Danby DWC172BL 1.8-Cu.Ft. 17-Bottle Counter-Top Wine Cooler, Black

Features:

17 bottle countertop wine cooler
Scratch resistant worktop
Reversible door hinge
Black wire shelves
Tempered glass door

I'm very happy with my Danby 36 bottle wine cooler

I'm very happy with my Danby 36 bottle wine cooler. My opinion is propelled as much by the Danby product's features and appearance as by my poor experiences with several other coolers falling into the "less-expensive" price bracket. Features: 1. The Danby has a very large capacity for its price placement. You should know that larger diameter bottles need to be loaded back/front/back/front/back in order to put five per shelf, and that the sixth shelf from the bottom is a bit tighter than the other five full depth racks. 2. This unit is sturdily built with construction quality on a par with some of the more expensive units. The door is solid and reversible. The sheet metal sheathing is thick enough to resist dents from handling and from minor impacts. 3. The finish is good enough to allow placement in a well appointed room. 4. This unit is cooled by a relatively quiet compressor backed up by a twelve-month in-home warranty. I much prefer this technology with its ability to reach and maintain a wide variety of temperatures over the thermoelectric cooling technology used in most other less expensive units. Suggestions: 1. Use an inexpensive digital thermometer to establish and maintain the correct temperature set point for your wine. 2. Danby has gone the extra mile to package these coolers for worry-free shipping. Consider unpacking your unit carefully enough to reuse the packaging should you need to transport your cooler in the future.

Santana Sanchez

Cool! Wine!

I've hesitated to post this review. I have owned this wine cooler for about two months now. - It seems to maintain a constant temperature. - It uses relatively electricity. - It is a bit louder than desired and I've found that I need to turn it off when guests are staying in my living room. - I am generally able to fit five bottles per shelf (with some creative arrangement) and a few more in the bottom. It can accommodate most Pinot Noir bottles but I have had difficulty with some champagnes (then again, I don't care for champagne anyway). I purchased it because I wanted to store my wine in a separate unit with climate control. I travel quite a bit for work and my apartment is subject to some substantial temperature swings. The temperature control is imprecise at best and keeps the reds too cold for consumption even at the lowest possible setting. I apologize for the lack of precise numbers. I'll acquire a thermometer and report back.

Sarrah Johnson

CHEERS!

PURCHASE DATE: 03OCT18 PRICE PAID: $212.61 REVIEW DATE: 08MAY19 Short and to the point. Wife and I made a bar area which she designed (see attached pictures). We love to have family and friends over but we kept running into issues with our kitchen refrigerator being filled to maximum capacity prior to arrival of guests and no room for extra beer, mixers, nor spirits. So...we decided to go with this Danby Mini-Fridge in our bar area. Reviews are mixed but please read and see our posted pictures. We have owned this item now for seven months and it has been consistent in temperature. I placed the fridge temperature gauge at maximum temperature. I used a ThermoPro Digital Thermometer to check drink temperatures as follows: TOP SHELF: ranged between 44 and 45 degrees Fahrenheit immediately after opening BOTTOM SHELF: ranged between 40 and 41 degrees Fahrenheit immediately after opening. The listing shows a temperature that ranges between 43 and 57 degrees Fahrenheit. I am pleased with it thus far. It has blue LED lights inside which illuminate the fridge interior. Our bar area and this fridge are near a TV area and when on idle it sounds as if water is trickling slightly in the background. When it turns on to cool it is not loud. The picture we posted with offset shelves is how it arrived after taking it out of the box. It was the same height as our Mayfair website bar you see shown to the left. It comes with a 12 month warranty. I will update this review if anything arises but for now cheers and thank you for reading! PLEASE NOTE: I do these reviews to help people out. This review is my honest opinion after doing much research and purchasing this product for personal use. Prior to purchasing any product I conduct thorough research, test the item, and photograph it prior to posting a review. "Was this review helpful to you?" if it was please click on "HELPFUL" button below. If you would like to leave a “Comment” please do so and I will respond to any questions you might have as soon as I can. THANK YOU!

Nigel Gorbunow

Great Wine Fridge for the Money

For the money- this no frills wine refrigerator cannot be beat. It is attractive and fits nicely under a “countertop island”. There is one caveat though - and that is the temperature differential (approximately 5 degrees) between the bottom portion of the fridge and the top. This works well for me because I store my white wines in the bottom racks where it is colder - and my reds in the top racks where it is slightly warmer.

