Edgestar

[nofeardiver]

Question,

Is the edgestar suppose to run constantly? I have another 12 bottle wine cooler that runs for about 5 minutes then shuts down for about 20-25 minutes and the kicks back on. My edgestar just runs runs runs, It doesn't matter if it is 70 or 77 in my house sametjing just constantly running.

Do I have an issue or is this normal?

Thanks ahead of time for the help!

Dan

[kydsid]

Hmmm, you know until now I never thought about it. Maybe someone else has noticed and will chime in. In the meantime I will try to keep an eye on mine. My house btw is at best 78.

[DPD6030]

What do you have your Edgestar set at? What is the ambient humidity where you have it stored? What's the humidity in the unit?

[nofeardiver]

Temp is at it's highest setting, the humidity inside is between 68-70. The humidity outside the unit last time I checked I think like 50 if that sounds right.

[captain53]

My Edgestar 28 runs a good bit but not all the time. The 28 bottle Thermo-electric units are at the maximum limit of Thermo cooling capacity and are going to run more than a smaller one to maintain temps in the summer months. 78 outside to 66 in the unit is a pretty big job for a 28 bottle Thermo. Mine does hold 65-66 very well though even when the house is a little warm when I come home in the afternoon.

RH in my unit holds 64-66 most of the time but does spike up or down every now and then. I have found that if I cover the front of the unit with a blanket and it holds much better temp and humidity. I am using 2.5 lbs of beads in 1/2 pound bags.

And of course, make sure you plugged the hole!

[nofeardiver]

Mine never goes above 60 degrees inside the unit, I have two pounds of beads in there now and the are 65% beads and it is still showing more towards 70% all the time.

[kydsid]

Is the drain plugged? Sounds like it isn't if the rH is above 65 unless your hygros are off. Are they callibrated?

[nofeardiver]

Plugged and just calibrated them a week ago to make sure. I have 4 of them in there

1.5 lbs of 65 beads, plugged hole, ambient temperature 78, temperature inside pretty darn consistent 60 (highest temp setting), RH swings from 65-70. I'll probably add another pound of beads next month. and I'm pretty sure it runs most of the time.

what matters is my cigars are great!

[nofeardiver]

I have had two in the past two day split 1-2 inches up I still smoke them just kind of annoying, I am hoping it is just the cigars and not cause of the temp inside the cooler.

[sofaman]

On mine the fan runs 24-7 but the cooling unit dosent kick in until there is a temp swing. I also have mine on its highest setting and it stays between 62 and 64 degrees. Its been a very humid this summer here in PA and my Edgestar creped up to 70% rh because I am in it sevral times a day. So I put in a can of damp rid for a few days and now I am right back at 65%

[captain53]

Originally Posted by nofeardiver

Mine never goes above 60 degrees inside the unit, I have two pounds of beads in there now and the are 65% beads and it is still showing more towards 70% all the time.

I would guess maybe it has a bad thermostat, staying that cold and running all the time. I am looking at 65degrees/65% on mine right now and not running.

[nofeardiver]

Ok i am going to call edgestar tomorrow and see what they say. Mine was at 72% yesterday so i put a can of damrid in there, and its bringing it back down it was down to 68% when i got home today, so i am waiting to see what it gets to.

Thanks guys for your help

[nofeardiver]

Ok edgestar tech said that the fans are suppose to run constantly, but the cooling unit should only kick on if and when it needs to. He also said that hold at 60 is normal and fine for the highest setting, i don't why mine at the highest setting is cooler that everyone else s, weird.

[kydsid]

I wouldn't say it is higher. Mine is anywhere from 62-66 degrees inside at the highest setting and my house is never any cooler than 78-79 degrees.

[mugwump]

I found that the highest setting was too cool for my tastes and I didn't like listening to the fans run 24/7 so I just bought one of those cheap analog light switch timers to plug it into. I have it set to run for 15 minutes out of every hour which keeps it just where I want it this time of year. In the winter I readjust it so it runs even less.

[captain53]

Who knows, mine does not run all the time maybe it is the one broken but it holds the temp right around where I want it so what the hell.

[nofeardiver]

I think I am going to get one of those timers will that hurt anything it turning on and off like that?

[mugwump]

Originally Posted by nofeardiver

I think I am going to get one of those timers will that hurt anything it turning on and off like that?

Mine's been running like that for just over a year now with no problems. Just make sure you get one that has a 24-hour clock on the front and the ability to set as many on/offs as you want. I went with an analog over a digital so I don't have to worry about resetting it if the power goes out.

[nofeardiver]

Sweet yeah I saw one at walmart for like $7 prob go back and get it, with it running like that what does your temp average at?