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Alarm a Refrigerator and a Freezer
The Freezer Alarm document and alarm both a
refrigerator and a freezer with wired or wireless sensors. Or two
freezers. Or two refrigerators. Each sensor has it's own alarm
settings and display. The current temperature for each of the
sensors is always displayed at the bottom of the chart and
the display can be flipped back and forth to show the temperature
history chart for each sensor.
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's sensors are placed in the refrigerator and freezer to monitor the internal temperatures. The monitor 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 the easy Freezer Alarm to a scientific
refrigerator or freezer also. You can even use the Freezer Alarm
with -80° freezers. 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 exceeds your settings.
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 JCAHO, CDC 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.
Alarms
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 old 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 when no one was in the office. The freezer temperature history is always displayed on the LCD, so one glance at the display tells you all you need to know about the temperature history.
Phone Call (Voice or pager) 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 for too long 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 triggers the optional auto-dialer, an external alarm or your building alarm.
Don't let this happen
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, manufacturing plants, 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 the display. 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 scientific 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.
The most difficult part is getting the sensors into the freezer.
This can be done by running the sensor wire through a port in
the freezer wall if there is one. If there is no sensor
port on your freezer you can run the wire through the gasket
near the door hinge. A small air hole will result but it
will not be large enough to affect the temperature of the air
inside the freezer. After positioning the sensors, supply
power. The Alarm setup menu will appear: 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.
The alarm itself does not have a printer but you can download
data to any PC type computer where it can be printed out in
graphic format or saved as an Excel file and an encrypted file.
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 own the equipment. You decide when and who the auto dialer calls when there is an alarm. It can call up to four different people and deliver a sixteen-second message that you record. The Easy Fridge/Freezer Alarm is completely stand alone. No one has to check on it every month. The Easy Fridge/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.
Easy Freezer Alarm Features & Specifications:
| 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 |
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