Before you open anything
An Artevino wine cabinet showing no life is usually not being supplied: an outbuilding or cellar circuit, a protective device that has tripped unnoticed, or a switched socket. Prove the socket with something else before anything is opened. If the interior light and display work and nothing runs, power is present and the fault lies at the relay or the control.
How this shows up
- Completely dark and silent — Supply, and check the whole circuit rather than only the socket.
- Display lit, nothing running — Power present; the fault is inside.
- A repeating click with no run — Start relay, and it is audible long before the cabinet fails outright.
- Runs briefly and stops repeatedly — Protection cycling, common after a move.
- NEAR MISS: quiet because it has reached its set point — These cabinets run in long, quiet stretches by design.
Where the fault usually sits
- Circuit or protective device — First, and disproportionately so for cellars and outbuildings.
- Switched socket or a timer — Second, and easy to overlook where sockets are shared with lighting.
- Start relay or overload protector — Third, and the standard serviceable failure on this size of sealed system.
- Extension lead or a damaged flex — Fourth, and both are common where the nearest socket is distant.
- Control board — Last, and diagnosed only after supply is proven.
A sequence that saves time
- Look at the display or the interior light — It splits the problem in half at no cost.
- Plug something known-good into the same socket — The single most productive check on this appliance.
- Check the consumer unit for a tripped device — Cellar and outbuilding circuits trip unnoticed.
- Listen for a click cycle at the back — The last free check before anything is opened.
Steps up to the stopping point
- Test the socket with a lamp or a phone charger — If nothing works there, the cabinet was never the problem.
Tools: table lampAbout 5 min
- Check every protective device on the circuit, including any outside the main board — Outbuildings often have a second board of their own.
Tools: torchAbout 15 min
- Remove any extension lead and try a direct connection temporarily — Leads fail, and voltage drop over a long run causes intermittent starting.
About 10 min
- Listen for a repeating click near the compressor — Regular clicks with no run point at the relay. Stop here rather than opening the compartment.
About 10 min
Power off, panels later
Safety
Unplug the appliance or switch off its breaker before removing any panel — a capacitor can hold a charge after the power is off, and the start relay sits beside one. A standard household branch circuit is 15 A or 20 A. Damp cellar and garage circuits deserve particular caution: if a socket is damp, corroded or scorched, do not energise it again until an electrician has seen it, and never run a permanent supply through an extension lead.
The line for a service call
Call when the socket is proven live and the cabinet is still silent, because everything beyond that point is behind a panel with mains behind it. Call an electrician first for a circuit that trips again on reset, for a damp or corroded socket, or for any cellar wiring of unknown age. Mention the click cycle if you hear one, because a relay is a small part and leaving it in service risks the compressor it protects.
Pages like this one
What this page does not cover
This page is the class-level answer for an Artevino wine cabinet that will not start. It publishes no relay identifiers, no board part numbers and no wiring colours, because those differ between builds under this badge. Where a family- or model-specific page exists it carries those. Cellar and outbuilding wiring, protective devices and supply quality belong to a licensed electrician rather than to an appliance technician.
Lead Appliance Repair Technician · 12 years experience
Experienced technician with 12 years specializing in washing machine and dryer repairs across all major brands.
