Routine maintenance of fridges and freezers prevents from issues and preserves integrity of samples.
The fridges and freezers are under constant temperature monitoring. In order to avoid alarms, the monitoring has to be disconnected before the cleaning of 4°C fridges and the defrosting of -20°C/-80°C freezers (see [How to disable a Rmoni sensor](#how-to-disable-a-rmoni-sensor)).
The fridges and freezers are under constant temperature monitoring. In order to avoid alarms, the monitoring has to be disconnected before the cleaning of 4°C fridges and the defrosting of -20°C/-80°C freezers (see [How to disable a Rmoni sensor](#how-to-deactivate-the-alarm-in-Sensor4Lab).
**Please inform the Instrument Care team before every kind of maintenance by sending [a ticket](https://service.uni.lu/sp?id=sc_cat_item&sys_id=6ea39fdbdbec38105c72ef3c0b96196a&sysparm_category=af924f17dbac38105c72ef3c0b96194b) 24h before starting your maintenance**. Preferentially start your maintenance in the morning. When the maintenance is finished and the temperature is back to normal, reply on the open ticket to let them know you are done.
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**Only technicians have access to Sensor4lab**. Please ask a technician of your team to disable the sensor associated to the fridge you want to clean or defrost.
- If you’re a technician, go on [Sensor4lab](https://sensor4lab.lcsb.uni.lu/account/logon) and login with your credentials received from the Instrument Care Team. If you don’t have any credentials yet, please send [a ticket](https://service.uni.lu/sp?id=sc_cat_item&sys_id=dc205fd7dbec38105c72ef3c0b96191d&sysparm_category=af924f17dbac38105c72ef3c0b96194b)
- Please follow the process explained [here](https://dutycall.lcsb.uni.lu/dutycall/deactivate-alarm)
- Please follow the process explained [here](https://dutycall.lcsb.uni.lu/cards/alarm-management/deactivate-alarm/)
Please note that there is a 30 minutes delay between the moment that you disable the sensor and the response of the system. This means that you should disable the monitoring 30 min before you start the maintenance.
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-**Once per quarter**, the door and gasket must be inspected and cleaned with a mild soap. Make sure the door and the gasket are dry before closing back. Fill the maintenance form located on the door of the fridge.
-**Once a year**, the cabinet should be cleaned as follow:
- 24h before your maintenance, inform the Instrument Care team by sending [a ticket](https://service.uni.lu/sp?id=sc_cat_item&sys_id=6ea39fdbdbec38105c72ef3c0b96196a&sysparm_category=af924f17dbac38105c72ef3c0b96194b) and [disable the Sensor4Lab sensor](#how-to-disable-a-rmoni-sensor)
- 24h before your maintenance, inform the Instrument Care team by sending [a ticket](https://service.uni.lu/sp?id=sc_cat_item&sys_id=6ea39fdbdbec38105c72ef3c0b96196a&sysparm_category=af924f17dbac38105c72ef3c0b96194b) and [disable the Sensor4Lab sensor](#how-to-deactivate-the-alarm-in-Sensor4Lab)
- Switch off the fridge and pull out the main plug
- Transfer all content in another fridge and clean the inside of the fridge using a mild soap solution or 70% ethanol
- Make sure the inside of the fridge is dry
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-**Once a year**, the cabinet should be cleaned as follow:
- 24h before your maintenance, inform the Instrument Care team by sending [a ticket](https://service.uni.lu/sp?id=sc_cat_item&sys_id=6ea39fdbdbec38105c72ef3c0b96196a&sysparm_category=af924f17dbac38105c72ef3c0b96194b) and [disable the Rmoni sensor](#how-to-disable-a-rmoni-sensor)
- 24h before your maintenance, inform the Instrument Care team by sending [a ticket](https://service.uni.lu/sp?id=sc_cat_item&sys_id=6ea39fdbdbec38105c72ef3c0b96196a&sysparm_category=af924f17dbac38105c72ef3c0b96194b) and [disable the Rmoni sensor](#how-to-deactivate-the-alarm-in-Sensor4Lab)
- Switch off the fridge and pull out the main plug
- Transfer the content of the fridge to another fridge and clean the inside with lukewarm water and mild detergent. **Ensure that no cleaning water penetrates into the electrical components of ventilation grids**
- Dry the inside of the fridge
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- The freezers LIEBHERR LGPv (600 L) defrost automatically, and therefore, the user does not need to do it.
