Circulator burnout

Matt__34377

Hey all. I have a Polyscience Professional Circulator, Creative Series (http://www.testek.ca/en/cooking-equipment/sous-vide-cooking/nouveau-circulateur-thermique-sous-vide-professionaltm-serie-creative-de-polyscience.htm ) and have been wanting to try a 72hr short rib recipe. The only caveat is that at the bottom of that description in bold it states this particular model is intended for light to medium usage and I was a little nervous about burning out the motor. It's not like I use the circulator on a daily basis for hours on end and the longest I've ever continuously had it on is 6hrs. I just wanted to get some trusted opinions before I go ahead and do it. Thanks!

Steve_Dunham_145440

I'm late to the discussion, but the motor holds up fine. I regularly did 72 hr short ribs for my toddler for about a year. One caveat - you'll have to reset the timer every 24 hours. Press stop and start. (Also, save the bones in the freezer, you can make a stellar pho broth out of them.) Unfortunately, the circulator itself just "burned out". It looks like it literally caught fire inside, but surprisingly everything but the heating element still works. (I was in the middle of cooking a steak, and set the pot on the stove to keep the heat up.)