CellarPro Remote Probe / Bottle Probe #1434

19 Reviews
SKU: 1434 Remote Probe/Bottle Probe
$165.00
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Overview

Our remote probes are wet/dry and allow our wine cooling units to be located remotely from the wine cellar, allowing the cooling unit to cycle on/off based on changes of the air or liquid temperature inside the wine cellar.

Details

CellarPro Remote Probe / Bottle Probe (P/N 1434). Our remote probe is strongly recommended when the wine cooling unit will be placed remotely (ie the cold air will be ducted), and/or the cooling unit is not located near the top of the wine cellar.

The remote probe also can be used in odd-shaped wine cellars to control the cooling unit based on temperatures "around the corner".

Our remote probe can be used to measure liquid or air temperatures. It has a waterproof sheathing, and includes a rubber bottle stopper to keep liquid inside the bottle when placed on its side inside wine racks.

If used to measure liquid temperature, the remote probe can be inserted into a wine bottle filled with water and alcohol (to avoid bacteria growth.) Please note: the cooling unit's HY differential should be set to "1" when the probe is inserted in liquid, and should be set to "4" when measuring air temperature.

The 10-foot cord allows the remote probe to be placed almost anywhere inside the wine cellar. The other side of the probe is fitted with a jack that plugs directly into the face of the wine cooling unit.

Operating Instructions:.
  • When measuring liquid temperatures, the (HY) differential should be set at 1 degree (so that the wine liquid doesn't fluctuate more than 1 degree.)
  • When measuring air temperatures, the (HY) differential should be set at 4 degrees (the cooling unit will burn out prematurely if the unit cycles on'off every time the air temperature changes by 1 degree.)
  • The remote probe must be located in a location with good air movement in order to correctly register the temperature changes inside the cellar.
  • When measuring air temperature with ducted systems, the ideal location for the remote probe is in the return air register; when measuring air temperature with through-the-wall systems, the ideal location for the remote probe is near the return air grill; when measuring liquid temperatures in bottles, the ideal location of the bottle is near the top of the racks with good airflow.
  • In all cases, it is recommended to check the actual cellar temperature against the display temperature when the remote probe is first setup and subsequently whenever the location moves.
  • Refer to our Owners Manual for instructions how to change the HY differential
Remote probes are compatible with all CellarPro wine cooling units smaller than our AH18 sizes.

Features

  • Digital temperature control based on air or liquid temperature
  • Jack plugs directly into the face of the wine cooling unit
  • When used in a wine bottle, the rubber bottle stopper prevents spills and leaks
  • 10-ft cord allows maximum flexibility
  • Recommended when the wine cooling unit will be placed remotely or away from the top of the wine cellar
  • Also can be used in odd-shaped wine cellars

Specs & Resources

Brand: CellarPro

Size: 10 Ft Cord

Weight: 0.5 lbs

Warranty:
1 Year

Ratings & Reviews

19 reviews

A Great Cooler Add-on!

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The Bottle Probe is a plug and play attachment for my cooler. It is simple to install provides for greater efficiency of my Houdini 1800 cooler. I find that my cooler cycles on and off much less. I highly recommend this simple attachment.

Very easy and quick process

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I ordered the probe after I had the cooling unit for about 2 years so I wasn't positive that the probe would work so I sent an email to Cellar Pro before ordering. The email was returned quickly, on a weekend, by Bruce. He was very helpful. The probe arrived within a few days and was extremely easy (once I found the hole it plugged into) to install. Really no installation, just plugging one end of the probe into the side of the cooling unit.

Highly recommend

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Great product, for a glass enclosed storage it is a must. Keeps the temp much more stable with way less in and off of the unit

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Good product, could use better installation directions

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The remote probe has helped reduce the unit's on/off cycles, which will help the overall life of the unit. A little legwork goes into setting up the probe - you need to have a wine bottle and isopropyl alcohol. I wish these items were included because they would have sped up the installation process instead of going to the store to get isopropyl alcohol. I chose to drink a clear glass bottle of white wine to see the liquid's color.
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<br>The hardest part was figuring out how to install the probe in the bottle so that the bottle could lay flat. I could not find any directions on this, but I ended up removing the probe from the plastic plug, inserting the plug into the bottle, and then inserting the probe into the plug. Better directions could have been provided to prevent the headache I encountered with the setup, but the product worked as intended once the setup was done.

