Comments on: What Makes Our Silent Wine Refrigerators “Silent”?

By: marc b

marc b — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 18:26:47 +0000

i have the 12 bottle silent fridge thats not silent anymore. its 3 years old and i traced the noise to the left fan. any way to oil, or remove and clean ? any ideas or thoughts will help.

By: Greg J

Greg J — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:23:03 +0000

I’ve had the 12 bottle silent refrigerator for just about a year now. it has worked pretty well so far except that when the room gets warm as it tends to do in the summer it seems that the unit has some trouble staying at the set temp. is this normal?

By: Kevin H.

Kevin H. — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 01:52:43 +0000

I have two coolers and they really are silent. The 12 bottle unit I’ve had for 2 years in a small space next to the china cabinet. Last year I needed a larger one and I found a 28 bottle unit here in south Florida at the local department store. That one was a little harder to hide but it still looks ok in the corner of the dining room. Temperature in the house stays between 77 and 79 degrees constantly. I have no problems so far keeping both units at 55, and they both are very quiet.

By: Karsten | Refrigerator Expert

Karsten | Refrigerator Expert — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:32:21 +0000

I’m very much in favor of using this type of cooling – another word for devices that use this thermoelectric principle is the “Peltier Cooler”. The drawback is that it’s a highly inefficient way of cooling, basically the other side of the Peltier device will be extremely hot, not unlike the condenser coils on a classical fridge. But like this article is emphasizing, there is absolutely no noise.

By: George Gray

George Gray — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:21:37 +0000

Yes it has, thanks!

By: Erika S.

Erika S. — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:19:17 +0000

Hi George, thanks for your comment. It should take a day to reach the desired temperature. It can change based on the # of bottles in your unit, but since you only have 12 bottles, that is all it should take. Has the unit chilled accordingly now?

By: George Gray

George Gray — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:59:33 +0000

We just purchased the 12 bottle capacity cooler…….we placed 12 room temperature bottles of wine in the unit….and set the temperature to 55 degrees…..how long will it take to reach the desired temperature, it was 73 degrees after we placed all the bottles in.
Thanks,

By: Erika S.

Erika S. — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:23:43 +0000

Hi Bruce– I’m sorry to hear you are disappointed with your unit but 54 is actually a perfect temperature to store wine at, including reds. It sounds like your unit is in good condition. Please take it out of your garage and put it to some good use!

By: Bruce Cole

Bruce Cole — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:34:07 +0000

My unit will only maintain 54 degrees! Nothing else. it is worthless for reds. I keep it in the gqarage, unplugged, since Habitat will not accept it.

By: John T. (Wine Enthusiast Wine Storage Consultant)

John T. (Wine Enthusiast Wine Storage Consultant) — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:07:08 +0000

I own one of the Silent Wine Refrigerators. I keep it in my den which has a temperature range of about 68-72 degrees. Equally as important I have space off of the back, top, and sides of the unit to ensure the unit vents properly. The unit has been holding tight at 55 degrees and as quiet as advertised!