Has the switch been redesigned from the early models ?
1594677
Never had the earlier model. But first one I received did not work. I asked for a refund but they sent me a replacement. My opinion is that it is a cheap ,poorly made waste of money.
1594678
I bought mine in December of 2013. Looking at the pictures here on Amazon of the switch, mine is completely different. Mine has a simple, rocking toggle switch that clicks back and forth to turn the pump on and off. It works flawlessly and is easy to use even with heavy gloves on it. I have used it several times in the dead of winter to fill my snow blower and the generator. I haven't changed the batteries yet so I can't tell you how long they will last but I really like the unit. No more lifting heavy gas cans or, more important to me, no spilling gas all over the place with those lousy CARB complaint filler tubes. The generator has a 7 gallon tank and it takes a while to fill it but at least it all goes into the tank. I am not standing next to it holding a 40 or 50 pound gas can trying to aim and pour. No spills, no hassles, no problems. I recommend it.
1594679
I am not sure about earlier models, but the switch on this one is on the top of the battery case and is a little odd to use. I always check to see which way is off before I start using the pump and I do OK. It would be nice if they had a "Dead Man's Switch" which would run when you hold it down and turns off when you let go.
1594680
No, and it did not last very long, after about a month mine quit working altogether. Would NOT recommend buying!
1594681
We had 2. First died with bad switch in 3 months..Second died in 5 months and company refused to send a new one. That second one a different switch and it also failed..
1594682
Has the switch been redesigned? I have no idea, I only purchased one. It is a rocker switch and works fine on mine.
1002151
Yes, but the one I purchased had a defective on/off switch which their customer service department told me is not unusual for this model.
293675
Hi Karen,My older model has a switch in the front; but my newer one is turned on when plugged in, no switch.
1677264
If you do mean the ps3, then no the new design is the micro USB the old one was mini USB.
1175604
The one that worked for 5 months and then started giving me error message is the old design. I ordered a new one and it does have an on/off switch. I saw on the package that it is supposed to have 1 yr warrenty but there is no contact info for it.
750973
It's been a year since I returned the item and I don't recall about the switch.
1336932
Yes. I had a one way in there but the switch stopped working. Figured an upgrade was in order!
128355
I bought it and was not the correct one. They replaced switch with exact one as the first one ,still incorrect one. They refunded money , I then went to a junk yard and got correct switch.
190590
I think they changed the design from the old one. I also have it turning side to side.
1512299
No, it does not use 'real' switches as the old IBM clickers did. Still, I feel it does have superior-to-many membrane construction.
1293623
The old version had different levels. The wires on the new version are pretty much on the same level.
1715177
the older units had a black control knob. The new model has a red knob but lights the same as the older model. everything connects at the same position as the old.
1807693
I'm not sure exactly what "new model" you are referring to, but other than a slight change in the Genie logo at the bottom of the unit, this is identical to the one I bought just over a year ago and the one I bought about 2 years before that. I have one on both my house and detached shop and both work great.
1436169
This model has been redesigned and looks physically different from the older version. The photo on here represents the present version. The photocell is on top instead of the front, the lens/diffuser is shorter and I believe is now whitish instead of clear, and it now takes a GU24 lamp with built-in ballast of maximum 13 watts rather than the previous 13 watt unballasted lamp. I think it was sorta dumb of Cooper to do this without changing the model number, but there it is. They didn't tell me when they made the change but said that the manual referenced on their website would be corrected. As of today it has not been. The link http://www.cooperindustries.com/content/dam/public/lighting/products/documents/consumer_products/instruction_sheets/fe13pc_series_825_0141.pdf points to the manual for the old version. If you look you'll see the noticeable differences in appearance. At the moment it would appear from responses that stocks of both old and new versions exist.
1456081
Yes, the switch and button are all in one and have to be switched over to the new screen
207316
The internals might have changed, but the performance is going to be negligible. The metal case is more compact, the ports have their usage lights integrated into the ports themselves, while the power cord is on the opposite side. The newer one is more for a compact space where you need to unplug the cords often, as the plugs face you. While the older model is the home office version, all the plugs are in the back, and the usage lights are on the front. The older model is quite wider too.
2067727
From this picture, this isn't the one I have. I'm not sure which one this is. Maybe they upgraded the original design.