What is the highest heat setting for this Sunbeam Heating Pad? My previous Sunbeam with Auto-Off and Stay-On choice had heat settings of 1-7 & H-High!
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You have your answer but I just wanted to say that R. Dudzinski is right. I have Fibromyalgia and I hurt all the time so I use mine for at least 12-24 hours a day. I very rarely use anything higher than the 1 heat setting. Occasionally a 2 as long as I'm awake and I don't last too long with it. If you are elderly or have sensitive skin to heat or cold, just be careful. I am always cold and even on a 1 I can get too hot and have to move it aside for awhile. This is the best ever heating pad ever and I have two also just in case they stop making them! Hope you enjoy yours.
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this gets pretty hot setting are 1-6 only problem i had with heating pad was that it would unplug from pad it self taped it i hope this helps
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#8 is the highest and now the remote control only allows#6 and no higher. It is a nice heating pad despite this problem. I did not program it for everything so I cannot answer honestly about automatic turn off, etc. Mine is never on more than 30 min. at a time.
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I just bought this and am surprised that others have found it gets too hot. Mine doesn't get nearly hot enough, just a little warm up at level 6. Almost all of the negative reviews complain about this but I saw such a high overall rating I didn't read them. I'm thinking of return it asap.
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The heat pad goes 1 to 6. The 6 is too warm to put next to your skin, and is almost too warm to just have a nightgown on, or a single layer of clothing between the pad and your body.This is by far the best heating pad I've ever had. We bought two of them so my husband could have his own when he travels.
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No where is it written in the package insert that this heater is energy efficient. So I doubt that it is. However, there is an "EC" setting (Eco-Smart) on some Sunbeam heaters. On this setting the heater cycles between high (1500 watts) and low (750 watts) to conserve energy. My heater is packed away for the summer months, and I do not remember if the EC setting is available on this particular model. Sorry I couldn't give you a definite yes or no answer.
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Patrick I am not shure . I have it on my bench at work I know the high setting is about 900 degrees i dont think that is correct i havent checked it . But I can tell you one thing that is a heck of a good station for the money . Ive had a repair shop since 89 and thats the best for the money . I was using edsyn stations but they were too expensive to maintain. Tips and heating elements for this station are cheap. and they have a good life . I run my station at about 675 degrees 10 hours a day 6 days a week . a tip will easily last 2 or 3 months and Ive never replaced the heating element. One thing I would suggest is to throw away the sponge that comes with it . I use a piece of stainless steel wool glued in the tray with silicone . This cleans the tip nicely and you dont experince temprature change from wetting the tips. Which keeps your station temp steady and prolongs the tip life. Tips are small enough to do smd removal.
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I just got mine and either mine has a defect, or the information on here is incorrect. I use it to take the edge off of the cold house in the morning. I have it sitting on laminate wood flooring. After about 1 hour on high the floor in front of the heater is very hot to the touch. About as hot as you want to touch with your bare hand. If this was sitting on a canvas, nylon or poly tarp floor of a tent, I would be concerned. It does not get hot directly under the unit, but a foot or two in front of it the floor gets very hot.
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I lean against and sleep on mine all the time. This pad is way better than Sunbeam!
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I have set mine highest 140. I think it goes higher. Mine gets very hot very fast. Shoots up to 120 within 15 mins or so and then I let it go up to 135-140. I'm not home right now so can't check, but I think it automatically shuts off after 90 mins. I'm usually only in for less than an hour at between 120-140. Of course that is minus warm up time if you go straight in cold as I usually do because it takes less than 3 mins to start feeling real heat. I do not know what the emf/emf readings are. Sorry. Anyway, I'm just a girl with arthritis and I use it a lot in the winter especially and absolutely LOVE it. Just make sure that you connect ALL the panels (floor, sides, bench near legs) when you put it together or it won't get hot enough or heat evenly. We had to take ours apart and fix that! Good luck.
