Le Cache Vault 3100 Classic #881
Overview
NOW WITH THE MOST ADVANCED AND QUIETEST COOLING UNITS FROM CELLARPRO!
Designed for wine collectors who need to store large collections in rugged environments, our Vault 3100 wine cabinets have paneled insulated doors for extra thermal protection.
Total Capacity: 368 bottles
Size: 49w x 29d x 83h (in)
Details
TEMPERATURE & HUMIDITY CONTROL
Le Cache Vault 3100 Wine Cabinet Classic Cherry (P/N 881). Featuring total storage for 368 bottles, including racked storage for 320 bottles and bulk storage for 48 bottles, our Vault 3100 wine cabinet is sized for serious wine collectors with sizeable wine collections. Purchase Price per Bottle: $17
Le Cache wine cabinets maintain ideal temperature and humidity conditions for long term storage and aging of fine wines. Wine cabinets are different than wine coolers and refrigerators, which don't don't manage humidity conditions and therefore aren't recommended for long term storage of wine.
Design: The Wine Vault 3100 combines style and quality with insulated paneled doors for placement in a unconditioned environements ranging from 50F to 95F like garages and basements. But don't let it's ruggedness fool you - the Wine Vault 3100 features beautiful cherry wood veneer, our Classic hand-stained finish and our all-wood Interlock racking to accommodate most bottle sizes, including Burgundy and many Champagne bottles.
Construction: Paneled, insulated doors, sealed seams and premium insulation provide thermal and UV protection
Refrigeration: Advanced CellarPro cooling units provide digital temperature and humidity control.
Features
- Premium Cherry wood veneer
- Insulated wood doors
- Stainless bar pulls and security locks
- Furniture trim on doors and sides
- Foil-backed polyisocyanurate insulation
- CellarPro energy-efficient cooling unit (made in USA)
- Electronic Thermostat and Digital Display
- Adjustable Humidity Control
- Energy-Saver and Quick-Chill Modes
- Audible and Visual Alarms
- SB/0™ Technology - Flush against the Wall
- Top-vent exhaust
- High Performance Air Filtration System
- All-wood Interlock racks
- Universal racking fits oversized bottles
- Low-heat interior LED light
- Optional bottle probe
- 5-year warranty on the cooling system
- 2-year warranty on entire cabinet
- Optional Extended Warranty
- In-stock items ship within 5-7 days
Specs & Resources
Brand: Le Cache
UPC: 077757008818
Size: 49w x 29d x 83h (in)
Weight: 385 lbs
Power/Rating:
115V AC / 60 Hz
Running / Startup Amps (compressor)
- CellarPro 1800QTL-ECX: 2.4 Amps / 14.2 Amps
- CellarPro 1800QT-ECX: 2.9 Amps / 20.1 Amps
- CellarPro 1800XT-ECX: 3.0 Amps / 20.1 Amps
Capacity: 368 bottles
Double Deep storage
Racked Slots: 320 bottles (3.8 inch slots)
Bulk Space: approximately 48 bottles (stacked)
Material: Cherry
Warranty:
2 Years (Cabinet) / 5 Years (Cooling Unit)
Optional Extended Warranty
Click on one of the following links for more information:
- Owner's Manual
- Cooling Unit Selection Guide
- Placement Requirements
- Wine Cabinet Delivery & Inspection Instructions
- Wine Cabinet Filter: Top View
- Top View Drawings
- Adjustable Humidity Performance Chart
- Wine Cabinet Monthly Operating Cost
- Cooling Unit Sound Performance
Placement Requirements
PLACEMENT REQUIREMENTS
POWER REQUIREMENT:
The power cord extends 6 1/2 feet from the rear of the cabinet. If an extension cord is used, it should be 14-gauge wire or thicker, grounded, and as short as possible.
The cooling unit plugs into a standard grounded wall outlet. We recommend adding a surge protector, rated at 15 amps or more (for example, click here), to protect the cooling unit from power surges.