Quintin Yates

Cheap compressor wine cooler with big storage

If it is still a compressor driven cooler, it is great for the garage! Thermoelectric are limited to reducing temp from ambient only about 20 degrees and to 50 degrees. In other words, it thermoelectric won't cool your wine in an 80 degree F garage. A compressor cooler does! This particular cooler does not have a temperature gauge and the temperature control is just a rotating wheel. Just put a frig thermometer in it and turn the thermostat all the way down. For the price, it's great.

Crystal Dawn White

I set it to the coldest like instructions said to do so and it has stayed ...

Keeps a constant temp at 42. I set it to the coldest like instructions said to do so and it has stayed constant. I have a thermometer reading the temp that I purchased separately. The packaging was very well done. it not only came in and outside box but the inside that box it was inside another box with foam padded sides and nylon straps. The LED light inside is blue and can be left on or set it to just come on when the door is opened. You do lose a lot. a degrees of cooling opening and closing the door, so having a glass door to see the contents is great. si have large licor bottles standing up in the bottom. But the large ones will not fit. Larger wine/champagne bottle need to alternate in direction the fit well. You do have to give them a little push, so if you collect labels keep that in mind. You can remove racks but not adjust as the positions are fixed. I removed two racks, the two bottom racks. I had bought a New Air wine chiller and it was packed very poorly, came defective from the manufacturer and they told me to return it as it could not be fixed (the door hinges were installed incorrectly at the factory). So I returned it and bought this brand and so far I am happy. Have only had it a week though.

Casey Strunk

We all were surprised to find it was in perfect shape. I praise them for their concern

Received my unit on 8/22 was delivered by the carrier to my driveway. The driver was concerned if the unit was damaged because the box was so badly beaten up. He and the helper brought it inside and insisted to unpack it to make sure all was right. We all were surprised to find it was in perfect shape. I praise them for their concern. Put the unit together and installed the first keg for a weekend party. Man was the beer cold it almost frozen the lines over night so I adjusted the unit got a digital unit to read the temps helped a lot. On the second keg now and the Danby is under the Papola in the back yard out of any weather. We hit 100 or better several days here Southern Cal. The beer has always come out cold no problems with the tower. Must say even the wife loves the taste of draft. Great buy..

Choze Young

works great, keep the CO2 outside the cooler for best results

I really enjoy this Keg cooler. It arrived undamaged and on time, as per my usual experience with Prime shipping. Set up was a breeze, though I do have experience with bar keg systems. All necessary parts were included. This cooler gets plenty cold. I was able to have it pour in the low 30's, but have now settled in at a nice 37-39 degrees. My biggest piece of advice is to keep the CO2 tank outside the kegorator. This will eliminate your foaming problem. I am not a scientist so I don't have the mechanics worked out, but I wasted a good portion of my first keg to foam with the tank inside. Moved it outside and had 2 kegs now that have poured perfectly. it has a handy mounting bracket for the back, and you simply have to wrap a few lengths of duck tape around the hose to seal opening to the cooler. it might look bad or cause you to be creative to hide the tank (mine is tucked to the side next to the wine server table thing), but if you don't you will waste beer. your choice. Also, you will put on weight because draft beer in you living room is glorious. P

Colleen Anora Conant

Finally a wine cooler that works!

I have gone through several of the solid state wine coolers (no compressor) and at best they have been disappointing. They have had noisy fans and marginal electrical cooling circuitry that fritzed within 2 months of use and had to be replaced. The concept is great in a climate where the year-round inside house temperature is less than 15 degrees above than the desired wine temperature, but that's not often possible except maybe in the northern third of the US. The Danby was amazingly quiet even when first turned on. It makes significantly less noise than the microwave oven next to it. I will have to buy some internal thermometers to vet the temperature since the thermostat is very basic. A design with a couple of internal LED lights would have been nice, but I leave a LED flash light on top for viewing. This cooler is basically a standard refrigerator design from 30 years ago with a front glass door, but that has been a proven, durable design. Time will tell whether the refrigerator components last a reasonable time (ten years?), but I am sold on it now.

Olga Dib

Great looking, holds bigger bottles in the bottom shelf

I think a lot of review on here are somewhat misleading... So i decided to give it a five star rating instead of what would normally be a four star. Temperate range of 43~57 listed on the page is wrong. My goal was 57 and I had to dial knob about 40% toward coldest. when it was only 1/3 way, temperature inside after 24 hours were 65 degrees. Great looking, holds bigger bottles in the bottom shelf. Door is NOT crooked like some other reviews and it fits perfectly even though the packaging was slightly damaged upon arrival. they could use better packing materials but no damage to unit at all. I think based on price, it definitely does deserve full 5 star... however, if I have any issue within first couple years, I'll be returning to re-evaluate the rating. After 2 years, i'd accept any issues that could happen as luck. :)

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