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When comparing vaccine refrigerators, take into account the entire cost of your choice! The TempArmour™ Vaccine Refrigerator provides the most effective vaccine protection as well as significant COST SAVINGS.
Typical Vaccine Refrigerator |
TempArmour™ Vaccine Refrigerator |
|
Cost of Refrigerator | $3,499 | $3,499 |
Cold Chain Incidents - Related Costs | $200 per year | 0 per year |
Average vaccine losses | $1000 per year | 0 per year |
Notification systems – capital cost | $200 | 0 |
Notification systems – ongoing cost | $200 per year | 0 per year |
Maintenance cost | $200 per year | $100 per year |
Backup power – capital cost | $2,300 | 0 |
Backup power – ongoing cost | $400 per year | 0 |
Electricity cost 10c/kWh x kW/year | $350 per year | $20 per year |
TOTAL COST PER YEAR | $7,749 | $3,519 |
TOTAL COST OVER 10 YEARS | $28,099 | $4,599 |
Do the above numbers differ from your situation? Download our interactive COST COMPARISON PDF to plug in your own numbers for a more accurate assessment of the total expenditure for your vaccine refrigerator.
Cost of refrigerator: The same cost as the TempArmour™ Refrigerator ($3299) is used for the sake of simplicity. $1500 - $5000 is the typical cost of upright vaccine refrigerators (purpose built and comparable in the quantity of vaccines that it can hold).
Cold chain incidents: This number comprises the human resource costs (time) incurred by staff managing cold chain incidents. TempArmour™ customers typically don’t experience refrigerator-related cold chain incidents.
Vaccine losses: $1000 per year average chosen as a typical scenario (e.g. one $10000 loss in a 10 year period). Average vaccine losses of TempArmour™ customers is $0.
Notification system costs: Remote monitoring/notification systems are available with varying costs and are important for standard vaccine refrigerators that can go out of temperature range quickly. The majority of TempArmour™ customers opt not use monitoring systems as the TempArmour typically maintains its temperature for 6 days during power outages, unplugged cords, etc.
Maintenance cost: The TempArmour™ does not require on-site maintenance by a technician. Costs include recalibration/replacement of thermometers and data loggers when required (Note: Vaccines for Children (VFC) providers are typically required to recalibrate yearly or as per Manufacturer's instructions).
Backup-Power costs: The TempArmour™ does not require backup power as it typically maintains its temperature for 6 days during power outages, unplugged cords, etc.
$2300 is the cost of a backup power system (PowerHub1800-400) that would provide 8-16 hours of backup power for a standard upright vaccine refrigerator. The cost of battery replacement every 3 years for that system is $1200 ($400/year). (Tip: if your fridge is currently hooked up to a hospital generator, using the TempArmour™ will free up that generator capacity for another critical item in the hospital).
Electricity costs: The power consumption of a typical full size upright vaccine refrigerator varies, however 400 W/hr is a reasonable estimate. The approximate power consumption of the TempArmour is 20 W/hr. Electricity costs vary therefore the average electricity cost of 10c/kwh was used. The calculated numbers were also rounded off for clarity in the example.