There is a huge market for wine cellars these days. While they used to be considered a high-end amenity currently 10-15% of all homeowners consider a wine cellar as a must-have.
Why install a wine cellar? Well, certainly you should enjoy wine and the whole process of growing your own collection. Some thought should also be given to the beneficial effect a wine cellar can have on the resale value of your home.
Certainly the classic location for most residential wine cellars is in the basement, after all the idea is to create a cave-like environment for the wine. However, cellars are becoming more of a focal point in some homes becoming a part of the living space such as near the kitchen or dining room.In other cases a lot of empty nesters who don’t want to move take a spare bedroom and turn it into a wine cellar.
This can present some challenges when it comes to installation of a wine cooling unit. The WhisperKOOL Extreme series of wine cellar cooling units offers tremendous flexibility of installation. It is ideal for hotter climates where outside temperatures can be over 110°F, cold climates where winter prevents many units from operating effectively and in limited spaces where ventilation is a problem.
Constructing a wine cellar does not require any elaborate techniques. Some essentials are a good vapor barrier, insulation, moisture-resistant drywall and an exterior grade door.
People build a wine cellar with two main goals; to maintain the proper temperature and humidity to ensure that their wine collection ages well. To accomplish this a condenser unit to maintain humidity some sort of temperature control is a must. For wine cellars of up to 1,000 cubic feet the WhisperKOOL Extreme 4000 will perform this task under virtually any working environment. Larger cellars of up to 2,000 cubic feet will require the more powerful state of the art WhisperKOOL Extreme 8000.