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[hotwine]

Their designed operating characteristics are different. A refrigerator's thermostat typically can be varied between 34 and 42 degrees, more or less, while that of a wine cooler is designed to hold the temperature between 55-60 degrees. And their humidity levels are different, with that of the fridge being about 40%, more or less, and that of a wine cooler in the 60-70% range. There are kits available for modifying refrigerator thermostats to operate at the higher temperatures that are more appropriate to wine storage, but have not heard how well they work. <P>I've moved a little Radio Shack thermometer/humidity gauge into the family fridge from the wine cooler in the laundry room, where it had been showing 57F and 66% humidity; will post on the fridge's readings shortly, to see if I remembered correctly the "normal" values for a fridge.<P>Yup, it's currently showing 34F and 51% humidity; the latter value might fall a bit further with a longer exposure, dunno. But you get the idea.<p>[This message has been edited by hotwine (edited 02-16-2003).]