spdydre Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Does anyone have any experience with this model? I am looking for a small glassfront drink machine and this seemed like the best option so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mission vending Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 It might not be ideal, but probably a lot cheaper if you can find one on the used market, Vendo, makes a 28 selection version of the Vue. There might also be a small version of the Royal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZVendor Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 You can also use a baby Bevmax if you only need drinks in a narrow cabinet. They can be hard to find but will be considerably cheaper than a new machine from USI. Otherwise, if you feel the USI machine is worthwhile and will pay for itself, I can tell you it will work well and do the job for you. Their machines are pretty good now. The biggest issue I have with them is how they build their cooling systems. They have been gluing the insulated panels that comprise the cooling system together so that when we have to replace a fan motor, unclog a drain hose recharge the system or replace a compressor, we can't get the units apart to work on them without destroying the sheet metal around the unit. They also have fan connections behind the unit that you can't reach when putting the unit back into the machine after a repair. I did a repair on a wide Alpine unit and could barely squeeze myself into the cabinet to reach the fan plug. There is no way I could do it on the narrow cabinet. Just food for thought. USI machines may operate very well nowadays, but their engineering is still lacking in some major areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spdydre Posted September 24, 2013 Author Share Posted September 24, 2013 I have never seen a baby bevmax they must be really hard to find haha I will look around. I will check out the smaller vue as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZVendor Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 The baby Bevmax is the model 3800 and I think it may only be out in the Bev 4 series of machines. It's 39" wide versus the regular cabinet that's 47" wide. If space is not a problem then any Bevmax including the original Bevmax would work. You can pick up Bevmax 1's for pretty good prices and then you don't have to worry about the reliability of any elevator delivery systems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spdydre Posted September 24, 2013 Author Share Posted September 24, 2013 checked out the pricing a bit too expensive $5500 for the unit so I will look at the bev max instead. I have seen a few 5591 for decent prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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