Coleman 40 Quart PowerChill Thermoelectric Cooler

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40-qt. capacity, holds 44 cans plus snacks
Iceless cooler chills contents to 40° below the surrounding temperature
Quiet, long-lasting motor powered by 110 V home outlet (with separate adaptor) or 12 V vehicle outlet (included)
Use it like a traditional chest cooler or upright like a small refrigerator, with an 8-ft. power cord lets you power the pump from your car or boat outlet
Door converts to open from right or left side
Tray shelf keeps contents organized
Perfect for the office, dorm rooms, RVs, campers, truck cabs, cars, SUVs
Exterior dimensions: 21.75 in. (55.2 cm) x 15 in. (38.1 cm) x 17.125 in. (43.5 cm)
1-year limited warranty
Made in the USA of US and foreign components

Product Description Chill your food and drinks at the office, in your dorm room or on the road without adding ice with a Coleman PowerChill 40 Quart Thermoelectric Cooler. The iceless cooler chills everything inside to 40° below the surrounding temperature. Just plug it into your outlet at home (with a separate adaptor) or in your vehicle with the included power cord, and the quiet, long-lasting motor will do the work. It’s large enough to hold 44 cans and works as a chest or upright like a small refrigerator with a door that converts to open from either side. However you position the cooler, a tray shelf keeps everything organized. Exterior dimensions: 21.75 in. (55.2 cm) x 15 in. (38.1 cm) x 17.125 in. (43.5 cm)

Amazon.com Perfect for the RV, truck, boat, or car, the Coleman PowerChill Thermoelectric Cooler is fully portable, plugging into your vehicle’s cigarette lighter or into a wall outlet with a 120V power supply (sold separately). With a motor design that provides a quiet, long-lasting performance, the PowerChill can cool its contents (up to 44 cans plus snacks) down to 40-degrees Fahrenheit below the surrounding temperature. Designed for convenience, the PowerChill features: a patented, adjustable door that can open on the right or left side; a two-position design for use as an upright or chest cooler; an adjustable shelf divider for interior organization; and molded handles that make it easy to lift and carry. Keep your food and drinks cool and fresh without the hassle of melting ice, with the PowerChill from Coleman.

Features:

Cools to 40 degrees Fahrenheit below surrounding temperature Portable–plugs into a cigarette lighter or a wall outlet Use in two positions, upright or chest Adjustable shelf divider Molded handles for easy lifting and carrying Patented, adjustable door opens on right or left side 1 year warranty Specifications:

Capacity: 44 cans plus snacks Exterior dimensions: 21.75 x 15 x 17.125 inches

Product Reviews

Much better than expected

I purchased this cooler just prior to going to visit my daughter in Houston Texas. I planned to drive from my home in New York state to Houston. Google Maps says that is about 1,750 miles each way. My car odometer agrees. I wanted something to keep some snacks and drinks cool along the way and did not want to worry about where I could get ice. Amazon, bless them, got it to me the Friday before I planed to leave on Monday.Since it is not a refrigeration unit I assumed it would take some time to get cold. I plugged it in Saturday morning (I also bought the power brick) and let it rum. Since I was not sure if it would really get cold I placed a thermometer inside so I could check. The temperature in the living room was about 74 degrees. By Sunday evening the cooler registered at 30 degrees.I packed the cooler with soda cans and water bottles chilled in the refrigerator. Also, some cut up veggies etc.. Other than the time the unit was unplugged during transport between the car and the hotel room it was running ²⁴⁄₇ for 7 days counting the two before I left. The unit gave no problems while running in the car and the power brick never got more than warm to the touch. Never hot.I used the cooler exactly the same way on the return trip. The only problem I ever had was that some of my cut up veggies froze in their plastic container box. They actually had visible frost on them and were stuck together. All-in-all, I found the unit very convenient to use. It will be in the back seat of the car on any future trips around the country.EDIT: One thing I should add. During my stay in Houston the unit ran ²⁴⁄₇ for 9 days using the power adapter.

Great cooler - Coleman quality - would you expect any thing less?