The outlet must be on a dedicated circuit. The components of the cooling unit draw 3 amps, and the electric outlet on the side of the cooling unit also is rated for 3 amps. The cooling unit should not, under any circumstances, share a circuit with another motor or compressor-based appliance, like a wine cooler, fridge, air conditioner, or garage opener.
FLOOR SURFACE
Because of the significant weight of your wine cabinet, it is important that it be placed on a hard surface; otherwise, the cabinet may become skewed if the doors settle unevenly over time. If you will be placing your cabinet on thick carpeting, consider placing a carpet board underneath the wine cabinet. You can purchase a carpet board from Le Cache, or you can have your local hardware store cut a 3/4 inch plywood board to the following dimensions: 45w x 25d (inches).
DOOR SWING CLEARANCE
The doors of our wine cabinets swing wide by approximately 1 inch when open at 90 degrees. The additional width should be accounted for when purchasing cabinets that do not have moldings because the stated widths of our wine cabinets do not account for the door swing. Please note that the additional width is required in front of the cabinet.
WEIGHT LOAD FACTOR
After loading your wine cabinet with wine bottles, it will be extremely heavy. When selecting a location for your cabinet, make sure that the floor underneath is strong enough to support the weight of the cabinet.
TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENTS
CellarPro cooling units are designed to handle temperatures ranging from 50 to 95F.
VENTILATION REQUIREMENTS
The cooling unit generates hot air that must be exhausted in such a way that it won't be recirculated by the cooling unit. If the hot air cannot be dissipated or channeled properly, and the cooling unit is forced to recycle its own hot air, the cooling unit will be unable to maintain cold temperatures inside the wine cabinet and/or will overheat and/or will run all the time. Proper ventilation can be achieved in one of three ways:
- 1. UPRIGHT CABINETS WITH TOP-VENT CONFIGURATIONS
Our upright wine cabinets have been engineered with top-vent cooling units and SB/0 Technology so that they can be placed right up against the wall. In this configuration, the hot air generated by the cooling unit is ventilated through the top of the wine cabinet, and the return air comes from above the wine cabinet, so there must be clearance above and to the sides of the cabinets for the hot air to dissipate, as follows: - Contemporary wine cabinets, Carolina wine cabinets, Loft wine cabinets, Vault wine cabinets and a Semi-Custom wine cabinets require 18 inches of clearance above the wine cabinet.
- European Country wine cabinets and Mission wine cabinets require 12 inches of clearance above the wine cabinet.
- The sides always need to be open - in other words, placement in a corner, enclosed space, alcove, or closet will not work without our front-vent hood (see Configuration 3 below).
- 2. UPRIGHT CABINETS WITH Rear-Vent Configurations
Our upright wine cabinets can be configured so that the return air comes from behind the wine cabinet. This configuration is useful in situations where sufficient clearance around the wine cabinet doesn't exist. In this configuration: - If the rear of the wine cabinet is not accessible, a minimum clearance of 7 1/2 inches above the wine cabinet is required for removal and replacement of the cooling unit air filter.
- If the rear of the wine cabinet is accessible, a minimum clearance of 3 inches above the wine cabinet is required for proper airflow, and we recommend using our air deflector to direct the hot air exhaust to the left of the wine cabinet.
- In all cases, the wine cabinet must be placed 3-4 inches away from the rear wall.
- The sides always need to be open - in other words, placement in a corner, enclosed space, alcove, or closet will not work without our front-vent hood (see Configuration 3 below).
- 3. UPRIGHT CABINETS with Front-Vent Hoods
If you want to place the wine cabinet flush against the wall but you don't have the required clearance (as outlined in Configuration 1 above), or you want to place the wine cabinet in an enclosed space, closet, or alcove, our front-vent hood (placed on top of the wine cabinet) can be used with 7 1/2 inches of clearance above the wine cabinet for removal of the hood and the air filter. Please note: - Contemporary wine cabinets, Loft wine cabinets and Vault wine cabinets can use our front vent hood with OR without the decorative grill.
