One serious p.o.s. cooler

was that the coleman?

 

Had 2 do the same thing in 3 months-both came from wally-world from two cities 1000 miles apart...both took them back without problems..

 

the one i bought a few weeks ago says "new" on the top left corner of the box. it doesn't have a fuse in the plug and is not even getting warm much less hot enough to melt like my previous one did.

 

This is common with the Coleman coolers. I had 1 that did the same thing. Apparently when they attach the plastic housing over the fan at the factory they do not take the time to restrain the wiring underneath or protect it in any way. The metal screws knick the wiring underneath and the end result is the cord gets hot enough to melt.

I replaced the cord with a new cord from the factory and discovered the knicked wiring underneath. I wrapped the wiring with some electrical tape and carefully replaced the plastic housing. The cooler works fine now.

 

You may have to contact Coleman directly. In my case I did call them directly and they replaced the cord gratis. Shortly thereafter I had to call them again and complain about a grinding sound in the motor. I put the phone by the motor and explained the cooler stopped cooling as well. They immediately sent me a brand new cooler from the factory.

I suspect I got a "returned" unit to begin with and thats why I had so many problems. I did take the time to remove the fan cover and wrapped the wires with electrical tape and then put it back together just to be safe. I sure do not need to burn the truck up with me in it!

Good luck!

 

Your right. I believe they only "cool" the inside of the cooler 30 to 40 degrees colder than the exterior. If you routinely shut off your truck to save fuel then the inside of the cab may get up to 100+ degrees. You can get seriously sick if you don't watch it with the dairy stuff.