Monitoring small vaccine fridge temperatures

Re: Monitoring small vaccine fridge temperatures

Kate Lander — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 15:56:19 GMT

Thanks for all the answers guys!!

Re: Monitoring small vaccine fridge temperatures

Stuart Ford-Fennah — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 17:44:33 GMT

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I use these. Super easy. There are two bulbs in each probe which display a variety of green/red flashes to indicate if something has happened, e.g. memory is full or the temp is outwith the set parameters if they have been programmed in. Runs on Windows.

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I have 5 of these in use set to record the temperature every 5mins (records about 50 days worth) and have set the max mins apropriatly so they alarm and flash a red LED if they go over
I then save the reposts on our server (you could print them out and keep them in a file though), saves me a load of time and really easy :-)

Stu

Re: Monitoring small vaccine fridge temperatures

Steph Smith BSc(hons) RVN — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 23:35:00 GMT

Re: Monitoring small vaccine fridge temperatures

Sal the 1st — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 19:20:03 GMT

http://www.amazon.co.uk/ETI-fridge-freezer-digital-thermometer/dp/B000LCN5UE/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1353352094&sr=8-11

we have this one in both the vaccine and lab fridges. Heeding the warnings that ALL electronic thermometers are inaccurate to some degree (no matter how much you pay for them) I double checked their performance against an ordinary fridge thermometer

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kitchen-Craft-Fridge-Thermometer-Stainless/dp/B0001IWVDK/ref=sr_1_3?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1353352232&sr=1-3

and they are both pretty much of a muchness. I get a pocket diary at the beginning of the year and write down the min /max temps inside the fridges a couple of times a day , I also have a min/max hanging on the wall of dispensary and record the temperatures in there daily. Total cost to the practice for two electronic , and a min/max greenhouse wall therm was less than 20quid ( ours were cheaper than the ones currently on amazon) Works for us but no doubt somebody out there will tell me I am doing it wrong? We passed our inspection with this system. Hope this helps.

Steer clear of the Scientific Oregan one - tried it out and it really isnt anywhere near accurate