It says it can be safely used indoors; has anyone done this? During winter storm blackouts it's too cold to open a window or go outside.
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Can be used inside. This is the same sterno used to keep food hot in a catering hall.
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I live in Florida and have used Sterno indoors to cook and heat water for coffee and tea for 65 years. Our house is not what can be called "air tight" but I have not noticed any fumes from the alcohol burning. We use one can at a time by placeing it in a piece of ceramic tile on the kitchen counter top. lg
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I live in Florida and have used Sterno indoors to cook and heat water for coffee and tea for 65 years. Our house is not what can be called "air tight" but I have not noticed any fumes from the alcohol burning. We use one can at a time by placeing it in a piece of ceramic tile on the kitchen counter top.lg
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I use it inside. I plugged it into one of the outlets, actually two as there are two separate items. I am not sure if it can be used outside. In the enclosed instructions, it did not say anything about the outside. Hope it helped.
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No. The instructions make it clear its only to be used indoors. If you mount it in a window, one side would be exposed to rain, dampness etc and would pose a fire hazard.
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Extreme cold might cut battery life a little. Wind could cause a noise problem. Not sure about a driving rain. I believe it is made more for indoor use.
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I see no reason why not but it is for indoor use only so make sure its in a dry area. I have read that if you live in colder climates it can throw the thermostat off in the colder months. If its for a garage you might want to check out more reasonably priced models. I also had trouble and had to return my first because it wouldn't get down to temp and the replacement has frozen up a couple times. I don't believe the auto defrost is working correctly. I wouldn't buy again. This replaced a redbull fridge I bought on craigslist which I loved and lasted for many years. Id go that route again especially for a garage. hope this helped! I see no reason why not but it is for indoor use only so make sure its in a dry area. I have read that if you live in colder climates it can throw the thermostat off in the colder months. If its for a garage you might want to check out more reasonably priced models. I also had trouble and had to return my first because it wouldn't get down to temp and the replacement has frozen up a couple times. I don't believe the auto defrost is working correctly. I wouldn't buy again. This replaced a redbull fridge I bought on craigslist which I loved and lasted for many years. Id go that route again... » Read More I see no reason why not but it is for indoor use only so make sure its in a dry area. I have read that if you live in colder climates it can throw the thermostat off in the colder months. If its for a garage you might want to check out more reasonably priced models. I also had trouble and had to return my first because it wouldn't get down to temp and the replacement has frozen up a couple times. I don't believe the auto defrost is working correctly. I wouldn't buy again. This replaced a redbull fridge I bought on craigslist which I loved and lasted for many years. Id go that route again especially for a garage. hope this helped! « Show Less
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Ours (both of them) arrived cracked from Amazon, so honestly I wouldn't recommend for indoor or out. We kept one because temperature was around 0 degrees F. and it was kind of an emergency. It is kept outdoors under an awning of shed and has seemed to work fine.
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No made for inside use. Will work in cold weather. Have one in my garage where it is about 45 degrees at night.
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I use mine in the garage if I need to work in there during the winter months. But for the house I would only use it in extreme measures. Just my opinion, you probably can go online and read more about the product. Hope this helps some.
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I never opened the lock from the inside of thats what you mean. Asthetics are ok. Nothing to write home about. No, it cannot be set up to be open sometimes. Its is locked all the time. I dont know if it can be used outside. Both mine are inside.
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I am also in Michigan! We used it indoors in an unheated sunroom-no insulation and surrounded by windows without stormwindows and it kept it pretty warm..BUT.. It had after about 2-3months use -a gas leak from a manufacturer problem inside which is almost impossible to access. DTE told us they could not fix it! The company had me pay to return it. Sent us a "rebuilt" one and it had the same problem!! We set it out for the trash!!!! Company did not even try to help us out so we took a hit on the cost of the unit.
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Did it get too cold? We left ours outside one night, and it didn't work the next day. Toro customer service says it may have frozen. We'll try it again, but we're close to returning it. What good is a snow blower that has to come into the house at night?
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I am not sure mine is indoors> I think it could handle the heat or cold. just not the rain or snow
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We live in the San Francisco Bay area, gret here, don't know about where it snows, but probably OK. How far north? I would think a heater would be fine as long as it doesn't touch the plastic. Be sure oxygen gets in, it does have lots of windows.
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Mine has been in the window for at least 3 months. The last few weeks we have had storms at least once almost every day, but so far its work flawlessly. Only problem is each time the power goes out you have to start it again, it wont just come back on by is self. If I don't realize that the power went off it can stay off for a couple of days until I notice its not on and the room is filled with condensation. By the way I use it as an exhaust fan for a room with an indoor hot tub.
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It can definitely be used indoors. We use ours in the garage when the weather (or now season) doesn't permit.
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It can not be used outside where temps go below freezing. However, it can be used inside as in a basement.
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It would probably work great. I wouldn't have thought to use it inside, but I don't know why it wouldn't work.