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newolddrv
Joined: 11 Jan 2007
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Location: East central Illinoin
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| Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 11:13 am Post subject: Coleman 40 quart coolers |
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This thing should be recalled immediately! :x I had a plug melt; so I called Coleman. To their credit they had UPS pick it up and sent me another unit. You HAVE to unplug it everyday after only a couple of hours use. I did so until I went to sleep and forgot to unplug the damn thing. The plug melted and I was lucky it didn't cause a fire.
I don't recommend anyone buying this product. |
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Uturn2001
Joined: 10 Jan 2005
Posts: 4668
Location: East Central IL between the corn and the beans
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| Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 1:12 pm Post subject: |
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| My last cooler was a Coleman 40 quart that ran almost 24/7 for 6 months. Never had this problem. |
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vinocat
Joined: 26 Jun 2007
Posts: 26
Location: Jacksonville, Florida
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| Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 6:07 pm Post subject: |
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| I have a coleman for a year and a half. Never unplug it, works fine. I had to take it appart a few weeks ago and clean the dust off the coils because it wasn't cooling as well as it should. Works ok now. |
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roadranger
Joined: 03 Sep 2005
Posts: 246
Location: Junction of MA CT RI (Putnam CT)
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| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 7:04 pm Post subject: |
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| Better check out that lighter outlet! I bet it is your problem - not the cooler. Truth is lighter outlets are about the crappiest connector system going. I'm gonna cut all them plugs off and use two prong bullet connectors (like the 4 prong small trailer connectors). I'm sick of these !@#$ things smoking, melting, and getting loose. You can find these connectors at an auto parts store or online at Copper Electronics and other sites (They have several with different wire sizes - TP-2, TP-10-2, TP-8 ). 8) |
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countryhorseman
Joined: 04 Jan 2005
Posts: 732
Location: The Great State of Texas - Seguin
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| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 7:24 pm Post subject: |
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| I would be the problem is with the wiring of the plug in the truck. My cooler runs 24/7. This is the 3rd one I have purchased - updated fan. One of the others is in my horse trailer for those trips and gave a friend the other one as a present a couple of years ago. Has never had an issue with it. |
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tbaarr
Joined: 30 Mar 2006
Posts: 126
Location: near fargo
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| Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 4:25 pm Post subject: coleman cooler |
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the reason why your plug melted is the plug is loose or dirty
this causes it to arc
that creates heat and melts the plug
both igloos and colemans will do it
i solved the problem in my rig
by getting a heavy duty extention car cord
i duck taped the extention plug to the truck plug
to stop any slippage
i have the cooler power plug hanging next to my cooler and can easily disconnect it from the extention cord during hometime
i have not had a melted cord since doing this
columbia's are worse then centurys for this problem
your cooler plug will also get hotter when your batteries are low
do to the motor working harder due to lower available amps
take a 1/2 horse power drill and put it on a 20 foot 18 guage extention cord
that cord will heat up quick for the same reason |
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MADLUX
Joined: 05 Jun 2005
Posts: 566
Location: Virginia Beach, VA
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| Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 5:59 pm Post subject: Re: coleman cooler |
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Quote: columbia's are worse then centurys for this problem
Interesting since booth trucks are the same on the inside. :? |
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SlingBlade07
Joined: 26 Aug 2007
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Location: NE Georgia
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| Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 8:08 pm Post subject: |
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| I bet they sent ups for it, companys never want you to keep a defective product, harder to sue then. |
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tbaarr
Joined: 30 Mar 2006
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Location: near fargo
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| Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 11:26 pm Post subject: |
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columbias are worse because they are a lighter rig
and bounce more
the bouncing causes the plug to come loose
arc and melt |
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MADLUX
Joined: 05 Jun 2005
Posts: 566
Location: Virginia Beach, VA
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| Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 12:03 pm Post subject: |
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tbaarr wrote: columbias are worse because they are a lighter rig
and bounce more
the bouncing causes the plug to come loose
arc and melt
You don't get it, There both the same truck, just diffrent fiberglass on the out side. All freightliners shake and vibrate, its a truck, there aint no diff. in how a Columbia or century drives. |
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nickbtubas
Joined: 13 Mar 2005
Posts: 608
Location: Kansas Flatlands
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| Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 6:42 pm Post subject: |
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| my coleman is working for over 1 year. i take the cover over the fan off and clean it about twice a year. |
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tbaarr
Joined: 30 Mar 2006
Posts: 126
Location: near fargo
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| Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 3:10 pm Post subject: Mad lux I DO GET IT |
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I have driven both a columbia and a century
and the arcing problem was worse with the columbia
PERIOD END OF STATEMENT
I even had 1 extention cord melt its plug in my columbia
never happened in any of the centuries I have driven |
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Phantom433a
Joined: 28 May 2007
Posts: 342
Location: Chino Valley, Az
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| Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 11:40 pm Post subject: |
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| my coleman is 8 years old....blow out the dust every month and just replaced the motor 2 months ago. |
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flood
Joined: 16 Jan 2007
Posts: 607
Location: tennesse
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| Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 7:35 am Post subject: Re: Mad lux I DO GET IT |
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tbaarr wrote: I have driven both a columbia and a century
and the arcing problem was worse with the columbia
PERIOD END OF STATEMENT
we too have driven both we went from an 04 columbia to an 00 century and the 00 century had a better ride. the cab is the same BUT the century has more waight so it rides better.
as to the cooler we had ours (used when we get it) for 1 1/2 years and never had an issue with it, we just don't use it now that we have a volvo and can have a real frige. |
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just_froggy
Joined: 02 Jan 2004
Posts: 318
Location: Armstrong County, Pa
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| Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 2:31 pm Post subject: Coleman cooler question |
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| sorry, posted wrong place |
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