Dan C.
WINEMATE 1500-CD--DO NOT BUY
Recently our new homebuilding company attempted an install of the Winemate 1500-CD for a client. The customer purchased it based on the diagrams represented on-line. These diagrams and materials that come with this unit do not tell the full story of the application. First, you must pull air from an adjacent room and stick the unit up against that other room wall with a large opening. Ours was a bedroom and it would not work because of ambient noise. It also does not come with any mounting flange. There is no way to not breach the vapor barrier and seal it up from the wall cavity with this application without half-ass rigging it and hope the wall doesn't get moisture in the cavity. There is no framing diagram that shows how you will need to prepare the opening--even the dimensions on the manual are incomplete. There is also internally differing opinions from the service technicians if it can vent into an attic--some said yes, some said no. This is a very, very elementary system that has very little application in our opinion. We have done a dozen temperature controlled rooms and this isn't anything I'd pay $1 for. We recommend upgrade to a better unit or buy one elsewhere.
Response from VinotempOct 14, 2020
Hello Dan, The new wine cooling system was installed improperly from the beginning. The cooling unit was installed flush against the ceiling, with the exhaust being ducted through a metal sheet. There also wasn't a proper cutout for the ambient intake with the intake coil being flush up against the wall and could not intake fresh air to cool. The install did not allow the unit to cool properly. We had advised of the install errors that were made when we were reached out to and provided suggestions on how to correct the air circulation issues. The installation instructions are very clear regarding these issues. Thank you, -Vinotemp




