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ARES Cool 23 cu. ft. Single Swing Solid Door Stainless Steel Laboratory Refrigerator – Product Highlights

• ARES Cool proprietary brand — 5-year compressor warranty on a 23 cu. ft. stainless solid door laboratory refrigerator: ARES Cool is ARES Scientific’s proprietary line of laboratory and medical-grade cold storage equipment; the ARS-HC-SSP-23 carries a five-year compressor parts warranty — longer than the three-year compressor coverage on the comparable ARES Cool 23 cu. ft. glass door units — along with a two-year parts and labor warranty, making it the stronger warranty option within the ARES Cool 23 cu. ft. refrigerator family for institutions with extended procurement cycles.
• Solid stainless steel door for thermal efficiency, light protection, and clinical durability: The solid right-hinged stainless steel door reduces heat gain from ambient light and ambient temperature fluctuations more effectively than glass door alternatives, making this unit the preferred specification for facilities storing light-sensitive medications, photodegradable biologics, blood products, and reagents where opaque-door thermal stability takes priority over at-a-glance inventory visibility — combined with stainless steel’s superior corrosion resistance and cleanability for pharmaceutical manufacturing and clinical laboratory environments.
• Remote alarm contacts for integration with facility monitoring infrastructure: High and low temperature alarms with remote alarm contacts allow the unit’s alarm signals to interface with facility building automation systems, centralized laboratory temperature monitoring platforms, or remote notification services — providing continuous cold chain oversight beyond onboard audible and visual alerts, a critical capability for pharmaceutical GMP environments, blood bank cold storage facilities with after-hours monitoring requirements, and research institutions with 24/7 centralized laboratory refrigerator monitoring systems.
• 1°C to 10°C temperature range for broad laboratory cold storage applications: The ARS-HC-SSP-23 maintains a 1°C to 10°C range, accommodating pharmaceutical reagents, biological samples, blood products, vaccines, cannabis extracts, and a wide spectrum of laboratory cold storage requirements across research, clinical, and manufacturing settings — consistent with the temperature range on the ARES Cool 23 cu. ft. glass door stainless laboratory model.
• Three adjustable shelves for large-container and bulk storage configurations: Three adjustable interior shelves — one fewer than the four-shelf glass door stainless models in this capacity tier — provide greater vertical clearance per shelf level, accommodating larger-format sample containers, tall reagent bottles, bulk pharmaceutical storage, and blood product bags that benefit from additional shelf height in the 23 cu. ft. cabinet.
• Stainless steel exterior with high-density urethane foam insulation: The stainless steel cabinet exterior provides superior corrosion resistance, cleanability, and compatibility with laboratory and clinical sanitation protocols, combined with high-density urethane foam insulation for efficient temperature retention across the full 23 cu. ft. interior — built for continuous pharmaceutical, research, and clinical cold storage operation in demanding laboratory environments.
• Interior lighting for visibility during cold storage access events: Built-in interior lighting provides clear illumination of refrigerated contents during door access events — supporting organized inventory management and visual sample identification in laboratory cold storage areas where adjacent lighting may be insufficient for clear interior visibility.
• Swivel casters for repositionable deployment in laboratory cold storage areas: Swivel casters enable the unit to be repositioned within a facility — laboratory cold storage room reconfigurations, pharmaceutical manufacturing cold storage layout changes, vivarium supply room reorganizations — without the fixed installation constraints of stationary refrigerators; at 255 lbs this unit is meaningfully lighter than the 325 lb glass door stainless models in the same capacity tier, reducing floor load requirements and repositioning effort.
• ETL Listed, conforms to UL471 — R290 low-GWP hydrocarbon refrigerant: ETL listing with UL471 conformance confirms commercial refrigerator safety and performance standards are met; R290 propane-based hydrocarbon refrigerant’s extremely low global warming potential supports medical-grade laboratory refrigerator sustainability commitments and green procurement standards for research institutions and pharmaceutical facilities evaluating refrigerant environmental impact in large-capacity cold storage procurement.
• 15A minimum circuit on a standard NEMA 5-15 plug — 110-120V AC operation: The unit operates on a standard 110-120V AC circuit with a minimum 15A capacity via a NEMA 5-15 plug; a dedicated 15A circuit is standard practice for large-capacity laboratory refrigerator installations; facilities should plan circuit allocation and confirm spatial clearance during pre-installation site preparation for the 26.875 in × 36.25 in × 83.25 in cabinet footprint.

