Walk-In Cooler Buying Guide — And Why This Week Is the Right Time to Buy

A walk-in mortuary cooler is not an impulse purchase. It's a facility decision that takes planning — the right size for your caseload, the right configuration for your prep room, the right manufacturer for your warranty expectations. This guide walks through how to make that decision quickly and confidently. And because we're running a 5% sale through July 12, 2026, the timing has never been better to stop planning and start ordering.

Step 1 — Know your weekly caseload

The single most important variable in sizing a walk-in cooler is your average weekly case volume. Count the number of cases you handle in a typical week and multiply by the average number of days each case spends in refrigerated storage before embalming, cremation, or transfer. A funeral home handling 8 cases per week with an average hold of 2 days needs capacity for roughly 16 bodies at any time. A 10×10 walk-in handles that with room to spare. If your average hold stretches to 3–4 days, step up to a 10×12 or 10×16.

Step 2 — Match a size to your situation

Here's every walk-in configuration in the current AMC lineup, with SAVE5 pricing and the facility type each one is built for:

Step 3 — Order this week

1. Pick your size aboveIf you're between two sizes, call us at 1-888-792-9315 — our team will run the capacity math with you in under 10 minutes.
2. Add to cart and enter SAVE5 at checkoutThe 5% discount is applied automatically when you enter the code. 0% financing is available through Shop Pay for qualified buyers.
3. Confirm your delivery addressAll AMC walk-in coolers ship via common carrier with liftgate delivery included. Most orders ship within 2 business days from Johnson City, Tennessee.
4. Receive and assembleWalk-in coolers ship as cam-lock panel systems that assemble in 4–6 hours without specialized tools. Installation support available by phone at 1-888-792-9315.

Why AMC — the short version

American Mortuary Coolers has been building mortuary refrigeration equipment in Johnson City, Tennessee since 2009. We are the only mortuary cooler manufacturer in the country that sells factory-direct to funeral homes, hospitals, and coroner offices — no resellers, no distributor markup, no third-party carrier surprises. Every unit ships from our facility, backed by a 15-year structural warranty and a BBB A+ rating we've held for over a decade. More than 7,500 funeral professionals across all 50 states have trusted us with their refrigeration infrastructure. The SAVE5 sale is our way of saying the same thing we've been saying since 2009: you should get more for your money when you buy American.