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The Wine Guardian DP200WC water-cooled ducted wine cellar cooling unit is a self-contained Pro-tier system rated at 8,000 to 15,680 BTU/h on a 208-230/1/60 single-phase supply, which Wine Guardian recommends for spaces of 1,500 to 7,000 cubic feet and rates at 80°F ambient.
It is the water-cooled configuration of the Pro ducted DP200: the same self-contained cabinet with a water-cooled condensing section, so the heat leaves through a water loop rather than through a duct or a louvre. Wine Guardian states that warm condenser air connections are not required, which is the whole reason to specify this unit rather than the air-cooled DP200. It is built for a building that already has a loop, and Wine Guardian names geothermal, cooling tower and lake water applications, requiring a year-round source of water.
Wine Guardian places the DP200WC in its Pro ducted line, which its Pro Ducted brochure rates for low-temperature conditioning from 52°F to 70°F rather than for wine storage alone. As an authorized Wine Guardian dealer we publish the manufacturer’s own data for this model and say plainly which figures Wine Guardian does not publish against the DP200WC code, so the specification can be checked before a quote is requested. This guidance is general and intended to help narrow the selection. Final sizing, water supply, drain, electrical requirements and configuration should be confirmed with Wine Guardian’s official documentation and a licensed HVAC professional or qualified contractor. In a humid region the moisture the room admits matters as much as its volume, and a worked example of latent load and condensation in a humid-climate cellar shows how that changes the configuration.
See the Wine Guardian Pro ducted line and the cabinet the DP200WC is built on, then read what the water loop has to deliver below.
Questions about fit? Call our specialists at (800) 260-1712.
The DP200WC needs a year-round loop delivering water to the condensing section between 45°F and 85°F. Wine Guardian gives that as the safe operating range of the condenser inlet water temperature in its Pro ducted installation and operation manual, and warns that if the water temperature entering the unit is above 85°F you risk tripping the high-pressure switch.
Wine Guardian builds these systems for geothermal, cooling tower and lake water applications, and states they require a year-round source of water. Its Pro ducted manual states that it does not recommend using a water-cooled system if you are using a city water supply.
Wine Guardian does not publish a flow rate, a water-side pressure drop or a connection size against the DP200WC model code. Its Pro ducted specifications sheet carries a water-cooled condenser section, but that block prints exactly two data columns with no model code above either of them, the document’s own header reads Model Number DP25 DP50, and two of its three rows repeat the same value across both columns. There is no third or fourth column, so nothing in that block is reproduced here. Take those three figures from Wine Guardian directly and have the installing contractor confirm the loop can carry them.
The DP200WC fits a large wine cellar or conditioned store of 1,500 to 7,000 cubic feet in a building that already has a year-round water loop, and where there is no good way to discharge warm condenser air. At this volume the project is usually commercial, and a worked commercial wine room and the climate control it was given shows the loads a restaurant or venue puts on a system of this size.
The DP200WC pairs the largest Pro ducted cabinet with a water-cooled condensing section, an onboard water regulating valve and copper straight tube cooling water connections.
