Avallon ABR241SGRH - Beverage Center Refrigerators

This drink refrigerator is amazing! It is the only fridge under $1000 that I have seen that will cool to 34°F, and it actually does. I originally bought a similar fridge that was advertised to cool to 38°F and cost $200 less. Not only did the fridge arrive poorly packaged, but it was superficially damaged. Furthermore, it never registered a reading lower than 41°F from my digital thermometer. In the end I returned it and bought the Avallon.From the moment it arrived my experience was different. It arrived in a well-packaged box via freight delivery on a pallet, with a pallet "do not stack" cone. The box design is ingenious, as the bottom is a separate piece of cardboard and easily separates from the top. That brings me to its footprint: its quite big to be designed for under-counter installation. I had measured the intended space for the fridge and I had exactly 34.5 inches. NOTE: you will need every bit of that space and possibly more. I had to take the feet off, put on some furniture pads to barely avoid metal scraping the floor, and I still had to remove the vinyl flooring to get this behemoth to fit under that counter. I would not recommend buying this fridge if you are set on positioning the fridge under the counter and don't ABSOLUTELY have 34.5 inches to work with. Also, I don't know who has the extra 2-3 inches of depth to provide the ventilation that is recommended in the instruction manual, but I don't so it's recessed as much as possible.I have also read some people feel that the compressor is loud. Maybe because my fridge is such a tight fit against a concrete wall that I do not hear it, but this thing is quiet to my sensitive hearing. Another great feature is the lighting. The lights are placed on every level of the unit and really illuminate the space in an unobstructed way, which I know sounds inconsequential, but makes it look very luxurious. As I mentioned, this fridge really cools as advertised. Maybe even too well! I had to bump up the thermostat to 36°F because I have registered a temperature as low as 28-30°F when the compressor kicks on (see picture).I did buy the extended warranty offered from Amazon because stainless steel drink fridges are expensive as a lot, and there always seems to be a lemon out there. That said, Avallon has a one-year factory warranty AND will repair/replace your compressor for five years after the date of purchase. I haven't dealt personally with their customer service department, and I hope I don't have to, but it seems like the company stands by their product. My only complaint is that I have had my eye on it for 8 months and it recently went up in price from $719 to $899.In summary, if cold drinks are important to you, don't be fooled by the lower prices of comparable models. This one is the real deal!

This the winner. After receiving 2 other brand of freezers this unit is the clear winner in both design/quality and delivery Design/quality - the door face is one single, seamless item. There are no miter corner joints in the aluminum door face. Score a big one for me - makes the unit at least look in par with Kitchenaid and higher priced brand. The blue/white light option is cool. The thermostat drops down to 35? (Ok well flow other brands) to keep the drinks cold. Also the holes in the shelves is a good touch to keep cold air circulating.About the dim - whey they say it’s “that” size it is that size. My contractor had to shave 1/4” off the plastic feet (which is screwed and used for leveling) to fit under the 34” opening. We have cabinets-to-go lower base cabinets with quartz counter top - no overhang or other obstructions.Sound - wa a big consideration before the purchase. So it’s not super quiet and I don’t notice it running fridge. But it’s not loud or that noticeable. We have in the butlers area and it does it’s work and I don’t notice the sound. Score.Delivery. This was another big factor. So much that we purchased another brand from Abt - local brick and mortar store to avoid damages during shipping. At least we could inspect the item at the site before pick up. But I’m glad we changed our minds and ordered this unit. We ordered 3 ( 1 from Amazon 1 from Costco and then there’s the Abt) different brands and the 2 that did arrive to our house were damaged. Both were on the corners. As for this unit the delivery wa via Estes logistics and arrived on a pallet with a “do not place other object” hat on top of the box. If they had placed an item of some weight then the little hat would have been deformed and you could refuse delivery in the spot.Bottom line - this a great design and build quality unit with a different delivery method to ensure you get to enjoy the freezer without transit damage.Couple hundred bucks more than similar fridges in the 700-1000 range but well worth it.

Item arrives strapped to pallet and shipped large freight truck. Arrived zero damage. I did however have a slightly defective handle as it was rose gold/chrome color. The seller quickly fixed error by expediting replacement handle that matches unit perfectly. Cooling is great. After a day plugged in and running at 34°, I filled it up entirely with various drinks and within 4 hours everything ws nice and cold. I turned it up to 42° to save energy and slow the cooling cycle. Its in another room and has a very low hum from the fan when it kicks on not loud or annoying like others i had in the past. Inside light features are a bonus as you chose between blue/white. You also chose to have light on all the time or just when door opens. They are bright internal led and fully illuminate. Sturdy glass shelves dong hang or sag when fully loaded like the other wire ones do. This has to be the best cooler for under $1000 price range. Quality is far superior to the cheaper price comparison unit sold on Amazon. Shipping was within Amazon Prime estimate 4-5 days!