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I wouldnt recommend fully enclosing the unit inside a cooler i did that once by closing the lid and came back to find the pump off heating element still on and the lcd screen was illegible

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Overall highly recommended although i havent worked with any other precisioncooking solutions to compare it with

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And actually looking at the specs now the cheaper units have almost the same power as the polyscience with the exception of the anova

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The capacity for the polyscience chef unit is 8 gallons 30l while anova is 45 gallons 1519l

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If the water level is too low it can be a bit noisy

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In comparison from a study using a gas or electric oven ranges from 0

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Good to know using it a lot doesnt break the bank water evaporationafter an unfortunate granitecracking incident details below i wasnt allowed to use the machine in the kitchen anymore so the only possible place to use the machine was in the garage

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The sous vide manual actually has a whole section on this