| Feature | What it means for your cellar |
|---|---|
| Water-cooled condensing section | The DP200WC rejects the cellar's heat into a water loop instead of into the surrounding air, so the mechanical space never has to absorb or exhaust it. Wine Guardian states that warm condenser air connections are not required. |
| Accepts entering water from 45°F to 85°F | Wine Guardian gives the safe operating range of the condenser inlet water temperature as 45°F to 85°F, which is wide enough for a geothermal loop, a cooling tower or a lake source across the seasons. |
| Copper straight tube water connections | Wine Guardian fits the cooling water inlet and outlet as copper straight tube connections, so the plumbing trade works in a familiar material and the joints stay reachable for service. |
| Water regulating valve on board | The loop is modulated inside the machine rather than by a valve the installer has to add and balance. Wine Guardian's Pro ducted manual carries a flushing procedure for it, marked water-cooled only. |
| The largest cabinet in the Pro water-cooled range | At 8,000 to 15,680 BTU/h on a 208-230/1/60 supply, the DP200WC is the top of Wine Guardian's Pro water-cooled ducted range and is recommended for spaces of 1,500 to 7,000 cubic feet. |
| Self-contained ducted cabinet | Evaporator, fans, compressor, condensing section and controls sit in one cabinet outside the cellar and connect through 12 in round ductwork on the evaporator side, so the wine room stays quiet and every inch of it stays available for storage. |
| Pro ducted tier | Wine Guardian places the DP200WC in its Pro ducted line, which its Pro Ducted brochure rates for low-temperature conditioning from 52°F to 70°F rather than for wine storage alone. |
| Low ambient protection as standard | Wine Guardian lists low ambient protection among the DP200WC's standard features, alongside enhanced refrigeration controls that are compatible with modern smart thermostats. |
| Electric heat option with an adjustable offset | Wine Guardian's DP200WC page states that the heater option protects wine cellars from dangerously low temperatures, with adjustable activation from 2°F to 6°F below your setpoint. It is quoted as a separate configuration of the same unit. |
| Optional humidification | The unit controls temperature and displays humidity. An integrated or freestanding Wine Guardian humidifier is what raises a cellar to 55% to 65% relative humidity. |
Built-in protection: a high-pressure switch stops the unit rather than letting it run on water that has gone too warm, which is why Wine Guardian sets 85°F as the top of the entering-water range.
Wine Guardian publishes no decibel rating for any of its ducted units, so the honest answer for the DP200WC is structural rather than a number. Two things work in its favour on a unit this large: the cabinet installs outside the wine room and connects through insulated ductwork, and because the condensing section is water-cooled there is no condenser air stream to move or exhaust.
The Wine Guardian DP200WC is a 208-230/1/60 single-phase, 60 Hz self-contained ducted unit with R-134a refrigerant and a water-cooled condensing section, rated at 8,000 to 15,680 BTU/h. Wine Guardian rates cooling capacity at 80°F ambient.
On the suppressed rows: Wine Guardian’s Pro ducted specifications sheet is headed Model Number DP25 DP50 and carries no DP200WC column, and its water-cooled condenser block prints two data columns with no model code over either. Its evaporator and condenser fan motor rows print byte-identical figures, and its minimum-circuit and electric-heat figures are printed in combined cells that repeat across adjacent model groups. Rather than attribute a neighbouring column’s number to this unit, those rows route you to Wine Guardian and to a licensed electrician.
On the capacity table: the performance ladder printed on the Pro specifications sheet is measured against condenser inlet air temperature and belongs to the air-cooled DP200. A water-cooled condensing section has no inlet air, so that ladder is not reproduced on this page. Wine Guardian publishes no capability for this platform above 90°F on either voltage column or either rating basis.
On the warranty: Wine Guardian’s Pro ducted installation manual describes a two-year term, while its current standard and Platinum warranty documents give 25 months parts and 13 months labor. The warranty documents are the governing instruments and are what is published above.
Accessory availability and pricing are confirmed on each live product page. An integrated or freestanding Wine Guardian humidifier can be added to reach 55% to 65% relative humidity.
Wine Guardian publishes the same capacity, the same cabinet and the same supply for the DP200WC and the air-cooled DP200, so the question that separates them is not performance but where the heat is allowed to go. The DP88WC is the genuine step down on the water-cooled side.
