Cleaning the Interior of the Wine Vault
The sealed system helps eliminate most airborne dust and contaminants when the wine
vault is left unopened. Under normal use, cleaning the inside would consist of vacuuming
the floor and the cooling system vent on the inside of the wine vault every six months.
Maintaining the Redwood Racks
To clean up spills, use a damp sponge with warm water and rinse thoroughly; then wipe
dry. Spilled wine may stain the redwood racks. Normal drops of wine add character to the
wine vault. To remove small stains, use a fine grit sanding sponge (150 grit is
recommended).
With normal usage, small marks or scratches may become visible on the natural redwood
racks. This gives your racks the warm character of the world’s finest wine cellars.
The racks are unfinished to allow them to breath and flex in the
refrigerated environment
.
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■ Do not apply wood stain or wood preservative to the redwood racks.
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■ Do not apply polish or w
ax to the redwood racks.
Cleaning the Interior Walls
To clean up spills or residue on the interior walls and behind the racks use a long handled
scrub brush or sponge with warm water and baking soda solution – about a tablespoon
(15 ml) of baking soda to 1 quar
t (1 liter) of water. This both cleans and neutralizes odor
s.
Thor
oughly rinse and wipe dry.
Cleaning the Inlaid Cork Countertop (Tasting Rack model ZWV
S1000SR only)
For regular cleaning, dampen a sponge with w
arm water. For a str
onger cleaner
, make a
solution consisting of 1 par
t vinegar to 4 parts warm w
ater.
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■ Do not use scouring pads, pow
dered cleaners, bleach, or cleaner
s containing
bleach because these pr
oducts can damage the count
er
top.
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