Recently an experienced wine cellar cooling contractor and builder in Fort Meyers, Florida asked us, “Can the DC-1 thermostat you supply with your wine cellar refrigeration equipment be replaced with different digital controls? I only use an ‘XXXXX’ on all my jobs. I know it, and my techs are very familiar with it.”
Another similar question we have heard before is, “My client’s home has a Home Monitoring System. Can I use that instead of your Digital Controllers?”
The answer for both is a ‘QUALIFIED’ yes….
There are several other high quality thermostats on the market compatible with our system. Also, more and more homes have Home Monitoring systems with thermostatic controls incorporated. Some of these can also do a great job of centrally monitoring home wine cellar temperatures.
However, few can work as the primary operation control properly.
There are critical operation and run-time cycles pre-programmed into our controller. Without these parameters US Cellars cannot guarantee the equipment will perform as designed. IF the replacement system operates with a temperature differential of 1 °F – 10 °F it is compatible and can be used.
Please see the Tech Page Wine Cellar Cooling “Controller Logic” for more information. If you are still unsure you can ask a wine cellar cooling technical question by completing the Notes field on our contact form.
Or, as always, you can simply give us a call at +1 (562) 513-3017.
Special thanks to our wine cellar cooling equipment dealer in Fort Meyers, Florida for asking this question!