Dual Zone Built-in Wine Cellar

• Voltage/frequency: 115 V AC/60 Hz
• defrost type: Automatic
• depth: 23.38
• height: 32.0
• width: 23.63

After extensive research to find a worthwhile & affordable wine chiller, this product hits the mark! My criteria for purchasing any chiller was that it had to:

Fit under countertop with nice appearance

Have Dual zone temperature

Have Front vent placement to prevent burnout

Come from a Credible manufacturer

Cost Under $1,000

I simply could not find any other wine chiller that met all of these needs. Summit is a great brand (from kegerator experience), and the capacity of this fridge is PLENTY (trust me) for those who like both red & white wines.

The fit & finish is rock solid, while the inside is beautiful with red-stained wooden support beams & blue LED lighting. The white wine temp range is from 40-50F, while the red wine temp range is 50-64F.

The chiller fit perfectly--just snug enough--underneath the countertop & flush against its neighboring base cabinets. You will need to make sure you install an additional grounded outlet very low in the wall in order to plug this item in and have it pressed directly into the back wall, but it will look & function great once it has been installed.

A couple precautions for prospective buyers: 1) Beware of any wine chillers that do not have a front vent placement if you plan on placing this under a countertop (your compressor life will be shortened). and 2) do not place this item directly next to a heat-producing item such as an oven or dishwasher (this will also shorten its life and reduce its effectiveness).

Cheers!

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Purchased this product because we wanted a dual zone under counter unit. While it's a very nice looking unit that is reasonably priced for its dual zones, and the only one we could find that had an a physical separation between each zone, it's very noisy. In addition, judging by the temperature monitor on the face, the temperature zones seem to fluctuate about 10 degrees either way without apparent reason. We set the red at 60 degrees but often it reads as low as 54 degrees and as high as 64 degrees. Same for the whites albeit at lower temperatures.

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Summit SWC530LBIST I have had this cooler for over a month now and have mixed feelings about it. I did not purchase it from Amazon but wanted to write the type of review that I wish I had seen before purchasing this unit. The few reviews I found for it, said that it did the job and wasn't too noisy. I guess I have a different opinion about acceptable noise levels. It looks nice and chills wine just fine, but the compressor is very noisy. It is in my kitchen and I do not have it mounted in a cabinet yet so that could contribute somewhat to the loudness.

This unit has 2 fans that are mounted inside the cabinet. They look like the same type of cooling fan that you find in a computer case. The bottom one is fairly quiet but the top one is another story. It cycles on for 10 seconds and then off for 10 seconds 24 hours a day. It has a loud whine when it starts and a loud whine the entire 10 seconds it runs. The only time you don't hear it so much is when the compressor is running because the compressor is very loud!

So while it does a nice job of chilling wine (and surprisingly there is a temperature difference between the top and bottom "zones"), it just might drive you a bit crazy listening to it if it is within earshot!