How to use cold curtains to store your food items correctly

If you store or sell food products that need to be cold and also easily accessible, then cold curtains are the product you need to be able to enclose or partition areas quickly and inexpensively.

To get the best out of this variety of PVC strip curtains, however, you need to know the right and wrong ways to use them. Proper use of any type of strip curtain always starts with understanding the curtain material and design.

Cold curtains are excellent for separating two areas, allowing for temperature control and workplace versatility. Therefore, they are a necessary product for many industries, but the food industry is probably their biggest user.

Insulated curtains are also a beneficial product for the food industry, allowing businesses to save money on energy costs while streamlining activities within their storage and warehouse space.

Our range of cold room door curtains is designed to help maintain atmospheric conditions in your commercial premises, so any external changes to temperature and humidity should not affect the interior temperature. They also help you to more effectively manage your loading zones, especially when there is a necessity for a lot of back-and-forth traffic movement.

How to use cold curtains to save money on energy costs

If you want to save money on energy costs by installing cold curtains, there are some things you need to keep in mind.

• Cold curtains are not enough to fully insulate your space; you will also need to take other measures. However, our cold stop curtains have been shown to provide a minimum energy saving of 25% in chillers and 33% in freezers.
• Curtains need to be hung at least two inches above the doorway - and curtain length is significant too. The hanging system used on our cold-stop insulated curtains allows us to create a "cold lock" system, ensuring the curtains fit neatly to the opening and floor to ceiling, saving energy costs.
• Industrial strip curtains are at their most effective when mounted inside door entrances. So, you should install your industrial curtains on the interior of your temperature-controlled room, whether it be your storage facility or warehouse foyer.
• Our cold-stop insulated curtains are manufactured with a secure and robust hanging system that reduces their ability to unhook themselves and fall. It also means that no one can remove the curtain by accident.

The benefits of using cold storage strip curtains include:

• Reducing the door opening and closing times - using strip curtains in your cold store doorway will keep the temperature as stable as possible, reducing the pressure on your cooling system and saving you money.
• More efficient loading and unloading practices - carefully planning your activities for the day to ensure your cold store door is opened and closed as little as possible means a more efficient way of loading and unloading stock.
• Less time spent on maintenance - our cold stop curtains are easily cleanable and low maintenance, ensuring your cold store stays operational for longer.

If you run the numbers for installing polar grade strip curtains or cold stop curtains against the climate control benefits and cost savings, you will quickly see that they are the most cost-effective solution for your entryway needs.

Contact Strip Curtains Direct today for more information about any of our products.