when does it come on and go off
1347680
It does not stay on all the time. It has a thermostat that turns on at 38 degrees and turns off when the pipe reaches 50 degrees.
1347681
You leave it on all the time. The built in thermostat controls when it starts heating up. I guess you could take it off in the summer.
1347682
When installed properly & if unit is operating as it should, the sensor turns on the the heating element when the pipe goes below a certain temperature & warms the pipe to prevent freezing.
1295808
I've left ours on since it arrived a few weeks ago. It has a timer you can activate but by default it will stay on indefinitely.
640680
Hi it stays on for about 5 minutes and it shuts off automatically and is motion activated with a sensor to come back on!
1694361
You can turn it off by pushing the button until it says off, and again until it says auto so it still functions on the timer. Same for on.
1899100
Have not used it this year yet, I don't remember having it on more then 3 hrs at a time last year. We always shut it off, sorry... P.S. it works great!
616117
Until you turn it off. It doesn't have a built-in timer function to turn off automatically.
955882
Yes it's comes on everytime there is motion. Day or night. There is an on / off button that enables you to deactivate it if you don't want to use it in the daytime.
415079
Yes. But if you set it near the ambient temperature it will come on for a couple seconds then go off. Techs told me that is how it senses whether it needs to come on or not.
2206731
They only turn on when they detect motion. It stays on for 1 minute and then turns off. If it detects motions during that 1 minute, it'll continue to stay on uninterrupted and then turns off when no more movement is detected. Hope this helps.
637371
Starts at programed time. It comes on in the morning and at night at the time I have set it to come on. I don't know about the other answers here but I can set mine in the Winter to come on after the temperature drops 1 or even 2 degrees below the set point - this stops the thermostat from cycling on and off with just a very small change below the set point - great to be able to do this. You can do the same for the Summer time settings. I LOVE this thermostat.
1834047
No, it will not. It has a 15 and 30 minute setting. So you can turn it on and it'll turn off automatically.
1101489
It goes off for a few seconds, then stops. You can also hit a button on top to stop it.
331997
Mine comes on when motion is dected or when the engine is started. I switch mine from my motorhome to my motorcycle. It works great for each application.
810241
You can turn it on manually and it will stay on until you turn it off or you can set it to come on at dusk and it will shut off after however many hours you like.
1840394
It appears to be a continuous 24 timer. You can turn in on for 14 and off for 10, but then it will go back on again.
462784
There is no on and off switch--it comes on when you plug it in and unplug to shut it off. Not what I would prefer, but I haven't had any problems.
1790621
It comes on when it is heating so that the water is maintained at a consistent temperature. The heater does not run constantly however and that is why the light goes off.