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The Wine Guardian DS200 is a two-piece ducted split wine cellar cooling system rated by Wine Guardian at 15,785 BTU/h at 80°F condenser inlet air on a 208-230 V supply, published for cellars of 1,500 to 7,000 cubic feet. It is the largest system in the Sentinel ducted split line, and the one specified for commercial rooms and the biggest residential cellars, the kind of project set out in our representative commercial restaurant wine room project profile.
The ductable fan-coil and the remote condensing unit install in two different places and are joined by a field-run refrigerant line set, which is the reason buyers choose a split over a self-contained ducted unit. Wine Guardian allows a total line length of 150 feet with a maximum vertical lift of 15 feet on the DS200, the longest run anywhere in the line, so the condensing unit can go on a roof, in a yard or in a mechanical room well away from the wine. The standard condensing unit is rated for a 20°F to 115°F ambient; the optional Extreme Climate Protection bundle is required for continuous operation below 20°F and takes the system to minus 20°F.
Two DS200 requirements decide projects early. Both halves need 208-230 V, single phase, 60 Hz, so a design scaled up from a 115 V DS025 or DS050 fan-coil needs new electrical work; and the fan-coil moves 759 CFM through 12 in duct on a single run, which is the largest duct requirement in the line. The system holds a cellar at 55°F to 58°F, and a Wine Guardian humidifier is what brings the room into the 55% to 65% relative humidity band, since the base unit does not add moisture. As an authorized Wine Guardian dealer we list the DS200 with the manufacturer's own published figures. Wine Guardian states that contractor installation is required, and our list of the mistakes contractors make on wine cellar builds and the spec notes that prevent them covers what tends to go wrong at that stage; final sizing should be confirmed with the Wine Guardian cooling calculator and a licensed HVAC professional.
See how a Wine Guardian split system separates the fan-coil from the condensing unit so the compressor and its heat leave the wine room entirely.
Questions about fit? Call our specialists at (800) 260-1712.
Wine Guardian publishes the DS200 for cellars of 1,500 to 7,000 cubic feet, and on this store it sits at the top of the range with the other cooling units for cellars of 4,500 to 7,000 cubic feet. Volume is where sizing starts, not where it ends: glass walls, an exterior wall, thin insulation or a warm adjoining space all raise the heat load, and a room anywhere near the top of that range should be run through the Wine Guardian cooling calculator before anything is ordered. The envelope behind those surfaces matters as much as the surfaces themselves, and our guide to vapor barrier placement, materials and sealing in a wine cellar covers the decision that has to be made while the walls are open.
The Wine Guardian DS200 ducted split system is built around a single idea carried to the largest scale in the line: put the noisy, heat-rejecting half of the machine somewhere the wine will never notice it, and allow a long enough refrigerant run to make that possible in a real building.
| Feature | What it means for your cellar |
|---|---|
| Two-piece split architecture | A ductable fan-coil and a remote condensing unit install in separate locations and are joined by a field-run refrigerant line set, so the compressor and the condenser coil never sit next to the wine. |
| 150 ft line set, 15 ft lift | Wine Guardian allows a total refrigerant line length of 150 feet and a maximum vertical lift of 15 feet on the DS200, the longest run published anywhere in the ducted split line. That figure is what decides whether a rooftop, yard-level or distant mechanical room location is workable at all. |
| Matched Wine Guardian condensing unit | The condensing unit is engineered and manufactured by Wine Guardian to pair with this fan-coil, so the two halves are a rated match rather than a field-assembled combination. Wine Guardian publishes three design patents against that condensing unit. |
| 208-230 V at both sections | Unlike the DS025 and DS050, whose fan-coils run on 115 V, the DS200 takes 208-230 V, single phase, 60 Hz at the evaporator section as well as at the condensing unit. Both circuits have to exist where the equipment is going, and a licensed electrician should size them from the Wine Guardian specifications sheet. |
