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Alarm a Refrigerator and a Freezer
The Freezer Alarm's sensors document and alarm both a
refrigerator and a freezer. Or two
freezers. Or two refrigerators. Each sensor has it's own alarm and display settings.
The display can be flipped back and forth to
show the temperature history chart for each sensor. The current
temperature for each of the sensors is always displayed at the
bottom of the chart.
The Easy Freezer Alarm works with any
Refrigerator and/or Freezer
Hospitals, laboratories, doctor's offices, and even National Guard Units store vaccines and medicines in home-style refrigerators and freezers because they are inexpensive and readily available. These fridge/freezers are not built to maintain the same close temperature tolerances that scientific units do, but they can be safely used. Just add the Easy Freezer Alarm to any refrigerator and/or freezer and you are completely protected. The easy Freezer Alarm has sensors to go in the refrigerator and freezer which samples temperature every few minutes. It not only saves the temperature readings but it also displays a chart so you get a visual picture of the temperature history. The easy Freezer Alarm can be used with any refrigerator or freezer.
You can, of course, add our Freezer Alarm to a scientific
refrigerator or freezer also. You can even use the Freezer Alarm
to monitor and alarm your -80° freezer. It will log the
temperatures and draw an electronic chart of the
temperatures, to comply with JCAHO regulations and for alarm notification.
Add the optional auto dialer to the Easy Freezer Alarm for a phone-call alert any time there is a power outage or the temperature in your freezer gets too hot or cold for too long.
Stop Writing Down Temperatures
The time-honored method of manually monitoring the freezer with a piece of paper stuck to the side of the unit is not adequate nor does it comply with new JCAHO and other requirements. It is important and necessary to continuously monitor and keep a permanent record of the freezer temperature, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Using our Freezer Alarm insures that you will be in compliance with regulations and your inventory will be protected.
It is all too easy for a freezer to malfunction; warm up and
then cool down while no one is
around. Were this to
happen, it would not be noticed with the manual system where
freezer temperature is recorded only once or twice a day.
And, of course, with the manual system there is no way to tell
what happened over the weekend. With our Freezer Alarm you can
immediately tell if the temperature became unsafe during the
time no one was in the office. The freezer temperature
history chart is always displayed on the LCD, so one glance at
the freezer alarm tells you all you need to know about the
temperature history.
Phone Call Alert
The Easy Freezer Alarm monitors and alarms both a refrigerator and a freezer, or two different freezers, or two different refrigerators all the time. With the optional auto dialer you will receive a phone call any time the freezer alarm is triggered. So if the temperature gets too warm or cold for too long, or the power fails, the freezer alarm goes into alarm mode and the auto dialer calls several people to deliver a message. With our Freezer Alarm you will never be unaware of an unsafe condition.
Audible and Visual Alarm
The easy freezer alarm's internal alarm begins to ring and the screen begins to flash whenever temperature moves outside your safe zone or power is interrupted. The Freezer Alarm has a simple on-board menu to set the high and low points and delays. Every Freezer Alarm also has an external relay, which is triggered on every alarm. It can be used to trigger the optional auto-dialer, an external alarm or your building alarm.
Need to monitor a vaccine freezer?
Don't let this happen to you.
CDC Estimates $20 million/yr waste from poor refrigeration
Thousands revaccinated after shots spoil
In one recent case in Sioux City, Iowa, more than 1,000 families were notified by letter and telephone that they needed to get their children revaccinated. State officials found that the refrigerator at the clinic that administered the shots repeatedly dropped below freezing over a 17-month period in 2005 and 2006, potentially ruining the vaccines stored there. "We just didn't notice it," said Dr. Ray Sturdevant, president of the Prairie Pediatrics and Adolescent Clinic.
Poor refrigeration has been blamed for similar problems elsewhere around the country over the past 2 1/2 years: In St. Cloud, Minn., a clinic had to revaccinate 8,600 patients, most of them children. In Lane County, Ore., 500 children and adults had to get another shot. In western Florida, it happened to about 250 kids. Read the Full article
Protects vaccines, tissue, food, Inventory etc...
The Freezer Alarm is used in health clinics, pediatricians offices, labs, hospitals, and even commercial kitchens to alarm and document freezer and refrigerator temperatures. If the temperature moves outside the safe range for too long or the power fails, the Freezer Alarm's auto dialer calls up to 4 different phone numbers to give a warning so you can respond in time to save your inventory.
