Emerson 8 Bottle Wine Cooler

Does The Job
I only drink on average one bottle of wine per week: one glass per day over four or five days (I preserve the rest of it using a VacuVin or the Private Preserve system) and also buy relatively inexpensive wines that don't require long aging. So this 8-bottle wine cooler from Emerson is perfect for me; it also keeps me on a budget - I am limited to having only eight bottles of wine at any one time.

The unit itself is attractive and seems to be well-built. The packaging is also pretty sturdy. There are two metal racks that hold 4 standard (burgundy or bordeaux) bottles each, and be aware that long riesling or oversized Champagne bottles won't fit. Also, unlike some other wine coolers, you can't squeeze in more bottles by taking out the shelves and stacking bottles on top of one another. You're pretty much limited to 8.

This cooler operates on the thermoelectric method (also known as the Peltier effect - look it up on Wikipedia), meaning there is no compressor and...

Temperature never got cold
The manual said that it would reach the desired temperature (45 degrees for white wine) in 4 hours if fully stocked.I had 8 bottles of white wine in it. After 4 days it only got to 63 degrees. I had bought it new thru Amazon from a company called Discount Jungle.It turns out that it had been made in 2007 and most likely returned but not repaired. Amazon should not be dealing with this low grade outfit.
I got a replacement after having to pay to ship it back the non working unit only to have the replacement also made 7 years ago and not cooling also. Called Emerson Company who told me that the model had been discontinued because it was defective. That Discount Jungle was not authorized to sell their products. ARE YOU LISTENING AMAZON!

Does the job
Purchased this at Target about 18 mos ago. Worked fine until about a month ago when it wouldn't get any colder that 65 degrees. Read all the other frustrated reviews and even looked for a filter in the back that might be clogged. The particular version I have doesn't have a filter. Upon closer look found that one of the two fans stopped working. Went to Radio Shack and for just under $12 picked up a replacement fan. Took about 20 minutes to install the new one and about six hours later holding steady at 54 degrees. Do yourself a favor and don't throw this away. Look closely and see if you have a similar issue.

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