| 759 CFM through 12 in ductwork | The DS200 fan-coil moves 759 CFM and needs 12 in duct on a single run or 10 in on a double run, the largest duct requirement in the line. Wine Guardian recommends keeping supply and return to a 25 foot cumulative total including bends. |
| Extreme Climate Protection bundle | An optional factory bundle that Wine Guardian describes as required for continuous operation in climates falling below 20°F, enabling operation as low as minus 20°F. Without it, the condensing unit is rated for a 20°F to 115°F ambient. |
| All Wine Temperatures bundle | An optional bundle that extends control to a 45°F to 64°F range, per Wine Guardian's DS200 product page, so a room can be run at serving temperature rather than long-term storage temperature. |
| Coated evaporator coil | Protects the evaporator side against corrosion, which matters on a coil that runs cold and wet for years in a deliberately humid room. |
| Temperature to within 1°F, humidity to within 10% RH | Wine Guardian's ducted split specifications sheet rates this line at plus or minus 1°F and plus or minus 10% RH; the Sentinel ducted split manual prints plus or minus 2°F in a controller specification it shares with other product families. Humidity control needs a Wine Guardian humidifier, since the base unit does not add moisture. |
| Field-serviceable, multi-panel access | Captive quarter-turn fasteners let panels, duct collars and the grille come off in a couple of turns, so routine service happens on site rather than at the factory. |
What Wine Guardian does not publish for this model: a decibel rating, and no minimum circuit ampacity, maximum overcurrent rating, electric-heat wattage or condensing-side current draw that can be read reliably from the ducted split specifications sheet. Take circuit sizing from that sheet with a licensed electrician rather than from any product page.
Wine Guardian publishes no decibel rating for the DS200 or for any model in the ducted split line, so no dB figure for this unit exists to quote and any number attached to one did not come from the manufacturer. What the architecture does guarantee is that the compressor and the condenser fan, the two loudest components, are not in the wine room.
Every figure below is Wine Guardian's own published data for the 60 Hz Sentinel Series DS200, taken from the model's page on wineguardian.com, the ducted split specifications sheet, the Sentinel ducted split installation and operation manual and the ducted split product brochure. Where a figure cannot be read cleanly from a manufacturer source it is left out and pointed at the specifications sheet rather than estimated.
Wine Guardian prints eight condenser inlet air conditions for the ducted split line, and marks the DS200 as N/A at the coldest and the hottest of them. The 15,785 BTU/h headline is the 80°F row. Capacity does not fall in a straight line as condenser inlet air rises: the published DS200 table climbs from 40°F to a peak at 60°F and only then falls away. The rows below are reproduced in Wine Guardian's printed order and are not re-sorted.
| Condenser inlet air | Total capacity | Sensible capacity |
|---|---|---|
| 10°F | N/A | N/A |
| 40°F | 17,118 BTUH | 11,173 BTUH |
| 60°F (peak of the published table) | 17,425 BTUH | 11,173 BTUH |
| 70°F | 16,195 BTUH | 10,968 BTUH |
| 80°F (rated condition) | 15,785 BTUH | 10,455 BTUH |
| 100°F | 14,145 BTUH | 9,738 BTUH |
| 115°F | 12,608 BTUH | 8,815 BTUH |
| 122°F | N/A | N/A |
Wine Guardian footnote, verbatim: Net cooling capacity at entering temperature and humidity conditions of 57°F and 55% RH at rated airflow. Reduce capacity by 3% for each 10% reduction in evaporator airflow.
Second Wine Guardian footnote, verbatim: All btuh capacity and airflow (CFM) values shown are at tested 230v applied on 208/230v rated units (Condensing units and larger evaporators). If field application allows 208v applied to the units dual rated, you can generally expect 2.5%-3.0% decreases in values shown. On the N/A rows: Wine Guardian prints N/A for the DS200 at 10°F and at 122°F condenser inlet air. No figure is published at those two conditions and none is interpolated here.
Accessory availability and pricing are confirmed on each live product page. Note the duct sizing: Wine Guardian specifies 12 in round duct for a single DS200 run, so the 10 in connection and flexible ductwork above suit a double duct run rather than a single one. Humidity is the accessory that matters most on this system, because the DS200 does not add moisture on its own; a Wine Guardian integrated or freestanding humidifier is what brings the cellar into the 55% to 65% relative humidity band.
