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ARES Cool 10 cu. ft. Glass Door Combo Pharmacy Refrigerator/Freezer (-30°C) – Product Highlights

• ARES Cool proprietary cold storage brand: ARES Cool is ARES Scientific’s own line of laboratory and medical-grade cold storage equipment, sold exclusively through ARES Scientific with full distributor support, application expertise, and warranty coverage across pharmacy, clinical lab, blood bank, and research markets.
• -30°C deep-freeze capability: The freezer compartment achieves -30°C — 10°C colder than standard -20°C lab freezers — providing reliable sub-zero preservation for enzyme reagents, plasma fractions, pathology specimens, cannabis extracts, and other materials requiring colder-than-standard storage without a dedicated ULT freezer.
• Dual hydrocarbon refrigerant system: The PH-ARS-HC-RFC1030G uses R290 refrigerant in the freezer compartment and R600a in the refrigerator compartment, a CFC-free dual-refrigerant architecture that supports energy efficiency, sustainability compliance goals, and green-certified laboratory environments.
• Glass door inventory visibility: The right-hinged glass door enables pharmacists, vivarium technicians, and lab managers to perform visual stock checks without opening the unit, protecting temperature stability for medications, vaccines, biological samples, and cannabis extracts stored across both zones.
• Microprocessor temperature control with audible alarms: Onboard microprocessor management monitors both compartments independently, with audible temperature alarms that alert staff to deviation events critical for pharmaceutical cold chain compliance, GMP storage requirements, and clinical sample integrity.
• Keyed door locks for secured access: Integrated key locks restrict unauthorized access to both the freezer and refrigerator compartments, supporting controlled substance storage protocols, institutional security requirements, and pharmacy dispensing compliance workflows.
• Compact upright footprint: At 23¾” W × 24″ D × 65″ H, the unit fits through standard doorways and installs in pharmacy dispensing areas, hospital nursing stations, research labs, and cannabis processing facilities requiring combined freezer/refrigerator cold storage without a large equipment footprint.
• UL/C-UL listed certification: UL and C-UL certification confirms compliance with recognized electrical safety standards for laboratory, pharmacy, and healthcare use in the United States and Canada.
• Low-maintenance defrost design: The manual-defrost freezer compartment and cycle-defrost refrigerator compartment minimize maintenance burden while sustaining consistent internal humidity and temperature profiles suited to long-term specimen storage and sample preservation workflows.
• ARES Scientific warranty and support: Every ARES Cool unit is backed by a two-year parts and labor warranty plus a three-year compressor parts warranty, with the full sales and service infrastructure of ARES Scientific behind each purchase.

Frequently Asked Questions – ARES Cool 10 cu. ft. Glass Door Combo Pharmacy Refrigerator/Freezer (-20°C)

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, research facilities, and cannabis operations that require reliable, professionally supported cold storage solutions.

What applications is this refrigerator/freezer combo used for?

The ARES Cool 10 cu. ft. Glass Door Combo Pharmacy Refrigerator/Freezer (-20°C) is used for storing medications, vaccines, blood products, biological samples, reagents, cannabis extracts, and other temperature-sensitive inventory across pharmacies, hospital nursing stations, clinical labs, blood banks, university research labs, vivarium support areas, and pathology departments.

What temperature range does this unit maintain?

The refrigerator compartment maintains 2°C to 8°C, consistent with USP <1> and standard pharmaceutical refrigeration guidelines for medications and biologics, while the freezer compartment holds -20°C for frozen specimen storage, plasma, enzyme reagents, and other materials requiring sub-zero preservation.

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

No plumbing or special ventilation is required; the PH-ARS-HC-RFC1020G operates on a standard 115V outlet, making it straightforward to deploy in existing pharmacy dispensing areas, lab cold rooms, nursing stations, or vivarium support spaces without facility modifications, though adequate clearance around the unit for airflow is always recommended per manufacturer guidelines.

Is this unit suitable for pharmacy or blood bank use?

The ARES Cool combo unit’s 2°C to 8°C refrigerator range aligns with standard pharmacy cold storage and blood bank refrigeration temperature requirements, and its UL/C-UL listing supports use in regulated healthcare environments; for detailed guidance on pharmaceutical cold storage monitoring and compliance, ARES Scientific provides additional resources to help teams meet applicable standards for their specific use case.

How does ARES Cool compare to other laboratory cold storage brands?

As ARES Scientific’s own proprietary cold storage brand, ARES Cool units are positioned as purpose-built alternatives to generic undercounter and upright combo refrigerator/freezers, offering microprocessor temperature control, R600a eco-friendly refrigerant, keyed security, audible alarms, and the backing of ARES Scientific’s full cold storage product line and distributor support network — rather than an off-the-shelf consumer appliance repurposed for lab use.