Spt Thermo-Electric Wine Cooler with Heating, 12-Bottles

CUSTOMER REVIEW



You read a lot of reviews of wine coolers being too loud or do not cool properly. This may be a direct result of people not reading directions. When you move a refrigerator of any kind the unit is supposed to be kept upright. The reason for this is because there is very thick lubricant (oil) in the compressor unit. If the refrigerator has been moved, stored, or delivered sideways the oil must be given time to drain back into the compressor properly. If your unit was just delivered to you and the box is upright then you have to assume that it could have been on the truck for several days. This means the oil is not in the correct position in the compressor to be turned on as soon as you bring it home. The box this unit was shipped in is large and will more than likely have to be put on its side to fit in your vehicle. The instructions with this unit clearly state not to turn the unit on for a few hours to allow the lubricant to settle properly. I allowed for three hours to pass before plugging the unit in. Additionally, my wine was in my regular refrigerator and already cold when I put them in this cooler. This takes the unit less work to get the temperature down. This unit is very quiet and is keeping the temperature steady. You can hear the fan but during a normal conversation or with the tv on you have to really listen for it. For the money, this is a very nice and attractive unit.



Edited on 11/24: Failed within a year. Opened the unit up today to get a bottle and with the display reading 47 degrees the inside of the cooler was a balmy 80 degrees or so. The cooler was blowing warm air. I had several $30 plus bottles in here that are probable ruined. Stay away from this garbage. You get what you pay for...as usual. This unit worked well enough for a while but it's just another peace of junk that is built to fail at some point.



via Amazon Best Seller V2 copy copy http://www.amazon.com/Thermo-Electric-Wine-Cooler-Heating-12-Bottles/dp/B00404N8II/ref=pd_zg_rss_ts_la_appliances_5