Q. What is the difference between ice lined refrigerator and a deep freezer?

Answer

There are several differences between ice lined refrigerators and deep freezers. Some of them are as follows:Deep freezers are mostly used in commercial environments and are almost exclusively used for the storage of food and drinks. On the other hand, ice lined refrigerators are exclusively used in medical or para-medical environments and are specifically used to store essential medical items such as vaccines, medicines, blood bags, and organs.Although deep freezers need to be always plugged into an external power supply, they can maintain subzero temperatures for more than 48 hours in case of a power outage. On the other hand, the best ILRs can only maintain temperatures for a maximum of 25 hours.Ice lined refrigerators do not operate at subzero temperatures, i.e., they do not freeze what’s inside of them. The ideal temperature range for ILR is between 0°C and 8°C. On the other hand, deep freezers maintain a subzero internal temperature that ranges between -15°C and -25°C.While all ice-lined refrigerators are relatively small and highly portable, most deep freezers (except the ones used in refrigerated trucks, etc.) are not portable at all.