What if the power goes out and the temperature is below freezing with this unit?
1695237
That combination of events hasn't transpired yet. Good unit. When hot water needs are very low such as a sink faucet halfway turned on, the unit sometimes but not all the time, will not respond.
1749634
Great question. I just went in and interuppted the power by tripping the breaker. After 3 minutes I restored the power and the Air conditioner started right back up with no input from me at the correct temp!
1825252
Boy! That's a tough question. We are Southern Cal and the weather is never that brutal. The unit has worked really well for us and have no complaints. If I were you I'd just get and try it out. If it freezes just return it.
1727457
I am not sure. My electric bill is high anyway. This unit can operate on both low and high settings and be set to either "run" or "auto", in which a thermostat turns off the unit when a temp is reached. It got down to -13 last night in Denver, so I assume the unit ran all night in my garage (my garage stayed at about 50-55F). At 220V, my energy bill will likely be higher. However, it beats frozen pipes. I am thankful everyday for this unit!
1109124
It is not powered so I guess it is operated by heat or cold weather? Good luck!
1600612
YES..it has a thermostat, it can be set so low that it will only come on at freezing if desired.
1881277
I had a similar problem, I let the unit on until it was completely out of power than recharged it. That solved the problem.
1821751
Don't know for sure. Haven't had that problem that I know about. It works great when power goes off--no longer have to reset the frig and wait.
1181406
I have not come across that problem yet. we have had no reason to shut it down, and have had no loss of power due to outages. when this was installed for me in a large walk-in cooler, wine cooler, it took one month with the manufacturer to be up and running. Your best bet is to just email to the manufacturer. I worked with them on and off for a month making adjustments and they were absolutely phenomenal to work with.I think the coolbot was an excellent investment. you just need the right system to pair it with. again manufacture of was key with that.
2164517
If the light was on when the power went out it will come back on. It will not turn on if the light was off when the power went out.
958859
No. But the fan takes little power and a car battery with an inverter should keep you from freezing.
2129647
I put my unit on an extension cord and put it in my freezer to test it it worked just fine.The temperature is what makes it go on and off.I hope this helps you.
2215186
It works great, however, if the outside air temp is below 10-15 degrees fahrenheit or so, the unit will not work. So, when it's really, really cold out, for some reason the system has a safety mechanism that prevents it from working. Sounds crazy, but true. Once the day warms up enough, it kicks back on.
734270
I'd take it outside and use a can of air or a compressor. Check to see what mfr recommends first. Unplug it first, naturally
1643837
The unit is definitely affected by cold weather. Since the switch stopped working on our first unit we've always been sure to bring the units inside when the weather gets to freezing.
859966
It will go down to 33 degrees. Set it to 50 and it will turn on when the temp goes below 50.
1336089
My unit seems to run fine at colder temps It will shut off itself if it does not need to run.. But I don't run it when it gets below 50 degrees outside ,because I have no need to run it then.