Refrigerator with glass door, model specifications

Retail trade in food and beverages involves the installation of special cooling equipment. A high-quality refrigerator with a glass door will be an excellent assistant in the storage of products that need to be maintained at a certain temperature. To choose the right product, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with its characteristics, installation rules, and requirements.

Product Features

The popularity of these devices is due not only to the need for stores to store goods in certain temperature conditions. Refrigerated cabinets are used today in large supermarkets, street vending tents, self-service areas, as well as gyms, cinemas and circuses. It is possible that such installations can be used in hotel complexes, and mini-sized products can easily fit in a country house.

Each cabinet model has its own temperature range, allowing you to store only certain products in it. In addition to this function, installations are usually intended for the demonstration of goods. Refrigerators with a glass door imply the use of a certain mode, they are:

medium-temperature - options are intended for short-term storage and sale of drinks, hermetically sealed products of long-term storage: groceries, confectionery. The temperature indicator in such products varies from 0 to +8 degrees;
low-temperature - in such an installation it is recommended to store frozen vegetables, fruits, dough, convenience foods and ice cream. The temperature indicator is from 0 to - 18 degrees. Drinks are inappropriate here;
transitional options - this includes refrigerated cabinets for wines that are equipped with a temperature regulator for each type of drink, as well as products with transitional indicators from -5 to +5 degrees.

Use the refrigerator strictly for its intended purpose. If the specifications indicate that only certain products are stored, adhere to the manufacturer's requirements.

Types of designs and characteristics

According to the design of the product, it can be filled with products of various categories. Refrigerators with a glass door have components, which are shelves, doors, a unit that generates temperature, lighting. Each product has the required volume, which affects the number of products placed.

Product shelves are often made of metal, while their upper shell is covered with a special antibacterial material that prevents the products from slipping. Some sections of shelves may have a protective side, as well as special cells for bottles. The shelves have different heights, thanks to which large 5-liter bottles can easily fit on the lower sections, and aluminum cans with drinks on the upper.

The door is made of durable glass, consisting of several protective layers. It has increased resistance to shock. According to the design of the doors, refrigerators are divided into the following types:

with a hinged glass door - the most popular model of the product, which opens thanks to a handle that you need to pull. Often, manufacturers equip the cabinet with special theft protection - they build in a lock in the installation that only the seller can open. After pressing the button, the buyer can easily get the necessary goods;
with a sliding door of a compartment - standardly, such cabinets are much wider than previous models, since they have two doors at once. They work on the principle of a sliding wardrobe - opening is carried out by pulling the sash in one of the sides;
with a self-closing glass element - newer refrigerated cabinets with a glass door, equipped with an automatic closing function. After opening the product, and choosing the right product, the client does not need to close the door on their own - she will do it automatically.

In addition, cabinets are single-chamber and two-chamber, depending on the number of built-in cameras. The refrigeration unit can be located below or above, which is ensured by the design features of the installation. If the appliance is mounted on top, higher shelves involve storing foods that require more cold.

Modern refrigeration units are available in volumes from 160 to 1400 liters.

Sliding

Swing

Posting Rules

Refrigerated cabinet with glass should have a specific place in the store. This zone has some requirements that should be followed. Products are recommended to be installed in the following places:

customer access area - catering, trading floors;
stock zone - warehouses, utility rooms, seller’s working area behind the counter;
on the street - for free access to drinks after payment, as well as for product demonstrations.

Commercial equipment must be installed in dry, cool rooms. In order for the device to function normally, you should refrain from placing it in direct sunlight, and also closer than 2 meters from heat sources.

Make sure that the low-temperature or medium-temperature refrigerating cabinet does not open in the direction of movement of the warm air masses.

Regardless of the type of unit that produces cold in the cabinet, you need to place it so that it does not touch the wall - 20 cm from the vertical surface. This is necessary for free air. Do not forget that it is recommended to open the installation doors only if necessary: to take or unpack the goods. Continuous opening of the glass sash will result in loss of cold.

Requirements

The first requirement that you should pay attention to is the material from which refrigerated cabinets with a glass door are made. They are made of stainless steel as well as galvanized painted steel. The stainless steel case is more convenient to use in cafes and bars, and galvanizing is suitable for use in order to store stocks.

The main requirements for these refrigeration units are as follows:

food storage - for example, perishable products should be located in the same refrigerator, the goods are deep-frozen placed in cabinets with a shock temperature. The medium-temperature version of the product involves the short-term storage and demonstration of drinks, as well as cakes and cakes in a cafe;
serviceability of units - all equipment parts must be in a functioning state;
timely service - if suddenly a breakdown of individual components or the whole device occurs - it is important to immediately contact the service to avoid damage to the products;
proper operation of the products. While the unit is operating, do not touch the components and the electronic contents of the refrigerator. In addition, do not forget about caring for the device. Glass should be washed using a special tool, as well as the interior.

Some of the main requirements are for the refrigerant. This includes its environmental friendliness, low noise performance, reliability, as well as effective power. Observing all the above requirements, you can not only extend the life of refrigerated cabinets with a glass door, but also protect the company from inspections.

The nuances of choice

To simplify the task of choosing a refrigeration unit with a glass door, we recommend that you pay attention to the following parameters:

temperature;
cabinet size and volume;
type of door;
cooling system;
brand of the manufacturer.

About the temperature and the conformity of the storage of products in cabinets with different modes has been said above. Here are some more tips: for sausages and sausages you will need from 0 to +6 degrees, for wine from +12, and for medicines from +5 to +15 degrees.

Choosing the dimensions and volume of the cabinet - also focus on the method of transportation: whether the product will enter the doorway, elevator. The volume possessed by refrigerated cabinets with a glass door will depend on capacity.

Do not forget to decide on the type of glass door opening. If equipment is necessary for the sale of goods, it is better to give preference to sliding sashes. For warehouse storage, purchase swing models.

In total, there are two cooling systems, static and dynamic. If you need to store confectionery, cheeses, cottage cheese and meat products - choose the static option. Among manufacturers today, companies from the CIS and foreign companies have established themselves well. A properly selected refrigerator with a glass door will have a long service life with proper care.