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WINE CABINET
OWNER’S MANUAL
FOR CABINETS EQUIPPED WITH:
WhisperKOOL 2500
WhisperKOOL 1500
WhisperKOOL 1200
Advanced QT
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Copyright © 2010, Vinothèque Wine Cellars. All rights reserved. This manual, the product design and the design concepts are copyrighted by Vinothèque Wine Cellars, with all rights reserved. Your rights with regard to the hardware and manual are subject to the restrictions and limitations imposed by the copyright laws of the United States of America. Under copyright laws, this manual may not be copied, reproduced, translated, transmitted or reduced to any printed or electronic medium or to a
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Note to Customer ........................................................................................................................................pg. 1 Cabinet Installation ....................................................................................................................................pg. 2 System Operation (WhisperKOOL 2500 & 1500) ..............................................................................pg. 7 System Operation (Advanced QT & Whisp
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NOTE TO CUSTOMER Thank you for purchasing a Vinothèque wine cabinet. Our main goals are customer satisfaction and provid- ing the best wine storage solutions on the market. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact us at 1.800.343.9463 or info@vinotheque.com. It is mandatory that you do not plug in or start your new Vinothèque cabinet for 24 hours after its delivery. Units are sometimes placed on their side during shipping, which might cause compressor oil to escape th
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CABINET INSTALLATION Cabinet installation is a very simple process, spending a small amount of time fine tuning the cabinet will ensure cabinet aesthetics and longevity. These are the simple steps for installation (further explained on the indicated pages): 1. Inspect the cabinet (below) 2. Unpack the cabinet and clean up the debris 3. Place the cabinet in a suitable location in your home (below) 4. Level the cabinet (pg. 4) 5. On QT Series, remove the protective panel from the rear of the cab
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PLACING THE CABINET (CONT.) Ventilation The cabinet must have adequate ventilation to allow the exhaust side of the cool- ing unit to operate correctly. As the unit cools on the inside, condensing refriger- ant creates heat, which will need to dissipate away from the unit on the outside. Some units have an exhaust fan mounted on top of the cabinet, which forces air away from the unit vertically. In order to avoid disrupting the ventilation, do not place anything on top of the cabinet. If your
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LEVELING THE CABINET The cabinets have leveling legs that can be adjusted up or down with a wrench (provided with unit) as needed. There are two primary reasons for leveling the cabinet: — To assure that the unit stands solidly on the floor without rocking back and forth — To adjust the doors and make sure they are flush with one another, providing a tight seal These leveling legs are pre-adjusted at our factory, but they may need to be tweaked to fit your specific install location. To le
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DOOR ALIGNMENT To assure the best performance from your Vinothèque wine cabinet, the doors must seal properly in order to prevent cool air from escaping. Check the alignment of the doors before filling it with bottles of wine. The doors are aligned at the factory and no additional special door alignment is needed for Credenzas. If adjustments are necessary, compensate for this problem by adjusting the two front and/or outside legs. The high side of the cabinet should be adjusted down while th
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LIQUID MEASURING THERMOMETER All cabinets come with our Precision Digital Technology liquid temperature measuring thermostat system. With this technology, a bottle probe relays information back to the thermostat, giving you a reading of the wine, not of the air around it. Aside from the probe, the system offers other advantages: — A built-in defrost cycle: The unit is designed to shut off for five minutes every 90 minutes in order to prevent frost. This allows the cooling unit to cool effecti
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SYSTEM OPERATION (WHISPERKOOL 2500 & 1500) This section applies to cabinets equipped with the WhisperKOOL 1500 cooling system. If your cabinet is equipped with a PDT or PDT Jr. thermostat, please refer to the next sections. Initial start-up When the unit is first turned on, the control will briefly display all symbols, and the green snowflake symbol will show up if the unit is calling for cooling. There may be a brief delay prior to the evaporator fan turning on, as it will not start until th
