Reducing humidity in freestanding wine fridge

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Hi

I have a Transtherm Ermitage wine fridge in my apartment and noticed today that the humidity in the fridge is almost 80% and all of the bottles are “wet”.

How do I best reduce the humidity level and keep it there? For the moment I thought I would keep the door open for an hour or so.

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I don’t know that model. But when I had the same issue it was because of a problem with the seal.

Opening it won’t help.

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Are bottles touching any vents or important-looking components? Do any bottles need removing to make sure air is flowing properly?

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De humidifier bags on amazon. And dont open and close the fridge door with high frequency.

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At the back wall a cable and a stiffer feeling wire was hanging loose. Tucked it one side. Let’s see if that makes a difference.

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Good tip.

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I had that issue when I overloaded mine. I took some excess I stuffed in it out and it solved the issue

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Thanks guys. Tried a few of these tricks and the humidity level is down to 70%.

Will also add a couple of dehumidifier bags today and hopefully that brings it down to 65%.

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I had this problem early on in owning my Eurocaves. Too many bottles were touching the back wall & sides (prohibiting circulation of air). You may also need to replace your charcoal filters. I’ve found that clearing the unit out once a year (spring or fall…sometimes both).

Good luck, this can get tricky.

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Humidity is back to around 65%. I think there were two culprits :

  1. I had a couple of bottles with a cardboard box
  2. I had removed the bottom shelf to store magnums/ champagne bottles and those were all touching the back wall

Thanks all for your help with troubleshooting.

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