Can the heated top (cup warmer) be turned off, so that it does not heat the bottom of a low cabinet?
590377
No, it just keeps you cup warm by the steam of the water going thru to the coffee. You can take the top off and see what I mean. It pops off and on easy.
1544077
There is no "off" button, but you can set it for the lowest temperature most of the day and then set it to raise for that one hour you need to warm up.
102869
Yes, you can turn off that feature too. It has a lid with a little handle on top
1786009
No, which I consider a good thing. If you want it turned off then you need to turn it off, otherwise it produces heat (which what is supposed to do).
2101907
I use the warmer every day and it will shut off automatically. It stays on for a little over an hour. You can set it to low or high. And you and turn it off by pressing the button one more time. Highly recommend. Haven't had a cold cup of tea since I started using it.
734917
Do NOT tightly enclose this adapter in anything that can act like a thermal insulator (e.g. a stuffed elephant). It needs some free air around it to keep from overheating and burning out or burning up. Sitting free above a cabinet is fine.
2223242
It turns off when you turn it to the lowest setting and on if you turn it to the heat you want
340338
No. There is only a thermostat that turns off the heat when a certain room temperature is reached...
407951
No... I just try not to kick it over... :) It is an awesome heater in every other regard. I turn it off when I leave the room; it is on now.
1929244
No, it doesn't. I've accidentally left mine turned on a couple of times over the last couple of years and it hasn't hurt it or anything else. But then there was nothing else touching it either. I'm very thankful that it doesn't have an auto turn off on it anyway as I keep a cup of coffee on mine for anywhere from 6 or more hours straight and if it did turn off, my coffee would get cold. I love my coffee warmer and can't imagine not having it anymore!
1786822
The bottoms are flat, but there is a very thin rim/seam running along on the edge of the bottom that maybe sets the center of the mug off of the table by perhaps millimeter. It may not make much of a difference for a cup warmer, but I'm not 100% certain. Hope that helps!
1792044
Yes, the heat feature can be turned off and if you just pour cold water into the tub it will not heat the water even if you did turn on the heat feature
1058098
For safety, you shouldn't allow the bottom burner to remain on. I don't think the bottom of the thermal carafe is designed for the heat.
1607911
Kind of.... it has a small low-med-high knob that is turned by hand. I can't say for sure if the low extreme is 'off', though. I believe it is advised to keep unplugged when finished, so that might be the only way to totally shut it off. I have, on occasion, ran it (and the coffee maker) through a timer switch on the wall socket. The heavy duty kind for heaters and other high draw appliances. This is the kind that has the little on the top the over ride the on-off cycle.Intermatic TN311 15 Amp Heavy Duty Grounded Timer
1178204
The only way to turn it off is to unplug it. It's low heat so I leave mine plugged in all day.
1224752
You can set it as low as you like; there is a feature that lets you set a minimum (40F by default, to keep the pipes from freezing) but you can turn it off.
1010377
Short answer, no. After disconnecting the d/w water and electrical, then removing it from the cabinet and inverting the d/w, there are 1/4" fast-ons that are "unplugged." Then remove the plastic "nuts" to remove the heating element. Reverse the process to install. Customer ease of install I would put at 4 out of 5 difficulty.