# Possibility to turn off the heating element to circulate ice water?

**URL:** <https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/possibility-to-turn-off-the-heating-element-to-circulate-ice-water/4405>\
**Category:** Anova Support\
**Created:** [January 15, 2017, 2:04pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/possibility-to-turn-off-the-heating-element-to-circulate-ice-water/4405 "2017-01-15T14:04:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![aldo18](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f04885/32.png) [@aldo18](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/aldo18)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2017, 2:04pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/possibility-to-turn-off-the-heating-element-to-circulate-ice-water/4405/1 "2017-01-15T14:04:37Z")

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I want to cool drinks faster in a cooler. Wonder maybe if we can have a option in the app to turn off the heating element.

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**Author:** ![jlwilks](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/jlwilks/32/380_2.png) [@jlwilks](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/jlwilks)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2017, 2:54pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/possibility-to-turn-off-the-heating-element-to-circulate-ice-water/4405/2 "2017-01-15T14:54:35Z")

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Just turn the temperature down. I am not sure if the APC will notify on cooling to a specific temp or not?

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**Author:** ![colewagoner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/colewagoner/32/48_2.png) [@colewagoner](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/colewagoner)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2017, 4:34pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/possibility-to-turn-off-the-heating-element-to-circulate-ice-water/4405/3 "2017-01-15T16:34:31Z")

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You can! Set the temp to a number lower than current temp and the Anova will circulate but not heat. Cook trick, and also works well for defrosting foods safely and quicker.

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**Author:** ![HunterC](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/hunterc/32/878_2.png) [@HunterC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/HunterC)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2017, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/possibility-to-turn-off-the-heating-element-to-circulate-ice-water/4405/4 "2017-01-20T18:49:07Z")

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Hey @aldo18, thanks for the suggestions, right now, there isn’t a specific cooling function, but it is something we are considering.

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**Author:** ![aldo18](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f04885/32.png) [@aldo18](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/aldo18)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2017, 7:40am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/possibility-to-turn-off-the-heating-element-to-circulate-ice-water/4405/5 "2017-01-23T07:40:16Z")

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No cooling function needed. All it needs is to run the motor without the heating element turning on.

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**Author:** ![aldo18](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f04885/32.png) [@aldo18](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/aldo18)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2017, 7:42am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/possibility-to-turn-off-the-heating-element-to-circulate-ice-water/4405/6 "2017-01-23T07:42:03Z")

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Im not sure what is the lowest possible setting for anova havent tried it yet with ice water. heating element will always turn on when it detects the water is below the set temp.