https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/f/nonclinical-discussions/31646/fridge-temperatures Hi everyone, Does anyone have any tips for managing the temperatures in our lab fridge? They run quite high. It is already on max power, the temperature log probe is in water and the radiators are off in the lab. We have chillers for vaccines in theen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/174649?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 21 May 2019 15:34:32 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:5becd12b-ff73-406b-aeeb-20fb9e8bc1a4Ben Ogden<p>[quote user=&quot;apache&quot;]</p> <p>Doesn&#39;t owe you much then.</p> <p>You can often find pharmacy grade fridge seconds on ebay - that&#39;s where we sourced ours. Usually seconds with an odd scratch, but otherwise well made and brand new</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p>[/quote]</p> <p></p> <p>Apache has it right, Pharmacy fridge is the way forward, when out last fridge went bust there was some &#39;complication&#39; with claiming on all the ruined product because we weren&#39;t using the correct storage equipment...</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/174647?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 20 May 2019 17:01:15 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:c2f393a4-e005-4e55-a30a-90bc80467530apache<p>Doesn&#39;t owe you much then.</p> <p>You can often find pharmacy grade fridge seconds on ebay - that&#39;s where we sourced ours. Usually seconds with an odd scratch, but otherwise well made and brand new</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/174646?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 20 May 2019 16:59:58 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:ab571bed-db3e-480c-9299-9e8e4928ee6dLaura <p>10 years :-s I know, that thought had crossed my mind.</p> <p>I&#39;m not convinced the seal is that great, it is very frosty at the back (has been defrosted within the last 8 months). Going to leave a different thermometer in there overnight and check I&#39;m getting accurate readings.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/174645?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 20 May 2019 16:57:18 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:8acd43bf-6807-4b90-80f4-4680eed854f6apache<p>Have you pulled them out and given the heat exchange grills a hoover? They can get very hairy.</p> <p>Failing that it might be on its way out and need replacing. How old is it?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/174644?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 20 May 2019 15:09:28 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:c7c63dfd-9d42-40ce-bb8d-9498c6a028fbLaura <p>Yes and lab slides.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/174643?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 20 May 2019 15:02:25 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:64efb74a-66a9-497e-9cb5-0bbc946c79d2Andrea Tarr<p>Are there medicines in there?</p> <p></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>