Well made and attractive appearance. Completely quiet.
Review Add on:11/09/2019
Average Rating:
(5)
Has clear digital temp readout.
Could benefit from having the door handle on top or integrated with the door top. Where it is now, it can bang up a refrigerator door if it is positioned next to a refrigerator.
We love our new wine refrigerator! It fit perfectly where an old trash compactor was that we never used. It was easy to install and looks attractive. Love the dual temperature controls.
Nice unit that fit perfectly in the spot where our old trash compactor used to reside. This was a holiday gift for my wife and she absolutely loves it, but the upper zone stopped working after 9 months. The fan in the upper zone does not work any longer, so either the upper fan or the upper thermostat have failed. I have contacted Phiestina customer service to get the problem resolved, and I will update this review later.
Fantastic customer service, great fridge - eventually
Review Add on:25/08/2019
Average Rating:
(5)
Installed in mid December 2019 and love it so far. Was easy to install and fits just about perfectly in a space where an ice maker was hardly used. Glad to hear a little fan noise to know it is cooling properly. Suspect people that have a noise problem might not have balanced it using the bottom leg screws. Some have complained about the stainless steel shelves not being wood; however, I like the stainless steel shelves because they reflect the blue LED lights and make it brighter. I checked the temperture on the shelves using a Kintrex Infared Thermometer and they are close to the 40F above shelves and 50F below shelves settings. I did not expect the temperture to be exact but am surprised how close it is. We are not wine connoisseurs so we not only store wine but drinks, beer, and water and are very happy with the temperature. Also like moving some of those items out of our refrigerator. Might have to rewrite this if we start having problems but so far feel it is a good in-cabinet wine cooler for the cost.
The unit is aesthetically pleasing and works fine. We were a bit surprised to find that the temperature controls allowed for the top smaller section to be cooler than the bottom making the smaller section cool enough for whites and the larger section for reds. This makes it so the larger bottled champagnes and proseccos don't fit in the upper section and must either be stored in the red climate or in the food refrigerator.
Product came as shown, no problems with the install, but when it came to setting the temperatures, they are reverse of what we expected (compared to our old wine fridge). The temp setting on the left (as per the manual) is for the upper section and goes as low as 48f. The temp setting on the right for the lower section only goes as low as 50f. The lower section should be the colder section, since you can store champagne bottles in the lowest/largest section.
Overall an excellent product. Very quiet and once you get a few bottles of wine in the unit it holds the temp. Very well. Only two small concerns. I think you’d need to be a mechanical engineer to get 29 bottles in the unit and more importantly the shelves tilt down after pulling them out which is great for access but if you have double stacked the top shelf the top bottles will fall out when it tilts...so be careful of the top shelf.
I liked the refrigerator, but some small issues. The door came with out all the screws for the hinges and it was slightly bent out of the box. Works really well, no complaints.
