AVANTI WINE COOLR 18 BTL THERMOELECTRIC DIGITAL

• Energy efficient thermoelectric non-compressor system with auto-defrost
• Soft touch controls with electronic display and panel lock feature
• Adjustable thermostat for ideal temperature control
• Reversible thermopane glass door with integrated handle
• Slide-out chrome shelves-each holds three 2-liter bottles (not included)

I own a wine store and in the last 9 months three of these wine refrigerators have stopped working on us. I will not even take a free replacement at this point.

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My Avanti dual zone wine chiller has died within days of the 1 year warranty (I may be a few days over the warranty at most as I ordered it in November of 2008 and received it in late Nov/early Dec, and it has died in mid November 2009). I called Avanti and they refuse to honor the warranty because the PURCHASE DATE was 11/05/08 and it is now mid November 2009. I didn't even get 1 year of use out of it before it began chilling to the point of building up ice in the larger/lower zone. This zone was for my reds and was kept near room temp, yet that is the zone that has decided I would like my wines nearly frozen with the temperature set at 66 F. I do not recommend purchasing this brand as the customer service people have told me they will not honor the warranty.

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My unit stopped working after a year and a half. The Avanti service department is rude and can offer no help. If the 1 year warranty has expired your out of luck. You get what you pay for. Stay away from ths poduct.

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Pros: Dual zone cooler; 18 bottles is a good capacity for a small cooler; digital temperature display; priced in between the really expensive and really cheap coolers.

Cons: Fan runs constantly; no door handle, pull on the edge of the door to open; temperature varies slightly; interior light is useless in the lower compartment.

My cooler has been running for 1 week, so I can't comment on the long-term reliability issues expressed in other reviews. Time will tell. The Avanti was the right size and capacity for where I wanted to put a wine cooler. It looks classy, has digital temperature control and was in my price range. I had expected this cooler to work like the refrigerator in your kitchen, which cycles on and off to maintain temperature. The fan is quieter than a regular refrigerator, but it is always on. As for temperature stability, the temperature in both compartments varies by a degree. I have the temperature in the upper zone set 1 degree lower than my target temperature because the zone temperature seems to spend more time at 1 degree above the setting than at the set temperature. And some kind of door handle would have been nice. It's a little awkward pulling on the edge of the door to open it.

Knowing what I know now, I would have opted to spend more and get a cooler that is more like a small refrigerator.

July 11, 2010 Update: I've had this cooler for about 5 months now. I am finding that the temperature controls do not work after the unit has been on for a couple of hours. To get access to change the temperature settings, I have to unplug the unit and start over. I am also finding the upper compartment temperature is off by as much as 10 degrees from what I have set. That means that, even though I've set it for 48, it is showing 58.

This cooler is alright if you don't have more to spend for a wine cooler. I plan to sell this one and buy a better one.

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I've had the misfortune of having two of these coolers. After the first one failed within a year, the second one also failed short of a year. The bottom part, where you keep your red wines, completely failed on both units.

Calling "Customer service" was a joke. I ended up hanging up on them. They refused to accept back the unit or send a technician to service it.

The only reason I gave this product one star is that zero stars was not an option. You are better off buying a tray of ice cubes than this cooler.