Can you leave the hot water side on all the time or do you have to turn it on and let it heat up every time? That would seem to defeat the purpose...
945129
We heat only when we need it. It only holds a few cups of water. But it heats up pretty quickly.
945130
I do not leave the hot water side on all the time but only because i do not make much that needs hot water. But when I do it does not take long to heat and is very hot water I love this feature and if you use that much hot water do not see any reason why you cannot leave it on. But you would have to add water often as it would evaporate is not filled
945131
It will stay on and keep re heating the water,however,I wouldn't leave it on for hours,but if you were going to want to have a second cup in a half hour or so,you could leave it on as long as it has water in the little tank.
2259529
Return it if you can? From what I understand, it wasn't meant to make the water hot, but just keep the hot water you put in there, stay warm. It's a piece of junk anyway...
1972667
We have ours in a part time location so we unplug each time. Water is hot within 10-15 minutes and we don't ever notice we run out.
193392
Mine does not shut off either even when the water is too hot. I would return it but I had discarded the box already.
266531
No. We leave ours on all of the time. It takes about 20-30 minutes to heat up when water is added. Uses very little electricity. We love it, one of our most used and most favorite appliances.
2013970
It has an off and on and also a warmer switch. So you can just boil the water and then it shuts off or keep it warm. I like it a lot.
1467078
Hi Pete,Once the heating pot heats up the water it automatically shuts off and will not come back on until you manually set it.
1464506
Don't do that this heater is meant to be inside water or it will over heat. I use this with my betta fish and i change the water every week and when i change the water i pull the little suction cup off and put it in glass of water so you don't unplug again and again, then put it back in when you're ready and make sure to clean it once in a while just clean inside the water you're gonna throw away use your fingers you'll know hen its clean.
554273
once it boils it clicks into keep warm mode. if you forget to turn it off, it turns itself off when water runs low. hope this helps.
504618
I have to open my faucets all the way to start it. There is a small amount of water in the unit that gets extremely hot all at once and heats the water exiting the unit. When there is enough water exiting the unit to ensure safe operation, it will turn on and do what it was designed to do. If the incoming water is very cold, or the faucet you want to use is far from the unit, you may need to turn it to maximum power (5).
454125
Cycle the on-off switch. The unit has a built in run-time limiter. Or you could be off on high limit. Is the hot water supply VERY hot? If so could be high limit.
25038
You can just let the water run and you will get hot water just as if the pump is not there. Also, you can turn on the pump with the built in switch. Mine is in a location such that it is not easy to get to. If we are going to be away for a week or more I will make the effort to shut the pump off.
2259531
This unit does not actually HEAT the water. It only aids in maintaining the water temperature. Hot, or at least warm, water must be put into the unit. And even then it only does an adequate job of keeping the water warm. If the unit is turned off, the water will moderate or cool quickly.
1012970
If you leave the light on then the power is going thru the unit and the heater coils will heat the water up to temp in say 10 mins or so and you could then "take your shower" ........................... if you forget to go shut it off it will continue to keep the water at the set temp and cost a lot to maintain that temp.Really if you take a shower everday at say 6am then just put the timers on to have the heater come on for 30 mins starting at 5:30am and when you hop in it will be all hot for you and you don't have to mess with it again, it will shut off at 6am and you will have hot water most of the day ...................... the main reason for buying one of these is so you don't have to mess with it??? If you leave the light on then the power is going thru the unit and the heater coils will heat the water up to temp in say 10 mins or so and you could then "take your shower" ........................... if you forget to go shut it off it will continue to keep the water at the set temp and cost a lot to maintain that temp.Really if you take a shower everday at say 6am then just put the timers on to have the heater come on for 30 mins starting at 5:30am and when you hop in it will be all hot for you and you don't have to mess with it again, it will shut off at 6am and you will... » Read More If you leave the light on then the power is going thru the unit and the heater coils will heat the water up to temp in say 10 mins or so and you could then "take your shower" ........................... if you forget to go shut it off it will continue to keep the water at the set temp and cost a lot to maintain that temp.Really if you take a shower everday at say 6am then just put the timers on to have the heater come on for 30 mins starting at 5:30am and when you hop in it will be all hot for you and you don't have to mess with it again, it will shut off at 6am and you will have hot water most of the day ...................... the main reason for buying one of these is so you don't have to mess with it??? « Show Less
1548825
This turns itself off when the water runs out so it doesn't run the heating element when there is no water to evaporate. This is a good thing. Nothing to be worried about. I find that a full tank of water lasts one whole night on the high setting (avg. 8 to 9 hrs.) and on the low setting will use only about 2/3 of the tank. You might try the low setting if it really bothers you that it turns itself off. Hope this helps!
1204599
No. It's meant to be kept on & the water temperature is maintained hot enough to make a cup of coffee or tea instantly. I keep mine on 24/7 and only unplug it if I'm going to be gone overnight or longer.
1022997
My husband just went and looked. It does have a setting to have it run all the time. You can set it for doing that with both the hot or cold settings.