Coal River Vending Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 I am sure sales decline for outdoor machines but how do you keep the pops from freezing and bursting?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryChris Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 What temperatures do you get in winter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lacanteen Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 In South Louisiana, wintertime is the only time our drinks don't burst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZVendor Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 If you get short bursts of freezing temps that don't go deep the heat generated from the evaporator fan will probably be enough to keep the soda from freezing. If you get deep freezes then you might need to add a heater to the cabinet to prevent frozen soda. Some manufacturers have heater options for their machines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coal River Vending Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share Posted September 6, 2016 Gets into teens sometimesSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlindVending Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 I live in canada and it gets very cold. We have a few machines outside. Diet sodas will explode at negative 30 Celsius. Regular soda seems to do ok due to the evaporator fan like AZ said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryChris Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 9 hours ago, Coal River Vending said: Gets into teens sometimes Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Diet Soda will freeze at about 18 degrees provided NO wind chill and the temperature remains 18 or less for hours. If it only gets into the teens and not very long, you probably won't have many problems since the soda will be slightly warmer inside the machine (if it's on) than outside of it. We have all four seasons in Ohio. We regularly get into the lower 90's every Summer (Although it has stayed in high 80's or low-mid 90's the entire Summer which is a hotter Summer than usual). We get temperatures in the single digits during normal Winters, with the occasional temperatures in the negatives (Even colder with the wind chill factor). I have seen soda freeze in machines outside but it's actually pretty rare. I think it would only be an issue for you if you have a LOT of accounts outside and/or the accounts are slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorris1953 Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 30 years I have only seen 1 freeze up outside here in Kansas. South Central. It was chained to a light pole out in the open facing the north. The evaporator fan motor will provide enough heat to keep it from freezing up provided everything else is sealed up good. Many newer vendors have two fan motors. They make heaters with thermostat just for this. Anything we prepped for Nebraska we installed a heater in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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