How long for the unit to auto shutoff? May get this for a spaced out college student
1765177
Excellent for a college student!! Almost impossible to do anything wrong (almost... You never know what college students may do! &#128540;) It is induction, meaning it uses a magnet (so the cookware must be magnetic like cast iron or stainless steel. Aluminum and copper will not work) to 'activate' the element so the unit will not turn on and/or turns off when the pot is removed. If the pot is removed while the unit is still powered on the unit will sound a rather loud beep/tone until the pot/pan is returned or the unit is powered off. Also, if the unit begins to over-heat... Like with long cooking (a good 'low and slow' pot roast for instance) it will beep and cycle off to cool, then beep and cycle back on. This can be a little disconcerting until you realize it is just a safety feature to protect the unit. Once it is shut off, it does also have a cooling fan that will run for about a minute before it completely shuts off. Just FYI for the safety too... One of the greatest parts of induction cooking is that nothing outside of the pan gets hot. You can actually place a paper towel between the pan and the unit while it is cooking (yes I have done this, to protect the glass top from being scratched by the rough bottom of a cast iron skillet) without the paper burning.
1272446
Yes it does auto shut off in about 6 to 8 minutes. Very accurate would buy again!
1610271
I donn't know how long b-4 auto shut off will occur. My unit never appeared to shut down. The light remained on....always...hour after hour, day after day. I believed mine was defective. I believe this company has a HUGE defect ratio. But, it is cheap. Remember what Grandmaw said..." you get what you pay for."
1850179
It does shut itself off after some idle time. I'm not sure exactly how long but 9 minutes sounds about right.
1546683
I thought there was one in the box when it came. However it is relatively uncomplicated and I had it figured out in a day or two. Just remember it does not have an automatic shutoff.
955638
This Model is auto OFF according to the Directions (Red LED in upper left corner of switch)I bought this based on the fact that the first 2 people said it was not auto off.. I got it for a baby pet. It turns out the unit Does not shut off, or is bad, which is good for me as I wanted the pad to stay on, on Low. Maybe at hire temps it auto shuts off, I'll find out some other time. for $13, what do want?...
193439
Depends on the load, mine will go probably 15 min irl. If you're gaming online and the power goes out for a minute or two and comes back you will not be interrupted. But keep in mind these units are made for short term power backup so you have time to shut down without damaging your computer.
1306445
It has a sleep timer mode on it. It will shut off automatically after setting it for desired time.
1982483
About 3 hours although you can shut the unit off when you are done using it to save fuel.
1065656
Out of habit, I turn off the power. I have not tried to determine if it has an automatic time-out feature. I suspect that it doesn't.
445056
Yah it will shut off of left unattended for long periods. Not sure of the exact cutoff time period
1298731
Yes, it can repeat/random, but in sleep mode, it appears as if the maximum time before auto shut-off is 2 hours.
2191312
Yes, it auto shuts down after about 30 secs of inactivity... it's kind of a pain to keep poking the scale when I'm measuring stuff.
1098807
Let it cool for 20 minutes and then push the thermal reset button. It is an unlabeled button below the power switch on my unit. I have only activated it once...after two hours of continuous use on cedar logs up to 18 inches in diameter. Unit restarted after cool down but shutdown again after 30 minutes. I was quite worried at that point but it ran the next day and a dozen times subsequently without incident. It is a beast!
172793
I haven't seen any auto shut-off. Even read the booklet to check but it does't mention any, so I would say no.
2222934
According to the manual, it has an auto-shutdown function that turns itself off after 12 hours of non use. My kids pause video games and leave the room for hours on end, and it never shuts itself off. Sounds like your unit has a issue.
1200407
I talked with Sunbeam today. The auto shutoff is after 10 hours. We confirmed this with our one we bought 2 weeks ago