Cold storage is a familiar device for fresh food businesses. Thanks to cold storage, food is kept fresher. However, to cold storage to work effectively, we need to know how to adjust cold storage temperature properly. Do you know how to set and adjust the warehouse temperature? Let's Tan Long Find out more in the article below!
4 Principles of adjusting cold storage temperature for food
Before the instructions how to adjust cold storage temperature Depending on each controller, you need to master the following temperature adjustment principles:
Principle 01: Build the right scale system
Cold storage There are different types depending on the needs and purposes of use. It is important to cold storage arrangement and installation so that food can be easily stored and retrieved. This is one of the four important principles to cold storage temperature control, helps keep food fresh.
Principle 02: Adjust cold storage temperature according to each type of food
Cold storage temperature depends on the type of food and storage time. For example, Seafood and meat should be stored at -18 degrees Celsius.Meanwhile, vegetables and fruits should be kept at temperatures between 0 and 5 degrees Celsius to maintain freshness and avoid wilting.
Principle 03: Avoid factors that cause heat loss
During use, heat loss can occur due to many reasons, reducing the efficiency of cold storage and adversely affecting food due to insufficient temperature. Therefore, it is necessary to regularly check the door system and repair it immediately when damage is detected. In addition, installing a windbreak system will help prevent hot air from entering from the outside.
Principle 04: Prepare food before adjusting temperature
Before storing, food needs to be cleaned to ensure preservation quality. In particular, seafood needs to be pre-processed because it often has a fishy smell. For vegetables, just pick them clean and do not wash them, because when soaked in water, vegetables can easily rot and wilt.
Instructions for setting functions on cold storage cabinets
To set the function, Press and hold the Set button for 5 – 10 seconds, the screen will display the functions and parameters from F1 to F6. Cold storage temperature is usually set from -10°C to -20°C. The meanings of the corresponding functions are as follows:
- F1: Set the machine running temperature (upper limit)
- F2: Set the stop temperature (lower limit)
- F3: Calibration temperature
- F4: Defrost cycle
- F5: Defrost time
- F6: Alarm limit
Instructions on how to adjust the appropriate cold storage temperature according to each controller
Currently, the most popular temperature controllers include Ewelly EW 285, Elitech STC8080A, and MTC5080AIn this article, we will guide you how to install a temperature controller. Ewelly EW 285 and Elitech STC8080A.
Instructions on how to adjust the temperature of the Elitech STC8080A temperature controller
The menu navigation of a temperature controller typically includes the following function buttons:
- SET button: Used to display the value adjustment menu from F1 to F6 and is normally used to set the defrost cycle.
- RST button: Used to display the time for defrosting or to save or exit the digital setting process.
- Δ button: Used to check or switch items or parameters in value adjustment, usually related to upper limit temperature.
- Button ▽: Similar to the Δ button but is often used to check or toggle parameters related to the lower limit temperature.
The function setting operations are all performed in the same way as follows:
- Press and hold the SET button for a few seconds, the screen will display the menu with functions F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6.
- Move between functions by pressing the Δ / ▽ buttons.
- To set the value for each function, hold the SET button and then press p // q to increase/decrease the value.
- To set, press and hold SET until the display shows F1. When you want to set the temperature, press the SET button and then hold the triangle buttons to adjust.
Instructions on how to adjust the temperature of the Ewelly EW285 temperature controller
Menu Instructions:
- Set Temp Button: Set the shutdown temperature to the default level of -10ºC.
- D-temp button: Set the restart temperature to the default of 3ºC.
- DEF Cycle Button: Set the defrost cycle to the default of 6 hours.
- DEF Time button: Set the defrost time to the default of 10 minutes.
- Delay time button: Set the delay time in minutes.
- DEF exit temp button: Set the defrost temperature to the default level of 5ºC.
- Heat button: Forced defrost.
- Heat temp button: Adjust the temperature when defrosting.
- Time button: Displays the remaining time during defrosting.
- Set button: Toggle function settings.
- Up/down button: Increase/decrease value when setting.
The function setting operations are performed as follows:
- Press and hold the SET button for a few seconds until the function light comes on.
- To set the next items, continue pressing the SET button.
- To set the value in each function, use the Up / Down buttons to increase or decrease the required value.
Conclude
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