Is it insulated when turned off? Or will cold or hot outside air come in?
179631
The fan is not protected from heat or cold. It's open. In the winter, as with my previous fan, I just covered it with plastic wrap. Does the trick.
179632
No it's not insulated. Cold air and hot air can still get in. Regardless. I LOVE this fan.
179633
It is definitely not insulated and as soon as you turn it off whatever outside will come inside
806548
It does bring air from outside, but only via the fan. The hot air from inside is vented out when the A/C is on. It does not have a separate vent! Some A/C's have a vent which allows it exchange outside air like opening the window. I live in Seattle and it gets cool at night and I'd rather open the window to get fresh air but I have to turn on the noisy fan only mode in the A/C to get outside air. I hope that helps.
1347593
It does have an internal freeze protection circuit to keep things warm inside. The folks at Rinnai Customer Service are very helpful. They may be able to address arctic conditions.
1464208
Hello David, 1. Mine does not get hot to the extent that I could not touch it. I would say "warm". 2. It doesn't make a noise (except for the alarm when the battery goes below 11V). 3. Yes, it needs ventilation, so don't cover it up. It must be mounted upright. You could rig up one of those 12V muffin fans to help it. And hoover the vents from time to time. I haven't had any problems with mine in 3 years, it works 24/24 7/7. A good machine. cheers Ralph
2038718
We had a 21 day trip and didn't want to tempt fate by leaving it plugged in without the vehicle running. However, if prepped properly before hand, it stays quite cool not plugged in at all. We were in Texas where the temps were 100+ and it stayed cold without being plugged in for several hours. And, yes, it has molded handles on the side. Overall, it was an extremely smart purchase for us and our long trips.
2242659
Cold air comes out of the exhaust, so, yes, you have to exhaust it outside. You want to pull the inside air as the feed though, so block off the air intake hose.
1784656
No it is not insulated unfortunately but we put in a small heater and it quickly warms up and is very comfortable.
1088307
No, it is not insulated. I'm not aware of anything negative as a result of it not being insulated. It is a fantastic, great performance toilet. We love all 3 of our new Toto toilets.
485094
It does have a cold setting, and you DO NOT need to hold down the cold button. It has 2 switches. One changes the heat (cold, warm, hot) and the other changes the amount of air that it blows out.
1292420
Hi there- I just use it for the winter. I'm afraid to leave it on while I use the air conditioner.
648523
Yes it is insulated but I can't attest to its ability to keep stuff warm or cold because I haven't tried it yet. I have just been using it as a little snack pouch
1983376
The exterior does not get real hot. I have never worried about leaving the room with it on.
1931684
It's not insulated but if you add some ice packs it will stay cold for hours! The more packs the longer it's cold.
1363493
it has a plug in the bottom which leads to a plastic tube to drain out of the bottom. it is not insulated, it is just a plastic liner within the resin chest. it worked well and kept our drinks cold.
2109578
No. It is insulated, but the ice will gradually melt back into the water reservoir if it is not removed from the machine.
2193101
Yes it is insulated and you can see insulating foam in the door--so far the unit is holding up well -- I will post an update after I smoke a turkey and another pork butt
2234457
It will be warmer than anywhere out in the open. It is insulated with a nice cushion on the bottom. Since our weather has cooled, our outside cats have moved back into our Kitty Tube. I want to get the door awning for ours next.