Owners Guide

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CHAPTER 2
OPERATION
2-1 INTRODUCTION
2-2 This chapter details shelf life, storage requirements, unpacking, installaon, and operaon of the refrig-
erator, with a brief explanaon of the theory of operaon.
2-3 SHELF LIFE STORAGE REQUIREMENTS, UNPACKING PROCEDURES, PACKAGING, AND PRESERVATION
AND STORAGE INSPECTION.
a. Shelf life. Table 2-1 lists the shelf life for the refrigerator.
Locaon Shelf Life
Indoors 2 years (see Table 2-2 for details)
Outdoors 6 months (see Table 2-2 for details)
Table 2-1
b. Storage Requirements. Table 2-2 lists the storage requirements for the refrigerator.
Table 2-2
State of Product Locaon Condions Required
Cartoned refrigerator Indoors Dry building, concrete or wooden oor, temperature maintained between -10° to
+120°F.,humidity up to 100% with units not stacked over three high. An earthen oor is
acceptable, if a metal, plasc, or wooden material/structure is used that prevents ground-
water or rain from coming in contact with the cartons.
Cartoned refrigerator Outdoors Cartons covered with weatherproof material and kept o the ground by metal, plasc, or
wooden material/structure that prevents groundwater or rain from coming in contact with
the cartons. Temperatures to be between -10° to +120°F., humidity up to 100% and units
not stacked over two high.
Uncartoned refrigerator Indoors Dry building, concrete or wooden oor, temperature maintained between -10° to
+120°F.,humidity up to 100% with units not stacked over two high. A heavy wall 24” x 24”
piece of cardboard is to be placed on the top of the boom unit, if the refrigerators are
stacked two high, to protect the paint on the boom unit. An earthen oor is acceptable,
if a metal, plasc, or wooden material/structure is used that prevents groundwater or rain
from coming in contact with the refrigerators. See par. 2.3.d. for required packaging and
preservaon procedures.
Uncartoned refrigerator Outdoors Refrigerators covered with waterproof material and kept o the ground with a metal, plas-
c, or wooden material/structure that prevents groundwater or rain from coming in contact
with the refrigerators. Temperatures to be maintained between -10° to +120°F.,humidity
up to 100% with units not stacked over two high. A heavy wall 24” x 24” piece of cardboard
is to be placed on the top of the boom unit, if the refrigerators are stacked two high, to
protect the paint on the boom unit. See par. 2.3.d. for required packaging and preserva-
on procedures.
c. Unpacking Procedures Unpacking is easy. The refrigerator is shipped in a heavy duty card
board carton, with slip-o top and boom covers held on by plasc straps. To unpack:
1. Stand the carton upright.
2. With n snips cut the lower plasc band.
3. Pull all four sides of the boom cover away and down from the sides of the carton.
4. Liing from the top, pull the carton up and o the refrigerator.
5. Dispose of the carton, wipe o the refrigerator, and its ready for installaon.