The DS200 is the largest of the four Sentinel Series ducted split wine cellar cooling units, and the factors that separate it from its siblings are not capacity alone. It is one of only two models in the line that needs 208-230 V at both sections, it allows the longest refrigerant run, and it needs the largest duct. Compare it against the rest of the Wine Guardian ducted split cooling systems before committing to a two-piece install.
| Decision factor | DS050 | DS088 | DS200 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rated cooling at 80°F condenser inlet air | 6,458 BTU/h | 9,840 BTU/h | 15,785 BTU/h |
| Cellar volume published by Wine Guardian | 650 to 3,000 cu ft | 850 to 4,500 cu ft | 1,500 to 7,000 cu ft |
| Electrical supply required | 115 V fan-coil plus 208-230 V condenser | 208-230 V at both sections | 208-230 V at both sections |
| Maximum total refrigerant line length | 90 ft | 120 ft | 150 ft |
| Minimum duct size, single run | 10 in | 10 in | 12 in |
Best for / not ideal for: choose the DS200 if the room runs past about 4,500 cubic feet, if the condensing unit has to sit further than 120 feet of line length from the fan-coil, or if the duct path can take 12 in round duct. It is not ideal for a cellar comfortably inside 4,500 cubic feet, where the DS088 gives the same 208-230 V electrical picture in a smaller fan-coil with a 10 in duct, and it is the wrong choice where only 115 V can reach the fan-coil, which points to the DS050. Sizing on volume alone is a starting point, not a sign-off: confirm the heat load with a licensed HVAC professional.
The refrigerant line set, the ductwork and the electrical circuits are supplied and installed by your contractor. The DS200 uses a 3/8 in liquid line and a 3/4 in suction line, reduced to 5/8 in at the evaporator connection, with a minimum of 1/2 in suction line insulation.
Talk to us about the DS200 cellar load, the refrigerant line routing your building allows and the two 208-230 V circuits it needs. This guidance is general and intended to help narrow the selection; final sizing, installation design, electrical requirements and configuration should be confirmed with Wine Guardian's official documentation and a licensed HVAC professional or qualified contractor.
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The Wine Guardian DS200 is a two-piece ducted split wine cellar cooling system rated by Wine Guardian at 15,785 BTU/h at 80°F condenser inlet air on a 208-230 V supply, published for cellars of 1,500 to 7,000 cubic feet. It is the largest system in the Sentinel ducted split line, and the one specified for commercial rooms and the biggest residential cellars, the kind of project set out in our representative commercial restaurant wine room project profile.
The ductable fan-coil and the remote condensing unit install in two different places and are joined by a field-run refrigerant line set, which is the reason buyers choose a split over a self-contained ducted unit. Wine Guardian allows a total line length of 150 feet with a maximum vertical lift of 15 feet on the DS200, the longest run anywhere in the line, so the condensing unit can go on a roof, in a yard or in a mechanical room well away from the wine. The standard condensing unit is rated for a 20°F to 115°F ambient; the optional Extreme Climate Protection bundle is required for continuous operation below 20°F and takes the system to minus 20°F.
Two DS200 requirements decide projects early. Both halves need 208-230 V, single phase, 60 Hz, so a design scaled up from a 115 V DS025 or DS050 fan-coil needs new electrical work; and the fan-coil moves 759 CFM through 12 in duct on a single run, which is the largest duct requirement in the line. The system holds a cellar at 55°F to 58°F, and a Wine Guardian humidifier is what brings the room into the 55% to 65% relative humidity band, since the base unit does not add moisture. As an authorized Wine Guardian dealer we list the DS200 with the manufacturer's own published figures. Wine Guardian states that contractor installation is required, and our list of the mistakes contractors make on wine cellar builds and the spec notes that prevent them covers what tends to go wrong at that stage; final sizing should be confirmed with the Wine Guardian cooling calculator and a licensed HVAC professional.
See how a Wine Guardian split system separates the fan-coil from the condensing unit so the compressor and its heat leave the wine room entirely.
Questions about fit? Call our specialists at (800) 260-1712.
