Haier HVZ035ABS 35-Bottle Capacity Extra large Wine Cellar, Black | 
 enlarge | Brand: Haier
Category: Kitchen
Buy New: $329.99
New (5) from $329.99
Rating:  2 reviews
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 107
Dimensions (in): 19.9 x 21.7 x 38.6
MPN: HVZ035AB
Model: HVZ035ABS
UPC: 688057380810
EAN: 0688057380810
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Heavy duty brushed metal handle with flat glass door with blue gray tint and graphite trim | | • | Adjustable dual electronic flexi zone with an automatic setting for red and white wine | | • | 5 flat wire vinyl coated storage reacks and 2 half depth racks | | • | Dual function LED readout with soft interior lighting | | • | Leveling legs and a automatic door stop |
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Product Description
I admit, when it comes to dinner wine, I prefer white. But when it comes to health reasons, research seems to indicate that a dose of red wine each night may be helpful. It's associated with procyanidins that naturally occur in red wines. Procyanidins, some researchers say, are good for your blood vessels and are probably one of the factors contributing towards the long life spans of the people from the southwest of France and Sardinia. Also called "OPCs" for oligomeric procyanidins or "PCOs" for procyanidolic oligomers?are a class of nutrients belonging to the flavonoid family. Flavonoids have been associated with venous health.
So here I am buying (and learning to enjoy) red wines. Now I've got to keep both my reds and my whites at the proper storage temperature for maximum taste. That's where the Haier HVZ035ABS 35 Bottle Capacity Dual-Zone Wine Cellar Refrigerator comes in. I can set optimal temps for both red and white using its unique dual zone thermostat. Now I can enjoy my whites while appreciating the health benefits of the reds. It's just something that makes life more enjoyable. It's better than keeping my wines in my cellar! For taste and good health, I'm going with Haier. Automatic Setting for Red and White Wine 5 Flat Wire Vinyl Coated Storage Racks and 2 Half Depth Racks Dual-function LED Readout - View the selected temperature and monitor the internal temperature on this LED display Soft Interior Lighting Leveling Legs - Make legs longer or shorter to balance the unit if it sits on uneven ground. Automatic Door Stop - Door gently slows to a stop, preventing an abrupt close that could disrupt or dislodge the wine
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| Customer Reviews:
 Does everything it says it will October 6, 2008
B. L Yankiver (Boston)
I bought this dual-temp wine fridge about 2 months ago, and so far everything has been great. It came assembled for about $60 shipping, set up in a minute, and has been quietly keeping my white and red cool since.
The unit is pretty large - make sure to check the dimensions. It's attractive in black with a silver bezel around the glass door. The two LED temp displays are bright blue - almost bright enough to be a night light.
Setting the temperatures is pretty easy. It works like setting your average bedside alarm clock. I chose to have the top (smaller) portion at 46 for white and the lower (larger) portion at 62 for red. I haven't tried putting my own thermometer in to test the temp, but the digits rarely deviate from what I set them at, even during the 80+ degree days at the end of the summer.
In terms of noise, it's relatively inconspicuous. When the compressor turns on, there is a hum but it's not enough to bother me at all in my mid-size living room, even while working or watching a movie. This was one of my concerns to begin with and this product makes the grade. Silent would be better, but I'm very content.
I haven't had it long enough to test more than a few wines that have been stored in the fridge, and that'll be the real test. We'll gave to wait and see, but expect the results will be favorable. Overall, I'm quite satisfied.
 Horrible quality and inept service May 7, 2008
kireviewer (Sunnyvale, Ca United States)
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
NICE CONCEPT, BUT I WOULD THINK TWICE ABOUT BUYING HAIER.
This is a nice compact wine cooler. The top shelf will go down to 43 degrees (if it is working) for 10 bottles of white and the bottom shelf will go down to 56 degrees for 25 bottles of red. It is a small size that can fit into a corner. It is a good height, being about the height of countertop. You can take shelves out so you can store magnums.
The unit has adjustable feet for leveling, but there is not adjustment available. It is easy to unscrew a foot all of the way out, and then it is difficult to screw back in. I ended up putting a coaster under one of the feet to level the unit.
BUT IT IS VERY POOR QUALITY.
When I got the unit home, I found it had a broken door and would not seal. The manual says, don't return the unit, but call for service.
Haier contracts out the service to the same company that does home service calls for Sears. I called and someone came within a week. They found that the door was broken and needed to be replaced.
A new door was ordered from Haier. It took about 3 months for a door to come. Haier sent 2 doors, because both doors were badly chipped. I guess they felt we would just choose the one that was the best. Then Haier sent out 3 more doors, each one worse than the next.
I was getting nowhere with Haier, so I sent an email to the company headquarters in China. I finally got some action, and Haier said they would replace my entire unit.
I did get a "new" unit. It was kind of dinged up, but the door sealed.
Also, some of the shelves do not stay in place.
After about 30 days of running, the unit will start making a lot of noise. There is actually a thing in the owners manual about this. It says if the cooler starts making noise, unplug it for a little while. Of course, this is a bid pain, if you have the cooler up against the wall and the plug is not easy to access. It means about once a month, you need to empty the wine cooler, move it out from the wall, unplug, wait and push it back.
After 5 months, this new unit stopped cooling on the top shelf. I called Haier and they said it is no longer under warranty, since I purchased the unit over a year ago. But, the first unit was bad for 7 months and not really usuable. I've only had a "working" unit for 5 months.
I am now going to appeal to corporated headquarters and see if they will do something about it.
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