ARES Cool 23 cu. ft. Glass Door Stainless Steel Pharmacy Refrigerator

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ARES Cool 23 cu. ft. Glass Door Stainless Steel Pharmacy Refrigerator – Product Highlights

• ARES Cool proprietary brand — 23 cu. ft. stainless steel large-capacity pharmacy refrigerator: ARES Cool is ARES Scientific’s proprietary line of laboratory and medical-grade cold storage equipment; the PH-ARS-HC-SSP-23G is the large-capacity stainless steel glass door model in the ARES Cool refrigerator line, providing 23 cu. ft. of 1°C to 10°C pharmaceutical cold storage with full ARES Scientific distributor support and a five-year compressor parts warranty.
• Stainless steel exterior for clinical durability and cleanability: The stainless steel cabinet exterior provides superior corrosion resistance, cleanability, and compatibility with clinical disinfection protocols compared to powder-coated steel alternatives — making this unit the appropriate specification for hospital medication rooms, pharmacy dispensing areas, clinical laboratories, and blood bank refrigeration environments where stainless steel is required or preferred by facility standards for surface sanitation compliance and long-term durability.
• 1°C to 10°C temperature range — broader than standard 2°C to 8°C pharmacy refrigerators: The PH-ARS-HC-SSP-23G maintains 1°C to 10°C, a wider range than the 2°C to 8°C range on the compact ARES Cool pharmacy refrigerators — providing additional flexibility for pharmaceutical and biological storage applications that specify the broader USP-recognized refrigeration range while still covering CDC-compliant vaccine storage requirements within the 2°C to 8°C window.
• Self-closing glass door with LED interior lighting for inventory visibility: The right-hinged self-closing glass door automatically returns to a closed position after each access event — reducing the risk of temperature excursions from accidental open-door incidents in busy pharmacy dispensing areas, medication rooms, and clinical lab settings — while LED interior lighting and the glass door panel allow pharmacists, lab managers, and clinical staff to monitor refrigerated inventory at a glance without opening the cabinet.
• Swivel casters for repositionable deployment without facility modifications: Four swivel casters enable the unit to be repositioned within a facility — pharmacy dispensing room reconfigurations, clinical laboratory layout changes, vivarium supply room reorganizations — without the fixed installation constraints of non-mobile refrigerators; the unit stands 83.25 in tall on casters (77.5 in without), and facilities should plan for standard airflow clearance around the unit regardless of installation position.
• Forced draft air circulation for temperature uniformity across 23 cu. ft.: Active forced draft circulation distributes cold air evenly across all four adjustable shelf levels throughout the full 23 cu. ft. cabinet, maintaining consistent 1°C to 10°C conditions for vaccine inventories, blood products, medications, reagents, and cannabis-derived extracts stored across a larger refrigerated inventory footprint than the compact ARES Cool pharmacy refrigerator models.
• Four adjustable shelves for flexible large-capacity pharmaceutical inventory organization: Four adjustable interior shelves accommodate a wide range of container sizes and storage configurations across the 23 cu. ft. cabinet — from vaccine vials and medication bottles to reagent kits, blood product bags, and cannabis extract containers — supporting organized inventory management in pharmaceutical cold chain environments where larger inventory volumes require adaptable shelf configurations.
• Comprehensive alarm system with keyed door lock for pharmaceutical cold storage security: The integrated alarm system and keyed door lock provide temperature deviation alerts and controlled access to refrigerated pharmaceutical inventory — supporting controlled substance storage security, pharmacy dispensing security protocols, and GMP pharmaceutical refrigeration documentation requirements at the 23 cu. ft. capacity scale.
• ETL Listed — meets UL471 and ASHRAE commercial refrigerator requirements: ETL listing with compliance to UL471 (the commercial refrigerator equipment standard) and ASHRAE requirements confirms this unit meets the safety and performance standards applicable to commercial pharmaceutical refrigeration — a distinct certification profile from the UL/C-UL listing on the compact ARES Cool pharmacy refrigerators, and relevant for facilities specifying commercial refrigerator compliance in pharmaceutical cold storage procurement.
• R290 hydrocarbon refrigerant for eco-conscious large-capacity pharmaceutical refrigeration: R290 propane-based hydrocarbon refrigerant’s extremely low global warming potential supports institutional sustainability commitments and green procurement requirements for hospitals, blood banks, and clinical facilities evaluating refrigerant environmental impact alongside energy performance in large-capacity pharmaceutical refrigerator procurement.

