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Outside the Cellar
Condensing unit Air Exhaust. Condensing units create significant hot air which
must be exhausted into an appropriately-sized space in order for the heat to
dissipate. If the space is constrained and/or too small, the heat will not dissipate.
In this event, the cooling unit will be forced to re-circulate its hot air exhaust and/or
the static pressure will back up the cooling unit. If this happens, the cooling unit’s
ability to create cold air inside the cellar will be compromised.
Condenser Air Intake. The condenser coils require access to cool air in order for
the cooling unit to produce cold air. In addition, the cooling unit must be installed
so that, after its installation, the condenser coils are accessible for periodic cleaning.
The Condensing unit cannot be ducted.
Inside the Cellar
Evaporator Air Intake
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When the warm air passes across the evaporator coils, heat
is removed from the air, and the resulting cold air is exhausted into the cellar. To
ensure proper airflow, minimum clearance of 12” is required in front of the cooling
unit.
Evaporator Air Exhaust.
Cold air is exhausted at the top front of the cooling unit.
Because CellarPro cooling units are located at the highest point inside wine cellars,
the cold air exhaust eventually will drop to the bottom of the cellar. To ensure proper
airflow and reduce temperature stratification inside the cellar, the space in front of
the cold air discharge should be clear of any obstructions, including wine bottles, wine
racks, etc.
Ducting For the Evaporator (3000Sqc/4000Sqc Models). Cold air exhaust and
return (from the evaporator) can be ducted with our front duct hood up to 100
equivalent feet of total ductwork, or 50 equivalent feet for both the discharge and
return ducting, using 8” diameter insulated ducting. Our front duct kit is compatible
exclusively with our 3000Sqc and 4000Sqc cooling units. If you’d like to duct one
of our larger cooling units, please consider our AH6500 and AH8500 cooling units.
Before attaching the front duct hoods, remove the front grill (if present) from the
front of cooling unit.
Front duct kits should be paired with our remote control panel, which allows the
digital display to be installed remotely from the cooling unit, either inside or outside
the cellar. The remote comes standard with 10’ of wiring, and offer additional wiring
upon request. Front duct kits also should be used with our remote thermostat (aka
bottle probe), which comes standard with a 10 foot cord that can be plugged into
the cooling unit, and terminate inside the cellar to measure either air or liquid
temperature. Please note that the HY setting should be changed from the 4 to 1 if
the bottle probe will be inserted in liquid (see Advanced Operation for more
information).