Frequently Asked Questions – ARES Cool 23 cu. ft. Single Swing Solid Door Stainless Steel Laboratory 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 research laboratories, pharmaceutical manufacturers, blood banks, vivariums, pathology departments, clinical facilities, and cannabis operations — the ARS-HC-SSP-23 is the solid door stainless steel model in the ARES Cool 23 cu. ft. laboratory refrigerator line, purpose-built for facilities requiring opaque-door thermal stability, stainless steel construction, remote alarm integration, and a five-year compressor warranty in a large-capacity upright laboratory refrigerator.

How does this solid door model differ from the ARES Cool 23 cu. ft. glass door stainless laboratory refrigerator?

The ARS-HC-SSP-23 (solid door) and ARS-HC-SSP-23G (glass door) share stainless steel construction, the same 1°C to 10°C temperature range, remote alarm contacts, swivel casters, R290 refrigerant, ETL/UL471 listing, and the same external dimensions; the key distinctions are: the solid door model has an opaque stainless door for enhanced thermal efficiency and light protection (vs. the glass door’s at-a-glance visibility), three adjustable shelves (vs. four on the glass door model allowing greater vertical clearance per shelf), 255 lbs weight (vs. 325 lbs — meaningfully lighter), and a five-year compressor warranty (vs. three-year on the glass door model); buyers should select based on whether opaque-door thermal stability, the longer warranty, or lighter weight outweigh the need for glass door inventory visibility.

What applications is this refrigerator used for?

The ARES Cool 23 cu. ft. Single Swing Solid Door Stainless Steel Laboratory Refrigerator is used in pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical manufacturing facilities requiring GMP-compatible stainless laboratory refrigerators with remote alarm capability and extended warranty coverage, research laboratories storing light-sensitive reagents and biological samples, blood bank operations with centralized temperature monitoring infrastructure, vivarium supply rooms, pathology departments, cannabis extraction facilities, and university and industrial research institutions where solid door thermal stability, stainless steel construction, remote alarm contacts, and a five-year compressor warranty are the selection criteria.

Why does the 5-year compressor warranty matter for laboratory refrigerator procurement?

Laboratory cold storage equipment procurement cycles at research institutions, pharmaceutical facilities, and blood banks typically span five to ten years — a five-year compressor parts warranty on the ARS-HC-SSP-23 provides meaningful coverage through the period of highest compressor risk and reduces total cost of ownership compared to units with three-year compressor coverage; for facilities that use warranty term as a procurement criterion alongside performance specifications, the ARS-HC-SSP-23 offers the longest compressor warranty in the ARES Cool 23 cu. ft. refrigerator family backed by full ARES Scientific distributor support.

What does it mean that this refrigerator includes remote alarm contacts?

Remote alarm contacts are electrical output connections that allow the unit’s high and low temperature alarm signals to interface with external monitoring systems — including facility building automation systems, centralized laboratory temperature monitoring platforms, and remote notification services — enabling cold chain alert signals to reach facility monitoring infrastructure beyond the onboard audible and visual alarms; this capability supports pharmaceutical GMP cold chain monitoring requirements, blood bank after-hours monitoring protocols, and research facility centralized refrigerator monitoring workflows where independent alert infrastructure is required alongside the unit’s onboard display.

Does this unit require special electrical or installation preparation?

The ARS-HC-SSP-23 operates on a standard 110-120V AC circuit with a minimum 15A capacity via a NEMA 5-15 plug; a dedicated 15A circuit is standard practice for large-capacity laboratory refrigerator installations; facilities should plan circuit allocation during pre-installation site preparation and account for the 26.875 in × 36.25 in × 83.25 in cabinet footprint and 255 lb weight when assessing floor load, doorway access for initial placement, and spatial clearance for swivel caster repositioning in laboratory cold storage areas.