Worked as advertised

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The bottle probe had the desired effect: the unit (CellarPro 4200 Vsi) runs a little longer each cycle and drops the humidity in the cellar a few percent. Temperature is steady as a rock at 56 degrees F. Humidity ranges 65-70%.

Bottle Probe

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Easy to install and solved my problem. I own a LeCache Contemporary 1400 which holds 180 bottles. the temperature of the bottom rack was consistently 5 degrees warmer than the top rack. All bottles are now maintained at the same target temperature after the installation of the probe. My only complaint is that instructions were not included with the probe, requiring two calls to customer support. It does seem that the probe ought to be included with the purchase of the cabinet as I am sure most users have this problem, and may not be aware of it.

Not sure it works well?

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The probe definitely reduced the frequency of the on/off cycle of the cooling unit. However, before using the probe, it took about 1 minute to drop the temp inside the cabinet from 58F to 54F. But even with outside temp at around 60F, temp rose quickly back to 58F and the unit turned on every 10 min. Now the problem is opposite. Takes 1 hour to cool the bottle (placed at the bottom) by 1F! And then it remains for hours off.

Probe great addition

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I am seeing better temperature regulation since adding the probe. Very happy.

Bottle Probe.- didn’t work for me!?

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Probe definitely works and triggers cooling unit to run. However even with temp limits reduced to 1 degree, the unit runs forever and drops 10-12 degree below and never turns off. My impression is the probe works but either my cooler isn’t set for a probe or the size is not sufficient to be of value. I hope to return and remain on an air cooled system.

Bottle Probe.- didn’t work for me!?

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Probe definitely works and triggers cooling unit to run. However even with temp limits reduced to 1 degree, the unit runs forever and drops 10-12 degree below and never turns off. My impression is the probe works but either my cooler isn’t set for a probe or the size is not sufficient to be of value. I hope to return and remain on an air cooled system.

Bottle probe

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An excellent addition to my wine cellar holds at proper temperature. Great service and professionalism from staff, also very knowledgeable about products.

Great Addition

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This was a great addition to our wine cooler and the long cord makes it so nice to be able to move around if needed. CellarPro has friendly staff and technical support was helpful too and suggested we install this to help with some of our thermostat errors.

Probe Review

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I just tried this out for the first time. I like the fact that it has a nice and long wire so you can move it to another part of the room easily. So far I have used it for air temperature, and it works well. I may eventually try it out with liquid, but for now, all is well.

Air vs Liquid Temp

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There are many mixed reviews online as to the best way to regulate wine temp. If you have your cellar set to cycle the recommended +/- 2 degrees F (or 4 differential) based on air temp, the actual "liquid" temp is more likely to stay at a constant temperature given the amount of overall thermal cooling mass in the cellar. Additionally, you have the safeguards of the cellar thermostat to alert you quicker that there may be a problem if the temperature gets too high for instance vs waiting much much longer for the liquid temp to get out line. With a bottle probe, you are allowing the actual wine to increase and decrease continually by the +/- 1 degree F (or 2 degrees) vs allowing the air temp to keep the liquid temp more regulated and stable, which stability is more important than the actual temp setting itself. However, I did purchase this item so that I can periodically cross check the actual temperature of the liquid by plugging and unplugging the probe (which is easy to access in the front left) so I know the actual liquid temp....since the thermostat on the cooler is measuring air closest to it. Would be great if the cooling system would show both air temp and liquid temp while letting you still choose which to regulate the on/off.

Bottle Probe Reduces Cycling

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Bottle Probe works as advertised reducing cycling on hot days. Had to contact Cellar Pro to find the bottle probe jack which is on the left side next to the electrical chord rather than on the front as pictured on the web site.

Great addition - really a necessity.

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After installing a CellarPro cooling unit in a fairly small wine cellar, the unit was cycling too often just based on air temperature. Purchased and install the remote bottle temperature probes, inserted it into a small wine bottle filled with water/alcohol, and now the unit operates much better and wine temperature is more even.
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<br>As other commenters have pointed out, this probe should be part of any cooling system from the start.

bottle probe

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Works well and eary to install. I like the long wire connection that lets you place proble away from unit. Can not undersatand why every one would not be ording one, Should probably just be bundled with cooling unit.