Wine Guardian publishes the DS200 for cellars of 1,500 to 7,000 cubic feet, and on this store it sits at the top of the range with the other cooling units for cellars of 4,500 to 7,000 cubic feet. Volume is where sizing starts, not where it ends: glass walls, an exterior wall, thin insulation or a warm adjoining space all raise the heat load, and a room anywhere near the top of that range should be run through the Wine Guardian cooling calculator before anything is ordered. The envelope behind those surfaces matters as much as the surfaces themselves, and our guide to vapor barrier placement, materials and sealing in a wine cellar covers the decision that has to be made while the walls are open.
The Wine Guardian DS200 ducted split system is built around a single idea carried to the largest scale in the line: put the noisy, heat-rejecting half of the machine somewhere the wine will never notice it, and allow a long enough refrigerant run to make that possible in a real building.
| Feature | What it means for your cellar |
|---|---|
| Two-piece split architecture | A ductable fan-coil and a remote condensing unit install in separate locations and are joined by a field-run refrigerant line set, so the compressor and the condenser coil never sit next to the wine. |
| 150 ft line set, 15 ft lift | Wine Guardian allows a total refrigerant line length of 150 feet and a maximum vertical lift of 15 feet on the DS200, the longest run published anywhere in the ducted split line. That figure is what decides whether a rooftop, yard-level or distant mechanical room location is workable at all. |
| Matched Wine Guardian condensing unit | The condensing unit is engineered and manufactured by Wine Guardian to pair with this fan-coil, so the two halves are a rated match rather than a field-assembled combination. Wine Guardian publishes three design patents against that condensing unit. |
| 208-230 V at both sections | Unlike the DS025 and DS050, whose fan-coils run on 115 V, the DS200 takes 208-230 V, single phase, 60 Hz at the evaporator section as well as at the condensing unit. Both circuits have to exist where the equipment is going, and a licensed electrician should size them from the Wine Guardian specifications sheet. |
| 759 CFM through 12 in ductwork | The DS200 fan-coil moves 759 CFM and needs 12 in duct on a single run or 10 in on a double run, the largest duct requirement in the line. Wine Guardian recommends keeping supply and return to a 25 foot cumulative total including bends. |
| Extreme Climate Protection bundle | An optional factory bundle that Wine Guardian describes as required for continuous operation in climates falling below 20°F, enabling operation as low as minus 20°F. Without it, the condensing unit is rated for a 20°F to 115°F ambient. |
| All Wine Temperatures bundle | An optional bundle that extends control to a 45°F to 64°F range, per Wine Guardian's DS200 product page, so a room can be run at serving temperature rather than long-term storage temperature. |
| Coated evaporator coil | Protects the evaporator side against corrosion, which matters on a coil that runs cold and wet for years in a deliberately humid room. |
| Temperature to within 1°F, humidity to within 10% RH | Wine Guardian's ducted split specifications sheet rates this line at plus or minus 1°F and plus or minus 10% RH; the Sentinel ducted split manual prints plus or minus 2°F in a controller specification it shares with other product families. Humidity control needs a Wine Guardian humidifier, since the base unit does not add moisture. |
| Field-serviceable, multi-panel access | Captive quarter-turn fasteners let panels, duct collars and the grille come off in a couple of turns, so routine service happens on site rather than at the factory. |
What Wine Guardian does not publish for this model: a decibel rating, and no minimum circuit ampacity, maximum overcurrent rating, electric-heat wattage or condensing-side current draw that can be read reliably from the ducted split specifications sheet. Take circuit sizing from that sheet with a licensed electrician rather than from any product page.
Wine Guardian publishes no decibel rating for the DS200 or for any model in the ducted split line, so no dB figure for this unit exists to quote and any number attached to one did not come from the manufacturer. What the architecture does guarantee is that the compressor and the condenser fan, the two loudest components, are not in the wine room.
Every figure below is Wine Guardian's own published data for the 60 Hz Sentinel Series DS200, taken from the model's page on wineguardian.com, the ducted split specifications sheet, the Sentinel ducted split installation and operation manual and the ducted split product brochure. Where a figure cannot be read cleanly from a manufacturer source it is left out and pointed at the specifications sheet rather than estimated.
