The Importance of Proper Ventilation in Wine Cooling Systems
Cooling Unit and Proper Ventilation HVAC cooling units generate a large amount of heat. Our cooling systems are designed to cool
Understanding Cellar Humidity & Condensate.
Many WhisperKOOL customers are unaware of why their cooling system will produce water condensate through the drain line. This water is a byproduct of your cooling system working to strip excess humidity out of the air inside your cellar. This...
The Challenges Associated With Glass Wine Cellars
There is a rising trend amongst wine collectors. They are choosing to store and display their collections in modern glass wine cellars over traditional cellar designs. Glass wine cellars provide cellar owners with stunning visuals displays. However, many are unaware of the thermodynamic properties of...
Extending The Life Of Your Cooling System: Unit Runtime
Selecting the proper system based on the recommended BTU rating for runtime will have by far the most significant effect on your cooling system’s longevity. Unlike any other appliance you may own, your cellar cooling system will operate regularly throughout...
Cooling Unit Filter Preventative Maintenance Alert
In order to keep your cooling system running in top shape, we recommend our customers regularly inspect their unit’s filters every 90 days, performing regular filter preventative maintenance is key to your cooling unit’s longevity. The filter’s location will vary...
What is the WhisperKOOL Cold Weather Start Kit (CWSK)?
Welcome to the WhisperKOOL blog. Here we post educational articles about wine storage and wine cooling, as well as preventative maintenance tips for our units. We also strive to showcase our products and accessories. Many people are unaware of just...
Why is the Evaporator Coil Icing Up?
Welcome to the WhisperKOOL blog. Here, we discuss troubleshooting tips and preventative maintenance for our WhisperKOOL units, showcase our products, and seek to educate our customers about wine cellar cooling and storage. Today, we’d like to discuss a maintenance issue...
WhisperKOOL Unit Mounting Configurations
Welcome to the WhisperKOOL blog. We consider it our job to inform you, our customers, about our units and their capabilities. Many people are aware of our individual units and what they can do. Some, however, might not be aware...
WhisperKOOL Products: Slimline Series
WhisperKOOL offers a diverse range of cooling systems. These systems have a variety of different capacities and applications. For those who may not be aware of the scope of our wine cellar cooling units’ capabilities, we’ve commenced a new series...
The Problem with a Glass Wine Cellar
Many wine cellar owners and contractors know how beautiful a modern wine cellar can be. (For the purposes of this article, we’re defining a “modern wine cellar” as one that incorporates non-traditional racking made of metal or materials other than...
Condensate Pump Kit
Welcome back to the WhisperKOOL blog. Today we’ll continue our series of technical and informational blog posts about wine cellar cooling. Today we’d like to discuss condensate pumps. These pumps can assist your unit to get rid of excess condensate....
How to Use WhisperKOOL’s New Charging Charts
Many of our distributors and techs may not be aware that we have implemented a new series of charging charts. These charts are zip-tied to the condensing units of our split systems. WhisperKOOL hopes that these charts will assist technicians...
WhisperKOOL Products and Product Families
WhisperKOOL produces world-class wine cellar cooling units. Many of our customers and distributors are familiar with individual WhisperKOOL products. However, they may be unaware that our products come in four different categories. In the following post, we’ll discuss these four...
What is Dew Point and How Does It Affect a Wine Cellar?
The concept of dew point is very important to wine cellar owners. Excessive humidity in the cellar will cause the dew point to rise. This, in turn, will cause excess stress on your cellar’s cooling unit. In this blog post,...
WhisperKOOL Products: Phantom Series
Many are not aware of the versatile range of cooling systems that WhisperKOOL offers. You may also not be aware of what our products can do or the versatile application options for each different wine cellar cooling unit. With that...
How to Size a Wine Cellar Cooling Unit
Sizing a Wine Cellar Cooling Unit: Getting Started Calculating the heat load of your cellar may at first seem straightforward. But there are numerous things you can do to ensure success before you begin. First, you should always consult a...
How WhisperKOOL’s Pump Down Systems Work
Welcome to the WhisperKOOL blog. Our focus is on education and product information for our customers, our distributors, and technicians who use our products. It’s our goal to establish realistic expectations of what our products can do and how they...
Why WhisperKOOL Units Use a Bottle Probe
The question is often asked: is it better to use an air temperature sensor in your wine cellar? Or is it better to use a bottle probe, which measures liquid temperature in the cellar? There’s a lot of confusion about...
Improve Your Unit’s Drainage with a Rigid Drain Line, a Strainer, and a Condensate Pump
WhisperKOOL prides itself on helping our customers and educating them about proper cellar construction and cooling unit care. We also intend to help our customers prevent common technical issues that may arise during the course of a unit’s operational life....
Why You Need an HVAC Technician to Inspect Your Cooling Unit Annually
We hope you had a pleasant Memorial Day weekend. At WhisperKOOL, we want to ensure that your cooling units are ready to go for the long, hot summer season. In previous posts, we’ve explained some preventative maintenance you can do...
3 Simple Tips for Preventing Water Damage in Your Wine Cellar
Welcome to the WhisperKOOL blog. We hope that our blog will become a source of vital information to our customers about the proper care and maintenance of their WhisperKOOL unit, in addition to wine storage and aging techniques and other...
Wine Pairing: Dog Point Sauvignon Blanc and Tuna-Artichoke Salad
We at WhisperKOOL welcome you to our blog and our latest wine and food pairing. In these posts, you’ll find a recipe for a delicious meal (soups, salads, casseroles, and sometimes even burgers and steaks!) and our recommendation for a...
Unusual Pairings: Wine and Trains
Wine, as everyone knows, pairs well with many foods. White wines pair with fish, pasta dishes, salads, and other light fares. Red wines generally pair with heavier, darker meat dishes like steak and rack of lamb. But at WhisperKOOL, we...
WhisperKOOL Wine Bulletin (Mid-May, 2019)
Welcome back to the WhisperKOOL blog. Every three weeks, we present the most fun wine news we can find: four wine-related headlines from around the globe. Once again, we are proud to present the latest and most interesting wine industry...