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Vinotemp VT-12TEDi: Wine Fridge not cooling down past 71.2F.

Fri, 07 Jul 2023 14:43:49 -0700

I bought a thermoelectric wine fridge that wont cool down past 71.2F.

Here’s what I know:

I’ve changed out the Peltiers twice
Peltier IS receiving 12.4 volts
Control board is also receiving 12.4 volts
Both red and green lights on the control board are alight and NOT blinking
All fans work just fine and have good bearings
None of the capacitors look damaged. I realize they can be without looking like it…but it doesn’t seem like they’re the problem
Display works just fine, as does the interior light
Used fresh thermoelectric grease

I’ve checked that I have the node installed with the cold side towards the cabinet multiple times, for posterity’s sake. I checked the node by connecting the red and black wires to their corresponding wires on the control unit/board and plugged in the power cord. One side immediately got hot - I wrote “cold” on the side that didn’t.

Could there be something wrong with the thermostat making it so that the control board thinks the interior temperature cold enough already, but isn’t? What am I missing?

⟐ Answered July 07, 2023 at 14:43 MST

Vinotemp VT-12TEDi: Power lost when thermoelectric unit is connected to control board!

Thu, 13 Dec 2018 12:24:21 -0700

I have a Vinotemp wine cooler that loses all power when the red wire from the unit on the back side of the large heat sink is plugged into the control board. Does this mean that thermoelectric unit is shorted and needs to be replaced?

⟐ Answered December 13, 2018 at 12:24 MST

Vinotemp VT-12TEDi: How to set the temperatures

Sun, 06 Aug 2017 06:19:50 -0700

How do I set the temperature

⟐ Answer accepted August 06, 2017 at 6:19 MST

Vinotemp VT-12TEDi: Vinotemp does not cool and smells like burning

Fri, 01 Jul 2016 16:55:04 -0700

My Vinotemp 18-TEDS lights up in the front but is was no longer cooling and there was a light burning smell coming from it. So I unplugged it and I've been troubleshooting it today. When i have it plugged in the red/green lights flicker a bit and I hear a very faint "hum" I have also turned it off and removed motherboard and looked at all the capacitors and I don't see any leaks and perforated tops or side breaks (I suppose I could be wrong it is hard to see everything perfectly) I reattached the motherboard and now I plan to check the fan unit. Any idea if the fact that the lights are flickering means the motherboard is still good? I don't want to buy a new one since I just found out they are about $75 so it would be a waste. The fan unit is a bit cheaper but there is a cold and hot fan part listed on the Vinotemp sale site which is confusing. Please help if you can deduce anything from what i've written here and thanks for the informative photos and instructions! Sara

HERE are the three images of my motherboard capacitors again - they aren't uploading via the comment section...

(Sara)

⟐ Commented July 01, 2016 at 16:55 MST

Vinotemp VT-12TEDi: Help me save my bubbles!

Sun, 11 Sep 2022 10:24:15 -0700

Wine frig stopped cooling. No fan, no compressor. I youtubed solutions and will replace the relay and relay overload. However, can I splice/repair burnt wire ends? See pic