Commercial freezers and refrigerators are a key requirement in food industry establishments like dairy outlets, restaurants, and supermarkets, and in the medicine industry. While they are an immense help in preserving their offerings, they also use a lot of power.
Commercial freezers and fridges must be kept on round the clock to ensure that the perishables kept there are cold and can last long. Therefore, these freezers typically consume around 38,000 kilowatt-hours, which lead to skyrocketing power bills.
Here are the top tips to reduce power consumption on commercial freezers:
- Use Anti-Sweat Heaters Carefully
Anti-sweat heaters are used in a commercial backdrop to stop frost and condensation from building up on the glass doors. The problem with these heaters is that they will consume a lot of power if they are left powered on for a long time.
Therefore, you must ensure that the heater is closed immediately after use or install adaptive controls which turn on the heater when needed and turn it off when you do not.
- Ensure All Seals Are Working
Seals and gaskets on the door can cause problems from time to time and any leaky seal can cause warmer air to enter the compartments in the freezer and spoil the perishables stored there.
Therefore, you must conduct regular door inspections to ensure that the motor of the freezer is running only when needed, which not only preserves the produce but also prevents overuse of power.
- Ensure Proper Airflow
Freezers and fridges used in commercial settings are not small and need a significant space. To make up for this space, most establishments stack them tightly in the corner or against each other, which can cause airflow problems.
Steps must be taken to ensure that they have a good airflow, as limited airflow can negatively affect the function of exchange coils and lead to a waste of power consumption.
- Install Motion Sensor Lighting
This is specifically for establishments who use walk-in freezers as their employees manually turn the lights on and off upon entry and exit. As this is manual, the employees may mistakenly not switch the light off and the light can eat up a lot of power.
To prevent this, you should consider installing motion-activated lighting that automatically switches the light on and off upon detecting movement through its sensors.
These are just some of the tips that commercial establishments can use to prevent excess use of electricity and to save costs. Apart from offering advice, we, at Rockwell Industries limited are also the leading manufacturers for deep freezers in India. All our products, from deep freezers to walk-in freezers and mobile freezers have high energy efficiency and can help you save big on electricity costs for your business.