| Decision factor | DP200WC (this unit) | DP200 air-cooled | DP88WC water-cooled |
|---|---|---|---|
| Where the condenser heat goes | Into a water loop. Wine Guardian states warm condenser air connections are not required | Into the surrounding air, which the space has to absorb and vent | Into a water loop |
| Rated capacity, at 80°F ambient | 8,000 to 15,680 BTU/h on a 208-230/1/60 supply | 8,000 to 15,680 BTU/h on a 208-230/1/60 supply | 5,000 to 9,600 BTU/h |
| Recommended space volume | 1,500 to 7,000 ft³ | 1,500 to 7,000 ft³ | 850 to 4,500 ft³ |
| What the building must supply | A year-round loop holding entering water between 45°F and 85°F | A ventilated space that can absorb and exhaust condenser heat | A year-round loop holding entering water between 45°F and 85°F |
Best for / not ideal for: choose the DP200WC if the room runs to 7,000 cubic feet and the building already has a year-round loop that holds entering water between 45°F and 85°F, or if there is simply nowhere to send warm condenser air; choose the air-cooled DP200 if there is a ventilated space that can absorb that heat, since Wine Guardian rates it identically and it needs no plumbing and no loop; choose the DP88WC if the room sits comfortably under about 4,500 cubic feet. The DP200WC is not ideal where the only water is a metered municipal supply, which Wine Guardian does not recommend for a water-cooled system, or where the loop cannot hold 45°F to 85°F through the whole year.
PRO SERIESDP200 Pro Ducted UnitThe same cabinet air-cooled, for a space that can vent condenser heat.Request a QuoteView product
PRO SERIESDP88WC Pro Water-Cooled UnitThe water-cooled step below, for cellars of 850 to 4,500 cubic feet.Request a QuoteView product
PRO SERIESDP50WC Pro Water-Cooled UnitWater-cooled Pro ducted cooling for cellars of 650 to 3,000 cubic feet.Request a QuoteView product
PRO SERIESDP25WC Pro Water-Cooled UnitThe smallest water-cooled Pro ducted unit, for rooms up to about 2,000 cubic feet.Request a QuoteView product
PRO SERIESDP88 Pro Ducted UnitAir-cooled Pro ducted cooling one capacity tier below the DP200.Request a QuoteView product
If you are still narrowing the configuration, the full range of Wine Guardian water-cooled ducted cooling systems sets the DP200WC against every other unit that rejects its heat to a loop, and the cooling units for cellars of 4,500 to 7,000 cubic feet gather every configuration built for a room at the top of this unit’s range.
The DP200WC is configured to the project and quoted directly. Tell us the cellar dimensions and construction, what water source the building has and what temperature it runs, and we will help confirm the configuration with you.
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The Wine Guardian DP200WC water-cooled ducted wine cellar cooling unit is a self-contained Pro-tier system rated at 8,000 to 15,680 BTU/h on a 208-230/1/60 single-phase supply, which Wine Guardian recommends for spaces of 1,500 to 7,000 cubic feet and rates at 80°F ambient.
It is the water-cooled configuration of the Pro ducted DP200: the same self-contained cabinet with a water-cooled condensing section, so the heat leaves through a water loop rather than through a duct or a louvre. Wine Guardian states that warm condenser air connections are not required, which is the whole reason to specify this unit rather than the air-cooled DP200. It is built for a building that already has a loop, and Wine Guardian names geothermal, cooling tower and lake water applications, requiring a year-round source of water.
Wine Guardian places the DP200WC in its Pro ducted line, which its Pro Ducted brochure rates for low-temperature conditioning from 52°F to 70°F rather than for wine storage alone. As an authorized Wine Guardian dealer we publish the manufacturer’s own data for this model and say plainly which figures Wine Guardian does not publish against the DP200WC code, so the specification can be checked before a quote is requested. This guidance is general and intended to help narrow the selection. Final sizing, water supply, drain, electrical requirements and configuration should be confirmed with Wine Guardian’s official documentation and a licensed HVAC professional or qualified contractor. In a humid region the moisture the room admits matters as much as its volume, and a worked example of latent load and condensation in a humid-climate cellar shows how that changes the configuration.
See the Wine Guardian Pro ducted line and the cabinet the DP200WC is built on, then read what the water loop has to deliver below.
Questions about fit? Call our specialists at (800) 260-1712.
The DP200WC needs a year-round loop delivering water to the condensing section between 45°F and 85°F. Wine Guardian gives that as the safe operating range of the condenser inlet water temperature in its Pro ducted installation and operation manual, and warns that if the water temperature entering the unit is above 85°F you risk tripping the high-pressure switch.
