Anyone know if the internal insulator is breakable? Last one of a different brand shattered when it fell out from the floor of a car
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The internal flask is made out of double walled stainless steel. It will not shatter if dropped.
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It doesn't seem it would break it looks & feels like the inside of the Bunn 36725 Action Pot is stainless steel. I was pleased to see that the inside was stainless steel because in the past I have seen other brands shatter on the inside when the airpot was dropped! Great product to have overall! Hope this helps :))
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Not sure how the internal insulator could shatter on the Bunn, seeing as though it is not removable and is surrounded by stainless steel. I woyld have to say no, the external insulator is not breakable. I work at a school and we have 4 of them.
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My unit fell off the back of a Ford Expedition onto pavement. It landed on the head. It just dinged the head with a little scratch and the tank was just fine. I use every day since and it works great. I don't think it's fragile or it would have been "toast" when it fell earlier.
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I don't know, but if you live in a warm climate or intend on leaving this in the car I would go with another item. This thing breaks in heat.
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I also fractured mine as well, I do not have an answer on what to do. Mine did not work well enough to invest a lot of money to repair it. If you find out let me know.
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This happened to me too- it actually melted to the windshield and when I finally got it off there was a black rubber circle on the windshield. Now the suction doesn't work anymore. Be careful leaving it in the sun for long periods of time.
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Following back up on here about this. No issues still. Had mine installed in Feb. Took all the gaskets out and RTV siliconed them and put the gaskets back in. I think that's what has saved me. It is still bright and works great!
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Had that happen to me within about 2 months, luckily none of the plastic chips completely broke out, just some minor cracking, so my suggestion to anybody who buys these, do what i did and wrap some nice matte electric tape around the joint tightly, i say matte because it doesnt look that bad, and 2 years later it still works just as well as the day i bought, no mechanical failures from that piece again, but then again, i do take care of it to a certain degree (no slammin on the desk top cause you got killed 8 times in a row by the SAME KID)
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I've had mine for about 18 mos. I've nit had any problems and it still seems very strong. The ones I was buying from an auto parts place didn't seem to make it a year.
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Make sure you put High temp silicon sealant around all the edges and it should have no problems surviving a car wash. I had to replace one of mine due to the plug getting ripped off. I had a hard time getting it free from the oil pan.
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This happened to me too!! Does anyone know of a cheap fix? I called Olympus and it will be $145 to fix it. One day it was fine, the next day it was internally cracked :(.
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I've had mine since the polar vortex hit and it's been working fine. It sits in the car and the temperature in my car never gets below zero.
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Yes ours melted a couple months back, bought a replacement and it wouldn't cool down inside. We found out another friend had the same issue about a month after us. It must be a defect.
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I run at different times but the 2 I have purchase both have broke down. somewhere they break internal and when you put it in water and plug it in it pops the fuse and becomes unusable.
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I dropped mine and it causes a little ding but thank god its not made out of glass, imagine dropping it, which could happen more often then u think.
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Maybe bending twisting or pulling on it too much. I ruined my last one that way. I keep this one in my car and it works fine so far.
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I left mine on the roof of the car and broke the housing, the replacement one is genuine and I have had it as deep as 35 meters with no problems.
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I bought this for my son. He left it in a cold car and then it no longer worked. Did you expose yours to extreme temperatures?
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I think this has to do with the replacement process. We had it replaced at an authorized dealer and it worked fine, until my daughter let it drop again!