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Vinotemp VT-18TEDS Thermo Electric Digital Black w/Stainless Steel trim (18) Bottle wine cooler. With the innovative thermoelectric cooling system, which involves very few moving parts, your wine will be protected from unneccessary vibration. More... read more
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3 reviews
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Anne S. Weaver | Friday, April 23, 2010
Excellent ..keeps wine at just the right temperature. Holds the right amount for our family. Is quiet and does the job exactly as I would wish.
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J. Boot | Friday, April 02, 2010
Pros: Looks nice, easy interface, temperature control is pretty quick. The other review is right, the packaging is very good.
Cons: The big con is that this unit will NOT fit all 750ml bottles adequately. I bought a long-necked bottle of Riesling...it's an inch too long to fit! I had to lay it diagonally across the bottom tray, taking up 3 spaces. I bought a wide 750ml bottle of Pinot, and a bottle of port..they're too wide to fit the middle racks. I have to stick them in the top rack. Ok, I understand it's not meant to hold 18 port bottles but you'd figure that the rest of the wider red bottles should fit. But no. Even some other moderately-wide 750ml bottles seem to have trouble fitting into the middle racks.
If the unit was just a little a couple inches taller and deeper to accommodate more 750ml bottle shapes, it would be a great device. As is, expect to fit about ~15 bottles, and have some squeezing/rearranging issues.
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Elegantly store and display up to 24 bottles of wine at the proper temperature with this attractive single-zone wine cellar. The unit supplies three chrome storage racks and two half-depth racks for keeping the bottles organized, plus soft interior l... read more
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OneClickMX ($289.99)
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Windy | Thursday, July 30, 2009
After doing research on all the wine cellars, we decided on this Haier 24-bottle wine cellar. It is relatively quiet and does not have a lot of vibration. The product is shipped via UPS. UPS did not ship the wine cellar on the day it was suppose to. On the 3rd day past the delivery date, I had to call up UPS to figure out what happened to the package. When it finally arrived, the packaging was very flimsy and there was a ding on the side panel.
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Dr. Eric J. Karson | Thursday, October 15, 2009
Frankly, I expected more from Haier. This is basically a dorm-fridge, with a glass door, and digital temperature display. It looks very nice, an my wife is thrilled -- which is what matters most. It sits on ceramic tile in my TV room, and the noise, while present, is not bothersome. I am a bit less happy with the constant 5-6 degree temperature variation. Needs better insulation, I shudder to think how much electricity its eats!
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J. Carter | Saturday, July 18, 2009
This product seemed to be an excellent buy. But unless you can actually pick it up in person, there is a much higher than average chance that your product will arrive at your door damaged. As previous reviews have mentioned, the packaging is inadequate for a product that requires a little care in shipping. I am shocked by the lack of packaging used. Do you really need the pain of returning it?
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Sleek and stylish, the Haier 50 Bottle Wine Cooler is the ideal place to store your extensive collection of finely aged wines. This black cabinet with a silver door has an adjustable thermostat control to allow you to chill either red or white wine. ... read more
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Amazon ($249.00)
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Mike Testa | Tuesday, August 15, 2006
There was visible damage to the box when we received this on August 14, 2006 due to the inadequate Haier factory packaging. There was almost no protective Styrofoam or cardboard employed. After unpacking, we observed that there was cosmetic damage to the top rear, back panel and lower doorframe. We monitored and determined there was no mechanical damage.
We decided to keep the damaged wine cooler since the cosmetic defects weren't readily noticeable after I touched up the doorframe, and we put a large serving tray on the top. Amazon agreed on a partial refund that brought my net cost to approximately what I'd expect to pay for a nicked or dinged item at Home Depot.
This was the only wine cooler in this price range that had UV-protected tempered glass and a decent capacity. While it's not quite the advertised 50-bottle capacity, it's close. The variable is the bottom shelf--half shelf, actually. But still, plenty of capacity for us. This wine cooler does not have any sort of built-in thermometer, and the dial does not identify temperatures, it just indicates "cooler" around the knob. We bought a Chaney 00985 Wireless Digital Refrigerator/Freezer Thermometer with Two Sensors, to measure and monitor the temperatures at both the top and bottom (where the whites and desserts are). I posted a review of that product also.
The wine cellar is a solid, heavy unit and it will likely hold up for many years. The fit and finish are good with no sharp edges, loose parts or gaps anywhere. The door closes completely, and is perfectly aligned. While this unit can be built-into cupboards, we are using ours as a stand-alone unit. There is some audible compressor sound when it's cranked itself up (infrequently) to maintain the temperature, but nothing overbearing. The subdued lighting is attractive. In fact I wish there was a separate switch so we could have he light on when the door is closed.
