Can you keep it on so that you will have hot towels whenever you need them? Or do you have to turn it on to heat every time you use it?
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Christine, in my experience this unit never got hot enough, even after an hour... I bought a rice steamer for $30. I put my damp towels in it, and in less than 10 minutes they are steaming hot! I realized that there is no need to spend a lot of money on a "towel warmer" when you can get what you need by repurposing a rice steamer. Really, it works beautifully. I can leave it on "keep warm" for hours...
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You can leave it on throughout your day of work, but you need to shut it off every night
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It stays on as long as it is plugged in and turned on. I plugged mine into a wall timer and set it to warm Towles an hour before I arrive to work and turn off at closing time. That way it doesn't overheat or I forget to turn it on. Works great.
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I keep mine in the bathroom to warm my kids towels when they get out of their baths/shower but as far as use outside it doesn't really appear designed for prolonged outdoor use (ie leave outside)
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I have ours on a timer that turns on about an hour before a towel is needed and that works well for us.
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it has a light switch so you can keep it on as long as you want. the light does get a little warm inside. i've never used it for that purpose but i suppose it will stay warm
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I put heat on mine but i did it fast. I would not recommend keeping it on for a long time. And don't even try to curl it because the curl will not stay i tried multiple times.
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Yes. I've had my unit for over a year and keep it on 24/7 on the "keep warm" setting. I just keep refilling it when it runs low. I've been very pleased with this unit. The only cautionary advice I would offer is to get some sort of cloth urn cover because even with the "keep warm" setting, the urn itself (and also the water) remain ultra hot.
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The instructions will tell you to leave the unit switched on ALL the time, except for when you are away for several days. This does not use much electricity and keeps the rails warm at all times. While I find that the towels are not completely warm all over, the best aspect of this item is that my towels are always completely dry. Totally worth it, to me.
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Hi, there is a little light below the middle of the unit, it stays on when it is plugged in. When you hit the middle button a number will come on and you hit the right or left again and the heat will be on . that little light is nothing but a warning to you that the unit is plugged in. this is a wonderful mattress pad
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No, I leave it on all the time though as it uses minimal electricity, and my towels are warm, dry and mold/musty smell free.
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Yes, we leave ours on all the time. It takes too long to warm up otherwise. I might shut it off during the summer if I don't need it as much.
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It does not consume much power if you connect a timer to it. We put the timer on for 3 hrs to dry all the towels. Towel dryer is not a heater.
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Yes it can heat a little base on size of the bathroom smaller is better, but if you cover the all the racks then it will heat the towels not the room.
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I have been pleased. I let the towel heat (it's best to only put one towel in the heater; but I find when I place a second one on top for my hair, it also gets heated) for at least 10-15 minutes and when I get out of the shower it stays warm for a few minutes. It's like being at the spa!
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I would not recommend leaving it on all the time. I put my towels in about an hour before I need them to be ready, and I turn it off after I'm done with it for the day. It helps to leave the door open for a while when you turn it off to make sure it doesn't get moldy or stinky. You definitely won't want to leave towels in there for more than a day as they will get moldy! Hope this helps.
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You are supposed to turn it off after each use. I have however forgotten to turn mine off right away and it did not turn off on its own. It got very hot to touch, so I am now very careful to turn it off after each use. 2 days ago by Danielle Scott
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Yes you can set a certain temperature and it will maintain it for you. You don't have to turn it on/off
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This will do the job...I have fluffy towels also... I warm 3 at all times... I leave the towel warmer on all of the time...