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On 6/27/02 we purchased a model vino-400E wine cellar with glass window from Westside Winecellars Group, Beverly Hills CA. This was a joint present to celebrate our 15th wedding anniversary.

It was delivered on 7/30/02 by Bekins Worldwide Solutions with minor flaws apparently do to the method of packing.

This shot was taken on the delivery truck, prior to installation.

I bought this item at Costco (includes white glove delivery) 5 days ago for ~ $1000. Unit looks great (brushed aluminum and dark glass doors). I have it in my furnished basement (which has relatively low ceilings) and it fits easily. It is much lighter than other units I looked at (didn’t matter for delivery, but I hope to move in the next year or two). Although it looks like two separate sections, it is really one open unit with an upper and lower door so the air moves through the entire unit. Condensation drains into a bucket at the back of the unit which might be a problem in the future (hard to move away from the wall when full). Keeps a pretty constant temperature from what I have seen. Digital display does not equal digital controls: you turn a little knob like many fridges to adjust the temp. There is about a 2 degree F difference between top and bottom. The compressor is quiet (it’s in the same room as my TV and office area) and does not disturb me when I am studying). I have it about 3/4 full already and only have ~5 cases inside. Like most units, does better with traditional Bordeaux style bottles than with larger bottles (champagne, Burgundy, or the standard bottles found at wineries like J in Sonoma). Instructions indicate that it can be built in but I have it as a free unit. The company is Danish and the instructions are not the easiest to understand, but who really needs many instructions for a glorified refrigerator? Thee is no light when door is open which makes it hard to ID the wine due to the dark background. The lock is pretty flimsy (a piece of plastic with a lock in the middle that inserts into a grove between the two doors) and doesn’t keep closed the doors closed all the way when one attempts to open, but when my 2 year old pulls on the handle, the doors open ~1 cm and then closes when he lets go.

My wife and I purchased this refrigerator in June of 2007. We selected this model due to its ability to fit into the space we have in our kitchen. We have been very pleased with it.

From an electric usage standpoint, this is an Energy Star rated model and we have been very pleased with the low electric usage. Our previous fridge used a colossal amount of electricity and this model is wonderful in that our electric bill has been noticeably lower.

We bought this wine chiller after our failed foray in online shopping for our previous wine chiller. We got it for about 200 dollars at BevMo in California.

Basically, we got what we were looking for. This is a nice looking, brushed silver wine refrigerator that uses thermoelectric cooling and minimal vibration. It holds 9 bottles on the racks and 2 bottles upright, and it fits nicely on the counter in our kitchen, right next to our big refrigerator.

There are 2 main problems with this chiller though.

Having little room and only a few nice bottles of wine worth storing, I went looking for a small built in version that would not cost a lot of money. This model seemed to be it.

Unfortunately when I first plugged it in, it sounded like it was rattling apart. The vibration noise was extremely loud.

After some fiddling I found that the compressor was not properly mounted. Whomever assembled this unit put in only three bolts and didn’t put in those three properly. After a quick trip to the hardware store I was able to mount the compressor properly. I also tightened down several other loose screws I could reach. Although not quiet the noise is now what one would expect from this level refrigerator I guess. Not able to hear other wine coolers in action I can’t give reference. It is still noisier than our large KitchenAid household refrigerator.

i replaced an 80’s model side-by-side subzero with this over-under model and regretted it from day one, for the following reasons:

(a) its designers managed to make it at least 25% heavier than the needlessly massive sub-zero it replaced (a feat that i wouldn’t have thought possible; i mean, my installers told me that taking the sub-zero out was a piece of cake compared to moving this behemoth in)–god help me and my new floors if i ever have to move the thing myself;

I have have several of these Amana with the freezer on the bottom. In our current house came with a side by side fridge. We had to leave our previous model at the old house. After 1 week with a side by side my husband & I looked at each other & said “Do you miss the Freezer on the bottom as much as I do?”

I have a model # PFS22SISBSS (note there are A, B, C and DSS models at least; the exact model is printed on the sticker inside the unit), purchased in Nov 2006 from Lowe’s. Several months ago I had water run to the box for ice and chilled water. Use of the machine is moderate as it is used by two adults and no children.

We bought this fridge 6 months ago. It is hard to say if it has ever worked correctly. It is a very nice fridge but the reliability is terrible!

The service people have been out several times and the fridge still does not work!!!

The ice maker doesn’t make ice, the water in the ice maker doesn’t freeze AND it is jammed.

Stuff freezes in the fridge part.

Stuff turns into ice crystals galore in the freezer.

The plastic screen / vent on the bottom of the fridge falls off constantly.

I bought a black one of these this past Saturday for $1039 at an appliance discount center. Most have dents and scratches, but the one I found had only a scratch in an area hidden by my side cabinets. Quite a deal I have to say. I did opt for the 5 year extended warranty for $99 due to several of the problems people described here. I have to ignore those here that complain about quality of parts, or door openings to get at drawers, etc. Did you not look at this when you bought it? Are other parts for refrigerators made out of substances other than glass, plastic and steel?