My garage is not heated and we are in MN so the temps get very low and I want to be sure it will still function. Advice?
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This doesn't have a battery - mine came with bare wires that had to be wired to a plug - so cold temps shouldn't be an issue. Has worked great in my Colorado garage since mid-Feb 2014.
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I also live in MN and have this working with my SmartThings hub. I had mine installed all last winter (2013/2014) and did not have a single issue. I will point out though that I have a mix of additional powered z-wave (and zigbee) devices that are acting as repeaters around the house. The relay alone works great to open and close the door but I also use a 3 axis sensor (SmartThings Multi Sensor) to determine if the door is open or closed and to be alerted.
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Not 100% sure works for me in Missouri, I think your garage door would freeze and seize up before an electronic switch would
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I am also in MN and it worked like a champ when I installed it this last january. (Garage not heated)
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I'm in MI and it worked perfectly throughout the past crazy cold winter! Should be no problem.
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In my experience in a cold garage, the dehumidifier will shut itself off when the temperature falls to approximately 35 - 38 F. It will not turn itself back on when the temperature rises. You have to manually turn it back on again.
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I have one in the garage and it works great out there. In Michigan we have very cold weather.
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I would say No...it has a "thermostat" dial, and in our large garage it keeps it at 45 degrees at the lowest setting during the winter. The first on e I bought would not cycle on and off , so make sure its working like it should.
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We live in Wisconsin and it gets real cold here in the winter. We have had our 10 cu ft freezer in the garage for 13 years. Works great and I am guessing that it doesn't run much during the cold spells. Jim
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Depends on the size of the garage and what you mean by super cold. If the cats have a nice box with a blankee in the bottom. If you leave the heater on to heat the garage and not just turn it on at the last minute. If it's going to be sub-zero. Your best bet would be to get a cat bed heating pad that they sell here on Amazon. Then you won't have to heat the whole garage and they'll be toasty. It'd save electricity too.
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As it only worked ONCE inside, I have no clue. My guess is if it can't hold up in a heated garage I wouldn't DARE try it in the rain.
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Mine works great. Three stal garage just use it to keep above freezing. It is expensive to run.
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I can't really say for sure. But the reason they say the garage isn't good is because they do not have heaters in them for sub freezing temps. If your garage is always above 50 degrees I would think any unit would be fine.
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Probably. It's strictly mechanical, no fancy electronics. If it gets below freezing, not sure. Mine is in our (unheated) garage. But I live in LA so it never gets super cold. Love this thing. So much easier to adjust times than the digital version.
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We just bought ours this summer--we are in OK and don't get lots of snow. I am planning to take it apart when the weather gets cold and storing the parts in the garage.
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We have ours inside, but we live in a hotter part of SoCal than you. I would bet that garage storage in such a mild climate like yours, doesn't really affect it much.
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no I don't think so..we have had it on for a year and it is bubbling and coming loose. We don't see much difference in the temp of the garage.
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Try this: Honeywell CT50K1028/E Low Temperature / Garage Non-Programmable Thermostatby Honeywell
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It is amazing for the garage. I have a two car garage, 22 feet by 20 feet and it can take the garage from about 48 degrees to 70 degrees in about 45 minutes. Afterward place it on automatic mode with the thermostat set to about 3/4 and it will keep the garage toasty enough to work in a tee shirt on just about any project. Hope this helps..........Bob
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I believe as long as you have a place to vent it out of the space you are trying to cool, it should work. Just make sure that where ever you vent it out to, that it is ok to vent really warm air in there. This is a powerful machine and the air that it circulates out is hot. But it works really well cooling the space, I had it in an above garage room that would normally be very hot and it worked great!
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My room is above the garage and stays very cold. I use it all night and set it to low on excessively cold days For the animals. I have no issues with it at all.