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WHISPERKOOL SERIES ADVANCED CONTROLLER Defrost Compressor Cellar Pre-Chill Button 3-5 Evaporator Fan High Bottle Temp History & Scroll Button 1 Energy Reduction Button 1 Low Bottle Temp History Energy Reduction & Scroll Button 1 Set Button “ON/OFF” button 1 - View set point 1 - Change set point 3-5 - SET + Down = CPSM 5-7 Condenser Fan - Reset Hi & Lo Button 3-5 Pre-Chill Display Alarm Note: The 1 or the 3-5 stands for the amount of time (in seconds) that the button must be held. Button
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WHISPERKOOL SERIES ADVANCED CONTROLLER (CONT.) Cellar Pre-Chill 2. The CPC feature can be adjusted to the customer’s specific needs by accessing the control (cont.) panel menu. Note: This feature is not available on the remote keypad application. Set 1. Press the “Set” button once and it will display the set point. After about 5 seconds, the display will return to normal operation and display the bottle probe temperature. 2. Press and hold the “Set” button for 3 to 5 seconds until the set poi
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WHISPERKOOL SERIES ADVANCED CONTROLLER (CONT.) Customer CON/COF — Compressor on time (CON) and off time (COF) with a Probe 1 failure alarm: Preference These parameters are set at CON 40 minutes and COF 10 minutes. In the event that there Selection is a Probe 1 failure alarm, the compressor /refrigeration system automatically starts a Menu predetermined ON/OFF cycle, which is controlled by the CON and the COF parameters. (cont.) The customer can adjust these parameters to maintain the desire
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SYSTEM OPERATION (ADVANCED QT & WHISPERKOOL 1200) Condensate evaporator switch The QT’s condensate evaporator is a heating element that evaporates excess condensate that accumulates in the cooling system as a byproduct of refrigeration. Vinothèque units are equipped with sophisticated heating elements that automatically sense the presence of water and work until the water is gone. — “On”: Turning the condensate evaporator on causes the heating element to operate whenever water is present in
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PDT JR. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Operating instructions for the Vinothèque PDT Jr. Thermostat for the QT Series cabinets: Indicators There are three colored lights on the left side of the thermostat: — PWR (Green): The unit is powered. — RUN (Yellow): The compressor is running. If the light is flashing, the unit is in the five-minute lockout. — SET (Red): This light flashes when the set point temperature is changed by pressing one of the three control buttons. It flashes once for each press of th
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PDT OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 1 WINE Temperature Indicator 2 LED Screen 3 Wine Temperature Reading WINE PDT ON Precision Digital Technology Thermostat 55F SET Temperature SET 4 7 8 Temperature SET UP Arrow Button DOWN Arrow Button Indicator Button 5 6 SET Temperature Button Unit ON Indicator Button The unit is set at 55°F at the factory. To raise or lower the set temperature, press the set button and either the up or down arrow at the same time. 1. Wine temperature indicator: A red LED bar wi
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TESTING THE REFRIGERATION UNIT Remember, do not start or plug in your unit for 24 hours after delivery. Many units are placed on their sides during shipping, which may allow compressor oil to escape their reservoirs. Premature starting before the oil has had a chance to resettle can cause damage to the compressor and result in a lack of cooling. Before you fill the cabinet with wine, you’ll want to check the operation of the unit. All cabinets successfully pass quality control at the Vinothèq
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NORMAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE The cooling unit will cycle on and off as needed once the temperature has stabilized and the initial “cool- down” has been completed. The condensate evaporator and temperature equalizer switches may be turned off for normal operation. — Thermostat: Should be 55°F or desired wine temperature. — Condensate evaporator: Switch “On” or “Off” as ambient humidity requires. In areas of high humidity, leave the switch “On” to evaporate excess condensation. In environments
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TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Likely Cause Solution Door gasket not sealing Door gasket is twisted See next page properly Lost its flexibility See next page Will not start Thermostat delay Allow enough time for thermostat startup delay Tripping circuit breaker Reset breaker, verify dedicated 15-amp outlet and not on ground fault interrupter Temperature setting is wrong Adjust your set temperature Wine probe disconnected Assure probe line is in a bottle of water and is not stretched Runs constantl
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TROUBLESHOOTING (CONT.) Door gasket not sealing correctly If the cabinet’s cooling system is running continually without reaching the desired temperature, the problem may lie with the door gaskets not sealing correctly. Examine the door gasket around the entire unit. You can also check this by turning on the cabinet’s interior light and turning off the lighting in the room. Determine if there is an area that is not sealing properly. If a problem exists, use the following guidelines to reso
