Customer Reviews

Haier HVFO42ABL 42-Bottle Wine Cellar, with Contoured Smoked Glass Door

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(1)
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NOTE:

Haier no longer seems to be doing business in the U.S. I wouldn't buy their remaining products as they won't be around to service them or get parts or things.

ORIGINAL REVIEW:

This model does not feature UV protection on the glass door so it's useless for storing wine long term except in a garage or basement. If you plan on installing in your kitchen, get something else with UV protection. Haier has a higher end model that does feature UV glass. Too bad because I think it's very stylish and understated and actually nicer looking than the higher end model.

The main thing to remember here is that you need to either situate this in a dark place (a basement would be better than a garage since your electric bill will be less) or you need to plan on using it only for short-term wine storage -- very important fact to remember in deciding on models to purchase.

This is a great wine cooler. I purchased this unit about four months ago and have loved it ever since. Living in the northeast where the weather changes from cool to hot it was not very appealing to keep wine at home for more than a period of ~2 months. This unit allows me to store wine with the confidence that they won't be adversely afffected by the changing temperatures or extreme heat. Besides the functional aspects the unit is also well designed and not an eyesore. It melds into a room and is almost always a topic of discussion. The only complaint that I would have about the unit is that does make some noise, but no more than any small refrigerator would.

In spite of previous reviewer who obviously can't fit the bottles in right, I managed to store 47 (yes, 47) standard 750ml bottles. All you have to do is alternate the direction the necks point on the bottom two shelves, holding 4 each. I fit 9 on the top shelf alone, but it has to be the right bottle shape. The other five shelves will hold 6 bottles each - 5 in a row, plus a sixth at a right angle so you can see the label thru the door. It's a snug fit, but it can work...

I use this to store red wines, and it does a great job for my needs. I have a small apartment, and this unit's size was perfect. It keeps the wines at the proper temp, and yes there's a faint bit of gurgling noise when the compressor is operating, but no more noticeable that your household fridge.

For the money, this is really a great deal, esp. with the 5-year warranty. ...

I ordered this from Amazon as a gift. It arrived FedEx 3 business days after I placed my order, in great condition. The box was a little mangled but there were no problems with breakage or malfunctioning once I plugged it in.

The temperature controls are easy to set, and although the temp does range approx 5 degrees between cycles of turning on/off, a variance this small will not affect how wine ages. Overall, a very good gift for someone who loves to store wine.

I new this product was a great item. My best friend bought one about 2 years ago and has been so pleased. I was anxious to buy one for my husbands birthday. I shopped around and the prices for other Wine Cellers was outragious. They were not as attractive. The only noise you hear is a slight murmur when the celler turns on. I really think it is great. I hope to get many years of enjoyment from it.

This product was exactly as advertised. Relatively quiet and looks great. I see no drawbacks to this product.

My wine refrigerator shipped quickly and arrived in excellent condition. I have been using it for about a month with no problems at all. It is easy to load and unload the bottles, settings are easy to adjust. I am quite pleased with it.

The wine cooler keeps our wines at the prper temp for long term storage.

Received as a Bridal Gift. Very nice, beautiful non-reflecting curved glass shows off our collection of Napa Wine.

This is a good wine cellar for the price. It's compact, quiet, and unobtrusive, the motor doesn't generate heat (very important in our non-air-conditioned home).

It maintains a constant temperature, but I recommend using a separate calibrated thermometer to verify the displayed temperature. We found a 5-degree discrepancy between the displayed and actual temperatures. You can't recalibrate the thermostat (or at least the manual provides no instructions on how to do so), but you can simply adjust the thermostat setting to make up for any discrepancy.

My one complaint is that there is no way the unit can accommodate 42 bottles as advertised. It will hold 36 regular bottles, max. Maybe the manufacturer included half-bottles in its claim? Regardless, I recommend doing what we did, and zoom the photo of this or any other Haier wine cellar and count how many slots are available. We counted 36 in the photo, which is exactly how many bottles the unit will really hold. We had done the same with the 30 bottle unit and counted only 28 slots, which is why we orderd this larger unit.

But all in all, it's a solid product, and you can't beat the price.