Frequently Asked Questions – ARES Cool 23 cu. ft. Glass Door Stainless Steel 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-SSP-23G is the large-capacity stainless steel glass door model in the ARES Cool refrigerator line, purpose-built for facilities requiring 23 cu. ft. of 1°C to 10°C pharmaceutical cold storage in a mobile, stainless steel, self-closing glass door upright cabinet.

Why choose a stainless steel pharmacy refrigerator over a powder-coated steel model?

Stainless steel exterior construction offers superior corrosion resistance, cleanability, and long-term durability compared to powder-coated steel — making the PH-ARS-HC-SSP-23G the appropriate specification for hospital medication rooms, pharmacy dispensing areas, clinical laboratories, and blood bank environments where stainless steel is required or preferred by facility infection control standards, surface sanitation protocols, or institutional equipment specifications that differentiate between powder-coated and stainless steel for pharmaceutical cold storage equipment.

How does the 1°C to 10°C temperature range differ from the compact ARES Cool pharmacy refrigerators?

The PH-ARS-HC-SSP-23G maintains a 1°C to 10°C range — one degree below and two degrees above the 2°C to 8°C range on the compact ARES Cool pharmacy refrigerators — providing broader temperature flexibility that accommodates a wider set of pharmaceutical and biological storage requirements while still covering the 2°C to 8°C window required for CDC-compliant vaccine storage and USP pharmaceutical refrigeration; buyers with storage requirements specifying the full 1°C to 10°C range will find this the more appropriate configuration, and the vaccine refrigerator selection guide provides additional context on temperature range requirements for immunization programs.

What is the advantage of a self-closing door for pharmacy refrigerator applications?

The self-closing door on the PH-ARS-HC-SSP-23G automatically returns to a closed position after each access event, reducing the risk of accidental open-door temperature excursions in busy pharmacy dispensing areas, hospital medication rooms, and high-traffic clinical settings — where door-left-open incidents are a common cause of cold chain documentation failures; the glass door panel and LED interior lighting allow inventory monitoring without opening the door, further reducing the frequency of door access events and the associated thermal impact on the 23 cu. ft. refrigerated inventory.

What do the ETL listing and UL471/ASHRAE compliance mean for this refrigerator?

ETL listing confirms the unit meets NRTL safety standards for commercial refrigeration equipment; UL471 is the standard specifically applicable to commercial refrigerators and refrigerating equipment — distinct from the residential or laboratory-specific standards applied to smaller pharmacy refrigerators — and ASHRAE compliance addresses energy and performance benchmarks relevant to commercial refrigeration; together, these certifications confirm the PH-ARS-HC-SSP-23G meets the safety and performance requirements applicable to commercial pharmaceutical refrigeration at the pharmacy and clinical facility scale.

Does this unit require special installation for the swivel casters or electrical connection?

No special electrical installation is required — the unit operates on a standard 115V AC, 3 amp NEMA 5-15 circuit; the swivel casters allow the unit to be repositioned within a facility without fixed installation infrastructure, and the cabinet stands 83.25 in on casters (77.5 in without), making clearance for the full height relevant when evaluating deployment in rooms with low ceilings, overhead storage, or built-in cabinetry; facilities should also plan standard airflow clearance around the unit and account for the 325 lb cabinet weight when assessing floor load capacity and doorway access for initial placement.