Which air conditioner for my wine cellar?

The world of air conditioning and refrigeration has always offered a wide range of solutions for cooling spaces and creating a controlled environment. Since 2004, Friax Industrie has positioned itself as a specialist in bottle protection by designing products specifically dedicated to wine preservation.

Choosing a wine cellar air conditioner is not a simple task… Friax stands out with products specifically developed to meet the unique challenges of wine storage and cellar design—ensuring that no risk is ever taken!

Why not just install a standard residential air conditioner in the wine cellar?

Standard air conditioners do a great job of regulating the ambient temperature in living spaces and creating a feeling of coolness, but a wine cellar requires a truly controlled and stabilized environment:

 

• Sudden temperature changes affect wine by causing irregular aging and irreversible deterioration of its aromas.

 

• Overly humid cellars damage labels and corks, partly reducing the value of precious bottles and increasing the risk of mold or contamination.

 

• Overly dry cellars deteriorate corks, allowing air to enter the bottles and causing irreversible oxidation of the wine.

Air conditioning your wine cellar to control its atmosphere is essential to preserving the investment that wine represents.

A Friax air conditioner is designed with all these challenges in mind to offer flawless protection. At the core of every unit is a highly advanced control system, packed with technology dedicated to wine preservation.

No matter what your cellar holds—whether a few euros’ worth or several million—we see a heritage that must be protected at all costs. We take no risks with bottle safety: unlike standard air conditioners, our units include multiple layers of redundancy to ensure wines are always kept in optimal conditions.

The intelligent regulation system detects temperature faults at every level, as well as communication errors between components, and automatically switches the unit to safety mode. For even greater protection, features such as safety thermostats, heating circuit breakers, and humidifier safeguards are just some of the mechanical systems that will preserve your cellar in the event of a malfunction, user error, or system failure.

Pourquoi un climatiseur Friax est le meilleur choix ?

• 2-year manufacturer warranty / 10 years of spare parts availability

 

• Designed and manufactured in France

 

• Air conditioning and humidification as standard on all products in the range (except Onyx)

 

• Automatic humidification program between air conditioning cycles

 

• Evaporation (cooling) cycles specifically adapted to reduce the natural drying of the cellar

 

• Integrated heating with additional mechanical safety thermostat (except specific products for cabinets)

 

• Automatic switching of operating settings between seasons and unstable climatic periods

 

• Mechanical safety features against leakage and electronic failure risks

 

• Use of R290 in a sealed circuit OR non-flammable R513a, ensuring system longevity, safety, and specifically developed for low temperature applications (unlike R32 systems which require specific safety measures)

 

• Wireless radio remote control (compatible with the connected system WineSupervisor: developed for RJ45 connection and using radio frequency to overcome architectural connectivity issues in cellars)

 

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Friax Industrie offers a wide range of solutions for a perfect fit with any wine cellar architecture. Whether you prioritize design, power, or discretion… there’s a Friax to protect your bottles.

Several options are available depending on the specific requirements:

The Chill’ loop solution:

Chill’ loop is a split wine cellar air conditioning concept based on a chilled water loop technology with endlessly customizable design. These units offer the flexibility of a split system without the constraints of a refrigeration installation. The setup only requires connecting a few quick connectors.

The Monobloc solution:

Compact wine cellar air conditioners that incorporate all of Friax’s expertise. Friax Monobloc units are easy to install and do not necessarily require a specialist’s intervention.

The Split solution:

Units designed to suit all wine cellar architectures. Friax splits are made to equip cellars of all sizes, offering optimal integration. Power, discretion, adaptability—the only limit is your imagination.

 

To find out which solutions are possible in your cellar, try THE SELECTION TOOL