I was at Home Depot this weekend. They have 52-bottle wine coolers for sale for $199 if anyone is interested. Seemed like a pretty good deal and thought I would share. :-)
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Do you know what brand?
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Looks like it would be a Vissani...
http://www.homedepot.com/Appliances-...atalogId=10053
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It looks like it might be this one: Vissani 52-Bottle Wine Cooler in Black
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It looks to be a compressor unit, not thermoelectric. The compressor will kill your Rh.
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Ahh, I didn't look at it closely enough. Good call.
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Compressor-driven wine coolers are capable of being good humidors. Yes these require more in initial setup and RH beads (or equivalent) than thermoelectric units, but the trade-off is the compressor-driven units are often more durable.
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Both compressor and thermoelectric units work very well. There are tradeoffs with both so you really need to match the unit with your requirements and wants.
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Thanks for the heads up. Girlfriend and I will probably head there tomorrow to check them out.
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As long as your house is air conditioned, you could use a compressor model...you'd never have to turn it on.

I seldom turn my Vino on....
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There was a post (maybe on CS) that has Shilala explaining what you need to do in order to make a compressor unit work as a humidor. He says they are just as good as a thermo-electric and if he says it I believe it.
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Maybe Scott can chime in. I would be interested to know what to do.
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Indeed. I always thought compressor types just wouldn't work as well. If I could be convinced this would be OK, I may jump on it.

Cheers,
G
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Can you elaborate on the tradeoffs? I am having high RH issues with a thermoelectric. Maybe compressor could fix my problem? I am in GA and cannot drop my RH below 70 with a thermo. In a cooler my beads are fine. In my 12 bottle Vino they keep spiking. Please help!!
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