Buzzillions.com - Avanti 12-Bottle Thermoelectric Wine Refrigerator (Model #EWC120B) Reviews www.buzzillions.com

Does a good job...

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:00:01 GMT

Does a good job...

D. Doyle from Amazon

I think I have the previous model of this cooler. At the time I bought it, I read a few reviews where someone was mad that theirs was DOA, and a couple others who expected refigerator-quality cooling from it: they plugged it in and watched how long it took it to get down to 35 degrees. Guess what - it won't. The best the thermoelectric cooling unit can do is about 20 below ambient room temperature... Which is a lot better than room temperature for wine. Plus, since it doesn't draw major amps like a compressor would, I put mine on a small battery backup that I had left over from upgrading my computer's UPS, and the cooler would run for a couple hours when our electric service would be off for a while during storms, etc. I've had it at least 3 years now and it's going great. One thought is that since the whole thing is electronics-based, maybe it really ought to be plugged into a UPS (or any kind of surge protector) to get the maximum life out of it. Read more

Great product

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:00:01 GMT

Great product

Jay from Rochester NY

I purchased this gift for my parents who are recently retired and they love it. They have no problems with the unit and for the people who say it has a loud fan are incorrect. The fan is as quieter then any refrigerator or mini fridge. Read more

Chiller Stopped Chilling

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:00:01 GMT

Chiller Stopped Chilling

Lisa M. Harb from Cleveland, Ohio

I've had this wine chiller for a little over a year. It all of a sudden stopped getting cold. I called Avanti; I was told that they don't know how to troubleshoot. So I asked if this is now garbage because they don't know how to fix it and the service rep said yes. From what I have read many people have had this same problem. I will not buy another Avanti product. Read more

Good For the Price

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:01 GMT

Good For the Price

J. Sorensen from Long Island, NY

This is not a high end product... but it is also not a high end price! It does the trick and it doesn't cost a fortune. A wine chiller is meant to chill wine - this does it's job and it is slim and attractive. It does NOT look like something from House Beautiful so you may want to think before buying it to display in a brand new kitchen - but for your basement bar - it's a home run! Read more

Rip Off

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:01 GMT

Rip Off

Linda Mcmahon from Amazon

Too small for different tpyes of wine bottles. When I called Customer Sevice they said it fits only standard sizes bottles. No where does it say it only fits standard size bottles. There is no such thing anymore as standard size bottles. If you buy wine almost every bottle is shaped differently. It is also is too small for a Champagne bottle. There is not enough room between the shelves to fit the bottles so I had to take out two shelves which now makes it a 6-8 bottle capacity. Read more