Find out the highest outside temperature your cabinet will be exposed to. In other words, the colder the desired temperature, the more powerful the cooling unit required. If you are comfortable storing your wine at the warmer end of the range (our units can be set as high as 62☏), you'll need less cooling power. If you want to store your wine at the colder end of the range (or below), you'll need more power, measured in British Thermal Units per Hours or BTUH, to maintain the colder temperature. Our cabinets are designed to maintain ideal storage temperatures for your wine. Please note that we're talking about storage temperatures, not serving temperatures. Decide on the temperature at which you want to store your wineĪll wines-red and white-should be stored at temperatures ranging from 55° to 60☏. Remember to err on the side of too much space, rather than too little, since your collection may grow over time.įor instance, if you plan on storing 300 bottles, we suspect that you won't regret purchasing a 3800 model (which can fit up to 458 bottles) and giving yourself plenty of extra room, instead of a 2400, which holds 286 bottles. Our major cabinet styles come in 6 sizes:Įstimate how many bottles you'll need to store in your cabinet and go with the model that best suits that amount. You need a more powerful unit to control the temperature of a larger cabinet, one that can hold more bottles. The size of your cabinet affects the amount of energy it takes to cool the space inside. If you'd like to make a more precise, informed choice about your cooling unit, follow the 7 steps set out below. The cabinet-to-unit matches outlined above are based on certain assumptions which may or may not be true for your circumstances. How to Choose a Unit: Step-by-Step Method Once you’ve selected the right unit using this simplified method, you can skip to step 7 below for an explanation of intake and exhaust types. We also recommend our 1800XT for commercial applications, including restaurants, and ducted applications. We suggest our 1800XT cooling unit for garage installations (the most common environment for our Vault 3100 cabinet) as long as the garage temperature ranges from 50° to 95☏. However, if noise is a primary concern, our 1800QTL will work provided it is located in an environment where the temperature doesn't exceed 75☏ and/or the desired storage temperature is 58☏ or higher. If you plan on buying one of our credenzas, 1400, or 2400 cabinets, our 1800QTL is the best choice, assuming that the cabinet will be located in a temperature-controlled environment.įor our larger 38 cabinets, we recommend our 1800QT. The cooling unit you need typically depends on the cabinet model you intend to purchase.

Wine cabinet cooling units