heat: is it just me or does this thing seem very hot?
270213
I have read users complaining of heat, both here and on the Apple site - I have not experienced such a problem - The TC gets warm, but it isn't extreme heat, if you ask me. My placement is a glass shelf, in an entertainment system with about six inches of space above it, open on one side, 5 inches of space back side, 2 inches of space with Mac Mini on other side. I haven't read how / where others experiencing heat problems have placed their units.
2068678
I have used it for many hours at a time and have never noticed it heating up beyond warm. I do not see overheating as a problem.
1815890
Not a crazy amount but it definitely gives off some heat. However, i keep mine in a small closet that's usually closed off, so that could be why I feel the warmth. Could be that in a bigger room it would be less if not totally unnoticeable.
750368
I haven't had any HUGE fires out of it yet, but I wouldn't say hot...very warm, but not scorch-your-hand hot. However, there isn't much to the entire pit, so I can imagine the top gets pretty toasty during an extended fire session
65
Mine gets real hot! Have to be very careful to calibrate each time....so don't know what to tell you.
144034
Not at all !!!! I absolutely LOVE mine !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've NEVER encountered it getting "hot" and / or causing me any issues / stress !!!!!!
1449796
I think it's very hot myself. I live in Florida (but use the AC) and don't sweat with a quilt, but sweat a lot with this comforter.
912534
I'd heard the heat was a problem but so far mine has been fine and I crank it up big time although I've only had it installed for a few months so haven't hit any warm weather yet but I think as long as you're moving and have air flow you're o k
385915
This may be fairly normal. Is it making plenty of heat? I know it should be able to heat a tent very nicely in an hour.
390460
Gee I have not used this very much, and I am not having any issues with it yet. Not sure why yours may have done that. Was it exposed to extreme heat?
344631
Barely noticeable. I have not noticed the machine getting overly hot either. It seems to stay quite cool to the touch
1069755
It seems pretty cool to me. The warm setting seems warm enough, which is what I always use. Don't think I would ever use the hot for fear of frying my hair.
1092217
It does get hot, I would suggest a small fan and vent like on a computer tower
1174804
I just ran it for an hour and checked. Yes, it's fairly cool to the touch everywhere except of course the main vent where the hot air is being forced out, but even that was not too hot to touch on a medium setting. Hope that helps.
857764
Mine gets very warm. In fact, I keep it on the two lowest settings all of the time. The two higher ones would be too hot for me. So there is a lot of range with the heat in this one.
1707001
me too. Have never needed it for heat, but I have noticed that it does not seem to get warmer than any other part of it.
1983914
YES! I found it got very hot sometimes. It stays fairly warm, but I can only recall one time it was actually uncomfortable. For the most part I didn't notice.