Grand Cru 4200 Wine Cellar Cooling Unit (Black) (Max Room Size = 600 Cu Ft)

I haven't installed the unit yet but will report arrival condition for now. The double-box packing's outer box was bent-up and had a hole. However, the inner box was ok and the unit itself was safely protected inside it. Some of the unit's black paint came off onto my hands like excess powdery residue. The unit itself was quite dusty like it had sat for many months somewhere. The digital display faceplate was loose, the top screw hole being too large; I'll fix that. One or two of the screws holding the housing together were absent, as the holes did not align, but it's not a problem for the unit's structural integrity. There was no power cord and it's not a typical cord you can find at stores, so I had to wait for a replacement. When I finally powered up the unit, sound level was not unreasonable, and it cooled the outflow air fairly quickly. I had forgotten it was for outside-in mounting, which won't work in my space; however, I can mount it with the flange inside the cellar and expect nearly identical results. The weight is not unreasonable. I had a Breezeaire 3000 which was heavier and which died after a few years, and a Breezeaire 2200 which is still chugging after about 15 years. It will be my backup if this unit fails. I'm pleased so far, overall, for the money.

Fair price, but I agree with the prior reviewers that this product is very loud.

WE love our sleek new unit . Keeping our collection in perfect tasting temperature.

We replaced an older version of this unit that had lived a good life but finally died. This version appears to be better built - but the interior circulation fan runs all the time. The early version did not. This is my second unit in 10 years. I Love the unit, does exactly what it is suppose to at a fair price.

Unit is adequately attractive. Definitely louder than my previous 10 year old Vintage Keeper. So far it is functioning flawlessly.

We have a built- in wine cellar in the basement and so I wasn't too concerned about the noise, but this unit is REALLY noisy. This is our 3rd cooling unit in 16 years, with about a 5 year average, and this is by far the loudest unit we have had. It does seem to run most of the time, but it has only been with us for a week. We'll see. Installation was easy, but the unit is heavy...not a one person job. The price is reasonable, especially if you know you'll be replacing it in about 5 years regardless of what you pay.

This is replacing a WhisperCool 4200 that died after 5 years. I am attempting to get the WhisperCool repaired, with the thought that having a spare would be nice. The WhisperCool is a little better unit. The bottle temperature probe option on my WhisperCool kept the unit running less frequently. The Grand Cru unit runs almost constantly. In the end, I still think the Grand Cru is a great value, but if my WhisperCool can be repaired, I will use the Grand Cru as the backup unit - not the primary unit for reasons listed above.

Very easy to install, quiet, steady at holding the temp. Not ugly to look at, great for my size wine cellar..

BEFORE INSTALLING THE UNIT, I OPENED UP THE TOP COVER AND NOTICED THE CONDENSATE HOSE FROM THE COOLING COIL WAS DANGLING LOOSE OVER THE FAN. HAD I STARTED THE UNIT THIS WOULD HAVE SHORTED OUT THE FAN. AFTER HOOKING THE HOSE UP TO THE CONDENSATE PAN THE UNIT HAS BEEN WORKING FINE.

Works great!!!!!!!!!! Keeps my room at 55 degrees during the summer heatwave and it runs similar to a fridge. Great value for the money....

This is a great little unit. It is venting into a storage area in our basement and works great. You can hear it a little upstairs if you stand right above the cellar but it isn't too bad. For the cost savings compared to other units I think it is a great buy. Not ideal if it is close to living space though as it might be annoying. The next room over is our home theatre and I can't here it in there at all which was my only real concern.

I purchased this unit in May 2010. It cools my 800 cubic foot cellar just fine. It also keeps the cellar within +/- 1 degree of the setting. The unit looks nice and is very functional, especially for the price. The only drawback of this unit in my opinion is that it's noisy, including some low pitch vibration. This is consistent with feedback from other reviewers. My cellar in my unfinished basement, so the noise doesn't really bother me much. If noise and vibration bother you, it might pay to look for a higher end unit.

This model is much quieter and seems to cool much better since it is not turing on and off as often. My cellar is staying right at 57 degrees. I am very pleased with this so far...only time will tell if it truly is quality.

I just took delivery of this cooling unit. It cools the space, but I would not order again because of the noise.

Bought this unit to replace a similar sized Winemate cooler that totally rusted out and leaked after only 3 years. This unit is more compact but is considerably noisier than the Winemate. Seems to cycle on and off about the same at 55`F though. A little gun shy after the Winemate experience, so purchased the extended 5yr warranty just in case...