How do you shut down AC wind generator without taking it down from tower..... Closing my cabin down for winter and just want to shut it off..
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Wire a 3-way switch. Or just disconnect the 2 wires and twist them together.
253254
Hi Eddie. Unfortunately, You will need to turn it back on yourself after a power outage. Have a great day!Vermin
617513
That little white tab that pull out, don't. It makes no sense. It allows very little out side air to come in. Makes the a/c less efficient when the a/c is working. Plus, insects can come through it. The picture only trying to show you how it works, it only opens so far. It's only an options for outside air, but if you leave it open while using the a/c instead of just the fan, then your a/c will not cool your place as well and you'll use more electricity.
227535
Nothing closes it off when not working. I have it mounted in a greenhouse and can see the fan blades from below.
861379
you definitely have to turn off ac power. the 2nd clamp can go to the bare (earth ground) wire
624417
You can always turn OFF the circuit breaker, timer or not. You would have to reset the timer when you turn back ON. This would be my first choice for long periods of idle, for safety reasons. What is not ON can not burn up.
1310377
You can collapse it so it isn't standing up in case of strong winds. If you live in an area with year-round moderate weather, you should be able to leave it outside, but I do recommend collapsing it when not in use.
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hmm not really a question but here we go if you place the unit in the outdoors protected from weather it will turn on around the temp it says and shut off at the warmer temp if u use a timer in there it would be pointless being it would only work when it was cold or it might not get power when it needs to turn on good luck
340336
There is a thermostat dial that you can set to shut it off, [with no numbers -just a line from thin to fat]. You have to experiment with it to find the shut off point for each room or situation.
759159
Good morning Mary, The pulley is not easily taken down. You would have to detach one end of the cable and then slide the pulley down and off the cable. The item will withstand a good amount of weather. I would suggest taking it down if it is not going to be used for a long period of time, for winter perhaps. I hope this information is helpful. -Sarah S. | HearthSong Customer Service
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I can't see any way to reverse mine, and would be grateful if someone can tell me how to this. Having said that, mine operates blowing air down all the time, which I find works well in winter to bring warm air down, and creates a nice breeze in the summer. If you look at the blade shape, they really are designed to blow downwards so am doubtful how well they would reverse (if it was possible). Apart from this, I love the fan. It is very quiet, elegant, changes speed smoothly. Love it! (and if anyone can tell me how to reverse direction, please let me know how - I'm very curious).
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Yes it should turn off unless it is set to continuous run. I run mine all the time, over a year now, the fan run even when it runs a defrost cycle.Overall I am happy with the unit, could use a bigger one but this works fine in my 4foot crawl space.
1476804
unless its got a diode internally yes, otherwise as soon as the wind stops the electricity will go the other way and you've got a fan instead of a generator.
1965173
Turn off electricity. Use potato cut in half to unscrew the base. If that does not work, order the perfect tool from Amazon to do the trick. That 's what I did last year.
2157092
The easiest way is to slide off the RODE windscreeen. Take the battery cover off
623681
Its really self explanatory. . . Plug it in. Middle button is power button. Starting from the upper left corner going clockwise, you've got the "rotate" button (you can stop the fan rotation when its pointing in any direction), then you have the "+/-" button that sets the auto set point (it has a pretty broad spectrum, it'll turn off once it reaches the threshold you choose, then once the room gets like, 6 degrees colder, it'll turn back on), then its the "High/Low" button (for how much more you want it to blow; if you want the "auto" do not press this button, it'll turn that option off), Then you have the "timer" option, (you can set the fan to stay on for intervals, starting at an hour, good if you're going to bed). If the "auto" button is on you'll have an A on the digital interface. There are red and orange flames on the interface depending on if its high or low. The red dot in the corner stays on as long as it's plugged in. If you are NOT using your heater tower for a long period of time, I suggest unplugging it. It did ungodly things to my electric bill (ie $70 to $140 after my first month of using it; totally worth it to me because I moved to the East Coast from AZ and just can't handle the cold).
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There is a button on the iron that allows you to shut it off without unpluging. It's the same button that turns it on.