Originally Posted by serene
The problem is when the setting for the fridge is good, the freezer is not cold enough, and when we get a good setting for freezer, the fridge is too cold.

I want to get a freezer/fridge combo unit with 2 separate controls that is less than 32" wide, and I was hoping for a lock too. I found some actual vaccine refrigerators.

Does anyone have experience one of these biomedical fridge or have a good fridge/freezer with separate temp controls?

Your help is appreciated! smile


At a minimum you need 2 controls. There are frig/freezer combos that have either dual condenser or dual zone control (evaporators)
All of them are very expensive and NONE have been certified by the CDC.
See this document http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/storage/toolkit/default.htm

I am in the process of replacing a refrigerator (white Westinghouse frig freezer) with:
A new refrigerator and
A separate freezer:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Haier-1.3-Freezer-White/5733501
or
http://www.coolerdirect.com/summit-compact-medical-all-freezer-fs22lplus-9194-prd1.htm

The latter is 3 times as much but includes a traceable thermometer and door lock. (Apparently a traceable thermometer will keep track of the high and low over the previous XX hours) The thermometers are available from amazon from about $20 to well over $100.

Any further recommendations?

Wendell
Pediatrician in Chicago

The patient's expectation is that you have all the answers, sometimes they just don't like the answer you have for them