Dacor DYWS4 Use & Care Manuals - Page 5

Getting to Know Your Wine Dispensing System Introduction • There are three factors that affect wine preservation; oxidation, temperature and light. Your wine dispensing system limits the effects of these factors to provide a winery fresh taste for up to 60 days after opening the bottle. Your wine dispensing system uses argon gas, which is heavier than air. The system injects argon into the wine bottle and displaces any residual air so that the wine is exposed only to the argon, not oxygen. The unit's cooling system and tinted door minimize the effects of temperature and light on the wine as well. These features allow you to uncork and serve multiple vintages from your personal wine collection without having to throw away left over wine at the end of the evening. With the purchase of additional dispensing heads, you can remove bottles of wine (with the dispensing head still attached) that you are not currently using and store them for later use in the refrigerator. The wine will continue to be preserved for up to two weeks because the argon gas stays in the bottle as long as the dispensing head is attached. • All of the parts of the wine dispensing system that touch the wine can be easily cleaned to maintain sanitary dispensing. • The optional two zone temperature kit, is for storing red wines at a higher temperature than white wines. When the kit is installed, the temperature for the left two bottles stays approximately 10°F (2°C) higher than the temperature for the two right bottles. See page 23. Important Things to Know • Your wine dispensing system is NOT designed for the dispensing of sparkling wine such as Champagne. Dispensing sparkling wines from your wine dispensing system will cause a large amount of splatter when the carbon-dioxide in the wine hits the air outside the spout. • Your wine dispensing system is not designed to dispense beverages other than wine. Other beverages may be dispensed, but the (wine) pour detection system must be turned off. If beverages other than wine are dispensed from the unit, the argon gas will continue to be depleted at the normal rate and will still need to be replaced for the unit to function, whether wine is being dispensed or not. • Wine cannot be dispensed from two bottles at the same time. Specifications Internal temperature (bottle bay) Power supply input requirements Operating (room) temperature* Approx. 25°F/3.9°C below room temperature 120 Vac, 60 Hz., 2 Amps. Min. 50°F (10°C) Max. 80°F (26.7°C) System weight Gas type 80 lbs/31.75 kg (empty) Food grade argon *This appliance is designed for indoor use. It may be used outdoors provided it is installed under cover in a dry location and operated within the required room temperature. This system is equipped with a low power consumption, TEC cooling system, that cools the inside of the bottle bay to a temperature approximately 25°F less than the temperature outside the unit. Therefore, the ability to cool wine is limited by higher room temperatures. 3