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I have decided to bite the bullet a purchase one of these Cellarpro units.
http://www.cellarprocoolingsystems.com/ ... 800XT-220V
I'll let you know how it goes. It should be here within days.
Stu.

What was the landed price in Aus dollars?

Around $1800.

What will the final tally be, once installation is considered?

Any chance of us getting pictures as well, Stu?

Cheers,
John

I will post some more as it develops.
The room I have is already insulated. I have been putting off the cooler for a while.
It should be here today.

Stu

220V and not 240V! The life of the unit could be shortened by running it at a higher voltage then its made for. Some appliances dont like it, some will be OK. Depends on the circuitry.

This is what the specs say "this wine cooling unit can be used in 187-254V environments at 50Hz" so it has built with differing voltages in mind. It should keep my 500 bottle safe at 15 degrees.

I am going to build new racking in the next few days.

Brucer wrote:220V and not 240V! The life of the unit could be shortened by running it at a higher voltage then its made for. Some appliances dont like it, some will be OK. Depends on the circuitry.

As of year 2000, Aust. has been 230v not 240v.
See Aust. Standard: AS60038

Anyway, I have now installed all my new racking (with some difficulty) and the wine cellar cooler. It has been running for a day now and has got down to 14.5 degrees in bottle temp. I will attempt to post some pics when I get back from my OS holiday in 2 weeks. I really need a fish eye lens as the cellar is not overly big.

Cheers, Stu.

Hello,

I thought it may be good time to give an update on how the cellar it going.




The temp keeps within 1/2 a degree C. Runs very quiet.

Stu

Stu, looks like the star ship enterprise, how do you enter and is a helmet required?
Cheers Craig .

No Craig. Just a glass.

Stu, how very cool, a glass fronted cellar. would be so tempted every time you walk past it, to open and grab something!!

for use in 220V environments, both 50Hz and 60Hz. - the specifications are quite impressive. This wine cooling system has large capacity as well.

S28 wrote:No Craig. Just a glass.

Hi Stu.

I've come across this topic while doing some research and seeking out user reviews on the CellarPro 1800XT 220V. I am very keen to get one, with the optional bottle probe.

Can you provide an update on how the unit is performing, given it would now be 18 months since purchase? I've got a purpose-built insulated room in a timber house in Brisbane that is perfectly designed and ready for this type of the unit, and the price is right.

I'm keen to hear:
- how often it is running in different seasons and during varying outside conditions
- your guess on running costs or noted increases to usual power bills
- noise/vibration levels??
- where did you duct the exhaust to in your situation? The rear, or upwards-facing? (In my circumstances the top-pointing exhaust would go into a 600mm high ceiling-floor cavity in between levels in our 2-storey timber house, and rear-facing would go into the adjacent room (the laundry) at ceiling height - I suspect that going out via the rear into the laundry would mean the machine vents into a cooler environment; alternatively I could duct 3m directly to an outside wall and slot vent)

Thanks in advance for any update and new feedback you can offer..

cheers, -shane

Hi Stu.

I've come across this topic while doing some research and seeking out user reviews on the CellarPro 1800XT 220V. I am very keen to get one, with the optional bottle probe.

Can you provide an update on how the unit is performing, given it would now be 18 months since purchase? I've got a purpose-built insulated room in a timber house in Brisbane that is perfectly designed and ready for this type of the unit, and the price is right.

I'm keen to hear:
- how often it is running in different seasons and during varying outside conditions
- your guess on running costs or noted increases to usual power bills
- noise/vibration levels??
- where did you duct the exhaust to in your situation? The rear, or upwards-facing? (In my circumstances the top-pointing exhaust would go into a 600mm high ceiling-floor cavity in between levels in our 2-storey timber house, and rear-facing would go into the adjacent room (the laundry) at ceiling height - I suspect that going out via the rear into the laundry would mean the machine vents into a cooler environment; alternatively I could duct 3m directly to an outside wall and slot vent)

Thanks in advance for any update and new feedback you can offer..

cheers, -shane

Shane,

I'm really happy with the unit. It copes with the Brisbane climate really well. I'll try to answer the questions.

- In summer it runs about every 15min for 15mins.
- I didn't and still don't really look to deeply at power bills. I also installed solar during that time. I don't think it's to great.
- Noise /only if you are listening for it and then only as you pass the laundry with the down open. And vibration / none.
- I ducted upwards,into the ceiling space. The same as you are thinking of doing. Plenty of space for the heat to dissipate.

Overall, I have no regrets.

I sent you a PM. Feel free to contact.

Stu