When you heat the steam pack in water, does it saturate the pack or is there a protective cover on and just the inside material heated.
58553
It does saturate the pack and it becomes very hot. There are tabs to help you lift it out of the water but we still use tongs to lift it out. We put it on a folded beach towel and wrap it up. Put on the area and let the heat seep in. you may have to add a layer of towel or take off a layer to get the right temperature. It really works miracles on muscle back pain. We bought a large pot at Goodwill to boil the hydrocollator in.
58554
The outer cover of the hydrocollator is a canvas like material and it gets hot. One needs a couple of towels to wrap it.
824387
It might got "activated" during the shipping. If so you need to boil it in hot water till all the crystals are melted and it is in and liquid consistence to "reset" the heat pack.
1449166
This has never been a problem for me, It does prevent the water from boiling over onto the stove, but when you lower the heat, not much steam escapes.
372098
Mine didn't. From what I can tell it should be somewhat water repellant ... but there's no cover unless it's in some pocket I've missed!
1339911
No steam release mechanical valve however there are slits located just under each of the 4 open/close flaps. When the flaps are down, as they would be to secure the top onto the container to prevent spillage, steam is kept inside the container. When the flaps are lifted, steam is released through the slats. I almost always have the flaps up when microwaving.
1963133
It does have a steam release, however what I don't like is that you cannot remove the the pieces to clean it, there is a little cup that can be removed for cleaning but a long as you don't leave anything in there for too long it should be fine
1814201
There is a little steam icon above the cotton setting. Only above that setting will it steam. Below that setting you should not put water in the iron as it will leak.
695726
There is a small circular disc floating in the liquid. You just "snap" the disc and the heat pack heats up within 30 seconds.
417236
No, once it is set it is solid, I steam clean also and it has held up beautifully. It actually is not set by heat it is melted and blended by heat and then cools back to the solid.
1119086
hi, as far as i know external wise - there is a plastic base spout, and then the tip of the steam wand, but they are not the plastic you might be referring in terms of those white plastic looking stuff, they are sturdy and food grade. Internal, i havent opened mine but the heating elements should be non-plastic base. i dont know how the water is transferred to the heating element.
1960670
Yes, it has a cover and does not "wad up." I have been very happy with this heating pad, I really like it.
1908188
oh woops, I thought you were talking about the hot tub cover, this product is just like bubble wrap you get in the packing material. I cut the sides so it fit the shape of my hot tub and it held the heat in.. it floated nicely over the top of the water and was easy to put on/ take off. Over TOP of the hot tub I had a solid cover and over top of that (to protect it from the elements) I had a fabric cover with elastic on the sides to hold it on the hot tub over the solid cover. Hope it helps, I should have looked at the picture before responding.
234498
I did. I found one with a plastic cover. I reheated the hot pack about 3 hours after I placed it into carrier, and it kept my casserole warm. Worked perfectly.
957513
Cover maybe not on fully or gasket not fitting well/dirty/wearing out. Steam off valve: Too full of food vs once it reaches the pressure needed (the little button pops up), turn the heat down until steam is still coming out but not shooting out, that is cooking temperature.
2123431
I have lots of steam in my shower too and no problems. Battery lasts a long time and I do not have it directly in the water however if I dropped it in the water I would not be worried.
760944
Mine had a chill pack that was shipped with it. I would still liked to have seen it insulated as I can see it sitting in the sun in the delivery truck with temperatures easily exceeding 84 degrees F. I threw the chill pack out so I don't know if it was a chemical endothermic type or not. If it was just frozen the latent heat of formation should carry it through one session of high heat early in the journey.
22617
The hydration bladder and the pack itself is not insulated, so it is like having a water bottle inside a normal backpack. The bladder is in the main compartment which is up against your back.There is a little padding in between, but not that much. Water inside the hose in particular will get warm pretty much right away in sunny weather. Water inside the pack will generally stay cooler.