Description says cools 40°F below ambient temp. Will it keep food frozen if the ambient is below 72°F? Have you tried it? Does it have temp control?
157055
My wife uses it to keep sodas cool, and food fresh on trips in the car when traveling around South Florida, where currently the temperatures are in the 80s. It does keep those items cool enough. She does plug it in a few days before trips to cool down the interior of the unit. We have never tried to use it for frozen food, so I cannot answer that question.
157056
It does not have temp control. I think it would slow the thawing process down, but would not keep food frozen for very long, just as if you were to put frozen food in the refrigerator. Also, it seems to depend where you place the food in the cooler and how long you've been running the cooler--the longer you run it, the colder it seems to get nearest the output area.
157057
We just used it to keep stuff cool or a quick lunch while on a week long trip. No temp control but food was always cool enough that there was no spoilage.
157058
There is no temp control. It will probably keep already frozen food frozen for awhile especially if you add frozen ice blocks but I wouldn't expect it to act like a freezer. I also think the 40 degrees below ambient is optimistic. Here in SF the temps are generally in the 60's & 70's & we've never had anything in the cooler freeze, ever.
1900881
Think of a regular cooler with food in it that is cool, but not cold, and with no ice. If it is hot outside, not long at all. If you unplug it for the evening, keep it shut, and it is not too hot outside, then it will keep reasonable cool (not cold enough for milk, but enough for chees and vegetables). We did this most nights while camping.
832035
I would not recommend for temperature control. The compartments are not big enough for ice packs. Placing the whole box in the refrigerator would work.
1557359
It does keep the food cold for a few hours, and it does not need to touch the food. I usually put together my son's and husband's lunches around 7:30am and they are still cold at lunchtime (11:00am and 11:30am). I am not sure how cold food will stay longer than 4 hours though.
1348053
It will operate to temperatures down to 50 degrees! I believe and it does have an auto defrost feature. I love my unit, especially the pump which allows me to drain the water into a sink. The only problem I had with this unit was leakage at the drain hose connection but easily corrected that by removing the plastic connector and inserting the hose further into the drain hole. I highly recommend this product.
578889
I send lunch with our daughter, and there is an ice pack with it. When she gets home, it is not still frozen- or cold for that matter. I pack her lunch at 8:30, and she gets home at 4:00. I am sure it keeps until 12:00, which is all I really need. May I suggest a small Igloo cooler, instead? I can say that it is a great, sturdy product. Easy to clean- no smelly cracks that don't clean well. I am very happy with it, and it will last for years.
134769
Sorry Fred, this was never asked to go as low as 60 degrees. This is used in a wider and unclosed room for a 90+ year old. We are happy if could get to 69-70 for her. So any answer for your particular fully closed room with lessened human temps and movement, and wishing more maitenance steady refrigeration character would be pure speculation. Sorry
2115135
No, it is a refrigerator. It doesn't get much cooler than 36 degrees Fahrenheit.
1175610
I agree with M. Oliwa--the cooler is not meant to hold temps low enough for ice not to melt, though in a cold environment, it is, as M. Oliwa says, theoretically possible. Bottom line, don't count on this for storing ice, just for keeping food at refrigerator temps. And it works fine for that.
458872
Low temperature feature - continues to operate until temperature reaches 44F (6.6C)
1486578
If your problemis that the unit doesn not maintain the desired temperature, my unit's temp did the same thing after a month or so. having nowhere to turn, I solved the problem by putting one of those frozen containers that come with plastic beverage and food coolers on the top shelve of the left compartment. I then kept entering the desired temp several times for both compartments. It took two shots with the frozen pack, but it worked. Both sides now hold their set temp.Goog luck.bluefox803@aol.com
661338
Unfortunately, since it is generally fairly temperate where we live I have not measured it's cooling ability in a warm room; we just leave it at 60 degrees without any problems. Do note though that this is a "wine cooler" not a "fridge" the distinction being that perishables will spoil in it.
130301
From my experience this unit does not stay cold if not running. The temp went from 32 to 58 in 6 hrs. I use it to keep frozen bottles frozen and shift to insulated ice chest. If you put unfrozen bottles back into unit these won't freeze for a day.
1803402
I found that tended to keep food as cool as it had been or as warm as it had been when I put it inside, which was what I wanted for the lunch meat and drinks I put into it. However, the exterior temp affects it, too.
1175606
No, it will not prevent that. It certainly cools but not to a temperature below freezing. It would certainly slow the melting of ice down compared to leaving the ice in just a non-cooled container.
2049886
Keeps stuff 10 to 15 degrees colder than the temperature of the space it is in. I use mine daily inside an air conditioned car. My water, fruit, soda, etc. stay about 50 degrees.....but that's with my car a/c temp set pretty low. No thermastat on it. I'm just super happy about not having to get fresh ice every morning; and not having everything floating in water every afternoon!
2156859
Yes, the manufacture wants you to get it as close to zero degrees as you can. If the can is still liquid; it is not cold enough and may have trouble making the ice cream. Depending on its temperature it may just take longer or give you a softer product. Turn down you freezer as far as possible, put the canister in the back part of the freezer and surround it with other foods. That should help.