I bought the Sunbeam hot shot as a gift for Christmas, 2013--one year ago. It stopped working the day after Christmas 2014. Why?
329905
Did someone possibly push the "on" button with no water inside??I've had three of these hot shots over the years for different homes and people for gifts and none ever stopped working if treated as instructions stipulated. Hopefully you get some satisfaction from Sunbeam warranty. We LOVE ours and use it daily. and good news is it is under $20 if you need to buy another.
329906
Call Sunbeam..mine has worked for years......it has a 1 year warranty--I think? They should offer another one if stopped before the Year was up!Good Luck--they are great!
329907
It's possible that the inner chamber may be "limed up" if you have very hard water. I suggest heating water with some white vinegar in it which may free the lines. (Allow vinegar water to run through by depressing the button. Also, if the hot shot is left plugged-in at all times, you might try unplugging unit for a few minutes and then plugging it in again. If the unit is used a lot, it's also possible that the heating element may have burned out.
329908
I use mine twice daily and its life span runs generally for 18 months to two years (So that's about 1100-1500 uses.) I've heard small appliances like these don't have a long life span. But I LOVE my hotshot and have used them over 20 years (replacing as needed).
56464
A note...the sun damaged the top plastic cover in just one year :( I'm trying to get it replaced so I can use it again this spring, but the producer hasn't called back. currently it wouldn't hold any heat, it would escape out the top :( just so you know! It worked beautifully the first year, but can't hold up to being left out in the summer sun.
647791
Mine stopped working after a year as well. Turns out this is kind of a common problem, and the only published fix is to send it in to Honeywell, at your expense (to send it and receive it). For that much money and effort, you're better off buying a better, more reliable space heater.
1197271
Well, I ran into the same thing, unfortunately, but from DAY ONE. Mine never worked and I could not send it back. The terrible warranty of only one month had already run out.
2181444
Yes mine stopped working about 2 months after buying it also, I bought it from Costco, so I just returned it.
9584
I think so...mine is working fine and this is the best one I have tried. I tried a Biddeford and it was terrible...took it back and that one was just a bad. Got my Sunbeam and have been warm and toasty since.
481878
When I had a Sunbeam blanket, years ago, I also had the F2 flashing on the controller. It was perplexing until I check the plug that goes into the bottom of the blanket. It was not seated into the blanket's socket. I removed the plug, checked to make sure the 'pins' were aligned, and plugged it back in, snuggly. The F2 light stopped flashing and the blanket operated fine.Hope this helps.
419861
I'm not sure why it died. I've used it almost everyday but never faced any issue. May be u got a faulty item. If u want anything else let me know.
1175190
We ordered one in December 2012. Just checked it and noticed it's no longer working. Bummer.
2197940
Wow. That must be something new. Mine worked perfectly for a year with the free version and then stopped cold. Maybe that's what happened. .?? I better contact support.
1526895
Ours stopped working in less than a year, it started just like this. Now it won't work at all.
1435626
I had the same problem. I bought it for my son's christmas gift and he had so much fun with it. About 5th shower or so, it just stopped working. I contacted Amazon and they said to return it back and let them investigate why.
110627
Wow that's crazy. I have bought at least 3 of these and they all stopped working after a short time. I don't know why this is happening when you use it.
123688
You may want to try to buy one more from Amazon. I got one last year and it is still working after a year! The previous ones broke either in 3 or 6 months :-(
726945
You mean it stopped working? I can't answer your question, because I no longer own my heater. I sent it back after only one week, back in December 2010.
126004
My wife received the tem500 for Christmas 2007 and the egg portion quit working on hers last week. Checking on the warranty may be more to ship back to manufacturer than worth trouble.
1801051
We have the same issue, but did nothing to cause it and it stopped working. It was cool for about a day! Expensive to die so quickly. (This was for my husband, and he was careful with it.)