The chart that is displayed on the Freezer Alarm is so easy to understand that each member of your staff will understand it without any special training. They automatically become part of your quality control system every time they glance at Freezer Alarm. They immediately see if everything is OK or something happened while no one was looking.
Save thousands of dollars
The Freezer Alarm works with any refrigerator or freezer so instead of purchasing special laboratory refrigerators or freezers, add the Easy Freezer Alarm to any home or commercial refrigerator or freezer at a fraction of the cost. Your inventory will be completely protected and safe because the Easy Freezer Alarm monitors and documents the temperature all day, every day. If it begins to get too hot or cold you will be warned immediately by the Easy Freezer Alarm's internal alarm or a phone call to your cell or pager.
Simple installation
This freezer alarm is simple to install and use.
Position the sensors, set the date, time and sample interval and
the alarm begins to collect temperatures, drawing a chart on the
display. Set your alarm parameters and you are protected. A
password-protected menu keeps your settings safe.
Documented Proof for Auditors and Regulators
The Easy Freezer Alarm complies with JCAHO
and CAP requirements. This easy freezer
alarm insures that you
comply with the
JCAHO PC.17.10 standard as well as other government regulations. It
displays and prints documentation that can be shown to regulators or auditors
as proof that your inventory has been properly stored and maintained.
21 CFR 11 Compliant
The easy freezer alarm downloads an encrypted file to your computer for back up and printing. Once the data has been logged by the Easy Freezer Alarm it can never be changed. Even after the temperature history has been downloaded from the Freezer Alarm to a computer the temperatures can not be changed. The files are encrypted so that no one can make any changes.
Print or view temperature history chart from the Easy Freezer Alarm
Built-in Calibration table
NIST traceable calibrated sensors (#2, #5 and #2r sensors) for the Easy Freezer Alarm are available. Recalibration can be done at your location by comparing temperature to a certified and/or calibrated thermometer and entering any offset into the three point Freezer Alarm's onboard calibration table.
Battery Backup
The Freezer Alarm normally operates on wall power. If wall power is interrupted the
9 volt battery takes over and continues to run the unit for up to 40 hours. All monitoring
and logging and even alarms will continue to operate normally
while the Freezer Alarm is being operated on battery power. The
Freezer Alarm's screen will go to
sleep after 20 seconds to preserve the battery but this does not affect the collection
of data or the alarms.
No hidden costs.
There are no monthly fees. You decide who the auto dialer calls. It can call up to four different people and deliver a sixteen-second message that you record. The Easy Freezer Alarm is completely stand alone. No one has to check on it every month. The Easy Freezer Alarm uses no paper charts or pens and requires no maintenance - there are no moving parts to wear out or replace. The Easy Freezer Alarm is your protection against unsafe temperatures. If you are using the auto dialer you determine who it will call and the message it will leave.
Easy Freezer Alarm Features:
| Number of Sensors | 2 sensors, which can be up to 100' from display unit |
| Temp Range | Digital sensor -20°C to 85°C, or Thermocouple -250°C to 1250°C |
| Sensors (Air) | Digital air sensor. |
| Sensor (Liquid) | 4" stainless steel thermocouple. Submersible. (specifications) |
| Size | 8 3/8" x 5" x 1 3/8" |
| LCD Display Size | 2.5" x 4.5" |
| Alarms | Internal buzzer and flashing screen. Optional auto-dialer or siren/flashing light |
| Sample Interval | Variable (10 seconds to once a day) |
| Display Resolution | 0.1° on LCD, 0.0001 on PC |
| Calibration | Optional NIST traceable certificate. 3 point table on thermocouple sensor |
| Storage Technique | Battery backed-up SRAM stores >80,000 samples/sensor |
| Power | 15vdc, 50/60hz (120 volt wall adaptor) (switching power supply available) |
| Battery Backup | 9 vdc will operate the system over 40 hrs |
| Download to PC | RS232 via custom cable (site license included) |
| Indicators | LCD & LED |
| User Settings | Onboard password-protected menu system |
| LED | Bright green indicates AC power present. |
| Alarm conditions | Power failure & high & low with elapsed time |
| Shipping weight | 4.5 lbs with power adaptor, sensors & cables |
Freezer Alarm Application Note Easy Freezer Alarm Users Guide