Condensation on the inside of the glass every humid week. He checked the seal and the zone control, found the lower zone working far harder than it should, and traced it to a sensor. Glass has been clear all summer since.
Evangeline I. · Newton
Dual-zone cabinets, wine columns and undercounter wine units.
Wine Cooler Repair
Wine storage fails quietly, which is the problem — a cabinet drifting five degrees warm does not announce itself the way a warm refrigerator does, and by the time anyone notices it has been drifting for weeks. A dual-zone unit holding both zones at the same temperature is the most common call, and it is usually a damper or a sensor rather than the cooling.
- Service call
- $95, credited
- On site
- 8:00 am – 8:00 pm, seven days
- Coverage
- Greater Boston
- Brands for this
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What people describe
The symptoms that bring us out
- Both zones sitting at the same temperature on a dual-zone cabinet
- Condensation on the inside of the glass door
- Compressor running far more than it used to
- Interior lighting flickering with the unit otherwise fine
- Temperature reading on the display disagreeing with a thermometer inside
Who builds them
The same appliance fails differently by manufacturer
- Sub-Zero Built-in refrigeration that is meant to outlive the kitchen it sits in. Most of what we see is a twelve to twenty year old unit where one subsystem has aged out while everything around it is still sound.
- Liebherr Integrated and freestanding refrigeration, including some of the best wine storage made. European parts, so lead times matter as much as diagnosis.
- True Residential Commercial refrigeration engineering in a residential cabinet. Undercounter units, columns and wine storage.
- U-Line Undercounter refrigeration, ice machines and wine storage — the appliances that end up in islands, bars and butler pantries.
On wine storage
4.9out of 5
from 983 reviews across Greater Boston
Compressor was running far more than it used to and I could hear it from the next room. Door closer had weakened on a heavy glass door so it was never quite sealing. Replaced, and the running time dropped straight back to normal.
Reginald X. · Brookline
Both zones had quietly settled at the same temperature and I have no idea how long it had been like that. He found the damper stuck and put it right. Also pointed out these drift silently, so it is worth checking the reading now and then.
Bartholomew Z. · Wellesley
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The $95 covers the visit and the full diagnosis and comes off the repair once you approve it. If it turns out nothing should be repaired, we will say that too.