Franklin FWC36

Pros: sleek, great design; good customer service

Cons: Can get warm; Can be pricey if you don't know somebody

The Bottom Line: No more storing your wine in paper bags on the fire escape for you!

Review: Our kitchen renovation designs finally seem to have given us one insight: we're getting a wine refrigerator (which will also hold beer, never fear). We want it to look really cool, because we're shallow as hell; and we want the option of building it in ...

Pros: Perfect size. Stylish. Lots of shelf options.

Cons: Suspect quality. Condensation (or something) drips onto floor instead of drip tray. A little noisy.

Review: I've taken two of these back to HD so far. The first one was severely bent in shipping. It was not apparent by looking at the box. The second one worked great, but would drip on my floor, just a bit, but with such regularity that I have no doubt it ...

Pros: Dual fridge zones and interchangeable racks to meet individual needs

Cons: Repair service... if it needs repair service, good luck....

The Bottom Line: If it works, great - but I don't have confidence in the production quality.

Review: I bought my Franklin Chef fridge at Home Depot last summer. After about two weeks it started to pool water in the bottom on one side of the fridge. I had a tech out who didn't know what was wrong with it, so he took it apart and then put it back ...

Pros: TOTAL JUNK !

Cons: EVEN MORE TOTAL JUNK !

The Bottom Line: Poor Quality. Service after the Sale and Warranty Ends is Non-Existent!
Cheap components!  Run Away from this Manufacturer and Do not Buy Their Products !

Review: I PURCHASED THE 36 BOTTLE WINE FRIDGE FROM HOME DEPOT.  IT WAS MADE BY FRANKLIN INDUSTRIES AND SOLD UNDER THE EVERSTAR BRAND NAME.  THE MODEL WAS HDC36SS.  IT HAS 2 DOORS AND 2 TEMPERATURE ZONES.LIKE EVERYONE ELSE WHO HAS PURCHASED ...

Pros: Hi Temp Alarm (you will need it)

Cons: QC program inadequate, compressor fan too small, therefore early failure

Review: BEFORE YOU BUY A WINE COOLER DO SOME RESEARCH ON BRAND QUALITY - Purchased from Home Depot April 07, installed as free standing (not under counter). Always gave spurious alarms, occasionally collected water in bottom tray or frozen block of ice until fan ...

Pros: It looks nice.

Cons: It doesn't work.

Review: I purchased my wine cellar at The Home Depot also (model HDC36SS under the Everstar brand name). After a few months it quit working. I called Everstar and they had a technician of their choosing come out. He said the unit was "nonrepairable". I called ...

Pros: Sleek looking like it was meant for my kitchen island

Cons: Does not work, leaks water and the temp is always too hot

Review: This is the second cooler and it still does not work!  Teh temperature alarm always goes off almost everyday. The temp. on the left side always stays at 63f and I have to put a sponge on the bottom for the leaking water. It is very frustrating. Home ...

Pros: looks nice and fits under counter. makes a nice garage work bench.

Cons: doesn't work without over heating.

Review: Franklin makes the wine cooler for Home Depot under the Everstar brand. I purchased this "under the counter" cooler for a home remodel project and was annoyed to say the least that it required a 3 inch gap on top and 5 inches in back making it a "non ...

Pros: Worked like a charm for a total of 1 yr and three months.

Cons: Internal component failure makes this unit Junk!

Review: Purchased this slick reasonably priced model for our condo a year and 3 months ago (just past the 1 yr warranty). It is labeled as an Everstar model 36 bottle cooler with dual zones. Noticed water buildup on the bottom of the compartments initially and ...

Pros: washes the floor due to excessive leaking

Cons: leaks onto the floor

Review: Purchased this unit for my wife's birthday! Water is coming out of the front of the unit - service tech from Sears has been out twice - cannot be repaired. The factory required the Sears repair people to come out. Next stop - the lawyer - in house ...