Specifications

CellarMate Manual Page 37
Glossary
Ambient Air – The surrounding area outside the cellar such as a room, basement, or garage.
BTU/H – Cubic feet per minute. A unit of measure for the amount of air handled by the fan.
Cellar – The wine storage area being conditioned by the CellarMate LLC.
Condensate/Condensation – The water formed out of the air when it is cooled below a
certain temperature (called the dew point), often referred to as “sweating” on pipes and cold
surfaces. This water collects at the bottom of the evaporator or cooling coil and drains out of
the unit through the drain line.
Discharge Air – The air leaving the evaporator condenser section of the CellarMate LLC
unit.
Evaporator (cooling) Section/Coil – The evaporator section uses the cooling coil and the
fan to remove heat from the air inside the wine cellar to the refrigerant, cooling the air and
condensing moisture out of the air. The word “evaporator” refers to the evaporation of the
refrigerant from a liquid to gas phase in the coil. The evaporation section is connected to, or
inside, the wine cellar.
Flexible Duct – Round ducts with a steel reinforced plastic liner, a layer of insulation, and an
outer plastic layer used to convey the air from the unit to the cellar or ambient.
Grille or Diffuser – Inlet or outlet plates to direct the air flow or protect the inside of the
unit.
Heat Gain/Loss – The amount of cooling or heating expressed in BTU/H gained or lost in or
out of the wine cellar to the ambient space. The CellarMate LLC must offset this load.
Inlet Air – The air entering the evaporator and condenser sections of the CellarMate LLC
unit.
Recovery – The amount of cooling the unit does to return the cellar to is set point
temperature after some new load is introduced, such as people or new cases of warm wine in
the cellar.
Return Air – The air leaving the cellar and returning to the inlet of the coil.
SP – Static Pressure. Unit of measure (in inches of water column) of the pressure of the air
handled by the fan.
Set Point – The desired temperature or humidity set on the thermostat or humidistat.
Supply Air – The air entering the cellar from the discharge of the evaporator coil.