Wine Celler Cooler

Posted by DIMwit on September 5, 2008, 6:39 am

> The conversion gadget had a small heater, to keep the thermostat probe
> warm.
> So the compressor would run down to lower temps. And then some kind of
> defrost cycle, so the evaporator would melt off now and again.
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> conversion gadget? changing it to degrees C won't make it any colder but
> the
> numbers will be lower :-)

who designed it, Rube Goldberg? any hammers, gears, levers or mice in its
functions? defrost cycle a blow torch on the evaporator coil?

Posted by Zyp on September 3, 2008, 6:19 pm

Andy Energy wrote:

> I’m looking for information on using a residential AC unit as a wine
> cellar cooler. It is set to 55 deg F. The house was built in 1891
> and ½ of the basement is used for a will cellar. The walls of the
> basement are about 18” thick. The walls are about ½ of exposed and
> the other ½ is below grade. The space is about 450 ft sq. It is
> cooled by a standard AC unit (no furnace) and no way of controlling
> humidity, it smelled musty the day of our inspection.
> What is the lower limit an AC unit should be cooling a space?
> What % of loss in efficiency might be expected when the thermostat is
> set to 55 deg F?
> Will setting an AC thermostat at 55 deg F 24/7, 365 days a year reduce
> its useful life of the compressor?
> Any recommendations on a unit made to control temperature and humidity
> for walk in wine cellars?
> Andy W

You need a medium temperature cooler. Check the yellow pages for a
refrigeration company near you and seek their advice on the application.

Using a comfort air conditioning system is out of it's range and will be
abusive to the equipment not to mention a waste of electricity.

--
Zyp

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