Wine Cellar Cooling and Climate
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Wine Cellar Cooling and Climate
Different areas and climates have significantly different temperature ranges and normal humidity levels. For example, the United States has four distinct climates that each pose their own challenge to the wine connoisseur when constructing a home wine cellar or retail wine display. When determining which wine cellar cooling system you need for your climate, consider the following climate requirements and you will find you have made the best choice in wine cooling units for your needs. Depending on which climate zone you live in, the requirements for wine cooling units will vary.
First, determine which of the climate types you reside in: cool, temperate, hot/arid, or hot/humid. Proper insulation, a vapor barrier, and a wine cellar door are needed in any climate. However, depending on which climate zone you live in, the requirements for your wine cellar cooling system can vary. For example, in cold and temperate climates, humidity control is normally only needed during the fall and winter months and the cooler climate requires a lower ambient protection of the outdoor condenser than in hot climates. Hot climates require more energy-efficient wine cellar cooling equipment. Humidity control needs in hot/humid and hot/arid regions is vastly different. In fact, in hot and humid climate zones, it may not even be necessary to control the humidity in your wine cellar, whereas in a hot and arid climate, humidity control is a year-round concern that is very important when choosing wine cellar cooling systems.
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