Specifications

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3.8 How do I determine the internal temperature and properly regulate the temperature of
my wine cabinet?
Placing a thermometer in the atmosphere of the wine cabinet will only lead to confusion, even if that
is what everyone would do instinctively.
The wine cabinet was designed to maintain the temperature of the wine in the bottles at a constant
level rather than that of the air.
In contrast to the wine and even the material of the bottles, air does not have a mass or any inertia.
We can advise the following to the user:
To reproduce the conditions in the bottle as closely as possible, take a bottle of white or rosé wine
(in a transparent bottle), empty it, refill it with water and place a submersible thermometer or a fixed
sensor in it. Re-cork the bottle, seal with wax and place it amongst the other bottles.
This has a dual advantage: the recorded temperature equates to that of the wine, which does not
fluctuate like that of the air. By always maintaining a minimum period of 48 hours between two
readings, the user can then increase or decrease the thermostat setting to adjust the temperature of
the wine accordingly.
However, if the customer still wishes to place a thermometer in the cabinet, this should ideally be a
measuring device with a portable display that records the minimum and maximum values ensuring
that the average can easily be determined from the recorded values.
The instant temperature that is displayed is not of great importance if it is not ensured that the
internal temperature remains well within the "standard" limits. In fact, it must not be forgotten that
the thermometer's sensor is located in a wall and is therefore in a confined space which is also
subjected to external temperature influences.
3.9 The cabinet is silent:
If the local ambient temperature where the wine cabinet is located is approximately 12°C (+/- 2°C)
and in all other instances remains below 12°C:
ONLY the compressor will make a noise and will ONLY cool. Under these ambient conditions, it is
therefore normal not to hear it as the wine cabinet does not need a cooling period.
If the ambient temperature is permanently below 9°C, the heating circuit takes over and the
reheating process is maintained by an element. The device is therefore completely SILENT.
If the local ambient temperature where the wine cabinet is located is higher than 14°C and the
device is permanently silent (the compressor is not running):
Check that the cooling thermostat is operating correctly: push it out completely to trigger the
activation of the compressor. Be careful, if the device is in "Automatic defrosting mode" (not all
models are equipped with this function), you may need to wait at least 10 minutes with the door
open for the units to start-up provided that the temperature of the unit is higher than 18°C.