Hi Joel, We also do not have a freezer onsite and have to rent a 20’ freezer trailer that stays outside under the full-strength of the Southern California sun (often during the summer months) for our treatments of our large textiles. We also have not had any issues with the freezer coming to temperature quickly or staying there, but adding shade couldn’t hurt!
Happy to talk more about our setup one on one! Madeline Madeline Corona (she/her) Associate Conservator, Decorative Arts and Sculpture Conservation Getty Museum T (310) 440 7261 | getty.edu<http://getty.edu/> From: pestlist@googlegroups.com <pestlist@googlegroups.com> on behalf of Erika Range <era...@ingeniumcanada.org> Date: Thursday, July 13, 2023 at 8:07 AM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com <pestlist@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: [PestList] Walk in Freezer Question Hi Joel, We do not have an external freezer - but have rented freezer trucks before when in a pinch. Consider heat treatment with controlled RH. Heat can be incredibly effective - and it doesn't need to be very hot (50 degrees Celsius or so) and the dimensional changes can be less than if an object was frozen. (eg going from 25 degrees C to 50 degrees C instead of 25 degrees C to -20 degrees C). Obviously depends on the material. -Erika Erika Range (She/her | elle) Assistant Conservator / Restauratrice adjointe Conservation and Collection Services / Les services de la conservation et de la collection Canada Aviation and Space Museum / Musée de L'aviation e de l'espace du Canada Ottawa, Ontario Tel: (613)-324-2517 Email: era...@ingeniumcanada.org IngeniumCanada.org<http://ingeniumcanada.org/> [cid:_1_0BD332140BD32EA40052C31F852589EB]<http://casmuseum.techno-science.ca/en/index.php>[cid:_1_0BD336640BD32EA40052C31F852589EB]<https://ingeniumcanada.org/> From: "Voron, Joel" <jvo...@cwf.org> To: "Museumpests" <pestlist@googlegroups.com> Date: 2023/07/13 10:41 AM Subject: [PestList] Walk in Freezer Question Sent by: pestlist@googlegroups.com ________________________________ Does anyone have a walk-in freezer for cold treatments that is freestanding outside? We do not have interior space for one. I am thinking a shade pavilion overhead to cut down on blazing sun on a concrete pad with security fencing and cameras. Cutting it off to wait for acclimatization of the objects. Is this a terrible idea or possibly doable? Joel Voron Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Conservation Dept. Integrated Pest Management Specialist Office 757-220-7080 Cell 757-634-1175 E-Mail jvo...@cwf.org [colonialwilliamsburg.org/give/other-ways-giving/donate/?Code=BGNB02] <colonialwilliamsburg.org/give/other-ways-giving/donate/?Code=BGNB02> Help support the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, a private, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) educational institution. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/MN2PR20MB3120CC386851717D27E35B05DC37A%40MN2PR20MB3120.namprd20.prod.outlook.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<mailto:pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/OFED801CC7.E8FE9DA0-ON852589EB.00526262-852589EB.0052C322%40ingeniumcanada.org<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/OFED801CC7.E8FE9DA0-ON852589EB.00526262-852589EB.0052C322%40ingeniumcanada.org?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the Getty. Do not click links or open attachments unless you verify the sender and know the content is safe. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/BYAPR05MB66138D934739C6CED1506366A837A%40BYAPR05MB6613.namprd05.prod.outlook.com.
