No instruction and no heat from vest.Battery fully charged. How do you control heat?
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Frank - First, insure the single prong connector on the vest wiring is firmly connected to the battery. Next, press down the black button on the battery and hold it until the top green indicator light above the button activates (2-3 seconds). Remove the pressure from the button. From this point, quick depression/release cycles of the button will increase the level of heat as confirmed by the activation of additional green lights.If this does not work, you may have, as we have in the past, a defective battery, at which time you need to contact the manufacturer.Hope the information is helpful.Les Frank - First, insure the single prong connector on the vest wiring is firmly connected to the battery. Next, press down the black button on the battery and hold it until the top green indicator light above the button activates (2-3 seconds). Remove the pressure from the button. From this point, quick depression/release cycles of the button will increase the level of heat as confirmed by the activation of additional green lights.If this does not work, you may have, as we have in the past, a defective battery, at which time you need to contact the manufacturer.Hope... » Read More Frank - First, insure the single prong connector on the vest wiring is firmly connected to the battery. Next, press down the black button on the battery and hold it until the top green indicator light above the button activates (2-3 seconds). Remove the pressure from the button. From this point, quick depression/release cycles of the button will increase the level of heat as confirmed by the activation of additional green lights.If this does not work, you may have, as we have in the past, a defective battery, at which time you need to contact the manufacturer.Hope the information is helpful.Les « Show Less
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Frank - First, insure the single prong connector on the vest wiring is firmly connected to the battery. Next, press down the black button on the battery and hold it until the top green indicator light above the button activates (2-3 seconds). Remove the pressure from the button. From this point, quick depression/release cycles of the button will increase the level of heat as confirmed by the activation of additional green lights. If this does not work, you may have, as we have in the past, a defective battery, at which time you need to contact the manufacturer. Hope the information is helpful. Les
1635521
Push the button multiple times to go through the settings. 1-4. 4 being the hottest. 2 lasts me about six hours on the back wrap.
1635522
You have to hold down the big button until all the red light come one ,then you can let go then push it again to lower the heat or turn of
1635523
After you turn the battery on all the lights should be on that will be high then push the button again and one light goes off that will be medium and do it again and it should be on low.
1635524
Press and hold the button when plugged into your jacket/socks,,, whatever your product is. When all the lights are lit, it runs the hottest and the battery last the least amount of time. There are 4 heat settings, changed by again pressing the power button. The lowest setting will last about 8 hours, the hottest between 2-4. To turn off, bring the battery to one step below the lowest heat setting for the battery style that does not have a slot on top. For the kind with a slot on top, press and hold the power button on any heat setting to shut off. Manufacturer recommends always keeping batteries charged. Press and hold the button when plugged into your jacket/socks,,, whatever your product is. When all the lights are lit, it runs the hottest and the battery last the least amount of time. There are 4 heat settings, changed by again pressing the power button. The lowest setting will last about 8 hours, the hottest between 2-4. To turn off, bring the battery to one step below the lowest heat setting for the battery style that does not have a slot on top. For the kind with a slot on top, press and hold the power button on any heat setting to shut off. Manufacturer recommends always keeping... » Read More Press and hold the button when plugged into your jacket/socks,,, whatever your product is. When all the lights are lit, it runs the hottest and the battery last the least amount of time. There are 4 heat settings, changed by again pressing the power button. The lowest setting will last about 8 hours, the hottest between 2-4. To turn off, bring the battery to one step below the lowest heat setting for the battery style that does not have a slot on top. For the kind with a slot on top, press and hold the power button on any heat setting to shut off. Manufacturer recommends always keeping batteries charged. « Show Less
1231582
I suggest you contact the manufacturer. It may be possible the battery could overheat if kept plugged in 100% of the time.
1433113
Put on level surface. It has a switch on the bottom that will automatically turn it off if it falls over, but also won't turn it on if it's not level. Second turn on I or II depending on how much heat you want. II is more. Next turn the temperature knob up until it kicks on. Or down until it clicks off and then up just till it is on again. Still cold in 10 minutes? Turn it up more. It will cycle on and off. This is normal so that it doesn't over heat.
1974894
I set the red pointer in the middle on the back you will see it if you turn it around, once that is set just turn the blue wheel to the temp you desire. Also, make sure you unplug it and then you can set it, don't do it while it is in the water and plugged in, it is not how you set this up. Once all the settings are done put it back into the tank and plug it in.
200477
I'll check with a thermometer later but it should be warm enough to notice. Also, it takes a few minutes to get rolling. I would suggest flipping the heat switch on and off about half a dozen times; the contacts may be oxidized if it was shipped through a moist location. Simply opening and closing the switch may be enough. I had the same trouble recently with some surge suppressors.
891206
Mine got uncomfortably hot too while it was charging my truck battery back up. I set it on a brick and actually let a small fan blow on it (which surprisingly cooled it off) But after 2 days like that, it reached a point where it blinked green, and eventually went solid green. And once it went green it cooled off - presumably drawing far less current. I'd guess your battery is fairly depleted and must be given some time to charge back up. If you are concerned or feel it's a safety issue - call the company.
757216
U have the blanket? Its pretty easy. Plug the 3 cables from the blanket into the back of the unit. Plug unit in, turn on power on the back. Then on the front push the power button. The timer should say 30 mins. Set it up to 60 mins by pushing the up/down buttons. Then adjust the 3 heat levels, to the temperature you desire, and push select. (A dot will appear next to the temp. Do this for all 3). Push start, climb in and enjoy!
1964518
Give it some time to warm up and then put your hand over the top. You will feel the heat. I didn't believe it either, but it's been working for months now. I still check it every time I open the safe.
1210366
Check your batteries and reset the thermostat. That should fix it. If not, contact Hunter.
1921412
I don't think body heat is the important thing, it's body capacitance. I'm no electrical engineer and at first I thought how it was held would make no difference, but I tried holding it with a folded up cloth and it did seem to not work after the first couple of pokes. Interesting. However, for a buck I would give it a try.
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It's been several months since we replaced ours, so only going on memory here. There was a 'one minute' button which would heat on high for one minute. If you enter say 530, it should heat for 5 minutes 30 seconds, at whatever power level selected. If it doesn't do that, it's defective. Try entering a time then hit the timer button, which should just time down and sound the alarm when the time is up. If that doesn't work either, you know it's defective. Good luck. (Our control panel worked fine for 10 years.)
942977
I had the same problem. The insulation on the wiring did not keep it cool causing it to melt then the wiring melted together. I cut out the connector and hard wired the positive to positive and negative to negative seperately and insulated them very heavily. I am now keeping "ALL" the wiring away from eachother to make sure that never happens again. I hand-made a bracket to keep the controler away from the battery to eliminate some of the heat problem and it seems to be working. Good luck.
1002689
Most likely the heat element burned out. Local repair shops would not fix it even tho still on warranty. Returned the unit to Oreck. They sent a new one which works ok.
1872934
There's no temperature control setting because all you do is plug it in and give it time. You can just try to give it less time plugged in so it doesn't heat up as much.
1777334
Ok after I tried days I don't feel any heat from unit. May be I don't full load the device.
681365
mine is set on C and I keep meaning to contact the company to find out. It is warm on 37-38 over that it gets hot. If you get the answer before I do please let me know. No it is batteries
2248572
I did not try to power the vest prior to charging the battery. I did have a battery that did not work with my vest, but worked fine with my brother's newer vest. I have three batteries so I was able to determine easily where the problem was.