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I'm building a wine cellar im my basement in my Las Vegas home. It will be fully insulated and a little over 1,000 cu ft. I've been searching for cooling units. The ductless split systems seem good but very expensive. Any experience with the various in wall units?
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Two points...An AC unit cools by reducing humidity so if it is dry already and you are concerned about long term stability of your wine you should take this into consideration. The second is that a wall mount unit may vibrate things more than you want and the advantage of a split isolated unit may be that your stash is treated more gently physically.
W
A cooling only mid wall air- conditioning split unit of 5000-7000 btu/hr should do the trick.
Although they are not happy to operate below 63 o F this is good enough, as constant temperature is more important than a lower temperature that fluctuate.
As all AC units have to get rid of condensate it is a good idea to let the condensate drain on the floor if it is covered with stone gravel, this will keep the humidity relatively high.
If it is too much the condensate could be drained into a bucket that can be empty when needed.
One word of warning, and I have learned this the hard way.
Most wines age rather than mature.
Wine today are made to drink relatively early.
If expensive top class French wines are the reason for your new cellar then it is worth while, otherwise, beware.
Serge
It's really a shame, too.When I first started drinking wine back in the 70's, there was great joy in drinking an aged wine. Back then you could get Barolos and Riojas that were 10+ years old at a ridiculous price. And they were fantastic, much better than their young counterparts.
Now it seems that once a wine gets 8-10 years old they start losing their fruit and gain nothing in complexity (there are exceptions).
I know it's because of the higher demand (a good thing) and the lack of personal cellars. The winemakers have to do what sells.
But I feel sorry for all these new wine drinkers who will probably never get to see what a good aged wine is all about.
but he was in a garage enclosure. your basement sould be a cinch to keep cool.. but you gotta get the hot air out, of course. is there a place where you can vent the exhaust? or are you stuck with a split unit? eg, if you had a basement high window, maybe a small room AC installed at the ground level window. i see little room ACs for about $100, new.
I've read where you can take a good window unit AC and adjust the thermostat (Modify!) to go much lower.I understand that window units have governors installed.
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