Smad 28-Bottle Freestanding Wine Refrigerator Chiller Cooler

J. DeGraw: Even after waiting four hours to plug the unit in after unboxing, it started making unusual sounds right from the get go. After running for a month now, it continues to make unusual and inconsistent noises. The worst part though is that the temperature control doesn't work. It doesn't matter what temperature I set the fridge at, it will cool it about 5 degrees cooler. Right now it's set at 48 degrees, but it registers a 42 degree temperature. I'm not sure why this function doesn't work, but ultimately, it does keep a consistent temperature (just not at the setting you input). I had some challenges loading different kinds of bottles. Wide Pinot Noir bottles are a problem and so are sparkling bottles. Sparkling has to go on the bottom, and Pinot bottles can stack on the top, but good luck getting them to fit in the middle shelves. Those are really only for thinner bottles like Riesling or Merlot bottles.

I don't recommend this fridge, but for the price it's getting the job done.

United States on Jan 05, 2021

Kimberly Donovan: We purchased this when our old one finally stopped working. We didn't want to spend over $400, but needed something that would hold around 30 bottles. This is a nice, efficient wine refrigerator and you just need to spend some time planning how to stock it. The bottom rack holds our larger champaign bottles. The temperature controls are intuitive and easy to use. It is not 100% quite, but that doesn't bother us.

United States on Apr 15, 2020

CESDewar: First, the item came double-boxed and was intact, no damage, as delivered by UPS. Plugged it in, set temperature, and in a few hours it cooled down to the set temperature - in fact I set it to 46° and my thermometer registered 45.8° - so no issue there. I then put thermometers at the top and the bottom of the cooler and reset the temperature to 51°. After several hours, I recorded 57° on the top rack (where I keep the Reds) and 52° on the bottom for the white wines. Personally, I find that performance to be just fine, and it seems to keep it pretty stable too. There is very little noise coming from it, and it is operating in a room that is warmish (about 80°). I have 33 bottles in it right now, and I could probably squeeze in 2 more on the bottom racks. Obviously, the 35-bottle capacity is based upon "regular" wine bottles - fatter wine/champagne bottles will reduce capacity accordingly, but I don't have a quibble with their stated capacity.
So all in all I am very pleased with the purchase at this point. Provided that the performance remains steady (and right now I have no reason to suspect it won't), I will leave the 5* review stand. Should that change in the future, I...

United States on Aug 16, 2018

Real Reviewer: This is a really nice unit. Had another compressor unit for 20 years until a power surge blew it out along with all of my outdoor water timers.

I was told the unit would arrive between Dec. 21 and 27. Received it on Dec. 15, a full week before it was due.

Packaging was perfect and the unit is very attractive. Took me longer to cut up the shipping box then to set up the chiller.

There was a loose, black 8 x 10 plastic piece inside. Sent a message thru Amazon to the seller. Received a response, pictures and instructions on how to attach that drip tray by 4:30am the next morning. Took all of 5 seconds to set it in.

I let it cool down for about 4 hours and then loaded it with 30 bottles of wine. I let it sit for another 24 hours to make sure it got to the temperature I wanted for my red wines. I need to set it for 54 degrees to ensure the upper shelves stay at 62 and the lower shelves stay at 58. Exactly the temperatures I want. Sometimes what you set it at doesn't necessarily match what a unit produces. I have 2 refrigerator thermometers inside to monitor the temperature. It has not changed in the past 12 hours. The wines won't be moved until they are...

United States on Dec 21, 2017

suziQ: Works well, temp is easily adjusted , holds a lot and is very quiet. Also attractive looking. What more could one ask? We bought this after Sears couldn't make good on one after 2 moths waiting. This was a very fast delivery. UPDATE: Two yrs out and it's become quite noisy. Strange noises, lots of clicking. Would not by another because of that.

United States on Dec 04, 2017