[Nhcoll-l] Cleaning under freezers?

[Azhar Palit Husain]

Hello Tonya,

You could try fumigating the room where the freezers are located before
moving them. Your manufacturer representative or local service vendor might
have some ideas too.

Azhar



On Wed, May 8, 2024 at 10:05 PM Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace) <
Tonya.Haff at csiro.au> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> We are about to move some upright -80 and -20 freezers to a new space that
> is meant to be 'clean' (pest-free). We would like to be able to clean the
> freezers adequately so that we're not accidentally brining in some beasty
> hiding in a crack or fold of the freezers, but we are not quite sure the
> best way to go about this - especially underneath the freezers, as they are
> quite heavy. Do any of you have experience with this, or suggestions for
> ways to go about minimising the risk we will bring something back into the
> building?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tonya
>
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