engine block heater.
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Originally Posted by nhill2090
i think someone calculated it out to something like $31 a month to plug in your truck 8 hours per night for a whole month
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Originally Posted by 12 pointer
Dern, how much is yall's electric per kilowatt hour???????
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Originally Posted by nhill2090
im not really sure, im going off of the numbers somone else calculated, i dont remember who did it
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Yes, I heard 1-1.5 dollars per day.
It only takes about two hours to get it as hot as it is going to get. It may get warmer, but I haven't noticed a difference plugging it in longer. It will start just fine after two and it takes 1/4 the electricity. The only time I leave it plugged in is when there is nothing else to take on fire calls.
It only takes about two hours to get it as hot as it is going to get. It may get warmer, but I haven't noticed a difference plugging it in longer. It will start just fine after two and it takes 1/4 the electricity. The only time I leave it plugged in is when there is nothing else to take on fire calls.
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Yeah, a couple of hours is fine. Put it on a timer and forget about it. A lady I work with has an Excursion and her boyfriend a F250 (both 7.3's). At the start of winter they were plugging them both in. The next month's bill was $60 higher compared to last winter.
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Originally Posted by nhill2090
i believe i remember reading the actual techical time for not getting any warmer is 3 hours being plugged in. . .
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From: Irmo, SC
I've heard from numerous people that if you buy a timer from lowes or home depot, and set it for 2.5-3 hrs before you have to drive it than it will be just fine. I've left mine plugged in overnight for 9 hours before and it started up like a champ the following morning. Although we don't get too cold here in SC....I think I plugged it up on an 18*F morning.
I'm still going to do the Marinco mod for my block heater so I can have a nice receptacle in my bumper for an easy plugin when I want to use it.
I'm still going to do the Marinco mod for my block heater so I can have a nice receptacle in my bumper for an easy plugin when I want to use it.