Wine Guardian builds these systems for geothermal, cooling tower and lake water applications, and states they require a year-round source of water. Its Pro ducted manual states that it does not recommend using a water-cooled system if you are using a city water supply.
Wine Guardian does not publish a flow rate, a water-side pressure drop or a connection size against the DP200WC model code. Its Pro ducted specifications sheet carries a water-cooled condenser section, but that block prints exactly two data columns with no model code above either of them, the document’s own header reads Model Number DP25 DP50, and two of its three rows repeat the same value across both columns. There is no third or fourth column, so nothing in that block is reproduced here. Take those three figures from Wine Guardian directly and have the installing contractor confirm the loop can carry them.
The DP200WC fits a large wine cellar or conditioned store of 1,500 to 7,000 cubic feet in a building that already has a year-round water loop, and where there is no good way to discharge warm condenser air. At this volume the project is usually commercial, and a worked commercial wine room and the climate control it was given shows the loads a restaurant or venue puts on a system of this size.
The DP200WC pairs the largest Pro ducted cabinet with a water-cooled condensing section, an onboard water regulating valve and copper straight tube cooling water connections.
| Feature | What it means for your cellar |
|---|---|
| Water-cooled condensing section | The DP200WC rejects the cellar's heat into a water loop instead of into the surrounding air, so the mechanical space never has to absorb or exhaust it. Wine Guardian states that warm condenser air connections are not required. |
| Accepts entering water from 45°F to 85°F | Wine Guardian gives the safe operating range of the condenser inlet water temperature as 45°F to 85°F, which is wide enough for a geothermal loop, a cooling tower or a lake source across the seasons. |
| Copper straight tube water connections | Wine Guardian fits the cooling water inlet and outlet as copper straight tube connections, so the plumbing trade works in a familiar material and the joints stay reachable for service. |
| Water regulating valve on board | The loop is modulated inside the machine rather than by a valve the installer has to add and balance. Wine Guardian's Pro ducted manual carries a flushing procedure for it, marked water-cooled only. |
| The largest cabinet in the Pro water-cooled range | At 8,000 to 15,680 BTU/h on a 208-230/1/60 supply, the DP200WC is the top of Wine Guardian's Pro water-cooled ducted range and is recommended for spaces of 1,500 to 7,000 cubic feet. |
| Self-contained ducted cabinet | Evaporator, fans, compressor, condensing section and controls sit in one cabinet outside the cellar and connect through 12 in round ductwork on the evaporator side, so the wine room stays quiet and every inch of it stays available for storage. |
| Pro ducted tier | Wine Guardian places the DP200WC in its Pro ducted line, which its Pro Ducted brochure rates for low-temperature conditioning from 52°F to 70°F rather than for wine storage alone. |
| Low ambient protection as standard | Wine Guardian lists low ambient protection among the DP200WC's standard features, alongside enhanced refrigeration controls that are compatible with modern smart thermostats. |
| Electric heat option with an adjustable offset | Wine Guardian's DP200WC page states that the heater option protects wine cellars from dangerously low temperatures, with adjustable activation from 2°F to 6°F below your setpoint. It is quoted as a separate configuration of the same unit. |
| Optional humidification | The unit controls temperature and displays humidity. An integrated or freestanding Wine Guardian humidifier is what raises a cellar to 55% to 65% relative humidity. |
Built-in protection: a high-pressure switch stops the unit rather than letting it run on water that has gone too warm, which is why Wine Guardian sets 85°F as the top of the entering-water range.
Wine Guardian publishes no decibel rating for any of its ducted units, so the honest answer for the DP200WC is structural rather than a number. Two things work in its favour on a unit this large: the cabinet installs outside the wine room and connects through insulated ductwork, and because the condensing section is water-cooled there is no condenser air stream to move or exhaust.
The Wine Guardian DP200WC is a 208-230/1/60 single-phase, 60 Hz self-contained ducted unit with R-134a refrigerant and a water-cooled condensing section, rated at 8,000 to 15,680 BTU/h. Wine Guardian rates cooling capacity at 80°F ambient.
