flammable materials storage | 15% |
| Blood bank and plasma | 14% |
| Chest ultra-low temperature freezers | 14% |
| Explosion-proof | 12% |
| Other | 10% |
Type(s) of service used by respondents for repair/service of their refrigerators/freezers:
| In-house service department | 41% |
| Third-party time/material | 30% |
| Third-party contract | 21% |
| Instrument manufacturer time/material | 12% |
| Instrument manufacturer service contract | 12% |
| Multi-vendor service provider | 8% |
| Don’t know | 6% |
| Our department | 3% |
| Other | 2% |
Types of balances respondents are using or planning to purchase for their facilities include:
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Top 10 features/benefits our readers look for when purchasing refrigerators or freezers:
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