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V I . T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g
The Cooling Unit Runs Constantly
The cooling capacity of the cooling unit depends on the thermal load on the wine cellar,
and the resulting BTU that is required to cool and maintain the cellar at the desired
temperature. The cooling capacities of both units are shown on page 2. If the thermal
load exceeds the capacity of the cooling unit, you will need to add insulation and/or
raise the setpoint on the cooling unit.
The cooling unit is designed to turn on when the air temperature in the cellar rises
ABOVE the Minimum Set Point + Temperature Differential, and turn off when the air
temperature falls below the Minimum Set Point. For example, if the Minimum Set Point
is 58°F and the Temperature Differential is 4°F, the cooling unit will turn on above
62°F and turn off below 58°F. In this example, the average temperature inside the
cellar will be 60°F.
When bottles are first loaded in the cellar, the cooling unit will run continuously (even
up to a week) until the temperature inside the cellar falls below the Set Point. After
the temperatures inside the wine cellar reach equilibrium, the cooling unit will run
anywhere from 30 to 50 minutes in a given hour, depending on the thermal load and
the setpoint.
Hot weather conditions, insufficient insulation, inadequate ventilation, missized cellar
capacity and/or dirty condenser coils can all cause the cooling unit to run continuously.
If your CellarPro wine cooling unit runs constantly, try the following:
Clean the condenser coils or, if using a filter, replace it with a clean filter
Make sure that all the fans are spinning in the cooling unit
If the cooling unit is ducted:
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Make sure the ducts aren’t kinked
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Remove any louvered grills
Make sure that the cooling unit is NOT in Energy-Saver Mode
Increase the supply of cool air to the space outside the condenser coils (at the
rear of the cooling unit) using a fan, exhaust system or ducting
Raise the Minimum Set Point on the cooling unit
If you continue to have problems, please complete our Cooling Unit Troubleshooting
Inquiry Form ((found online) and we'll respond by the next business day.
