Does it have an overheating shutoff?
1668122
Yes, it has a built in safety features such as overheat protection, safe ceramic element and cool touch housing.
339786
We never had a problem and it does not shut off. You should check with manufacturer to see if it can be a defective unit
955636
It does not have auto shut off. It is the only one we have found that does not have auto shut off.
1191734
Yes it overheats i dont even use it anymore use my large compressor.aprox 10 minutes and it shuts down.hope this helps and good luck
1757898
Yes, it does. Though I wouldn't leave it unattended and trust to a timer for shut-off.
970323
No. I have had this unit for almost two years. It has performed as expected and I have not noticed any excessive heat.
990111
No. I was very disappointed that when the unit is turned off that it goes back to the default temp of 75 degrees. In addition, it seemed to overheat.
1418656
If there is I didn't get it, but the unit cools awesome! Have not had any problems. I was however Disappointed that the unit does not go off when it reaches optimal temperature. It just clicks on the fan and runs continuously. Hope this helps
1754672
No, just one setting - on/off, and no automatic shutoff. That said, it gets pretty warm (I'd agree with the commenter who said it reaches about a 7 on a scale of 1 to 10) and it's been working perfectly for 1.5 years now, so for the price it's a good deal.
2280643
I've seen that on other models when they are in an enclosed area. The instructions say it has an internal over temperature shutoff. http://www.vornado.com/Manuals/DVTH/DVTH.pdf
770718
It does not seem to overheat. The big negative thing for me though is that it is very loud. I originally bought it for a bedroom and it is ridiculously noisy. Moved it to the living room and now will only use it when the TV is not on because otherwise have to have the TV loud to compete. I always buy Lasko fans and heaters but I will not buy this model again.
768978
Yes, it does....It shuts off automically!! You usually feel the heat on the second round!!
2118452
No but it still works... Need to use their wire to anchor it so it doesn't float to the edges. Water gets blown out of bird bath really fast with this thing. I have never had a problem with it overheating as it is very small. Had mine for a while now and love it!
963550
I've never needed the shut off, if you unplug it, it cools down completely in about 5 minutes. But, if you need the shut off, it does come with it (to my knowledge).
1205549
It seems to just have low heat and high heat. It gets overheated very quickly too causing it to turn off.
1051175
Mine has never shut off due to overheating. The only safety shut off I know about on the unit is a spring loaded switch on the bottom. Make sure you can press it down and it springs back then try placing it on a hard surface, like the floor, to make sure the switch is pressing down and try it. If this doesn't work then the problem is inside the unit which means proceed at your own risk.
1202033
No it does not shutoff. It goes to a warming setting until unplugged from what wife and me have seen. We usually just unplug it when it is done or trips to warm setting.