shirleyl Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 I receive e-mails from a Gramill dealer as she offers different things and in their maintenance statement, they said "It is paramount that your machine is not exposed to the extreme heat. It can cause a variety of problems. If you have a separate building for your Gammill, make sure that the temperature does not exceed 85 degrees." Is this something we need to worry about also. Not really an issue for me unless I get a second machine to keep at my mothers, It would be in an attached garage and it gets hot hot hot in there. Just wondering. Shirley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 I know mine sat in the basement for 3 days w/o a/c when our power went out 2 weekends ago and the heat index got up to about 110 and nothing happened to my machine...seems just fine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seakitten Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 Mine gets above 85 deg. probably 300 days a year, with no apparent ill effects so far (3 yrs.). It does not get into the 100's, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnCavanaugh Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Shirley, Your machine should be fine. If things got a little toasty for a long period, the biggest impact may be on the rubber encoder wheels, which could get dry and a bit brittle. But it would take a long time for that to happen. While it's possible to have an adverse impact on the circuit boards, it would also take long exposure to excessive heat. If you're at all concerned, use a fan to keep air circulating in the room to help keep the motor cool. APQS machines are tough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judy Bland Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 As Dawn says, they are tough, when my Millie lived up in the shed temps could vary between 110f in the summer down to 30f on frosty mornings in the winter, I just gave her a little longer to warm up then. Not a big deal now she is in the house but it can still get down to near freezing if we are away and the wood heater is not going, never had a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calicokat Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Don't worry. My story will put you at ease! My Gammill (1994) head was stored out in a shed, like where you store your lawnmower, for several years before I got it. She ran just fine. Furthermore, we don't have air conditioning in our house, we've hit triple digits several times already this summer and usually do a few times each summer -- still no problems. My husband reminds me that these are industrial machines, built to work, we shouldn't worry so much, LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boni Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Just be sure there is plenty of room around the computer components for air to circulate. I had inadvertently blocked the grill on my controller and it heated up a bit more than usual. Things got really slow in response. After I moved stuff and turned a fan on, things went back to normal. My room is not air conditioned and it was upper 80's for a couple of days. Better to prevent problems than have to fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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