Bought one and when it arrived the data sheet said it must be turned off after 48 hours use. Why isn't that in the description?
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You dont have to turn it off after 48 hours, We have it running in our office 24/7 for almost a year now and it works great.
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It depends on your model. Some have timers, if yours does not you must manually turn off!
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I am a novice (been doing this 3 days), but I purposely chose a model with a timer to shut off. It has already been most valuable. I was dehydrating a pasta sauce, and saw recommendations to check it after about 10 hrs and turn it over when it is solid enough. At 10 hrs it was not ready, but was a couple hrs later, when I was ready to go to bed. So I turned it over, set the timer for a few hours, went to bed and my dehydrated sauce was ready to package this morning.
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I wish I knew, because this is a common problem. But I have a suggestion. When you are done using it, donot turn it off! Turn it on the coolest setting, zero I think, and let it cool down with air blowing through it. About 45 minutes. Otherwise you will burn up the heating element!
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Hi,In the manual it's written that it have to be OFF.Have a nice day.Moshe.
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I have no idea. I just press the start button again after it shuts off, if I want it to go for an additional hour. Don't personally know of one that can, never really cared too much to research it.
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Wow, I would contact wildgame innovations .Mine is working great. it has an auto shutoff that turns it off 30 secs after I stop using it. Maybe some malfunction. I the battery old?
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That depends on how long it's been on. It will go off after 8 or so hours. But if it happens right when you put it on and it doesn't heat in about 1/2 hour or so, call Amazon and see about returning it for one that works. Mine goes on and I put it where I want it set and it stays there for approximately 8 or so hours. I can turn it down or up when I feel that is needed.
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I have never had any problems like this before. Although the instructions state to turn the unit off for 15-30 minutes before touching it.
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I just bought this unit today from Target and it nowhere mentions about auto shut off after 4 hours. All it mentions is the auto shut off after it reaches the thermostat setting temperature and kicks back on when the temperature drops 2 degrees.
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I sent one back for that very reason. It is not spelled out in their online description. However, when I received it and looked at the manual that came in the box, it is still vague, but does not appear to be. It also says to not leave unattended.
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My version B turns off automatically when not in use, is that what you are talking about? I think it waits like 5-10 minutes. I rather like this feature.You should contact Amazon directly about your replacement questions.
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I had my first one for nine months before it died. The thing is, I never turned it off and now I'm doing that with my new one. I know it goes into 'sleep' mode after awhile but I believe it's still better to turn it off if you're not using it for a couple of days. Also, they come with a year guarantee so this time I'm going to try and not lose my receipt.
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This model automatically shuts itself off after so long of not being used but I don't know the exact amount of minutes
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It should turn off on its own after about 12 seconds of inactivity. Please contact Customer Service at support(at)bactrack dot com or call 877-334-6876 and we would be happy to help you. All our products are backed by a one-year warranty.
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I never let it run to that point. Always monitored it as it is not one with auto shut off. replaced an older one that worked well for many years, but was cautioned to not let it run dry as it would burn out. So I continue the same process.
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I have not used that feature, I keep mine going I turn it off maybe 4 hours a day manually since the time variesits a very nice unit,