What is the life span of this unit and if you plug &amp; unplug would it cause any damage?
447047
We have had no issues unplugging unit an plugging back in. Have had only between one an two years really don't know how long it will last.
299728
I just unthreaded the old one and installed the new one and it has worked now for 4 years. Don't forget to plug it in!
1004645
My unit did appear to stop functioning at one point. I just fully unplugged for a few days and re-plug in and all was good. Maybe try unplugging for a few hours. I just forgot about it after unplugging.
866690
I believe it is one year. We have had it for several years and had no issues. We have had surges with park electrical posts. The unit will shut off to protect your rig. It will then automatically reset after a few minutes. The power will come back on. We purchased this because our rig was hit with a surge that took out our onboard surge protector and converter. Would never plug in our rig without it. Even tho we have an onboard surge protector.
2230005
I have the same unit for about a year and haven't had any issues. Are you having power surges?
1381607
That's up to you. We leave ours plugged in all the time because that green light is so tiny. But if you want to unplug it just to be extra conscientious, it certainly can't hurt.
944923
the unit is fine for repeated pluggings and unpluggings,Ive relocated it twice already without problems, the unit seems sturdy, the cable clips are more of what you need to worry about
1314009
It depends on what goes wrong apparently. Read my review to see what I mean. They claim to have a 3 year warranty but mention the power cord or plug and you will get the cold shoulder. That's my experience anyway.
113986
Jasryn, I have had my unit for only two years and it has worked flawlessly during that time. That is, it exercises regularly once a week and it has come on four times during power outages of varying lengths of time, the longest being about six hours. With regular maintenance (once a year) I have expectations of it lasting a long time. Bernard
326807
9 or 10 months and mine is still plugging along.. Not sure the life expectancy of this item and my expectations are low. Good luck
24209
I have owned mine for about 1.5 years. No issues. I used it last year as a maintainer when I stored my car and kept it plugged up for 5 months straight. No issues.
1975251
I can't really answer this question because mine broke after I plugged it, when I went to unplug it and it broke apart.
1443896
I don't know what they meant by disconnected. Mine has never been unplugged in over a year. I occasional gently dust it. It doesn't really get very dusty.
2013262
There are two tabs to push to unplug. If you don't push them you can ruin the connection plug.
1468007
Are you sure you need to replace it? Can you just reformat it to wipe the corrupt data? I don't think your problem is with the hardware if the damage was caused by unsafely unplugging it. I could be wrong though.
1754502
Yes, I plug mine in at the start of cold weather in the fall and do not unplug it until warm weather starts in late spring, so that can be 6 to 7 months here. I have had no problems with it yet and this will be it's second or third winter.
714917
I have been using mine for over a year and have never unplugged it, works great.