On the suppressed rows: Wine Guardian’s Pro ducted specifications sheet is headed Model Number DP25 DP50 and carries no DP200WC column, and its water-cooled condenser block prints two data columns with no model code over either. Its evaporator and condenser fan motor rows print byte-identical figures, and its minimum-circuit and electric-heat figures are printed in combined cells that repeat across adjacent model groups. Rather than attribute a neighbouring column’s number to this unit, those rows route you to Wine Guardian and to a licensed electrician.
On the capacity table: the performance ladder printed on the Pro specifications sheet is measured against condenser inlet air temperature and belongs to the air-cooled DP200. A water-cooled condensing section has no inlet air, so that ladder is not reproduced on this page. Wine Guardian publishes no capability for this platform above 90°F on either voltage column or either rating basis.
On the warranty: Wine Guardian’s Pro ducted installation manual describes a two-year term, while its current standard and Platinum warranty documents give 25 months parts and 13 months labor. The warranty documents are the governing instruments and are what is published above.
Accessory availability and pricing are confirmed on each live product page. An integrated or freestanding Wine Guardian humidifier can be added to reach 55% to 65% relative humidity.
Wine Guardian publishes the same capacity, the same cabinet and the same supply for the DP200WC and the air-cooled DP200, so the question that separates them is not performance but where the heat is allowed to go. The DP88WC is the genuine step down on the water-cooled side.
| Decision factor | DP200WC (this unit) | DP200 air-cooled | DP88WC water-cooled |
|---|---|---|---|
| Where the condenser heat goes | Into a water loop. Wine Guardian states warm condenser air connections are not required | Into the surrounding air, which the space has to absorb and vent | Into a water loop |
| Rated capacity, at 80°F ambient | 8,000 to 15,680 BTU/h on a 208-230/1/60 supply | 8,000 to 15,680 BTU/h on a 208-230/1/60 supply | 5,000 to 9,600 BTU/h |
| Recommended space volume | 1,500 to 7,000 ft³ | 1,500 to 7,000 ft³ | 850 to 4,500 ft³ |
| What the building must supply | A year-round loop holding entering water between 45°F and 85°F | A ventilated space that can absorb and exhaust condenser heat | A year-round loop holding entering water between 45°F and 85°F |
Best for / not ideal for: choose the DP200WC if the room runs to 7,000 cubic feet and the building already has a year-round loop that holds entering water between 45°F and 85°F, or if there is simply nowhere to send warm condenser air; choose the air-cooled DP200 if there is a ventilated space that can absorb that heat, since Wine Guardian rates it identically and it needs no plumbing and no loop; choose the DP88WC if the room sits comfortably under about 4,500 cubic feet. The DP200WC is not ideal where the only water is a metered municipal supply, which Wine Guardian does not recommend for a water-cooled system, or where the loop cannot hold 45°F to 85°F through the whole year.
PRO SERIESDP200 Pro Ducted UnitThe same cabinet air-cooled, for a space that can vent condenser heat.Request a QuoteView productPRO SERIESDP88WC Pro Water-Cooled UnitThe water-cooled step below, for cellars of 850 to 4,500 cubic feet.Request a QuoteView productPRO SERIESDP50WC Pro Water-Cooled UnitWater-cooled Pro ducted cooling for cellars of 650 to 3,000 cubic feet.Request a QuoteView productPRO SERIESDP25WC Pro Water-Cooled UnitThe smallest water-cooled Pro ducted unit, for rooms up to about 2,000 cubic feet.Request a QuoteView productPRO SERIESDP88 Pro Ducted UnitAir-cooled Pro ducted cooling one capacity tier below the DP200.Request a QuoteView product
If you are still narrowing the configuration, the full range of Wine Guardian water-cooled ducted cooling systems sets the DP200WC against every other unit that rejects its heat to a loop, and the cooling units for cellars of 4,500 to 7,000 cubic feet gather every configuration built for a room at the top of this unit’s range.
The DP200WC is configured to the project and quoted directly. Tell us the cellar dimensions and construction, what water source the building has and what temperature it runs, and we will help confirm the configuration with you.
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