Questions & Answers

Question: Pros and cons of self-contained cellar cooling units? And its installation notes?

Answer:

Pros--Lower cost; Easy installation, do not require an HVAC technician to install (again, saving money).

Cons--Usually visible inside and outside of the wine cellar; Condenser may be noisy; May not be suitable for your application due to ventilation requirements.

Note: Self-contained units require adequate ventilation on the exhaust side of the unit to dissipate the heat generated during operation. Also the condenser intake temperature should not exceed 85℉/30℃

Question: Why Do You Have To Choose The Professional Conditioner For Cellar?: Answer:
Wine is very sensitive to temperature and humidity, and subtle changes will affect its state and quality, so the environmental design and the requirements for temperature and humidity conditions are extremely strict. Storage conditions of wine are generally 8℃-18℃ at temperature, and humidity 60%-70%RH. The most suitable storage temperature for red wine is between 12℃ and 16℃, while that for white wine and champagne is between 10℃ and 12℃. High temperature will affect the acidity of the wine, while low temperature will lock the aroma and affect the growth of the wine. A qualified wine cellar should have a stable temperature of 8℃-18℃ all year round. In order to achieve a good storage environment and avoid mildew deterioration of wine, try to choose walls, ceilings and floors with heat preservation and moisture functions. In addition, in order to maintain constant temperature and humidity, wine cellar air conditioning is an essential equipment.

Question: How do I choose a wine cellar cooling unit?: Answer:
Step 1: Determine the thermal load of your wine cellar.
Step 2: Choose the applicable type according to the site installation environment, there are self-contained type, split system and ducted systems etc.
Step 3: Considering the noise level, humidification and heating function, unit cost and maintenance work of the unit to choose the cooling unit brand.

Question: What kind of wine cellar cooling unit does Thenow can provide?

Answer:
Wine is very sensitive to temperature and humidity, and subtle changes will affect its state and quality, so the environmental design and the requirements for temperature and humidity conditions are extremely strict. Storage conditions of wine are generally 8℃-18℃ at temperature, and humidity 60%-70%RH. The most suitable storage temperature for red wine is between 12℃ and 16℃, while that for white wine and champagne is between 10℃ and 12℃. High temperature will affect the acidity of the wine, while low temperature will lock the aroma and affect the growth of the wine. A qualified wine cellar should have a stable temperature of 8℃-18℃ all year round. In order to achieve a good storage environment and avoid mildew deterioration of wine, try to choose walls, ceilings and floors with heat preservation and moisture functions. In addition, in order to maintain constant temperature and humidity, wine cellar air conditioning is an essential equipment.

There are three types of cellar cooling units: self-contained, ceiling type split system and through-the-wall(available in the last quarter of year 2021), which can meet the demands of air conditioning in most wine cellars.

Self-contained type with two capacities and specially designed for smaller wine cabinet and wine wall.

Split system with evaporator and condenser separated installed in different places, 5 cooling capacities are available in Thenow

Question: Can you give us a brief introduction of your self-contained cellar cooling units?: Answer: Of course. Functionally, our self-contained cellar cooling units can be divided into two types: plug-in single cooling and constant temperature and humidity units. Single cooling type can only keep the temperature level in the cabinet, its small in size, flexible and convenient to install, especially suitable for wine cabinets under 3 cubic meters. Constant temperature and humidity units with built-in wet film humidifier and PTC heater, cannot only keep the temperature level inside the cabinet but also the humidity. It is the better choice for clients who have relatively high requirements for temperature and humidity of the cellar.

Question: Why price of a cellar cooling system is much higher than a normal air conditioner?: More than one client had asked one question with us: why the price of your cellar cooling system was much higher than a normal air conditioner? Same components more or less and with nothing more special......

Now will explain with you why:

First, normal A/C cannot replace the specialized cellar climate control system, detailed difference you can check the article "The Difference between a Cellar Machine and a Regular Air Conditioner" or search related information on google.

Second, different structure design and function, higher R&D cost. Cellar climate control system always with build-in humidifier and heat, it is constant temperature and humidity machine.

Third, market supply and demand determine the price, wine cellar industry is small market segment, its market demand is incomparable with ordinary household air conditioners. Which determines its much higher manufacturing cost.

Question: Could you please give us some details about ‘Condensed water self-evaporating’ of your plug in self-contained units?

Answer:

We all know that condensate water will be generated when the cooling units works. The common condensate treatment method is: connect the condensate pipe to the condensate pan and drain the condensate to the nearest suitable place. However, the installation environment of the wine cellar is diverse, and the installation site of some projects may not be convenient to connect to the drainage pipe. Therefore, Thenow R&D team developed a self-absorption and self-evaporating all-in-one cooling unit. There is no need to connect the drain pipe separately, and the installation is really easy and convenient.