Does it work on electricity or batteries? How does the Hydra refill water cartridge work?
2083716
It's electric, just plugs into a normal outlet. When the water gets low it beeps to let you know and you just add more water to it.
2083717
It works on electricity it has a small ribbon cable that goes in between the lid of the humidor. I refill the cartridge with distilled water what about every two weeks. My humidor holds approximately 80 cigars. I'm very pleased with this product.
2083718
It uses a regular A/C power plug, the power pack is external from the unit and the power cable is flat so it can slip between the seems of a closed container. The refill container has a sponge inside that absorbs the distilled water you fill it with. Depending on how sealed of an environment you have, you only have to refill it ever few months.
2083719
It work on electricity, using your standard outlet. The cord is extra thin and flat to accommodate for your humidor lid closing.
2083720
It runs on electricity, there is a ribbon wire that plugs into the unit inside your humidor, it's thin enough to run between the base and lid without compromising the seal. The water cartridge makes up the base of the unit, it slides off the top of the Hydra and has an opening about the size of a quarter to fill it with distiller water, there are two other smaller holes on either side, I imagine for circulation. The inside of the cartridge is a block of floral foam. I've been running mine on its side laying in the bottom of a 100 ct. Humidor, it maintains exactly the RH I have it set at, and it's run without issue since I got it about 8 months ago. In that time I've topped off the water cartridge twice. It runs on electricity, there is a ribbon wire that plugs into the unit inside your humidor, it's thin enough to run between the base and lid without compromising the seal. The water cartridge makes up the base of the unit, it slides off the top of the Hydra and has an opening about the size of a quarter to fill it with distiller water, there are two other smaller holes on either side, I imagine for circulation. The inside of the cartridge is a block of floral foam. I've been running mine on its side laying in the bottom of a 100 ct. Humidor, it maintains exactly the RH I have it set at,... » Read More It runs on electricity, there is a ribbon wire that plugs into the unit inside your humidor, it's thin enough to run between the base and lid without compromising the seal. The water cartridge makes up the base of the unit, it slides off the top of the Hydra and has an opening about the size of a quarter to fill it with distiller water, there are two other smaller holes on either side, I imagine for circulation. The inside of the cartridge is a block of floral foam. I've been running mine on its side laying in the bottom of a 100 ct. Humidor, it maintains exactly the RH I have it set at, and it's run without issue since I got it about 8 months ago. In that time I've topped off the water cartridge twice. « Show Less
2083721
It runs off ac power. The unit opens easily for to refill the water. Use propoline glycol mix, it works well for my humidor
2083722
You just plug it in after you attach and drape the flat ribbon cable over the lip of your humidor and set the unit wherever inside it. Takes 5 minutes. The foam core is filled and excess water drained out. A little high pitched alarm goes off when more water needs to be added (generally after 6 months or so). Mine lasted 5 years then I ordered a new one. They run 24/7 and are virtually silent.
261137
Electricity. It's a small pump that sits at the end of a tube that attaches to the port where it comes out the top. The wire then comes out of the water rub just under the tub and down a side tube, so you can't see it, and then out the bottom. It gets clogged and has to be cleaned frequently. Plus the lining on the inside kept coming off and into the water, so we ended up throwing ours out about 6 months after we got it.
307493
it is powered by a rechargeable battery. it comes with the cord to charge the battery in the charger itself and a few adapters to use for different size batteries. Batteries do not come with it and it seems to only charge power one brand batteries. it does not work with the batteries that came with my Siemens hear aids. it does work very well with the power one batteries.
483152
Nope -- no batteries. Water driven/powered as mentioned below. I have had better luck with mine than it sounds like a couple others have had. Ours continues to work. We did take it off recently to use our old showerhead again that has modes (jet spray, etc...). My family and I really enjoyed this light-up shower sprayer. Fun. Whimsical. Just plain 'cool' to see this technology. Like magic.
1354131
I used mine to power a bilge pump. That uses the power very sparingly to check for water level all the time. Then users more power to power the pump when water is present. It worked quite well for that. My guess is it would power your heating coil. The question is how much it would consume and how long it would last with the battery. But would it power it up? Most likely yes. Engineer could probably tell you more.
307725
Hi, it works with electricity, however the hand piece went out very quickly. I had to order another version to get the hand piece & use it with the base model.
489292
It runs on either 12v power or 4 C batteries. I keep batteries in it but when you plug it in it uses 12v power
350848
It runs on rechargeable fixed batteries. I've had my Gator about a year and it still works great! It's the best hand vac I've ever owned.
1718967
It is powered just by the water pressure. No battery nor ac is needed. It is quiet cool and fun in the shower. I haven't used it in some time, and I don't remember the order of color in the lights. The color depends on the temperature of the water.
1548555
Heating is via AC Power, but once it is unplugged you can still dispense via battery control. Insulation keeps the water at usable temperature for a while.
2234661
The water pic runs on a battery that is charged by the supplied transformer. The input voltage of the transformer is 110v. I find that the fully charged battery will run for about 3 weeks if used once a day. Twice a day will last for about 10 days. Hope this answers your question. Sincerely, Harry Freedman.
1031189
No. If I remember correctly, it runs on either AA or AAA batteries. The only way it is "rechargeable" is if you have rechargeable batteries and recharge those
814714
EXTREMELY unreliable and consider replacing it when it quits running... it will quit running long before the batteries are dead. You can keep messing with it, take out the batteries, switch them around, etc and it will run for another week, then it will quit again and you have to go through a lot of monkeying with it to get it to work. NO, THE BATTERIES ARE NOT DEAD. it just has a terrible connection problem because of the moisture (even though batteries are supposedly sealed from the water/vapor)
1072013
I noticed that mine won't work if its low on water, so make sure it has the recommended amount. It seems after an hour of use it needs refilling.
615020
It should work without you buying batteries. There is no battery to install. Did you press the "on" button? If it does not come up 000, you have a faulty water tester. Send it back.
1017083
it is electric. u could set it up as solor but would have to do it from the pump up. and as p anderson said it does put out more that what it needs to. i fixed this by have it run two fountains on the same pump. with a sock on the main and a valve on the second fountain works great. of coarse u have to set it up with the second fountain dumping into the main where the pump is at.
819295
No, and yes. They are hooked up to the battery, and then a charger constantly charges the batteries. So it will work if the power is on and your other pump dies. It just operates by a float switch that you place higher than the main pump float switch. It doesn't run directly off of AC power but if it is getting used and the power is on, the battery will be getting replenished. If you had a real heavy flow for a long time then I'm not sure the charger would keep up and the battery might exhaust. But yes, it can act as a sort of failsafe if the main pump seizes and the power is still on. It doesn't require that the power is off in order to work. No, and yes. They are hooked up to the battery, and then a charger constantly charges the batteries. So it will work if the power is on and your other pump dies. It just operates by a float switch that you place higher than the main pump float switch. It doesn't run directly off of AC power but if it is getting used and the power is on, the battery will be getting replenished. If you had a real heavy flow for a long time then I'm not sure the charger would keep up and the battery might exhaust. But yes, it can act as a sort of failsafe if the main pump seizes and the power is still on. It... » Read More No, and yes. They are hooked up to the battery, and then a charger constantly charges the batteries. So it will work if the power is on and your other pump dies. It just operates by a float switch that you place higher than the main pump float switch. It doesn't run directly off of AC power but if it is getting used and the power is on, the battery will be getting replenished. If you had a real heavy flow for a long time then I'm not sure the charger would keep up and the battery might exhaust. But yes, it can act as a sort of failsafe if the main pump seizes and the power is still on. It doesn't require that the power is off in order to work. « Show Less