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PREPARING THE WINE CELLAR, CONTINUED
Mounting the Evaporator Unit
The evaporator unit must be mounted within 0.5 meterof the top of the room in order to achieve sucient cooling. As the
room cools down, the warm air will rise to the ceiling. Mounting the unit high in the room will create a consistently cool
environment by capturing the warm air and replacing it with cool air. Mounting the unit low in the room will result in a
temperature variation in the room due to the unit’s inability to draw warm air from the ceiling of the cellar to the unit itself, and
cold air settling to the oor.
Door and Door Seal
An exterior grade (44 mm) door must be installed as a cellar door. It is essential that weather stripping is attached to all 4 sides of
the doorjamb. A bottom “sweep” or threshold is also required. The door must have a very good vapor seal to prevent warmer moist
air from leaking into the cellar. One of the most common problems with cooling systems running continually is due to the door
not sealing properly. In cases where glass doors are used and the room size is close to the recommended system size, the next
larger size system should be used. This will compensate for the insulation loss due to the lower insulating rating of glass.
Ventilation
The necessity of dissipating heat away from the condensing unit is critical to the unit’s performance and cannot be overstated. As
the system operates and cools, a greater amount of heat is generated on the condensing side of the system. Adequate ventila-
tion is required in order to dissipate heat away from the condensing unit. If ventilation is inadequate, the exhaust will heat up the
area or room and adversely aect the system’s ability to cool. Avoid installing the condenser in a closet or other small rooms and
spaces. This will cause the system to overheat and void the warranty.
Note: If you are unsure about having adequate ventilation in your install location, please contact us to assess your specic installa-
tion.
Ambient Temperature Factor
The cooling system has the ability to cool a wine cellar eciently to
13°C
as long as the ambient temperature of the
area that it is exhausting to does not exceed 49°C. Therefore, you want to exhaust the condensing unit in a space which will
not exceed 49°C. Otherwise the system will not have the capacity to keep the wine at a desirable
13°C
.
WARNING! Allowing your system to operate in temperatures of 49°C or
above for extended periods of time will greatly decrease the life of your
system and void your warranty. The cooler the temperature of the air
entering the condenser coil, the more cooling capacity the system has.
The less heat gain through the common wall, the less the electricity
consumption.
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