CellarPro 1800XTS-B BEER COOLING UNIT, 2176 - Manual (Page 8)

recessed lighting, which can allow air to leak into the cellar. Please note: The R-values
above are the MINIMUM recommended amounts of insulation. It is advisable to use as
much insulation as possible inside your walls, ceiling and floor.
It is critical that all walls, joints, doors and windows, electrical outlets and/or switches,
pipes, vents and light fixtures be sealed to prevent air and moisture from entering the
cellar. If there is a leak in the cellar, the cooling unit will build up excess condensation
that eventually may damage the internal components and shorten the life of the
cooling unit, and may cause water to leak from the cooling unit.
We offer a Wine Cellar Modification for cooling
units that will be installed in wine cellars (as
opposed to wine cabinets.) The Wine Cellar
Modification provides a fitting and condensate
tube at the back of the cooling unit to relieve
excess moisture that may condense inside the
cooling unit. For installations in warm
environments and/or cellars without airtight
seals, we strongly recommend this modification.
However, the modification does not replace the requirement for a cellar to have proper
insulation, moisture barriers and airtight seals from the environment outside the cellar.
If your cooling unit has the wine cellar modification, please make sure that the tube has
a condensate trap that is slightly filled with water, as follows:
As shown above, the drain line should drop, then rise (but stay below the height of the
fitting), and then drop again into a drain or bucket. Then, fill the trap with water. The
condensate trap will allow any excess moisture inside the cooling unit to overcome the
static pressure and flow out of the drain line. Please note: If you do not use a trap, you
will see little – if any – condensation, for the same reason that water stays inside a straw
when one end is sealed.
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