Costco's selling the Haier 49-bottle free-standing cellar (Reserve
Series, HVR049BLW). Anybody got one? Any comments? Any reviews of
Haier gear online?

Thanks.

JJ

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Had mine for about 3 years. Love it.

Very quiet.

They stay cold.

Look very very cool.

Temp controls do not work. mine shows 47 or8 and white wine. The
bottom of the cooler is about 38.

They bounce to red wine, hightest setting with each power hit. Shows
58, but is about 49.

I store and chill the gronk white for the week in it. Saves trips up
and down the steps.



On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 18:02:26 GMT, wrote:

>Costco's selling the Haier 49-bottle free-standing cellar (Reserve
>Series, HVR049BLW). Anybody got one? Any comments? Any reviews of
>Haier gear online?
>
>Thanks.
>
>JJ
>
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On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 18:02:26 GMT, wrote:

>Costco's selling the Haier 49-bottle free-standing cellar (Reserve
>Series, HVR049BLW). Anybody got one? Any comments? Any reviews of
>Haier gear online?
>
>Thanks.
>
>JJ
>
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I just bought one on Sunday, in middle of our heatwave (Seattle, WA).
Seems very nice and it's a great deal at $299 - the same the 30 bottle
unit sells for, and the footprint is the same, just taller.

I haven't verified the temp yet, but I have a few friends who have had
Haier units for a few years and they like them.

The only odd thing is that they have these ice wooden shelves, but you
have to stack two layers on each to fill it up. I couldn't find
anything at all about this model on line, probably a Costco-only item,
it looks closest to a model they sell in England.

Dale M.

haier, avanti, danby ... even the more expensive marvel, u-line, sub-zero,
etc. are generally dependable products. they are not designed for
indefinite "storage", but are more appropriate to "consume and replace"
applications (i.e., short term). on the other hand, there are a few
alternative "brands" that have neither the service histories, warranties,
nor vendor support provided by mainstream lines. stick with the
aforementioned and you'll be o.k.

a true wine cellar will cool slowly and gently to avoid severe fluctuations
in temperature. it must access the ambient fresh air supply in order to
achieve/maintain appropriate humidity levels.

refrigerators with modified thermostats have no means by which to access the
ambient absolute humidity and they cool relatively quickly. when an area is
cooled quickly, the warm air (and the associated humidity) is evacuated
quickly.

1/3 of the battle is temperature (mid 50's), but fluctuations can have
adverse effects, long term, and the dehydrative effect of quick cooling can
lead to oxidation/evaporation of the wine.


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> Costco's selling the Haier 49-bottle free-standing cellar (Reserve
> Series, HVR049BLW). Anybody got one? Any comments? Any reviews of
> Haier gear online?
>
> Thanks.
>
> JJ
>
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