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Direct KoolR Magnum Replacement
KoolR Magnum stopped cooling and you can’t find a replacement? The Wine-R WR2500 is built for the standard KoolR Magnum wall opening, so in standard installations your existing cutout, framing, drywall and outlet carry over. No new hole in the wall. No patching. No repainting. Cool Wine Cellar sizes it, supplies it and installs it across South Florida.
Quick answer
Yes. The Wine-R WR2500 is a self-contained, through-the-wall wine cellar cooling unit designed to fit the standard KoolR Magnum wall opening (WR2500 cutout: 15 5/8″ W × 9 1/4″ H, in an interior wall 5.5″ to 14″ thick). In standard installations no cutting, framing or electrical changes are needed. Before ordering, three things are confirmed: the cellar’s heat load (the WR2500 covers up to 900 ft³ fully enclosed or 700 ft³ with glass walls at R-20 minimum), a condensate drain line, and a dedicated 115V/60Hz/15A circuit. Cool Wine Cellar checks all three with a free heatload calculation and site visit.
Side by side
Same format, same cooling approach, same opening. Here’s how the two units line up.
| KoolR Magnum | Wine-R WR2500 | |
|---|---|---|
| Format | Through-the-wall, self-contained | Through-the-wall, self-contained |
| Wall cutout (W × H) | 15 3/4″ × 9 3/4″ | 15 5/8″ × 9 1/4″ — fits the Magnum opening |
| Wall thickness | Up to 7″ | 5.5″ to 14″ |
| Cooling capacity | Per manufacturer documentation | Up to 900 ft³ enclosed / 700 ft³ with glass walls |
| Required insulation | R-20 minimum | R-20 minimum |
| Electrical | Per manufacturer documentation | Dedicated 115V/60Hz/15A circuit |
| Refrigerant lines / ductwork | None | None |
| Condensate drain | Per manufacturer documentation | Required (3/8″ ID, continuous slope) |
| Warranty | Manufacturer terms (varies) | 2-year limited parts warranty |
| Local install & service | — | Cool Wine Cellar, Miami & Fort Lauderdale |
The KoolR Magnum swap
The most expensive part of your original KoolR Magnum install was the wall work: cutting the opening, framing it, finishing the drywall and running the outlet. The WR2500 lets you keep all of it. We pull the old Magnum, verify the opening, and slide the WR2500 into the same space.
Why replace with Cool Wine Cellar
A compatible opening is only half the answer. An undersized unit runs nonstop; a missing drain or shared circuit voids the warranty. Our team handles the whole replacement so your cellar is back to temperature fast.
At a glance
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Holds cellar conditions in rooms up to 900 ft³ fully enclosed, or 700 ft³ with glass walls, built to R-20 with a solid, sealed door.
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A rotary compressor mounted on rubber pads keeps sound comparable to a quality refrigerator, so it can sit near living spaces.
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Through-the-wall and self-contained: no ductwork, no refrigerant line set, no mechanical room. For Magnum owners, no new opening either.
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Slim wall controller with clear setpoint control, start delay, automatic defrost, clock and timer, on a 5 ft cable (longer cables available).
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A clean front that blends into the cellar instead of announcing itself.
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Backed by Wine-R’s North American service team, with local support from Cool Wine Cellar.
Control
The wall controller makes daily use simple: set the cellar temperature, switch on or off, and check status at a glance. A short start delay and automatic defrost protect the system. Mount it inside or outside the cellar at a comfortable reading height; the unit reads cellar temperature from a sensor built into its return-air grille.
Tip: an external thermometer placed elsewhere in the room will often read slightly differently from the unit’s sensor. That’s normal.
Specifications
| Type | Self-contained, through-the-wall wine cellar cooling unit |
|---|---|
| Wall cutout | 15 5/8″ W × 9 1/4″ H (fits the standard KoolR Magnum opening) |
| Wall | Interior wall only, 5.5″ to 14″ thick; never an exterior wall, sealed cavity or unventilated cabinet |
| Unit dimensions | 15.35″ × 16.22″ × 8.78″ (390 × 412 × 223 mm) |
| Coverage | Up to 900 ft³ fully enclosed; up to 700 ft³ with glass walls |
| Envelope | R-20 minimum walls and ceiling, solid insulated door with tight seals, insulated double-pane or IGU glass |
| Electrical | Dedicated 115V / 60Hz / 15A circuit (no shared loads, extension cords or switched outlets) |
| Condensate drain | Required: 3/8″ ID hose, continuous downhill slope; condensate pump where gravity drainage isn’t possible |
| Clearances | 12″ cold side, 18″ warm side, minimum |
| Warm-side room | Ventilated interior space, 50°F to 90°F ambient |
| Controller | Wall-mounted, numeric setpoint, start delay, auto defrost, clock and timer, 5 ft cable |
| Warranty | 2-year limited parts warranty (register within 30 days) |
What’s in the box
Condensate pump not included; we’ll tell you during the site visit if your drain route needs one.
