Brickets take too long to light up: Do the baskets slow things down?
967328
Well, I'm no expert either, but here's what we do. We use Cowboy brand hardwood lump charcoal. It doesn't look at all like the usual briquette. It looks like black pieces of wood in varying shapes and sizes. It is supposed to have quicker and hotter fires, and we find this to be true. Also, we don't use the baskets at all. We pour the charcoal into the middle of the bottom grill rack and kind of mound it toward the middle. Once the charcoal gets hot enough, we spread it out as evenly as possible. We're usually putting food on within 20 minutes of starting the grill. One other thing. You mentioned putting the lid on. Not sure if you mean you leave it on the whole time while waiting for the charcoal to ash over. Again, I'm no expert, but I think the lid should be off in order for the charcoal to properly heat up.
1411326
Yes. I am running two different sets on two Intermatics. I have them synchronized to go off at dawn and come back up at dusk. They do so within 10 seconds. One of them is on the same timer that controls our front night lighting, so there is a pretty high start-up load.
2136204
The directions on my light box, was to sit an arm length from the light for 30 minutes in the morning. Don't look directly into the light, but just glance at it every 20 or 30 seconds. This seems to work for me.
852058
Slowing a bit, yes. It has not been greatly noticeable though. Seeing as this was made in China, there can be defects from one unit to another. I would contact seller for a replacement.
1136233
hello, if it works fine, I got a day and lit it the next day and work very well, - Note: you have to check the cordon. you have to check the swich. what happened to me, is that the one and a half the cordon what Ramp up and Ramp up the cordon, I put a swich outside or manually.
308994
well, I have a few sets and yes they are strong and beautiful, give a beautiful light...but a heavy hit of a basket ball I believe could break the top.maybe explain to your son to play careful or have them NOT in the area where he is playing ball?
409104
A more realistic problem is that waiting 30 seconds between hitting "the big switch" and the lights turning on because of what is presumably latency in the SmartThings backend isn't really acceptable. Even a local cache would address that.
996378
well i have no problem, ! I guess those folks are to light or where turning it the wrong way. Remember new stuff needs time to break in also.
556469
You have to leave space for the air to circulate. It works great but if you overfill takes a long time to reach goal. It has a timer and a thermometer but you have to keep an eye on both. I wasn't comfortable leaving it completely unattended. About two milk crateswith items in them is about the most you can put in at a time. I used a flat plastic lid on top of the bricks and the net and it helped support stuff so it didn't touch bottom. The plastic lid I used is 23 x. 17 . left plenty of space for things to heat up quickly. Some trial and error for us, but finding dead bed bugs in the bottom is a great reward. Really like this product. You have to leave space for the air to circulate. It works great but if you overfill takes a long time to reach goal. It has a timer and a thermometer but you have to keep an eye on both. I wasn't comfortable leaving it completely unattended. About two milk crateswith items in them is about the most you can put in at a time. I used a flat plastic lid on top of the bricks and the net and it helped support stuff so it didn't touch bottom. The plastic lid I used is 23 x. 17 . left plenty of space for things to heat up quickly. Some trial and error for us, but finding dead bed bugs in the... » Read More You have to leave space for the air to circulate. It works great but if you overfill takes a long time to reach goal. It has a timer and a thermometer but you have to keep an eye on both. I wasn't comfortable leaving it completely unattended. About two milk crateswith items in them is about the most you can put in at a time. I used a flat plastic lid on top of the bricks and the net and it helped support stuff so it didn't touch bottom. The plastic lid I used is 23 x. 17 . left plenty of space for things to heat up quickly. Some trial and error for us, but finding dead bed bugs in the bottom is a great reward. Really like this product. « Show Less
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I found the assembly a bit tedious at first but doing the second unit was faster. One gets used to it. I also do not think that its sturdiness affects the assembling and disassembling -- it's more a case of the time and effort that you are okay on spending to pull out the four rods, remove and/or store the bulbs, etc. Do you want to do that each time.
1571691
I always gave mine a few seconds rest every minute; that said, I would say yes. That would be at its most powerful setting; I never bothered with the lighter settings. Hope that helps! :)
2155889
In the first place they are 8 minute cycles (480 seconds each) and you do not want to do a "basket full" no matter how dirty they are. You probably don't want to do more than 50 or so depending on how large the cases are. You just have to work with it and see what works for you. I still use the media tumbler at the end to get a high polish on the brass.
1395185
The baskets do leave marks after only a short time of use. I started lifting them rather than sliding them after about a month.
974863
There is an approximate 1-2 second delay before they light up when turning them on, however they are on quicker and brighter than cold and/or old florescent lamps. so it's barely noticeable at all. They also make no noise at all like florescent lamps do. They do not say UL anyplace on them or the packaging. I did not save a copy of the install instructions so I can't check that.
385303
I didn't actually time the burn but it is shorter than firewood but longer than I had anticipated. I mix woodchips/saw dust with shredded paper to about a 50/50 mix and I haven't noticed any extra or unwanted smoke. I want to try and make enough bricks this spring and summer to get me through next winter. If you don't mind a little work then it's worth it, FYI I fill up a 50 gallon trashcan with my mix and it usually makes about 32 bricks.
893682
It may take a tad longer but I would not say it "takes forever". The darker you want your toast, the longer it will take, of course, but I agree that the other features make it worth it.
1612175
Mine does not light up like the picture. There is one color at a time, with each color lasting four or five seconds before changing to another color. It's still really cool, though.