27.
WALK-IN REFRIGERATORS AND FREEZERS:
27.1
TYPE: When walk-in refrigerators and freezers are programmed,
provide the prefabricated sectional type.
SIZE: Minimum size of refrigerator/freezer shall be 4.5 m2 (48
27.2
square feet) net floor area. (If smaller size is required, use
reach-in type.)
27.3
DOORS: Provide safety latches which can be released by a person
inside refrigerator/freezer when door is locked from outside.
Doors shall be 1200 mm (48 inches wide). Exception: Doors for
freezers with floor area less than 14 m2 (150 square feet) may be
900 mm (36 inches) wide.
27.4
FLOOR: Refrigerator/freezer floor shall be flush with the floor
of adjourning room. Exception: a raised refrigerator/freezer
floor with ramp may be used in existing buildings where it would
be impracticable to install a flush floor. Floor finish shall be
non-slip quarry tile on tile setting bed. Floor insulation shall
be load bearing type. For freezer spaces on grade or above grade
with fill, provide floor heating system beneath floor insulation
to prevent frost formation and subsequent floor heaving.
27.5
CEILING SPACE ENCLOSURE: Enclose ceiling space above
refrigerator/freezer along corridors and finished rooms with
finished materials as required from top of refrigerator/freezer up
to finished ceiling. Do not locate compressor on top of
refrigerator or freezer.
27.6
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR FROZEN FOOD FREEZERS: Provide entrance
to frozen food freezer through a refrigerator of higher
temperature.
APPLICABLE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES (PG-18-3) INDEX: The
28.
following VA Design and Construction Procedures are applicable for
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