Description says cools 40&deg;F below ambient temp. Will it keep food frozen if the ambient is below 72&deg;F? Have you tried it? Does it have temp control?
157055
My wife uses it to keep sodas cool, and food fresh on trips in the car when traveling around South Florida, where currently the temperatures are in the 80s. It does keep those items cool enough. She does plug it in a few days before trips to cool down the interior of the unit. We have never tried to use it for frozen food, so I cannot answer that question.
1789033
There are no controls to regulate the temperature. The cooler keeps a temperature about 40 degrees. I've had no problems at all keeping things cold enough during several trips, as well as in hotel rooms using the AC adapter I purchased. Hope this helps!
1803401
Works on a temp differential of about 30 degrees. Takes awhile to cool contents down. Best to pre-cool items before inserting. Never tried the warming function.
563669
Thermostate is set to 50° so if you keep the thermostat inside whatever it is you're trying to keep from freezing outside will freeze very nice.
786422
You don't know. You would need to put a thermometer in the freezer/fridge. I bought this and if wouldn't shut off freezer at the temp I set. As a matter of fact it never even worked. POS! I went with the Johnson Controls Digital Thermostat Control Unit 419 and it works like a charm.... And it has a digital reading of the current temp!
941236
OK!! I agree with other answers...Just have to experiment...and YES it will freeze if set too low..I have two of these fridges /same model/different source. They are VERY different. Interior set up is different and thermostat works better on one than other...All in all they are really cute and do a great job for chilling beverages. Warning...small children think they are child size toys!!
1997268
The freezer is what keeps the fridge cold but if you get a fridge thermostat controller you can set it to a certain temp and it will keep turning the freezer on and off to keep it at a certain temp
2049886
Keeps stuff 10 to 15 degrees colder than the temperature of the space it is in. I use mine daily inside an air conditioned car. My water, fruit, soda, etc. stay about 50 degrees.....but that's with my car a/c temp set pretty low. No thermastat on it. I'm just super happy about not having to get fresh ice every morning; and not having everything floating in water every afternoon!
308274
Mine has run at 60 degrees F with no problems. At temperatures below 64 it will go into periodic defrost mode which will prevent freeze-up. The operator's manual states that the unit will operate in temps down to 41 F. The manual says if the room temp remains below 41 F, the machine should be switched off.
1851836
The lower the temp the warmer it is. The fridge seems to run very cold so a 2/3 setting should help.
1822964
I'm in VA and leave mine on all year. Since it works on a difference in temperature, it may malfunction when very cold. Mine did in temps below 30. But I still like it. Nothing finer than grilled food in the winter.
134769
Sorry Fred, this was never asked to go as low as 60 degrees. This is used in a wider and unclosed room for a 90+ year old. We are happy if could get to 69-70 for her. So any answer for your particular fully closed room with lessened human temps and movement, and wishing more maitenance steady refrigeration character would be pure speculation. Sorry
1869024
The "Warm" button is not addressed in the owner's manual. When I tried it, it just heats to a low temp that cannot be adjusted. So I am assuming it is meant to keep food warm.
1566563
it sounds like the temperature control in your fridge is stuck at 58 deg. my fridge temp adjusts to what I set to.
211045
I haven't actually measured, but it seems to hold about the same temperature as the milk cooler at the grocery store (so, around 40 deg F). The catch is that it really isn't thermostatted. It's a thermoelectric chiller that can only maintain a certain differential below ambient (about 30 degrees or so). That means that if the ambient temperature is 70, it should cool to around 40. If the ambient is 90 (like on a summer day with no A/C), it will only take it down to 60.
755969
I had a hard time in colder temps getting hthe unit to an acceptable cooking temperture. I added charcol brickets in the bottom underneath the element. When it gets colder than say 40, I also have found it beneficial to utilize an insulating blanket around the unit. These two proceedures enable me to control the temp to my satisfaction.
2049885
It cools to 30 to 40 degrees below ambient temperature. I don't know of any of this style of cooler that has temp controls.