What is BS EN 16902 – Commercial beverage coolers about?
The scope of BS EN 16902 is to define the classification for commercial beverage coolers and to specify their requirements and test methods.
BS EN 16902 is applicable to integral refrigeration systems.
Note: BS EN 16902 is not applicable to remote and secondary system cabinets.
Who is BS EN 16902 - Commercial beverage coolers for?
BS EN 16902 on commercial beverage coolers is useful for:
- Beverage Manufacturers 
- Beverage migration test conductors 
- Beverage Quality Control team 
- Research Personnel 
Why should you use BS EN 16902 - Commercial beverage coolers?
Commercial beverage coolers are refrigerated cabinets used to sell and/or display pre-packaged beverage products that are non-perishable, designed to chill products loaded at ambient temperature to the defined storage temperature class within a specified time and for which the customer is allowed direct access to the products.
Apart from this BS EN 16902 also provides guidelines for types of commercial beverage coolers, parts of commercial beverage coolers, and their physical aspects and dimensions.
The commercial beverage cooler and its parts when constructed in accordance with BS EN 16902 guidelines help ensure adequate strength and rigidity for normal conditions of handling, transport and use. Also allows you to ensure that the pipes and connections are securely anchored, and sufficient free length and/or vibration eliminators shall be provided to prevent failure due to fatigue.
Adherence to BS EN 16902 lets you achieve wear resistance, corrosion resistance and efficient thermal insulation, energy efficiency.
Overall, BS EN 16902 helps you design, construct and maintain a high quality, durable and efficient beverage coolers for commercial use.