I came across a guy selling these coolers locally, with the power cable cut off, at a price I could not resist - so I took the chance & bought one - brought it home, removed the “electronics cover” and added a power cable with cigarette lighter plug - tested it using an old 12V 4A AC adapter (it pulls just around 3.7~3.8A) - both fans ran, and it cooled.Now the correct way to test a cooler is to see if it’ll keep your beer cold - so I went outside & got a couple of beers and put them in the cooler - please note these beers were at room temperature when I put them in the cooler - sure enough a few hours later I had cold beer - the cooler didn’t just keep the beer cold - it cooled the beer down - yes, it will do that - but, because it’s not designed to, it’s not very good at it.Some of the other reviewers have reported “bad experiences” so I think I’d like to point out a few things - this is a “thermo-electric” cooler, not a refrigerator, so don’t expect it to do the job of a fridge, (12V fridges are available, so if you need a fridge, buy one - expect to pay as much as 10x what this costs).Thermo-electric coolers are not energy efficient, they will drain your car battery if left running for more than a few hours with the car engine off, they will keep cold stuff cold, within stated limits - roughly 40*F less than ambient temperature - and please note ambient means outside the cooler, not outside the car you locked the cooler in - because temperatures in a locked car can get extremely high in the summer sun. A 12V fridge will do a better job at keeping your stuff cold in a locked car - it will draw around the same current as this cooler, but only do so when the compressor is running (see you do get what you pay for), but they will also drain your battery because the compressor will run longer in the heat.Read the manual (available for download from Coleman), it’s a single sheet of paper printed both sides, so not a lot of reading, understand what it is you’re buying, and you’ll be almost as delighted as I am - the cooler will keep your cold stuff cold and do it just like Coleman claims, without the fuss & the mess of ice, there will be no melt water, so no soggy food - and just in case you’re curious as to why you won’t be as delighted as I am - I got mine at a really, really, good price.

Worked Well On First Long Trip

My husband and I used this cooler for a trip from Ohio to Florida. We needed to keep our dog’s fresh pet food cold and, of course, we had our own sandwiches, fruit, soft drinks and water. Although it is cumbersome to carry in and out of the car, if you follow the recommendations by cooling it first, cooling your items in the refrigerator before loading, and keeping it running either in the car or in another cool place, you will be very happy with the results. This is NOT a refrigerator, so it only cools well when in a cool place. It will chill the items to about 30 degrees below the environment. In other words, it will not chill items out in the hot sun. We brought it into our hotel room and plugged it in, It worked perfectly. With road noise in the car, we did not hear it run. My husband’s only comment about the unit was that he wished it had wheels like some Igloos, since he was the one moving it in and out. I have attached a photo to illustrate the size. There is a Dasani water bottle on the rim for reference.

It’s Ok. Frosts up a lot. It has …

It’s Ok. Frosts up a lot. It has a hard time keeping up when its warmer than 80 degrees. Amendment 60days and it has died. I will try to get a replacement from Coleman since it has a 1 year warranty

The size of the cooler was perfect but after it was plugged in for extened periods …

The size of the cooler was perfect but after it was plugged in for extened periods of time the motor was extremely noisey.

MUST HAVE

OTR truck driver who wants to eat healthy. This is a jewel of them all. Seems to small at first but once you understand how to set it up for maximum storage I wouldn’t do with out it.

Great little camping fridge!

Bought one of these almost a year ago to use with my teardrop camper. One of my best camping purchases ever! As long as you keep it in the shade, it keeps up very well, even on really hot days. We had it outside the camper one night when the temps got down to the 50s, and woke up to find everything inside it FROZEN! I use it primarily for food, so I can keep the opening and closing of the door to a minimum, and freeze what food I can before storing inside.

Melting power plug, poor fan, excellent cooling.

It cools very effectively and doesn’t have to be plugged in overnight in cool weather. Good capacity. Two stars because the power plug lasted about 5 weeks of total use before melting and ceasing to function. The fan also became very noisy after about 1 week. I replaced the plug and it is working again, hope I can find a heavy-duty plug.

Four Stars

good item, but don’t use ice in it!

my friend Frosty

We bought the cooler for a three week trip through the canyons and “Frosty” was keeping drinks, nibbles, fruits etc. nicely cool for us.

Awesome cooler

This is my second Colman cooler in 10 years, we use it camping for most of the summer, it is constantly running, I haven’t bought ice since we owned this type of cooler, will…

Still amazed.

Why oh why do I only get 5 stars to give this??? I’m one of those natural food/weight loss enthusiasts and it can be hard/expensive to find restaurant food, and we had a…

Farmer’s market friend

Love this! Used in hotel during weeklong stay. Kept my veggies, smoothies nice. Don’t forget the plug adapter. Also great in car on farmer’s market day.

Worthless

Worthless. Doesn’t even come close to cooling enough

Five Stars

I love it for travel and shopping

Great in an office

I bought this to store sodas at work in an office building kept at 73f. It’s been on for over a month and the sodas are ice cold. I’m very happy with it.