![]() ![]() To avoid this rookie mistake, set up your wine chiller in a dark area away from hot appliances, where the ambient temperature is between 50- 80☏ and doesn't fluctuate too much. This results in more electricity consumption, with extreme hot (or cold) ambient temperatures resulting in the cooler not working at all. Furthermore, sun and/or placement next to hot objects, like a wall heater, force the cooler to work harder to drop the temperature. Excessive direct sunlight can also affect the cooling unit's exterior coating. A wine chiller is not a suit of armor: direct natural light can affect your bottles even if they're seemingly safely stashed. When vino gets exposed to UV rays, the phenolic compounds in it - aka the stuff that makes wine taste and smell great - start to break down. Sun is bad both for wine and any wine chilling appliance. ![]()
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