Danby DWC310BL 35 Bottle Wine Cooler

by Danby

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 106 pounds
• ASIN: B0007XKIQG
• Average Customer Review: 1.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #269,737 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

- Temperature Cooling Range 6-14C (42. 8F - 57. 2C). Shatter resistant tempered glass door. Interior display light. Auto-Cycle Defrost. 5 full width wire shelves. 1 half width wire shelf. 1 staggered shelf. Reversible door hinge. Warranty: 1 Year Parts and Labour Additional 4 Years (Parts Only) on Sealed System. In-Home Service Unit Dimensions: 17 11/16 inchW x 20 1/16 inchD x 33 1/16 inchH. Color: Black. Capacity: 35 bottle (3. 2 cu. Ft. ).

Customer Reviews

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Danby Designer 35 Bottle Wine Cooler, February 8, 2007

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I. Smith (Clearwater, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Danby DWC310BL 35 Bottle Wine Cooler

My Danby Designer was not sufficiently protected to prevent minor scratches during shipping. This problem could easily be fixed by wrapping a thin foam sheet around it.

The door does not seal at each corner. A small gap is formed on a diagonal where the cabinet skin is crimped in the corners and the door magnetic gasket can't fit the contour.

There is a single adjustable leg in front, however, the bottom door hinge prevents it from screwing all the way in. I had to place a shim under the fixed leg on the opposite side to prevent wobbling. This could be solved if you want to go to the trouble of reversing the door hinges.

This is not a true 35-bottle cooler. Even with 11-1/2" x 3" bottles, I couldn't put 35 bottles inside. You can just fit 5 of this size bottle on 4 of the 6 main shelves by alternately facing one neck in and the next one out. However, a light fixture above the top shelf only allows 4 bottles, and the bottom shelf of mine is not quite wide enough for the 5th bottle unless you force it in. The lower section can hold 6 more bottles. So, if you add up the numbers the most mine will hold of this bottle size is 34. Since bottles come in a variety of sizes today, a more realistic capacity would be 31, which is all I can presently fit in mine.

There is no circulating fan so there's a temperature difference of 10 degrees-F from top to bottom. Don't rely on the temperature control knob settings and the associated temperatures in the Temperature Range Guide in the Owners Manual. They are way off, so I suggest placing a thermometer inside.

The compressor is a bit noisy.

The light switch is manual i.e. it doesn't turn on when the door is opened.

Finally, if room humidity is above 50%, I get slight condensation along the bottom outside of the door glass. Danby has many other models and I believe for the money, they may have some better choices.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Danby wine cooler - its a little noisey, February 8, 2007

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Armondo Mondragon (California) - See all my reviews

The unit cools fine. Wine bottles fit in it ok and the price was at the low end for wine coolers. I had read reviews that complained of its noise. I figured I didn't need to worry about the noise issue as I was installing it under a counter, behind a bar, with the back of the unit vented into my garage. I was wrong it makes a very low pitched hum that though low in tone is fairly loud. I sealed around the unit to prevent air from entering into the house from the garage. This sealing did nothing to releave the noise. The good news is its cycled off more than its on so the noise isn't constant. Its in our family room and if the TV is on or music is playing its noise fades into the background. The real question is knowing what I know now would I still have purchased the unit? Right now yes. I've gotten used to the noise. If you had asked me in the first two months I had the unit I would have said no way.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT, March 26, 2007

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Jonathan Sagal (NYC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Danby DWC310BL 35 Bottle Wine Cooler

The temperature is wildly inconsistent and does not match what the guide says in the owner's manual. I had it serviced twice, including having the thermostat replaced, but it still gets way too cold for storing red or white wine - even at the minimum setting, the top of the fridge is in the low 50's, and the bottom is as cold as a refridgerator. Danby was particularly unhelpful in getting it fixed (probably because it was never made to work to begin with).