I've been looking for a smart mini fridge for the office and most are over £100 before I came across this which has reasonable reviews.
@Currys PC World
- dbrazuk
With a 5-20°C temperature range, it can be set to store white wine, rosé and red wine at the optimum temperature: generally 7 to 10°C for white wine, 10 to 18°C for red wine, 6 to 11°C for champagne, and 7 to 13°C for rosé.
So doesn't go lower than 5°C
- aing69
and at 5°C it will be running its little **** off!
- paulj48
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paulj48
30 Sep 164#3
Its a wine cooler so wont be great for ice cold beer or pop, in fact it wont even be cold enough to keep milk fresh.
djbenny1 to dsutton21
30 Sep 163#12
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praevalens
30 Sep 16#1
Hopefully won't explode haha
dsutton21
30 Sep 16#2
Looking for one for the bedroom thanks heat added good deal :smiley:
djbenny1 to dsutton21
30 Sep 163#12
paulj48
30 Sep 164#3
Its a wine cooler so wont be great for ice cold beer or pop, in fact it wont even be cold enough to keep milk fresh.
bigpappasmurf13 to paulj48
30 Sep 16#15
At 5°C it will keep milk fresh. A fridge should be at 5°C anyway to prevent nutrient loss in fresh food.
termite
30 Sep 161#4
It's not a fridge.
sam_of_london
30 Sep 161#5
Is it with compressor or peltier system? Peltier ones are toys sold by electronic shops like Maplins
compadre to sam_of_london
30 Sep 16#6
Looks like compressor.
paulandpam1
30 Sep 16#7
It looks like one of the Husky beer fridges only with wire shelves.
paulj48 to paulandpam1
30 Sep 16#9
and they're the same that they don't go cold enough for ice chilled beer or pop, maximum coldness is 5 degree's, as a general rule of thumb (and to compare to a normal refrigerator) milk should be stored bellow 5 degrees.
tek-monkey
30 Sep 16#8
Temperature range: 5-20°C
Not a fridge.
bigpappasmurf13 to tek-monkey
30 Sep 16#14
Fridge should be 5°C?
fearona
30 Sep 16#10
The only way to get a cold, drink out of these chiller machines is to put it in ice cold first lol
They are useless.
paulj48 to fearona
30 Sep 161#11
To be fair this is described on the Curry's website as a wine chiller, its the OP who has changed this to fridge.
elpwerko
30 Sep 16#13
Like his choice of clothing in the wardrobe too
TwistedNerve
30 Sep 161#16
any dairy website will tell you to store milk below 40°F which is less than the range on this, rendering it a bad purchase sorry
scunny to TwistedNerve
30 Sep 16#23
I don't drink milk thanks !! not cold enough for Strongbow though so no use to me.:smile:
haritori
30 Sep 161#17
I did a lot of research last year on these mini fridges my eldest boy got one for his room, simply do not buy one unless its a HUSKY or another well known brand, but HUSKY are the cheapest are A++ energy rating and do actual store things cold.
meggie_dude to haritori
30 Sep 161#21
.....................and are twice the price
paulj48
30 Sep 16#18
Like anything that's the range specified by the manufacturer, 5c is the coldest with the unit running at its maximum, not sure how this would work long term and as already stated a normal fridge for beer/pop/milk etc. would be a few degrees colder than this anyway
veedubjai
30 Sep 161#19
It's a wine chiller, not a fridge. Heading needs changing.
I was always told a fridge should be below 5, but as pointed out 5 is the absolute coldest this will go. Wonder how much that depends on the ambient temperature?
The model in your link will be crap because it is a Peltier thermo electric cooler, basically the same as an electric coolbox.
meggie_dude
30 Sep 16#28
I ended up getting one of these. More compact and also a wine cooler not fridge, but with A+ economy.
Great little unit. Good looks, and not that loud.
Sold as a Grade A - but in reality ours looked unused/new. Grade-A-Russell-Hobbs-8-Bottle-Drinks-Cooler
meggie_dude
30 Sep 16#29
Peltier's are just fine for a wine cooler, but obviously not capable enough for a true fridge. Mine sits all day at 8deg which is all you need for white wine or fizz.
paulj48
30 Sep 161#30
why would it be crap, as long as it works within the manufacturers spec as a 'Cooler' and between its advertised 5 to 18 degrees then its as described, with your description of crap or not.
meggie_dude
30 Sep 16#31
Yes. Interesting definition of crap.
paulandpam1
30 Sep 16#32
Have you ever used a Peltier cooler in a very warm or hot ambient temperature room ? I have and once the outside temperature goes over 23 degrees you'll realise they are crap at keeping things cool.
Anything that provides proper reliable cooling requires some form of gas or Ammonia circulating in the system and not just a small fan blowing on a heat exchanger which is how a Peltier cooler works.
The cooler in this deal will be far superior to any Peltier cooler because it has a compressor circulating the gas.
hatton420
30 Sep 16#33
How can this be named a fridge? Total cr4p
daalphamale
30 Sep 16#34
guys not to put this down..but i saw a mini fridge in aldi today (this size)...reduced from £60 ish to £38 its not a wine cooler...might be worth going to your local to see if its available...comes with 3yr warranty
stevenbcfc
30 Sep 161#35
Sorry - now amended to Wine Cooler not fridge. We have a fridge which will House the milk this is purely for refreshments and looks good with the glass door so I'm happy does what we want it to do.
JonnyQuest
1 Oct 16#36
Could I use this to store beer that I'm brewing?
philmitchell
3 Oct 16#37
Got mine today about 9.30 its been on now for 3 hours, and my cans and water bottles are nice and cold .
Stuck it in the bedroom, as the kitchen is over the other side of the house :laughing:
Got sodded off in the end going down the stair getting a cold drink .
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Opening post
@Currys PC World
- dbrazuk
With a 5-20°C temperature range, it can be set to store white wine, rosé and red wine at the optimum temperature: generally 7 to 10°C for white wine, 10 to 18°C for red wine, 6 to 11°C for champagne, and 7 to 13°C for rosé.
So doesn't go lower than 5°C
- aing69
and at 5°C it will be running its little **** off!
- paulj48
Top comments
All comments (37)
Not a fridge.
They are useless.
Just buy a cooler chest and fill it with ice.
Great little unit. Good looks, and not that loud.
Sold as a Grade A - but in reality ours looked unused/new.
Grade-A-Russell-Hobbs-8-Bottle-Drinks-Cooler
Anything that provides proper reliable cooling requires some form of gas or Ammonia circulating in the system and not just a small fan blowing on a heat exchanger which is how a Peltier cooler works.
The cooler in this deal will be far superior to any Peltier cooler because it has a compressor circulating the gas.
Stuck it in the bedroom, as the kitchen is over the other side of the house :laughing:
Got sodded off in the end going down the stair getting a cold drink .