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I don't like to put the heat all the way up, but that's just me. On a 0 to 10 dial, I go 8 1/2 max. Hope that helped : )
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The range is from slightly warm to very hot. But the heating element is very inconsistent. This is my second heating pad the first one stopped working altogether. So sometimes it works just as the element says and other times it doesn't hardly get hot at all and then sometimes it's too hot even on the lowest setting. So you're taking a risk purchasing this one.
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I sleep on this every night. I use the vibration on the low setting, but no heat. It auto-shuts-off after 1 hour; by that time I am asleep.
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According to the manual, available at http://www.sunbeam.com/service-%26-support/product-support/instruction-manuals/pain-relief/ultraheat%E2%84%A2technology/heating-pads-ultraheat-manual%C2%A0.html , model 731-500 has an auto-off feature after two hrs. From the manual, "The Auto-off feature is indicated by a LED light in the upper left corner of the controller. The LED light is red when the heatingpad is turned on. After 2 hours of continuous usage, the pad shuts off automatically and the LED light turns off." I'll try to post the relevant English parts of the manual as customer photo, but it is all available at the manufacturer website. According to the manual, available at http://www.sunbeam.com/service-%26-support/product-support/instruction-manuals/pain-relief/ultraheat%E2%84%A2technology/heating-pads-ultraheat-manual%C2%A0.html , model 731-500 has an auto-off feature after two hrs. From the manual, "The Auto-off feature is indicated by a LED light in the upper left corner of the controller. The LED light is red when the heatingpad is turned on. After 2 hours of continuous usage, the pad shuts off automatically and the LED light turns off." I'll try to post the relevant English parts of... » Read More According to the manual, available at http://www.sunbeam.com/service-%26-support/product-support/instruction-manuals/pain-relief/ultraheat%E2%84%A2technology/heating-pads-ultraheat-manual%C2%A0.html , model 731-500 has an auto-off feature after two hrs. From the manual, "The Auto-off feature is indicated by a LED light in the upper left corner of the controller. The LED light is red when the heatingpad is turned on. After 2 hours of continuous usage, the pad shuts off automatically and the LED light turns off." I'll try to post the relevant English parts of the manual as customer photo, but it is all available at the manufacturer website. « Show Less
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Just wandering if you ever bought this heating pad? Does it have the auto-shutoff or not? 4 answers....2 say yes, 2 say no. I'm looking for one without an auto-shutoff. If you could let me know, it would really help. Thank you! :)
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Yes, the pad will automatically shut off if it gets too hot and/or after 2 hours of being on idle so to speak. This can be avoided by changing the heat setting up or down or shutting it off and turning it on again before it cools for continuous heat.
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I experimented on the heating time starting with a minute at a time. I found that heating the pad no longer than 4 minutes on high to be sufficient. Also do not heat the pad inside the blue cover.
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You can set this on the lowest temp on the dial. It should be good. Mine is set a little higher, but I get up during the night and turn it off as I get too warm. I could adjust the temp control, but I use it to warm my bed, then after I get warm, I just switch it off. I also have a mattress pad over this pad, so I do not lay directly on the pad. You shouldn't have any problems, because it definitely has a "low" setting. Just keep checking it until you find the comfort zone.
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You might try the "Bodymed Digital Moist Heating Pad. It measures 14x14 inches, it can be set from warm to very hot temperature. You can lock in your most comfortable temperature and it stays on for up to a hour long. This I'm sure is a safety feature. The control pad does not light up which I thought was a minor issue. Cost about $40.00. Good luck.
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Stevie, this is not the unit you want if you need that much control of the heat. It has preset increments, which jump at least 10 degrees each time. Like from 350 to 365, one shining example.
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I noticed on the description it mentions about 100 degrees, but this is actually a low voltage heated pad. The description mentions about it being low wattage 25 degrees and all the heated pads I have are just warm to the touch so I feel the 25 degrees is correct and believe the 100 degrees is a mis-print on the product description.