I love the idea of plug-in without messing with batteries at all, but plug-is are only a foot of the floor. gas is lighter than air. would we be dead by the time the house is so filled it reaches clear down to the outlet? now leaning toward battery...
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This link explains that carbon monoxide is a heavy gas and so, a plug in model should be quite safe: http://www.ehow.com/way_5230838_location-locate-carbon-monoxide-detector.html I happen to have one at the top of our staircase near bedrooms (not a plug-in, but battery operate & mounted on the wall). The plug-in is on our first floor relatively near our LPG fireplace and above our oil burner, which is in the basement down below. Thank you for your question. It helped me to search to make sure our detector locations are proper. :-)
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I have a wall outlet behind the headboard, so I have the mattress pad plugs at the headboard end of the bed. If you plug in at the foot of the bed, you should run the wires under the bed, which may not be easy for some people. What you want to avoid is having wires where they would be a trip hazard. I have had my Biddeford pad for 4 years and love it. Just set on "3" it takes away the chill and makes my poor old arthritic back feel so good.
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You *can* keep it plugged in, but it's not good for the battery. It's better to charge it, then let it run on battery. It warns you about 9 days before the battery goes (when you go to take your temp in the morning, you get a "BA09"... the next day "BA08" etc. But it still functions on those days. I think I charge mine overnight about once a month? So, you COULD leave it plugged in, and it would still function, but my understanding is that you'll reduce the longevity of the machine. (When you need to rely on the battery, the battery life might be compromised.)
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Thanks for the reply. I won't worry about leaving mine plugged in when I'm out during the day. It takes very little time to charge so I've always hesitated to plug it in and then leave the house. Like you, I don't have to shave 24/7.Thanks again.
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Just as a car can't go from 0-60mph in a few seconds without a huge engine, anything with an electric motor has a "surge draw" to start the motor accelerating it up to speed in a couple seconds (including fridges, pumps, etc). That surge demands 3-4 times the normal power. I've tried plugging in a small AC fridge (that measures ~18 inches in all 3 dims with only 1 amp AC draw normally or 120 watts) into an inverter. It was a 400 watt inverter with 800 watt surge rating, yet it would go into the overload alarm instantly not even starting. I'd expect any pump to need more power than that and this units inverter according to the manual says "450 watt continuous, 600 watt for under 5 minutes and 900 watts max surge". So based on my trying a similar inverter on a small motor, I'd bet under a 5% chance this would work for you. I've even been reluctant to try running a typical fridge off of a 1200 watt generator because of that surge demand. Also, if going off of just this units battery which is under 30amp/hour, if you could run something like that it's battery will be drained in 20 minutes. So this is a real short term power source for such loads and won't keep your place from flooding all night or such.
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I have found most battery operated appliances and tools are underpowered and the batteries short-lived. I seem to go with a cord whenever possible.
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Our outdoor plugins have a flip up cover so it doesn't look like a outlet. All ours are pretty low to the ground so we used a really long outdoor extension cord to ours by our front door.
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You only need the batteries. Then you can put it anywhere instead of needing it to be near an electrical outlet.
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Power from the battery or from the cigarette lighter is the way when you are on the road. You never know when you can get near a place to plug into an outlet.
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plug-in. almost all heaters are because it really takes a lot of power (proportional to Amps) to heat. A battery-powered heater either wouldn't heat very much or would drain the batteries super-fast. FYI, because they take a lot of power they can flip circuit breakers and raise the electric bill. I'm using these models right now. They work fine but are not too big, so it takes a little while to heat up a whole room. Also, they do have an overheat sensor, so if it's knocked over it won't work again for a good while until it's cooled off.
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I don't know why in your case. But sometimes your current battery can be so dead that it needs more juice and charge than a mere jump can offer. I use my power station all the time.
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I can do my back and front yard with no problem, however, if I let it sit for a couple of days after using it and don't plug it in it is kind of weak. So I plug the battery in every time I finish with what I am doing.
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i do not recommend pluging into car lighter plug. the unit draws too much power. it comes with clips to hook directly on car battery terminals. they do come smaller and can be plugged into lighter but they have less power (watts). figure out hqw many watts you draw and add 20 percent more and buy a power inverter with that power draw. you can not draw more power than the inverter puts out or the power inverter will blow. these power inverters are great when power goes out. you can run 25 watt floresent bulb for over a day with them on a mid size charged car battery, or even a tv. you do not need to keep a generator running all the time. i have two car batterys charged all the time if power goes out. i also have portable solar pannels 12 volt to charge batterys. this is a hobby for me.
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I do not know scientifically, but I keep our base unplugged unless it is in use. E.g. Plug in, lift head of bed, unplug. This may not make any difference to our health, but it makes me "feel" healthier. �
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Don't know. Never thought of that before! Keep in mind that the idea is NOT to kill but to disable and get away. I personally don't want too many volts or amps to kill anyone. I couldn't live with myself.
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OldAmazonian says:~{Gadgets like this can typically be kept topped up with a jumper from the car's lighter socket to the gadget's lighter socket. The better cords for the purpose have fuses in their plugs. The car's own voltage regulator maintains adequate level for intermittently charging the sealed lead acid battery without damage.}~While this more than likely should work, I'd let someone else try it before trying it on my own unit. Unless I tore it appart an investigated how things are wired inside and did some actual electrical measuring, I'd not try it unlesss I was willing to chance that something might get toasted. OldAmazonian says:~{Gadgets like this can typically be kept topped up with a jumper from the car's lighter socket to the gadget's lighter socket. The better cords for the purpose have fuses in their plugs. The car's own voltage regulator maintains adequate level for intermittently charging the sealed lead acid battery without damage.}~While this more than likely should work, I'd let someone else try it before trying it on my own unit. Unless I tore it appart an investigated how things are wired inside and did some actual electrical measuring, I'd not try it unlesss I was... » Read More OldAmazonian says:~{Gadgets like this can typically be kept topped up with a jumper from the car's lighter socket to the gadget's lighter socket. The better cords for the purpose have fuses in their plugs. The car's own voltage regulator maintains adequate level for intermittently charging the sealed lead acid battery without damage.}~While this more than likely should work, I'd let someone else try it before trying it on my own unit. Unless I tore it appart an investigated how things are wired inside and did some actual electrical measuring, I'd not try it unlesss I was willing to chance that something might get toasted. « Show Less
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I've used it the entire time of driving however just to be o the safe side I would not leave something plugged in it overnight. Expecially if you have an older battery.