Tip 8 - Remote Cooler Care

Keep the area around the remote free from stored items such as crisps, nuts and bottled drinks. The space is there for a reason - to enable air to circulate around the unit. Half covering the grills on the side means half the cooling capacity.

Unless they have an InnEnergy device fitted they are designed to run all the time so make sure they are kept switched on. Check the remote is topped up with water. There is a top-up point on the top of the cooler with an overflow. The water should just cover the ice bank and coils. If there is a glycol top-up point make sure the unit is topped up with the correct strength of glycol. This not only ensures cooling works but for external ‘heat dump’ systems it also protects the system from freezing up.

Note only Mono Propylene Glycol MUST only be used. Car antifreeze is highly toxic and MUST never be used on remote coolers. If a remote is going to fail it is likely to fail at peak trading and warm weather periods.

InnEnergy is a device which can save 30% of the running cost of your remote cooler, soft drinks or ice maker. That is typically £150 to £600 per annum depending on throughput.

For more information visit www.innserveltd.co.uk/shop/energy-saving/innenergy