South Florida tip
A through-the-wall unit exhausts heat into the room behind the cellar, and that room must stay between 50°F and 90°F with open airflow. In South Florida, a garage or closed storage room often runs hotter than that in summer. If your old Magnum vented into a hot space, that may be part of why it struggled. We check this on every site visit and recommend a split system when through-the-wall isn’t the right fit.
How the replacement works
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Call or book a visit. Photos of the cellar-side face, warm side and outlet help us prepare.
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We confirm cubic feet, glass and insulation so the WR2500 is right-sized, not oversized or undersized.
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We measure the opening and check the condensate drain route and dedicated 115V circuit.
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We remove the old unit, install the WR2500 in the same opening and set your cellar temperature.
FAQ
In standard installations, yes. The standard KoolR Magnum cutout is 15 3/4″ × 9 3/4″, and the WR2500 is specified for a 15 5/8″ × 9 1/4″ cutout in walls 5.5″ to 14″ thick, so it fits the existing Magnum opening without cutting or framing changes. Openings that were modified over the years, or walls thinner than 5.5″, may need adjustment, which we confirm during the site visit.
Usually not. The WR2500 runs on a dedicated 115V/60Hz/15A circuit. If your Magnum’s outlet is already on a dedicated circuit and working, it carries over. Shared circuits, extension cords and switch-controlled outlets void the warranty, so if the outlet is shared an electrician should add a dedicated circuit first.
Yes. A 3/8″ ID drain line on a continuous downhill slope, with no sags or traps, is required. Where the run can’t slope continuously, a condensate pump is used. If your Magnum already had a drain we verify it’s clear and sloped; if it didn’t, we plan one before installation.
The WR2500 cools up to 900 ft³ in a fully enclosed cellar or 700 ft³ with glass walls, with R-20 minimum insulation. Most typical Magnum installations fall within that range, but glass, door quality and the warm-side temperature all change the load. Our free heatload calculation confirms the fit before you buy.
The WR2500 is matched to the standard KoolR Magnum opening. For other KoolR models, it depends on the opening, not the model name. We measure the opening width, height and wall thickness and tell you whether it works as is, needs trim, or needs to be enlarged.
It depends on the unit’s age, warranty status and the repair quote. A repair fixes one component at a time; for an older, out-of-warranty unit many owners compare the quote against a new, warrantied WR2500 that reuses the same opening. Cool Wine Cellar can diagnose your existing unit and give you both options.
It uses a rotary compressor mounted on rubber pads and is designed to sound similar to a quality refrigerator. Actual sound depends on the installation conditions on both sides of the wall.
The WR2500 faceplate is different from the KoolR Magnum fascia. If you built custom trim around the old fascia, it may not align and may need retrimming. Most installations are simple to retrim or finish with the WR2500’s own grille.
A 2-year limited parts warranty for the original buyer, activated by registering within 30 days. Coverage requires a correct installation, including a dedicated circuit and a properly sloped condensate drain.
Yes. Cool Wine Cellar has showrooms in Miami and Fort Lauderdale and serves homeowners throughout South Florida. Call 800-323-3130 or book a site visit online.
Choose a single service or let us handle the whole project. Every installation is planned around your room, your collection and your climate.
A complete cellar built around your room, your collection and the climate where you live.
Wine racks mounted level, anchored for the full weight of your bottles, and laid out for the collection you have now and the one you are building.
Frameless and framed glass wine rooms, walls and doors, sealed so your cooling unit can hold temperature and humidity.
The right unit for your room’s heat load, installed so it holds steady temperature and humidity year-round.
Your Magnum’s opening is ready
Keep the opening, skip the wall repairs and get a new unit with a 2-year warranty. Start with a free heatload calculation, or book a visit and we’ll handle the entire KoolR Magnum replacement.
KoolR® and KoolR Magnum® are trademarks of their respective owners and are referenced for compatibility identification only. Wine-R and Cool Wine Cellar are not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by KoolR. Opening compatibility applies to standard installations; cooling capacity, drainage and electrical requirements are confirmed before installation.
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