One is for low power and 2 is for full power. When you press it 3 times, the power is off.

 

Correct. But what is the functional difference

 

2 is for maximum cooling? If I ever keep anything needing to stay cool, I always use max power, and I turn it off when not needed.

 

I have it on max power all the time. Even at that setting, it takes 45 minutes to cool down from garage temperature to nice & cold.

 

Sound about right. It sure is nice to have the fridge on long trips to keep your drinks cold.

 

According to the literature, level 1 is intended to keep items cold that were already cold (refrigerator temp) when you added them. Level 2 is intended to cool items that weren't previously cold, as it'll actually drop the temp below refrig temp for a period of time to help get them down to refrig temp as quickly as reasonably possible, then hold them there.

I have only used it a handful of times, on long trips, but it has always worked as expected (see above).

I have a microfibre cloth, folded in half twice, that just fits the square, which I place on top of the contents to help insulate, and that seems to help a great deal speed up the process.

 

thank you for this, very helpful!