What is in the range
SKOPE lists 35 storage freezers from the same three ranges as its storage fridges: ActiveCore, ProSpec and ReFlex. Thirty-three of them are listed at -21 °C to -18 °C. The other two are a ProSpec roll-in whose figures are still marked TBC and a ReFlex fridge and freezer combination.
ActiveCore uprights
Four solid door uprights in one, two and three door widths, from 558 L to 1,399 L, all 2,210 mm tall.
ProSpec gastronorm freezers
ProSpec has 23 freezers. The GN 2/1 uprights hold 572 L and 1,266 L. The GN 1/1 underbench freezers run from about 830 mm wide and 126 L to 1,750 mm wide and 447 L, with solid doors or two, three, four, six or nine drawers, and there is a GN 2/1 underbench at 521 L. Several ProSpec underbench listings give three heights: 850 mm on standard castors, 860 mm to 900 mm on legs, or 720 mm plinth mounted. Two freezer stations, only 455 mm wide with one or two drawers and 105 L inside, keep frozen product right at a cooking station. Ten ProSpec listings are right hand versions, and a GN 2/1 roll-in is listed for trolley loading.
ReFlex freezers
ReFlex has eight. The uprights come in RF7 sizes of 469 L and 921 L and RF8 GN 2/1 sizes of 562 L and 1,242 L. Underbench options are 146 L in a 600 mm wide cabinet, 248 L and 387 L. The RF8.UPC.2.SD is a two door fridge and freezer combination, 1,400 mm wide with 1,034 L in total.
Running costs
A freezer uses several times the power of a fridge of the same size, so energy is worth comparing. The single door ActiveCore freezer, SKFT650NS-A, is listed at 10.47 kWh a day; the matching fridge cabinet, SKT650NS-A, at 2.16 kWh. Size for size, freezers also differ from one another: the 1,266 L ProSpec GN 2/1 upright is listed at 14.89 kWh a day, while the 1,399 L three door ActiveCore is listed at 24.98 kWh. Compare kilowatt hours per day as well as litres before you choose.
Before you order
- Heat. A freezer in a hot storeroom or under a bench by the fryer runs longer and ices up faster. Perth summers push storerooms well past comfortable, so check the ventilation where it will live.
- Power. Freezers draw more than fridges, and a large upright can trip a circuit already shared with other equipment. Check the plug and current draw on the full spec page against your outlets.
- Space and the way in. A three door ActiveCore is 1,705 mm wide and 2,210 mm tall. Measure doorways and corners along the route as well as the final spot.
- Food safety. FSANZ expects frozen food to stay frozen hard. A freezer holding -18 °C or colder covers that with room to spare when the door is opened during deliveries.
Supply, installation and service
Sam quotes the freezer with delivery and installation anywhere in Perth. He puts it in place, levels it so the doors seal, checks the power and airflow, and runs it down to temperature so you know it is ready before any stock goes in. If you are replacing an old freezer, ask Sam about removing it, since the refrigerant has to be recovered by a licensed technician. SKOPE freezers can also go by courier if you only need the unit delivered.
Ice build-up, failed door heaters and worn seals are the faults freezers see most. Sam services and repairs SKOPE freezers on a $75 + GST call-out plus $180 + GST an hour and parts, with a fixed repair price agreed before the work. See freezer and fridge repairs, maintenance visits or the rest of the SKOPE catalogue.
