Ways to Avoid Moisture in the Loading Dock Area of Your Cold-Storage Warehouse in Florida

Cold Storage results in moist walls and floors in the loading dock. Most of the facilities in Florida are an active type of cold storage that is also referred to as a dynamic cold storage facility. 

This type of facility needs several temperature settings for different products, unlike an active one that only caters to fruits and vegetables. 

Why moisture build-up at the loading dock area?

In a cold storage facility, the walls and floors are frozen, ice builds-up and freezes the area as a result, the loading dock area gets moist.

How to prevent accidents?

Accidents happen due to the build-up of ice on the walls, floors, and slippery floors. 

Cold storage is a negative pressure but when warm air enters the storage area during the opening of the door, it forms ice. The floors become slippery and poses a potential danger to the personnel and the operators.

How to keep your loading dock environment safe? 

To prevent accidents, moisture from the warm ambient air should be removed before it enters the cold storage to prevent the formation of ice on walls, floors as well as at the ceiling. This process is called dehumidification by just introducing dry air around the loading dock to create positive air pressure.

The dehumidification process may be carried out using an industrial fan. 

The Overhead Door Company of South Florida, a division of DuraServ Corp has the exact product for the prevention of moisture build-up in a loading dock. We are one of the trusted distributors of loading dock equipment including the dock leveler. You may visit our official website to learn about the different types of Florida Dock levelers. To ensure smooth transfer, delivery, and distribution of goods, we also offer a durable and reliable Florida dock plate.

At any rate, we carry the Serco ATEC HVLS Fans. This is a Florida HVLS fan that distributes even dry air in a high-volume low-speed fan that efficiently provides a gentle mass of air that produces an even temperature for the reduction of moisture in the air, which keeps your floors and walls drier and safer.

We also offer a Serco S1000 Ultra Seal w/ fixed head pad. The head pad seals along the top edge of the trailer, side pads seal the hinge gap on trailers without blocking the doorway for better access to the back of the trailer.

We have professional and highly-skilled technicians to securely and properly install the industrial fans and levelers. We provide the thorough Florida Dock repair to keep your facility up and running all the time.

For inquiries you may call us at (954) 266-7960 or you may contact us online.

You may send your services request. Further, you may visit one of our pages to check out our dock parts service. 

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