I'd like to know if anyone purchased the Koolatron and it actually was cold when plugged in? Mine is barely cool.
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I Keep bottles Of Water In Mine. It Keeps Them Relatively Cold, But I Don't Know How Long It Takes For Them To Get Cold. I'm Happy With The Temperature Tho.
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To be honest mines is in my closet where it has been for awhile now, I should have returned it but after I stuck it in the closet I forgot about it...it constantly froze and was very slow, I got what I paid for literally.
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No, I have had mine pluged in ever since I got it. No problems at all, overheating isnt a problem, it also seems to be able to take a decent amount of punishment. I had droped mine right when I opened it. No problems even after that.
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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.
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Good Luck, the 1st cooler we bought from Haier it didn't heat up. So they shipped us a 2nd one and that one didn't get cold. The 3rd one was cracked. After that we just went elsewhere. I would check to see if the thermostat is up? There might be a switch to activate the coldness
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I haven't had any troubles with it yet. I've kept it on overnight and for 24 hours at a time a few times. The adapter doesn't seem to get very hot. Its just powering an electromagnet so its probably not enough energy to cause much of a problem. I've had this for about 2 months now and it seems to still work fine.
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Hello Brad, I live in northwest Indiana and gets pretty cold here too. Charging in my garage also. The maintainer is operating according to the manual. Charging both 12v and 6v batteries. This is my first year in use. I say go for it. Merry Christmas! Jeff
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Hey there, I left mine plugged in this winter and it completely drained it and it wouldn't hold a charge. The note on the charger clearly says not to keep it plugged in at cold temperatures. So totally my fault. I went to Batteries Express and had it replaced(well there are actually two inside of it), just shy of 120 bucks, but cheaper than buying a whole new unit.
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Hi...I'm not sure what you mean by cool. You can certainly tell that it is on, but I don't think it is anything overly hot. I keep mine right next to a wall outlet, but when I use it, I just slide it out a bit. The temps. of the unit really are not a problem for me.
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Hi I have trouble with my unit. I dont think its a TV problem. I only get a snowy screen and the sound is in slow motion. The batteries seems okay with a meter check. Anyone else have this problem?
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I have had mine for over a year and it has worked perfectly. I live in Texas so very few really cold days but I have no complaint. I agree with the twisting in the plug thing, I have to make sure I connect well but there is a light indicator.
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My Koolatron quit working in less than a year. Now have an igloo about same size that has worked well - with a longer warranty as well.
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I bought this for my son. He left it in a cold car and then it no longer worked. Did you expose yours to extreme temperatures?
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Ours stays plugged into the 12 volt transformer and has never frozen.Our temps are not below 20 degrees very often.
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well it all depends how big is your room and how cold is outside! mine works perfectly and the temperature changes constantly. your's might be defective too!
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I used mine all winter long in the basement here in central il. Havent had any issues and the thing works great! Ive unplugged it a few times but for the most part it runs 24/7. I know for sure it ran alright around 50°f maybe lower.
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I keep my house at 55F in the winter. No chirping. That said, battery voltages dip as a result of cold (although 50F isnt really that cold). Perhaps its just an old battery thats on the edge and the cold pushes it over?