Can you have Cold and Dry Room Storage?

Lets start with a dry room…

A dry room is a sealed airtight room that maintains controlled low humidity levels. It is insulated and protected from external influences and designed for accurate, consistent low dew point and temperature control.

Now lets move onto a cold dry room…

The majority of dehumidifiers work perfectly with refrigeration units, together they create a cold dry environment - for example for ageing meat and keeping cold storage rooms fog and ice free.

Aged Meat Dry Rooms

Aging meat requires both a dry and a very cold environment.  

Storing meat should be set at 4° C or below with the humidity set around 60% at all times. This dual requirement provides challenges in combating the moisture created by refrigeration units. 

To optimally dry meat, a continued balance between water evaporation on the meat’s surface and extraction of water from the deeper layers is required.

The most efficient solution is the use of a high-quality desiccant dehumidifier as it maintains a consistent humidity level within the drying room and works perfectly with refrigeration systems. 

It guarantees a closed drying space which preserves the meat’s special flavour.  And unlike the traditional salt method used to absorb moisture while ageing meat, a dehumidifier increases the yield to market. Drying times are dramatically reduced so less mould forms on the meat meaning less meat needs to be cut away.

Humiscope has worked with small good producers and butchers who age dry meat. We know how to create the ideal indoor environment for your business.

Cold Storage

Excess humidity in cold stores often leads to condensation and frost The warmer wet air is attracted to the cold surfaces of the chiller. This creates problems for personnel safety, chiller defrost cycles and cardboard boxes.

Dehumidifiers reduces the humidity levels in cold storage which contribute to condensation and frost. This is done by introducing dry air into the cold store and extracting the wet humid air.

Humiscope has worked with many businesses where cold storage and process freezers are an integral part of their business. We have solved their issues of broken strip curtains, ice build-up around door ways, damp and damaged packaging from frost, build-up around evaporators restricting airflow?

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cold Dry Room designers and builders

It is important to note that applications that require precise humidity levels and low dew point control requires specialist dry room builders with a high level of expertise on the subject. Experience and technical knowhow of heat load and moisture load calculation is needed.

Humiscope creates dry rooms that provide precise moisture and humidity control specific to your requirements and for even the most complicated applications - from cold indoor climates to ultra-dry rooms.