After reading reviews of these moderately priced consumer wine cellars, you should consider an extended warranty. We decided to get the 3-year in-home extended warranty ($30 at Amazon). Also, when you open the door for the first time, you'll see the door handle was run down through the center of all of the metal shelves for shipment. Open the door fully, then you can pull each of the shelves out part way to remove the handle. There's a yellow "Notice" sticker on the glass door with that obnoxious adhesive that won't remove easily. Strip off the top, shiny layer of the sticker, then use something like Goof-Off to rub off the gummy material. The aluminum doorframe had what appeared to be grease spots, apparently residue from the manufacturing process. We used some spray stainless steel cleaner and it cleaned up quickly and easily.
All in all, the Haier HVB050ABH Designer Series Wine Cellar is a good bargain at the $400 price. I believe the mechanics will hold up well, as will the unit itself. If not, we have the comfort of that 3-year extended warranty. If Haier had done a proper job with protective packaging, I might have rated this as a 5-Star product. Conversely, if Amazon.com hadn't responded as reasonably and satisfactorily as they did, I might have rated this at 3-Stars overall just because of the packaging and damage.
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H. Chung | Friday, August 18, 2006
It's motor is noise even nosier than my big refrigerator, the door do not fit perfectly straight, the quality on the unit is fair, I did disappointed on the unit overall quality.
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C. Lowes | Friday, April 10, 2009
This product must be showing its age because I've had this exact model for years now...perhaps at least 5. I purchased it because back then, there were few other models that had that sort of industrial-style handle / stainless look, and it was a fraction of the price of a similar-looking (very expensive) U-Line or SubZero. Since then, I have been disappointed in the build-quality, efficiency, and noise. The door-hinges do not stay tight, and as a result the door sags (between tighntenings). One of the nylon sleeves on the door-hinge post is defective which only exacerbates the sag. The rubber/magnetic door-seal has split-open at the bottom and hangs-down (and I am having trouble finding this replacement part). The unit runs often and is very noisy (much more so than our large kitchen refrigerator). I've got to believe that there are quieter, more efficient models on the market today. The shelves look like they would slide-out, but in fact once you have them loaded-down with wine-bottles, they do not move. I reccommend having a look at the U-Line-copy Vinotemp currently being sold at Costco....that's what I'm considering as a replacement for this piece of ageing Haier junk.
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Store up to 21 bottles of your best wine under the conditions that the vinter intended with the EdgeStar 21 Bottle Dual Zone Thermoelectric Wine Cooler (model: TWR215ESS). While your wine enjoys the optimal temperature and humidity conditions, you ge... read more
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Compact Appliance ($279.65)
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AnRaNo | Sunday, March 28, 2010
Beautiful 2 Zone Wine Cooler:
It looks great, it is silent, it cools the wine bottles, it is easy to operate and we had no problems at all with this wine fridge. No Cons whatsoever. I highly recommend this fridge.
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my_pen_name | Wednesday, August 04, 2010
I got this as a gift but BUYER BEWARE. It stopped working completely after 6 months. It will cost more to fix it than to invest in a new one that probably works better and will last longer. Now that I read the reviews I know that fixing it won't help - its a piece of junk. AND Edgestar - your custoner service sucks!
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Vinotemp VT-21TEDS Thermo Electric Digital Black w/Stainless Steel trim Dual Zone (21) Bottle wine cooler. The new Vinotemp 21 wine cooler allows you to accurately control the temperature of your wine with two zones for red and white wine that can b... read more
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25 reviews
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Derck | Monday, August 30, 2010
This product looks great, works well and for the price it's perfect for our wine storage needs. We are able to successfully store white AND red wines in different temperature zones (we like that we can store mainly red which is our favorite). And, unlike other reviews we have read, we haven't encountered any issues with the cooling or racking system. If fact, one of our favorite aspects about the unit it's ability to cool so efficiently (thermoelectric cooling) and do so so quietly.
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warmwine | Saturday, July 03, 2010
This wine cooler should be called a wine shelf. It doesn't come to temperature. The Thermoelectric cooling just does not work. I am now looking for a proper cooler with a compressor.. from a proper manufacturer.
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The Avanti WC400SS 40 Bottle Wine Cooler offers ideal cold storage for small and growing wine collections. This free standing wine refrigerator features one touch digital control with settings for red, white and sparkling wine. The one touch dual fun... read more
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LivingDirect ($466.65)
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OneClickMX ($469.99)
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Joseph J. Grassel | Thursday, July 30, 2009
Two years after buying the unit the compressor went out. I called their office in Florida and was told by a VERY rude "customer service" rep. that there is nothing they can do. She said the compressor is warranted for five years but I have to have in removed it and ship it to them for replacement. Unbelievably she could not recommend a single repair shop in Arizona that worked on Avanti's. I called several shops and they all said the Avanti's are sealed and I was looking at about a $900.00 repair (for a cooler I paid $650 for) and a minimum of six weeks until completion. I'm buying another unit however; I will never buy another Avanit!
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