Harvest Right Small Pharmaceutical Pro
The Harvest Right Small Pharmaceutical Pro is a laboratory benchtop freeze dryer with 5 trays. It ships with an oil-sealed vacuum pump. The Small home chassis with a stainless drying chamber, a fifth tray and a controller that holds set vacuum and shelf temperature rather than running a food program. Capacity is published in gallons, not pounds, so it carries no batch figure here. At ~$2,495 it is priced above 8% of the 24 units here with a published price.
- Batch
- not published
- Trays
- 5
- Pump
- Oil
- Approx. price
- ~$2,495
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Specifications
Manufacturer-published figures, read from harvestright.com. Rows marked est. are arithmetic on those figures; energy at $0.17/kWh, the 2025 US residential average.
- Tray size
- 7.75″ × 14″
- Tray area est.
- 543 sq in
- Pump
- Oil
- Voltage
- 110 V
- Power draw
- 725 W
- Condenser capacity
- 3 L / 24 h
- Condenser temp
- -43 °C
- Dimensions
- 17.4″ W × 21.5″ D × 26.8″ H
- Weight
- 98 lb
- Touchscreen
- Yes
- Wi-Fi app
- No
- Warranty
- 3 year limited (full 1-year on freeze dryer and vacuum pump; years 2-3 sealed refrigeration system only)
- Country of origin
- USA
- Approx. price
- ~$2,495
Power draw is the maker’s peak-of-cycle, per manufacturer: 'Operates on standard 110V outlet, using 330W freezing / 725W drying cycle' (drying figure recorded); page lists '115v, 60Hz', 'Standard 115V' outlet and states no dedicated circuit required; owner's manual says draw averages 9-11 A and spikes near 16 A and that a dedicated 20 A circuit 'will prevent power outages' figure.
Batch capacity: maker publishes holding capacity as volume only: '0.90 GAL (3.4 L)'; no lb-per-batch figure.
Features
- 5 trays
- Oil pump
- 110 V
- Touchscreen
- Smart sensing
- Under 100 lb
- Under 20″ wide
- Made in USA
From the spec sheet
Points for and against, drawn from the published figures — not owner reports.
- Lowest-priced lab-style unit in the catalog
- Stainless chamber and five trays
- Maker publishes freezing and drying wattage separately (330 W / 725 W)
- Standard 115 V outlet, no dedicated circuit per the maker
- No pounds-per-batch figure — capacity is 0.9 gallons
- Oil pump; the oil-free upgrade is $1,495
- Same 17.4 × 21.5 footprint as the home Small with no more chamber
Compare the Small Pharmaceutical Pro (Pharmaceutical Pro Freeze Dryer Bundle, size S; SKU HRFDSPHP-PP)
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- Batch
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- Trays
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- Pump
- Oil
- Power
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- Batch
- not published
- Trays
- 8
- Pump
- Oil
- Power
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