Questions for Determining Your Needs

These questions are designed to help you make the right decision about your wine refrigerator needs.

Where do you plan to locate your wine cellar or storage unit? The kitchen, garage, living room, or den? A formal or informal area? In the front or back of the house?

Are esthetics important? Do you want it to look casual or formal?

What is the average ambient temperature in the location you have chosen? If it frequently exceeds 80 degrees, you’ll need to install cooling equipment and insulation. Cabinets with thermal panes or insulated glass doors are fine for an air-conditioned room.

Keep in mind that heavy-duty cooling equipment generates noise. Some people may be sensitive to this noise.

Do you plan for your wine collection to consist of standard Bordeaux and burgundies? Do you need to accommodate any oddly shaped bottles? If so, how many?

What are your space requirements? Be sure to include space for sufficient ventilation in your calculation!

Since any hobby can grow beyond present expectations, do you anticipate the need for a larger capacity in the future?

Are you buying a wine cellar or storage unit for personal or commercial use?

Determine your electrical requirements. Most mechanical systems require 110v with a 20 amp breaker. Some lines offer 220v.

Reprinted with permission of www.galtwine.com

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