Let me be blunt if I may. The Avanti is a piece of crap! The beer line is too short (2.5 ft), The tower opening is not very wide thus does not allow much cold air to cool the tower. The tap handle has a different thread so you cannot exchange tap handles. I ended up replacing the tower, regulator, and coupler. the unit was then working good for about a week. The temp of the beer coming out was 39. The next day the keg froze. I dealt with Avanti to get service and waited for over a month to get a new thermostat. Finally I went back to Best Buy and they swapped it out. I brought it home, installed all my pieces and turned it on. The instructions say to turn it to 6 and let it run for 3 hrs. I did that and after 4 hrs the unit was 10 degrees. I took the crap back the next day and they gave me store credit.
Do not allow this switch. My neighbor has the Haier and has no issues with it. I see where Best Buy.com has the Haier listed for $499. Almost $100 cheaper than the Avanti. why can't they get one?
Bob
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