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Lockable beverage fridge and wine cooler

3 years ago

We have 4 boys in the house so looking for a lockable undercounter fridge for mixers/beer that ideally goes down to 34 degrees as well as a lockable wine cooler. SZ has a wine cooler that can be connected to your security system but not a beverage fridge and would really prefer lockable.

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3 years ago

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Kim G
3 years ago
look at liebherr - we have both indoor and outdoor units now for 5 1/2 years. Completely silent and so far no issues
Alexandra Pain
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3 years ago
Thank you but they don't list a lockable feature
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Kim G
3 years ago
RU510 look at page 10 of the user manual about the child safety lock. Also the lock is visible in the center of the bottom of the fridge in their pics. Same as mine.
Alexandra Pain thanked Kim G
Kim G
3 years ago
Also Liebherr WU 4500 wine cooler shows a lockable feature.
Alexandra Pain thanked Kim G
M
3 years ago
The IT person in me says this is a security problem, so you need to first identify your threat model.

In a best case scenario, you can trust your kids and you teach them to treat alcohol with the appropriate respect; but you also avoid any taboo around it. This probably involves going ahead with a good example (i.e. drink responsibly and don't get drunk) and also letting them taste from your drinks when you have some.

If you generally think you can trust them, but you are not 100% certain, then maybe all you need is an alarm system that tells you when it was tripped. Sticking a magnetic sensor onto the door and hooking it up to some sort of alarm system would achieve this goal. There are plenty of different ways of doing this. A quick search finds: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B085HTMGYV combined with https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07TQLKQLJ. I have not used this product before, but I think it could be set up to send you a text message whenever somebody opens the fridge door.

Or maybe, you actually want to lock the fridge, because an alarm isn't good enough. In that case, the easiest option would be buying a panel-ready fridge and asking your contractor to attach a lock to the panel. A lockable door hasp latch would be the easiest option. But I am sure a good locksmith could construct a prettier solution.

Finally, all of this assumes that your kids are at least somewhat trustworthy. If that isn't the case, things get much more difficult. All of the options that I quoted can be defeated: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm9K6rby98W8JigLoZOh6FQ When I was a teenager, I wasn't tempted by my parents' booze; but I absolutely would consider any of these security products as a worthy challenge.

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