Looking to purchase a wine fridge

[Tony Maduro]

I see all these new Aristocrats being purchased, and I'm wondering if one of you fellow FOH'ers would be interested in selling any of your old wine fridges.

I've already got a large hope chest which I converted into humidor a long time ago, but I would now like to invest in an affordable temp-controlled unit (just until I can afford one of those fancy Aristocrats).

Thanks, gang.

[Great King Rat]

» I see all these new Aristocrats being purchased, and I'm wondering if one

» of you fellow FOH'ers would be interested in selling any of your old wine

» fridges.

»

» I've already got a large hope chest which I converted into humidor a long

» time ago, but I would now like to invest in an affordable temp-controlled

» unit (just until I can afford one of those fancy Aristocrats).

»

» Thanks, gang.

New fridges are pretty cheap.

Here is the one I'm eyeing. Large capacity, temp control, and thermoelectric.

http://www.haieramerica.com/en/product/HVTF48DPABS/specs

[Professor Twain]

Another option is to look on Ebay and see if someone who lives near you might be selling one. I have seen some very low prices with those.

[Filliphy]

So is it any wine fridge will work? I saw one that Target in Australia was selling a 24 bottle wine for $179, and I passed on it thinking that at that price, it wouldn't be the right one for my Habanos?

[log1k]

» So is it any wine fridge will work? I saw one that Target in Australia was

» selling a 24 bottle wine for $179, and I passed on it thinking that at that

» price, it wouldn't be the right one for my Habanos?

Usually the thermoelectric fridges are preferred...

[Professor Twain]

» So is it any wine fridge will work? I saw one that Target in Australia was

» selling a 24 bottle wine for $179, and I passed on it thinking that at that

» price, it wouldn't be the right one for my Habanos?

I paid a bit over $200 for mine at a Lowe's (in the US), it is a Haier 32 bottle. I think the main thing is that it should have temperature controls that allow you to set fairly high, the one I have can be set at 65 degrees. If the fridge is too cold you won't be able to maintain humidity.

[Big Shooter]

» » So is it any wine fridge will work? I saw one that Target in Australia

» was

» » selling a 24 bottle wine for $179, and I passed on it thinking that at

» that

» » price, it wouldn't be the right one for my Habanos?

»

» I paid a bit over $200 for mine at a Lowe's (in the US), it is a Haier 32

» bottle. I think the main thing is that it should have temperature

» controls that allow you to set fairly high, the one I have can be set at

» 65 degrees. If the fridge is too cold you won't be able to maintain

» humidity.

I have the same one but for wine, It is a super nice fridge, and you can manually set the temp asfore stated. It has a nice digital read out in the front. Haier did get top ratings from Consumer reports. I don't know if it is thermo electric or not. I have heard non-thermo electric wine fridges will cause a big swing in the humidity.

Shane

[n2advnture]

This one is SWEET! (also thermoelectric)

Haier HVTB40DPABS

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?...+Specifications

~M

[AZsteelman]

» I see all these new Aristocrats being purchased, and I'm wondering if one

» of you fellow FOH'ers would be interested in selling any of your old wine

» fridges.

»

» I've already got a large hope chest which I converted into humidor a long

» time ago, but I would now like to invest in an affordable temp-controlled

» unit (just until I can afford one of those fancy Aristocrats).

»

» Thanks, gang.

Well, I put mine back into service from it's original life...it's actually a good wine cooler...who knew?

[Tony Maduro]

What is the preferred bottle count when it comes to the size of the fridge? 32, 40, 50?