OK! I must be lost, but who in the world is still using heat at this time of the year. I can see that the H/O was thinking. Thinking of how he can find away to loose his heat that is. I hope you told him that because of creative guy's like him we have job security even the hackers.
WINE RACK IN THIS HOUSE!!?
Don't you mean a keg holder or beer rack. Who needs a stinking furnace. That hole is just big enough for a kegerator. For heat a lot of little space heaters.LOL
maybe he put the microwave there to act as one of them there uv light air cleaners ? them there inbreads always use there brains to figure out new jobs for old appliances