Can you leave the unit powered on all the time? Does it have to be unplugged from wall when not in use?
851280
yes I prefer it that way. Their is no on and off switch on the unit. You can turn off the breaker but that too will cause it to recycle the settings every time it starts back up. The factory told me to leave it plugged in and it will learn your car and its charging system. The unit only supplies the voltage and amperage to the car. The car is actually the charger for it or has a charger built into it right in the line from the plug in for the charger cord to plug into.It is nice to have the car charged in a little over an hour.
851281
Mine is direct wired into the panel box to it's own breaker and left on all the time. You need to have a qualified electrician do the install.
851282
I cut the plug off mine and hardwired it into the box so yes it can be Powered all the time
523335
I unplug mine at the unit. Lack of an off/on switch is a flaw of the unit.Richard
425692
This fan will not let you do that. If you unplug it from the outlet when it is still running and plug it back into the wall outlet, the fan will not come on. You have to use the buttons on the fan or the remote, if one came with it.
1187268
I don't really know for sure, but I bet the unit is on all the time. We unplug it when the weather is above freezing, which is not much of a hardship, as the birdbath requires near daily care to keep it filled and cleaned, so plugging it in at the beginning of winter and unplugging it in the spring is not a big deal. That said, we have freezing temps all winter and you might not in your area.
492900
No. After use I unplug from electricity. I use this only once a moth to backup my computers.
1178204
The only way to turn it off is to unplug it. It's low heat so I leave mine plugged in all day.
1739254
No. The unit must be plugged in to an outlet and powered on in order to function.
1265409
Yes. You can keep it plugged in and it will only heat as needed. I only unplugged it in the late spring after night temps were way above freezing. Worked great all winter!
2053397
We have two of these units and they are fantastic and yes, you just plug them in so if you want to relocate unit, you just unplug it. The wall mounting is a bit trickier then the plug in/out.
1181817
No. The unit will not stay powered on. As soon as you turn it on, it turns off.
1318712
Yes this rice cooker has to be unplugged to shut off, meaning when your done cooking (after you left the rice cook in the warm setting) you have to unplug it to turn it off :)
1811396
It does power unit but when plugged in Can not turn power off like the factory unit and actually have to unplug device or it remains on all the time. Kinda annoying but in reality not having unit on standby saves energy I suppose.
1966028
It needs to be plugged into the wall socket at all times. No battery operated function.
1665322
Yes. Unit does not have a on/off switch so it must be unplug to turn it off. My 93 year mother keeps her 2 units plugged all the time without any problems.
1428470
It is always powered on. There is no on/off switch. Just unplug the 12dc wall-wart.
2258598
You can leave it plugged in using a usb cable with a plug in adapter at the wall, similar to a lot of devices now that charge via usb cable. Just leave it plugged in and it will operate off electricity and keep the battery charged. Be aware that on mine the water in one speaker quit "dancing". Not sure what this was related to but probably not a power issue but defective.
531704
The person I purchased this unit for, leaves it plugs in at all time. She unplug unit for several day while on vacation, and the battery died. So I suggest you leave unit plug in at all time to preserve the battery life.