34-Bottle Compressor Wine Cooler Refrigerator with Lock by Ivation

LaurenceAmazon Customer: According to the manufacturer this bar fridge requires 10” of side clearance to work properly.
Try and find that info on the Amazon site as it is not there. I sent an email to the manufacturer saying we are having issues with it cooling down and they went right to the clearance. I feel like I was duped by false advertising with no recourse to act on.

Canada on May 01, 2023

Leslie Johnstone: This fridge works well and looks great. It holds a steady temperature and I have not heard any of the sounds that some have commented on. The door handle is a bit tricky to mount as you have to fish the bolts through the door frame with rather poor access. I cursed the product design engineer a number of times.
There is a wine purchase deal on a card that comes with it. It does not appear to be redeemable in Canada which is a bit annoying.
Overall, this seems to be a quality product for a reasonable price.

Canada on Apr 17, 2023

Customer in Napa: I bought this fridge to replace a 20 bottle non-compressor fridge that failed. Works great, temp is reliable, and capacity is good. I did find that some of my bottles were too long to fit in the racks, which was not a problem with my previous fridge. However, the bottom section is like a basket, and the longer bottles can lay flat in that space just fine.

Overall I think this fridge is a good value for someone with a smaller collection of bottles that need to be kept cool.

United States on Jul 10, 2022

mikemac9: We bought this to replace a GE wine cooler (no longer made) that lasted about 12 years. We bought the optional 5 year warranty since it was pretty inexpensive although I'd much prefer not to need it.

Likes: As the pictures show this is an attractive unit and doesn't look out of place in the dining room. The capacity is sufficient for holding some bottles for near-term drinking and some for longer aging. The unit is pretty quiet when the compressor is running.

Dislikes: after letting it run a few days to come to thermal equilibrium the temp control is at 59F to maintain 54F inside as measured by a Taylor wired probe thermometer in the middle of the case. The light for the temp is bright at night and doesn't appear to have a dimming control so I covered it with a few layers of removable blue painters tape. It would be nice if the unit was an inch or two wider so bottles have a gap between them.

United States on Jul 06, 2022

This guy: Every time the refrigeration unit kicks on and off it does with a loud clunk, it can be irritating to listen too!

Canada on Jan 31, 2022

Audrey: Livraison rapide et identique comme décrit À+++

Canada on Jan 12, 2022

Dustin w Powers: Lets just say make absolutely sure that you need this thing cause it's not refundable! Which isn't stated anywhere in descriptions

Canada on Nov 13, 2021

Amazon Customer: Ordered the 34 bottle wine cooler at the beginning of December 2020. it was a Christmas gift. Plugged it in and it would not turn on. Called C&A Marketing (Ivation importer) and they choose to ship out a new unit rather than repair or have the first one shipped back. We received the second unit and it too had that same problem. It would not power on. Neither unit was damaged and both shipping boxes were in great shape upon delivery. On the second unit, I took it to an electronics repair shop and all testing pointed to a bad micro controller on their PCB board (Part number KB-5150 E123995). It is clear, that Ivation's specifications, or C&A Marketing (the importer) was to build the motherboard as cheap as possible. For instance there is no fuse in the design yet the board layout calls for a fuse. Penny wise, pound foolish. During the testing, we were able to get the compressor to turn on by giving it direct power and by passing the PCB. A bad compressor does not seem to be the problem. I have called and emailed C&A and am waiting to hear back. It is a huge environmental waste that both of these brand new units will end up in the...

United States on Mar 29, 2021

Placeholder: I was a bit suspicious about ordering this wine fridge, I worried it was too inexpensive to truly be as good as the reviews. I couldn’t have been more wrong!!! It is a very sleek and clean design! It has beautiful inner lighting that can be turned on or off, that also automatically turns off in 10 minutes. The temperature is very easy to adjust. The set up was easy. It got to proper temperature quickly. The fridge itself is slightly noisy as it adjusts and maintains its temperature...but not at all annoying! I may need to buy another one...it is FULL! 🥰 I couldn’t be happier.

United States on May 15, 2020