Wine Guardian prints eight condenser inlet air conditions for the ducted split line, and marks the DS200 as N/A at the coldest and the hottest of them. The 15,785 BTU/h headline is the 80°F row. Capacity does not fall in a straight line as condenser inlet air rises: the published DS200 table climbs from 40°F to a peak at 60°F and only then falls away. The rows below are reproduced in Wine Guardian's printed order and are not re-sorted.
| Condenser inlet air | Total capacity | Sensible capacity |
|---|---|---|
| 10°F | N/A | N/A |
| 40°F | 17,118 BTUH | 11,173 BTUH |
| 60°F (peak of the published table) | 17,425 BTUH | 11,173 BTUH |
| 70°F | 16,195 BTUH | 10,968 BTUH |
| 80°F (rated condition) | 15,785 BTUH | 10,455 BTUH |
| 100°F | 14,145 BTUH | 9,738 BTUH |
| 115°F | 12,608 BTUH | 8,815 BTUH |
| 122°F | N/A | N/A |
Wine Guardian footnote, verbatim: Net cooling capacity at entering temperature and humidity conditions of 57°F and 55% RH at rated airflow. Reduce capacity by 3% for each 10% reduction in evaporator airflow.
Second Wine Guardian footnote, verbatim: All btuh capacity and airflow (CFM) values shown are at tested 230v applied on 208/230v rated units (Condensing units and larger evaporators). If field application allows 208v applied to the units dual rated, you can generally expect 2.5%-3.0% decreases in values shown. On the N/A rows: Wine Guardian prints N/A for the DS200 at 10°F and at 122°F condenser inlet air. No figure is published at those two conditions and none is interpolated here.
Accessory availability and pricing are confirmed on each live product page. Note the duct sizing: Wine Guardian specifies 12 in round duct for a single DS200 run, so the 10 in connection and flexible ductwork above suit a double duct run rather than a single one. Humidity is the accessory that matters most on this system, because the DS200 does not add moisture on its own; a Wine Guardian integrated or freestanding humidifier is what brings the cellar into the 55% to 65% relative humidity band.
The DS200 is the largest of the four Sentinel Series ducted split wine cellar cooling units, and the factors that separate it from its siblings are not capacity alone. It is one of only two models in the line that needs 208-230 V at both sections, it allows the longest refrigerant run, and it needs the largest duct. Compare it against the rest of the Wine Guardian ducted split cooling systems before committing to a two-piece install.
| Decision factor | DS050 | DS088 | DS200 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rated cooling at 80°F condenser inlet air | 6,458 BTU/h | 9,840 BTU/h | 15,785 BTU/h |
| Cellar volume published by Wine Guardian | 650 to 3,000 cu ft | 850 to 4,500 cu ft | 1,500 to 7,000 cu ft |
| Electrical supply required | 115 V fan-coil plus 208-230 V condenser | 208-230 V at both sections | 208-230 V at both sections |
| Maximum total refrigerant line length | 90 ft | 120 ft | 150 ft |
| Minimum duct size, single run | 10 in | 10 in | 12 in |
Best for / not ideal for: choose the DS200 if the room runs past about 4,500 cubic feet, if the condensing unit has to sit further than 120 feet of line length from the fan-coil, or if the duct path can take 12 in round duct. It is not ideal for a cellar comfortably inside 4,500 cubic feet, where the DS088 gives the same 208-230 V electrical picture in a smaller fan-coil with a 10 in duct, and it is the wrong choice where only 115 V can reach the fan-coil, which points to the DS050. Sizing on volume alone is a starting point, not a sign-off: confirm the heat load with a licensed HVAC professional.
The refrigerant line set, the ductwork and the electrical circuits are supplied and installed by your contractor. The DS200 uses a 3/8 in liquid line and a 3/4 in suction line, reduced to 5/8 in at the evaporator connection, with a minimum of 1/2 in suction line insulation.
Talk to us about the DS200 cellar load, the refrigerant line routing your building allows and the two 208-230 V circuits it needs. This guidance is general and intended to help narrow the selection; final sizing, installation design, electrical requirements and configuration should be confirmed with Wine Guardian's official documentation and a licensed HVAC professional or qualified contractor.
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