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ARES Cool 10.5 cu. ft. Solid Door Compact Pharmacy Refrigerator – Product Highlights

• ARES Cool proprietary brand — solid door pharmaceutical refrigeration: ARES Cool is ARES Scientific’s proprietary line of laboratory and medical-grade cold storage equipment; the PH-ARS-HC-10PS is the solid door model in the ARES Cool compact pharmacy refrigerator family, dedicating the full 10.5 cu. ft. cabinet to 2°C to 8°C storage with full ARES Scientific distributor support and a five-year compressor parts warranty behind every unit.
• Solid door design for enhanced thermal efficiency and light protection: The opaque solid door reduces heat gain from ambient light and ambient temperature fluctuations more effectively than glass door alternatives, making this unit the preferred configuration for storing light-sensitive medications, photodegradable biologics, reagents, and blood products in pharmacies, clinical labs, and medical-grade cold storage environments where thermal stability is a priority.
• CDC-compliant vaccine and medication storage with temperature monitoring device: The PH-ARS-HC-10PS includes a temperature monitoring device and maintains the 2°C to 8°C range required by CDC vaccine storage guidelines, making it suitable for pharmacy vaccination stations, clinical immunization workflows, and hospital nursing stations requiring documented CDC-compliant cold chain storage.
• ENERGY STAR certified for energy-efficient pharmaceutical refrigeration: ENERGY STAR certification confirms the unit meets EPA energy efficiency standards, supporting lower operating costs over the unit’s service life and qualifying for green laboratory and sustainability-focused procurement programs.
• Forced draft air circulation for uniform 2°C to 8°C temperature distribution: Active forced draft circulation distributes cold air evenly across all six shelf levels, maintaining consistent pharmaceutical refrigeration conditions critical for vaccine cold chain compliance, GMP cold storage documentation, and blood product integrity in pharmaceutical and clinical cold chain environments.
• Six adjustable shelves for flexible pharmaceutical inventory organization: Six adjustable interior shelves accommodate vaccine vials, medication bottles, reagent kits, blood products, cannabis-derived extracts, and biological samples, supporting organized inventory management across a wide range of container formats in pharmacies, clinical labs, vivarium support rooms, and pathology departments.
• Keyed door lock with audible and visual alarms for secure cold storage access: The integrated key lock restricts cabinet access to authorized personnel — supporting controlled substance storage protocols and pharmacy security requirements — while audible and visual temperature alarms provide continuous monitoring assurance for pharmaceutical cold chain compliance and GMP cold storage documentation requirements.
• R600a hydrocarbon refrigerant for eco-conscious laboratory operation: CFC-free R600a refrigerant reduces environmental impact compared to conventional refrigerants, supporting green-certified laboratory and healthcare facility procurement standards and contributing to facility sustainability goals.
• Compact footprint with only 4 inches of required clearance: The 23.75 in × 26.5 in × 59 in cabinet requires only 4 inches of ventilation clearance, making it deployable in space-constrained pharmacy dispensing areas, nursing stations, clinical lab benching areas, vivarium support rooms, and pathology cold storage alcoves without significant facility modifications.
• UL/C-UL listed with a five-year compressor parts warranty: UL/C-UL listing confirms the unit meets North American electrical and safety standards, and the five-year compressor parts warranty combined with a two-year parts and labor warranty provides extended coverage suited to pharmacies, research institutions, and clinical facilities operating on long equipment procurement cycles.

Frequently Asked Questions – ARES Cool 10.5 cu. ft. Solid Door Compact Pharmacy Refrigerator

What is ARES Cool?

ARES Cool is ARES Scientific’s proprietary line of laboratory and medical-grade cold storage equipment, designed and sold exclusively through ARES Scientific to serve pharmacies, clinical labs, blood banks, vivariums, pathology departments, research institutions, and cannabis operations — the PH-ARS-HC-10PS is the solid door model in the ARES Cool compact pharmacy refrigerator family, purpose-built for facilities requiring the full 10.5 cu. ft. cabinet capacity devoted to 2°C to 8°C pharmaceutical refrigeration with an opaque door for enhanced thermal efficiency and light protection.

What is the advantage of a solid door over a glass door pharmacy refrigerator?

The solid door configuration on the PH-ARS-HC-10PS reduces heat gain from ambient light and minimizes temperature fluctuation caused by ambient conditions more effectively than glass door alternatives, making it the better fit for facilities storing light-sensitive medications, photodegradable biologics, reagents, and blood products where thermal stability and opaque containment take priority over at-a-glance inventory visibility; buyers who need visible access to refrigerated inventory without opening the door should evaluate the key features of laboratory refrigerators and consider the glass door ARES Cool variant instead.

What applications is this solid door compact pharmacy refrigerator used for?

The ARES Cool 10.5 cu. ft. Solid Door Compact Pharmacy Refrigerator is used to store vaccines, light-sensitive medications, blood products, biologics, reagents, cannabis-derived extracts, and other temperature-sensitive inventory requiring consistent 2°C to 8°C storage in pharmacies, hospital nursing stations, clinical labs, blood banks, vivarium supply areas, pathology departments, and university research facilities where an opaque-door dedicated pharmaceutical refrigerator is the appropriate configuration for the workflow.

What temperature range does this unit maintain, and is it CDC compliant?

The PH-ARS-HC-10PS maintains a temperature range of 36°F to 46°F (2°C to 8°C) via a microprocessor controller with digital display and integrated audible and visual alarms; this range aligns with CDC vaccine storage requirements, USP pharmaceutical refrigerated storage guidelines, blood bank cold storage standards, and GMP cold chain documentation requirements, and the unit includes a temperature monitoring device that supports CDC-compliant cold chain documentation for vaccines and biologics.

Does this unit require special electrical, plumbing, or ventilation?

No plumbing or special ventilation is required; the unit operates on a standard 115V AC outlet drawing 2.3 amps via a NEMA 5-15 plug and requires only 4 inches of clearance for proper airflow, making it deployable in pharmacy dispensing areas, nursing stations, clinical lab benching areas, vivarium support rooms, and pathology departments without facility modifications; for broader context on the differences between medical-grade and consumer refrigeration equipment, the ARES Scientific resource on medical-grade refrigeration covers key infrastructure and compliance considerations.

How does this solid door model compare to the ARES Cool glass door and combo units?

The PH-ARS-HC-10PS is a solid door refrigerator-only unit, offering enhanced thermal efficiency and light protection compared to the ARES Cool glass door variant and dedicating the full 10.5 cu. ft. to 2°C to 8°C refrigeration rather than splitting capacity with a freezer compartment as in combo units; the solid door model is 27 lbs lighter than the glass door equivalent and is the preferred choice when light-sensitive inventory storage, maximum thermal stability, or controlled substance security are the primary selection criteria.