- European Country wine cabinets, Mission wine cabinets and Carolina wine cabinets can use our front vent hood without the decorative grill (the decorative grill will not fit with crown moldings).
4. CREDENZA WINE CABINETS
Credenza wine cabinets don't require any clearance above the wine cabinet; however, all credenzas require 3-4 inches of space behind the wine cabinet because all the ventilation (intake and exhaust) occurs behind the cabinet.
Bottle Capacity
| Bottle Capacity | |||||
| Model | Rows | Columns | Racked | Bulk | Total |
| 1400 | 14 | 6 | 160 | 12 | 172 |
| 2400 | 16 | 8 | 256 | 30 | 286 |
| 3100 | 16 | 10 | 320 | 48 | 368 |
| 3800 | 17 | 12 | 408 | 50 | 458 |
| 5200 | 17 | 16 | 544 | 78 | 622 |
| Credenza - Contemporary | 8 5 | 6 9 | 93 | 22 | 115 |
| Credenza - Euro & Mission | 7 5 | 5 8 | 150 | 30 | 180 |
Please note:
(1) We count the top of the racks as 1 row when counting rows in our racks.
(2) Every slot in the racks is 3 3/4" and sized to fit oversized Burgundy and most Champagne-size bottles.
(3) Bulk storage is located atop the racks (except for the first row atop the racks). Bulk storage capacity is based on Bordeaux-size bottles.
(4) Total capacity is the sum of racked plus bulk capacity, with double-deep storage in all cases except the Contemporary Credenza (which is single-deep). Usable capacity may be lower by 2-3 bottles when the first few cells under the cooling unit are left empty for proper air circulation.
Ratings & Reviews
66 reviews
Le Cache Vault 3100
by Ciaran -
I am very pleased with my Vault 3100. I had carefully researched my options and felt that Le Cache was the best option for my needs. The 3100 is very well made and I have had no issues with it. The staff were very helpful and responsive in answering my questions to help me finalized my order. It was actually delivered a before the expected shipping date from the order.
I was a little concerned about the shipping, given some of the comments on the web about shipping, but I had none of these issues noted on the web. The moving team told me that they had shipped a lot of Le Cashe and worked with them for several years. They knew exactly what they were doing, how to test the unit etc., and they worked with me to get the unit exactly level (had provided 2 construction levels that we set in each direction on the top).
Le Cache Vault 3100
by Steve
Very nice cabinet. Sturdy construction. Excellent compressor. I got the QT version, and it is really efficient without being too noisy (the cabinet is in my home office). It's a pricey item, but it's a good one!
Lecache wine cabinet
by Henry D
Beautiful cherry double door wine cabinet
Vault Wine Cooler
by Dean -
From the first day of asking Bryan tons of questions on what to purchase, until well after delivery and set up; all communications and product delivery / use has been very professional. While we expect the cooler to be perfect and it is, we were also very impressed with the delivery and set up crew who treated the unit and its start up steps as good as we could expect. Our Le Cache vault is filled and doing it's job. Great purchase experience !
Vault 3100 Wine Cabinet Review
by Jo
We just bought a 2nd wine cellar. Our old Le Cache lasted about 25 years and was still working but had issues so we decided to replace. The first cabinet was damaged and we had a bad experience with the crew delivering it. We had to wait an additional week to get the replacement which was a huge inconvenience. The staff at Le Cache was outstanding, very helpful with the purchase and follow up to get us a new one. We got a much better delivery crew the second time who went above and beyond for us. Very happy and we love the cabinet enough as I said that we bought a 2nd. We wish the delivery people or IWA had told us not to load it or turn it on for 48 hours that would be our only complaint. Luckily we only had it on for an hour and didn't start loading it.