How long does the water usually stay cold cuz I have to put a lot of ice in mine for it to stay cold and it gets warm berg quickly
564702
I put ice in it with the water and the ice doesn't thaw for over 24 hours. I'm in San Diego where summers are quite warm.
609506
Depending on how warm it is it doesn't take long for the water to get slightly warm in the tube. Make sure to either spit the first little bit out when you take a drink or blow it back in the main bladder after each drink. Also as important is to regularly clean the tube and store in the freezer if possible. Hope that helps!
160378
My water stays cold or room temp. Never ever warm. You may want to call about that.
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It works pretty good if you use plenty of ice. I generally use a blue ice pack and have a 32oz nalgene bottle that I freeze with drinking water. The cooler tends to sit in my very hot work truck all day, but by the time I break for lunch the nalgene is unfrozen but still cold and my lunch is still cold. If I don't eat my yogurt at lunch though it is usually too warm to eat within a few hours of lunch. So it keeps things cold about 6 hours, but only with at least 2 ice packs. It also seems like even frozen plastic bottles of water keep it cool longer than the hard blue packs.
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I fill mine completely with ice then add ice cold water from the fridge, when it is kept in an air conditioned setting I have had ice last to the next day. When I add room temp water to the ice I still have ice at the end of the day, but not much.
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Ho how are you. Well i actually have not used it as of yet until next month on a house warming outdoors... so i really dont have an answer to that. Im sorry.. but i tell you that is well done to put ice for sure...on the bottom also has a small hole where u can drain the water out as well sort of like a wine cork. Is a bit tough to open and close it but eventually it is manageable.
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Mine has kept a 25 gallon uninsulated plastic basin completely ice free with the temps in single digits. Not sure what temperature the water is, but it is still cold to touch.
965094
The water is kept cold by ice in the cold water chamber of the unit. The water is always nice and cold and the hot water is always hot.
20094
I put 4 bags of ice in mine and loaded it with beverages. 2 days later, yes 2 days later there was STILL ice in it!!!
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No and why would you want it to. Even if all the ice melts at least your drinks would still be in cold water. Also, after having this at the lake for a couple of long hot summer days, the best thing to do is to set a regular cooler inside of it. Ice stays much longer. What ever size cooler you can fit in there, it will hold it. We have a 56 quart cooler with wheels and it fits in there just fine. Hope this helps. This thing is super though and if you plan to spend all day floating, this is a must.
613196
it doesn't keep ice cold. it just makes ice and holds that ice, which then melts and gets made into more ice. it is constantly making ice. until it breaks and you are just SOL, which will happen soon after you buy it.
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I just read some other responses and on the losing coolness quickly, its like any bottle where the heat comes through....unless you put it into one of those insulators which slows down that process. One note...the colder the water is, the faster the heat flow is so that the cold absorbs the heat, so insulate it and the process slows. Former Heat/AC guy.
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The water is very cold. Works very well after 6 intensive months of use. We love it.
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I admit I thought the people who complained about the cold water was just being dramatic. I live in the midwest and I had to install mine with just the cold water until we could get a different size water line for the hot water. The cold water is really cold!! I didn't like it at all. Just adding a little bit of hot water makes all the difference in the world. I would highly recommend going for the warm water one.
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If you have very hot water stored in there it takes maybe a minute or so with only 4oz. My BM is usually kept cold and it really only takes 2 minutes or so to get it to above room temp. Works really well
22616
We generally add ice cubes in our packs when we fill them up to make them stay cooler longer. Plain ole water will stay slightly cooler outside than if it was in a bottle but does get warm because of the sun and your body temperature in a few hours.
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I have not noticed it to ever be cold. I beleive that it is continuely is heating the incoming water as you use what has already been heated. I have been very happy with this product and have purchased two of them. I did have an issue with one about 3 years after purchase and they actually replaced it for free under the warranty. I completely recommend this product.