WIll this cuatro resist changes in temperature? My previous cuatro got major cracks after the first winter. Thanks.
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I bought one Venezuelan cuatro a few months ago and it is intact. I also adquired a hard case for it, which I live.
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Dear Njosephine, we live in Boca Raton, Florida, therefore I'm not sure our winters qualify for the kind of damage you describe. What I can tell you is that this cuatro is of very good quality and the wood and the glues seem to be very resistant. If you are a fan of things Venezuelan check out my book Red Diamonds, Grey Gold that we just launched last week in Amazon. Good Luck and let me know how it went...
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It depends how you take care of it. If you keep it without protection (forro) then probably yes, but I keep mine in in its case, actually a forro that I bought from Venezuela and it has been 2 years so far with no issues...I had a 1st cuatro completely naked and it got cracks too...still I am trying to save it since I bought another forro. Hope this helps !
1620170
This is not a sturdy high quality cuatro.Is a very basic decent sound and simple cuatro.You have to keep it inside q case at stable temperature
1620171
Hola , Don`t worry , it is made in solid Cedar and we never had that problem in many years.Gracias.
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I live in New Yord; I got this cuatro a year ago and no cracks after the first winter. I usually keep it in my basement. I have another cuatro for about 15 years and never had that problem either.
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Hola , Don`t worry , it is made in solid Cedar and we never had that problem in many years. Gracias.
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I have two of these cuatros and they survived their first winter in NH just fine. I just double checked them to make sure.
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I bought the Tempra 24 Plus about 8 months ago. I have a 2 bed 2 bath house in Florida. My pipes are fairly exposed to the temp swings as they are all run under my house in a crawl space. Take into account where you live. It has provided more than enough hot water for a family of 2's needs in my use case. We occasionally run 2 showers at once. I notice a small dip in temp when we do so, but it is easily remedied by backing off the cold a tad. I am very happy with my purchase.
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If you contact the manufacturer of the product, they are very good about answering questions. I can tell you that we had an extremely cold winter, for where we live. (Maybe not as cold as Chicago.) Temperatures dropped close to 15 degrees and with the wind chill close to 0. The shield was not phased at all. No cracks or damage to the TV. And, I put a cheap TV in it. We have extreme temperatures here in the summer. It gets over 110 degrees. Again no problem to the shield or TV. We do use the fan in the summer that we ordered with the shield.
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I haven't spent a winter with mine. But my husband doesn't think it will freeze because of the small surface of contact within the metal parts. I live in a very cold area during winter too. We feel they should work year round.
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I bought and installed mine 2 years ago in an exposed outdoor location. I'm located in northern NJ and the unit is like new and works perfectly. It has survived numerous downpours, a few tropical storms, superstorm Sandy, several weeks of below freezing temps and several snow storms. Granted I shut that circuit off in the winter but there's been no evidence of wear and tear. I have it installed on a stake I've set in the ground so in winter I put a bucket over it to keep the snow off it. The box has no gaskets and isn't sealed up tight to make it weather proof. Whatever moisture gets in seems to easily find its way out. I was a little worried like you before I bought it but it seems to hold up very well. I bought and installed mine 2 years ago in an exposed outdoor location. I'm located in northern NJ and the unit is like new and works perfectly. It has survived numerous downpours, a few tropical storms, superstorm Sandy, several weeks of below freezing temps and several snow storms. Granted I shut that circuit off in the winter but there's been no evidence of wear and tear. I have it installed on a stake I've set in the ground so in winter I put a bucket over it to keep the snow off it. The box has no gaskets and isn't sealed up tight to make it weather proof. Whatever moisture gets in... » Read More I bought and installed mine 2 years ago in an exposed outdoor location. I'm located in northern NJ and the unit is like new and works perfectly. It has survived numerous downpours, a few tropical storms, superstorm Sandy, several weeks of below freezing temps and several snow storms. Granted I shut that circuit off in the winter but there's been no evidence of wear and tear. I have it installed on a stake I've set in the ground so in winter I put a bucket over it to keep the snow off it. The box has no gaskets and isn't sealed up tight to make it weather proof. Whatever moisture gets in seems to easily find its way out. I was a little worried like you before I bought it but it seems to hold up very well. « Show Less
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Mine did not make it through the winter... I am looking for a new one too. Who would have thought it would be so hard. The one I ordered did not work :( I will post back here if I find one that works (or to see if someone suggests one.
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I keep it out completely exposed all summer and it's fine. I expected it to break after the first season because of the low price compared to the others. However this will be my 3 rd summer coming up and no issues. Enjoy! Wow I must saw the other answer and all I can say is I guess I was lucky. No negative comments here. FYI I live in the northeast so summers are 90-100 on certain days and it keeps cool.
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I have used it only once and I had the same problem. I think you have to lock the temperature and I guess I did not do it. Try locking the temperature
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I live in Los Angeles so we dont encounter freezing out here but there is no issue with plus 100 degrees as this isnt a plug-in and resistance is in proportion to speed. Lovely machine. My first AirDyne was used for more than 15 years
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Cynthia, I honestly don't know. Temperatures here can reach well below zero and I haven't had any issues with real cold temps. My guess if water did get on the compressor and found a way into the compressor itself, cold temps may have frozen and expanded some components causing it to fail. Similiar to a cracked engine block of a motor boat that wasn't winterized properly. Again, only a guess as my unit thankfully continues to operate without issues.
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In case anyone else sees this and is wondering about it withstanding elements - I used this last winter. I regularly heated up water in a tea kettle and poured it over the ramp surface to melt snow and ice. Worked beautifully without causing any damage.
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We have ran this unit at 1200F around 4-5 hrs with no problems. We've been testing the coating on our flanges with good success at these temps at 4 - 5 hrs each time.
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I watched some Utube videos to get a better understanding of temperature and application methods and issues. I used this product in the middle of winter in my kitchen. It worked very well for me. I strongly recommend that you wear a good filtering air mask as the fumes are very strong.
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Ours (both of them) arrived cracked from Amazon, so honestly I wouldn't recommend for indoor or out. We kept one because temperature was around 0 degrees F. and it was kind of an emergency. It is kept outdoors under an awning of shed and has seemed to work fine.
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Should be unaffected by weather. Mine worked fine through all 4 seasons included rain, snow and an ice storm.
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I have had mine installed for more than a year, maybe two and I have had know issues. I have not gone back and read the reviews that you may be referring two, but if wired correctly it should not melt.
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Bill - we have used it in cold weather with very good results (32 degrees and above), but not sure about performance in sub zero weather. Sorry we couldn't be of more help. Have you called the manufacturer for input?