You probably don’t need reminding by this photograph recently taken at Lake Louise in the Rockies, what time of the year it is again in Canada. But let us remind you that it is now when you have to be careful to not allow emulsion (or any other water-based products) to freeze.
Freezing does not take long in the cold temperatures that we have been having across the country. In some places like Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba it has been down in the minus 20’s and minus 30’s for extended periods this winter already. When you receive a delivery of emulsion from us in winter, and even though we ship all emulsion by heated service, we suggest that you immediately check to ensure that it is not frozen. Cold but flowing is okay; frozen and solid is not okay.
Screenflex has many freezing horror stories such as the frozen 55 gallon drums of emulsion a few Decembers ago and the skid of product on a “heated” truck that broke down in the middle of nowhere 500 kilometers south of Yellowknife. Once emulsion freezes it is useless, wasted, finito, toast. So, keep your emulsion in a cool but not freezing place.