-**Once a year**, the cabinet should be cleaned as follow:
- 24h before your maintenance, inform the Instrument Care team by sending [a ticket](https://service.uni.lu/sp?id=sc_cat_item&sys_id=6ea39fdbdbec38105c72ef3c0b96196a&sysparm_category=af924f17dbac38105c72ef3c0b96194b) and [disable the Rmoni sensor](#how-to-disable-a-rmoni-sensor)
- 24h before your maintenance, inform the Instrument Care team by sending [a ticket](https://service.uni.lu/sp?id=sc_cat_item&sys_id=6ea39fdbdbec38105c72ef3c0b96196a&sysparm_category=af924f17dbac38105c72ef3c0b96194b) and [disable the Rmoni sensor](#how-to-deactivate-the-alarm-in-Sensor4Lab)
- Switch off the freezer and pull out the main plug
- Transfer the content of the freezer to another freezer and clean the inside with lukewarm water and mild detergent. **Ensure that no cleaning water penetrates into the electrical components of ventilation grids**
- Dry the inside of the freezer
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- 24h before your maintenance, inform the Instrument Care team by sending [a ticket](https://service.uni.lu/sp?id=sc_cat_item&sys_id=6ea39fdbdbec38105c72ef3c0b96196a&sysparm_category=af924f17dbac38105c72ef3c0b96194b) and [disable the Rmoni sensor](#how-to-disable-a-rmoni-sensor)
- 24h before your maintenance, inform the Instrument Care team by sending [a ticket](https://service.uni.lu/sp?id=sc_cat_item&sys_id=6ea39fdbdbec38105c72ef3c0b96196a&sysparm_category=af924f17dbac38105c72ef3c0b96194b) and [disable the Rmoni sensor](#how-to-deactivate-the-alarm-in-Sensor4Lab)
- Switch off the appliance and pull out the main plug
- Remove the drawers and transfer their content to another freezer
- To speed up the defrosting process, a beaker containing warm, but not boiling, water can be put on one of the cooling plates
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#### **Inner chamber defrosting**
**Once a year**, the inner chamber should be defrosted:
- 24h before your maintenance, inform the Instrument Care team by sending [a ticket](https://service.uni.lu/sp?id=sc_cat_item&sys_id=6ea39fdbdbec38105c72ef3c0b96196a&sysparm_category=af924f17dbac38105c72ef3c0b96194b) and [disable the Rmoni sensor](#how-to-disable-a-rmoni-sensor)
- 24h before your maintenance, inform the Instrument Care team by sending [a ticket](https://service.uni.lu/sp?id=sc_cat_item&sys_id=6ea39fdbdbec38105c72ef3c0b96196a&sysparm_category=af924f17dbac38105c72ef3c0b96194b) and [disable the Rmoni sensor](#how-to-deactivate-the-alarm-in-Sensor4Lab)
- Switch off the freezer (the switch is located at the bottom of the left side of the freezer)
- Transfer all the boxes to the backup freezer
- Remove all racks and let them defrost in a dedicated box
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#### **Inner doors defrosting**
- 24h before your maintenance, inform the Instrument Care team by sending [a ticket](https://service.uni.lu/sp?id=sc_cat_item&sys_id=6ea39fdbdbec38105c72ef3c0b96196a&sysparm_category=af924f17dbac38105c72ef3c0b96194b) and [disable the Rmoni sensor](#how-to-disable-a-rmoni-sensor)
- 24h before your maintenance, inform the Instrument Care team by sending [a ticket](https://service.uni.lu/sp?id=sc_cat_item&sys_id=6ea39fdbdbec38105c72ef3c0b96196a&sysparm_category=af924f17dbac38105c72ef3c0b96194b) and [disable the Rmoni sensor](#how-to-deactivate-the-alarm-in-Sensor4Lab)
-**Once a month**, the frost forming on the inner door can be removed using the scraper
- Dry the inner door and the edges with a cloth before closing back the door.
- Inform the Instrument Care team that you are finished and that everything is back to normal