Engine Block Heater/Cold Weather Idea
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Being that yours is a California truck, Does it even have a block heater?
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From what I've been able to find I think it's more like 600 watts, if it were 2000 watts I think there'd be issues with people plugging these into a light weight extension cord, (like I've seen a lot of people do with these), and causing the cord to overheat, because the light weight cords are not rated for that much wattage and amperage. I've seen where a 1500 watt space heater will trip out a 15 amp breaker.
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Yes it does and it snows 45 minutes away from where I live which is 10 minutes away from the dealer.
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I have a pair of YAMAHA 2400i's. I bought them in 2007 when I traded my travel trailer for a 5er. They are capable of being hooked together in tandem so as to provide 3800 watts of clean power. They are super quiet and only weigh about 70 pounds each. I rarely use them anymore since my current 5er has a built-in ONAN 5500 watt genset. I have used my YAMAHAs for remote power tool use tho and they work great. I also had to use them for two days a couple years ago when we lost power during the winter. That convinced me to keep them. I never looked to see if the one you're eyeballing is capable of being paired or not but it is a nice feature. Especially if there is an rv in your future.
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I have a pair of YAMAHA 2400i's. I bought them in 2007 when I traded my travel trailer for a 5er. They are capable of being hooked together in tandem so as to provide 3800 watts of clean power. They are super quiet and only weigh about 70 pounds each. I rarely use them anymore since my current 5er has a built-in ONAN 5500 watt genset. I have used my YAMAHAs for remote power tool use tho and they work great. I also had to use them for two days a couple years ago when we lost power during the winter. That convinced me to keep them. I never looked to see if the one you're eyeballing is capable of being paired or not but it is a nice feature. Especially if there is an rv in your future.
Thanks for your info on the yamaha generators. I am a total YAMAHA guy, the Ford Taurus SHO had a Yamaha engine so why not my truck!
I also been eyeballing the 2012/13 R1 cross-plane engine motorcycle, maybe in march I'll grab a motorcycle and get the dealer to give me a good deal on the generator. Yamaha does makes good stuff and if I ever do get a RV or travel trailer, I will buy one of their larger units. I like the EF2000iSH unit for lightness (44lbs) as a single unit, it should be enough for my block heater and other things I may need to power in the future. It does have the "TwinTech™ capability — Hook up two EF2000iS’s for 3600 watts, 30 amps of maximum power if I ever do need to join forces for more power.
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I think you are worrying to much about your block heater. I think you will need to worry more about fuel gelling then the block heater. In the winter I don't know if where you live they sell the winter fuel or not. If they don't sell the winter blend then you will need to add an additive to keep it from freezing before heading to the mountains.
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Hey TimYoung,
Thanks for the reminders, I have been looking for places with winter blends or "Premium" , D1 and additives in the snow country. Does anybody use powerservice or standyne or what winter potions does everyone use?
I found this read really interesting and informative
http://www.chevronwithtechron.com/pr...ech_Review.pdf
Thanks for the reminders, I have been looking for places with winter blends or "Premium" , D1 and additives in the snow country. Does anybody use powerservice or standyne or what winter potions does everyone use?
I found this read really interesting and informative
http://www.chevronwithtechron.com/pr...ech_Review.pdf
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Why not put a grill cover on the front?
I have one from Cabellas and it really helps keeping the truck warm ( not to mention keeping the fuel from freezing when driving)
I have one from Cabellas and it really helps keeping the truck warm ( not to mention keeping the fuel from freezing when driving)
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You could use ohms law and figure it out also. voltage squared divided by the resistance will give you the watts. You need to measure the resistance of your block heater first. Say you measure 10 ohms across the two flat blades of the electric cord. Then you would take the voltage 120v * 120v / 10 = 1440 watts
Hope that makes sense.
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Hope that makes sense.
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