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Vintec 30 Bottle Wine Cabinet V30SGME
Kenneth N.Sydney, NSW
- 2 reviews
Rubbish
I have two. Both not cold at all. Temperature doesn’t go below 20d. Cost few hundred bucks to repair. Only 4 years!! Anywhere or anyone can help me save the cooler?
Purchased in August 2021 at Dan Murphy's Online store for A$500.00.
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ScottGreater Melbourne (Inner), VIC
- 3 reviews
6 Years Old and still going strong...
I purchased my Vintec wine cabinet through the Penfolds promo in 2014. Mine seems to be chugging along ok and hasn't succumbed to the failures of the others. We are renovating our house which I'm hoping to allow space for the Vintec in the kitchen but worried it'll fail as soon as we put it in given it's age. I know they're not supposed to be built in but this will have free space around it.
It's pretty loud when the compressor kicks in, just like an old fridge. I hope it continues on but it seems like it'll be a ticking time bomb.
Purchased in July 2021 for A$299.00.
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LizSouth Australia, 5413
- 21 reviews
- 2 likes
Great wine fridge
Compact sleek unit. Keeps bottles at optimum temperature.
No issues in the four years since purchase. Love that shelves can be moved to accommodate as required.
Very quiet to run
Purchased in October 2021 at Wine deal for A$399.00.
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MarkBunbury
Was good until it stopped working
Shut down wine fridge for 3 months while away on holidays. When returned switched back on but would not run, compressor o/k as was by passed and was cooling so not faulty. As the unit is fitted with pcb’s inside and out very hard to fault find problem, indoor fan still works o/k
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Lord ArekNewcastle, New South Wales
- 7 reviews
- 9 likes
Great little wine fridge
I had my fridge for over four years & it worked flawlessly.
It's quiet, the temperatures are very stable and looks great.
The fridge is very flexible as you can adjust shelves to suit your needs.
The quality & finish is top notch.
Very happy with my purchase.
Highly recommended.
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BranikalBrisbane
Absolutely Useless after 15 months
I purchased this from Dan Murphy's and it stopped working after 15 months, I rang and was told it was a 1 year warranty and would cost $180 just to send a repair man to find out what was wrong with it. The only wine it is good for now is me whining to everyone I meet telling them to steer clear of Vintec fridges at all cost
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Ed
- 10 reviews
Avoid if you have decent wine to store
I use this to only store reds for the long term at 16 degrees. After 2 years twice it has dropped to 2 (yes 2) degrees without any input from us. You can't even select 2 degrees - 5 is the minimum user selectable temperature. Has ruined several of my good bottles and I hate to think what it's done to my very long term $$$ wines. An email explaining the situation and requesting clarification on whether this should even be possible was met only with advice that a service call would be minimum $170. Why fix junk? Sworn off Vintec now.
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Michael
- 8 reviews
- 8 likes
Only works for 2 years. Warranty is just 2 years.
A friend purchased five Vintec V30SGME wine cabinets as part of the Penfold's wine offer in 2014. I was given this wine cabinet as a gift when it was delivered around September 2014.
The product was well packed and did keep a stable temperature between 11 and 13 degrees Celsius. Physically the unit is well constructed but the inside has a very strong chemical stench, possibly from the insulation or plastics used. I ventilated my cabinet for 48 hours by opening the door and blowing air into it with a fan, but the smell would not go away....Read more
The product stopped working about 2.5 years after I received it, although it could have failed earlier as I rarely checked its temperature. Despite the temperature being set to 12C it would not go below 20C. The compressor and fan were constantly running. I emailed Vintec Sales and Service and was told the warranty was 2 years long so sorry, we can't do anything about it. The Vintec rep then tried a lame attempt at humour while telling me my $500 product is now worthless: "Mind you - with todays temperature - I think we are all overheating!!" Was that supposed to be funny? Was it a suggestion that Vintec products don't work on warm days? It was 25C in Adelaide when I sent my email. Out of the five units my friend purchased, two have already failed (including mine) and the recipients of the other three units have been advised to frequently check their Vintec V30 cabinets for imminent failure. Coolant leaks appear to be a very common problem with V30 and V40 series Vintec products, judging by forum and web site comments from other users, so I will not be buying another. I now have to find a way to dispose of this heavy item, probably at my own cost.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
Questions & Answers
Markasked
As per other reviews I have read I shut down the fridge for 3 months, when restarted would not cool
Compressor would not run but indoor fan running o/k, bypassed PCB and put power direct to compressor ran o/k and was cooling so not a refrigerant problem
As I do not know Ohms readings for indoor probe cannot check to see if faulty
Can you suggest what could be wrong or do I just replace indoor and outdoor pcb and also the indoor sensor
Have checked transformer and is o/k
Regards
Mark
No answers
Pualaniasked
Bought this fridge but been told that I can't put this in my new kitchen. ..can't put under the bench, can someone please answer?
2 answers
You can not build these fridges into a bench, it requires constant ventilation from all sides and must be set up freestanding.
Thank you
Jeffery Y.asked
Just bought the V30SGMEBK. Claims a capacity of 35 bottles but I couldn't for the life of me figure out how to fit 35 in. The max I could fit in was 30. Can you please provide a photo of a stacking configuration of 35 bottles? Cheers.
2 answers
They base there capacity rating on Bordeaux style bottles which are your standard 70 x 300mm bottles.
Thanks, DD.
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ELECTROLUX ..Vintec
Hi Mark,
If you wish to discuss this further please feel free to contact me at [email protected] attention Tania. Thanks, TaniaTania from Electrolux here.
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