Well the element doesn’t have an infinite life, but with that being said, when
I worked in the High Arctic we would leave the vehicles plugged in all the time
we were not driving.
But just as a matter of economics if you were not going to drive it for a week
I would plug it in 24 hours before I
Might be a waste of electrons, but I do not think you would hurt the car. If
it is cold enough to need a block heater, the motor will lose calories to the
air slowly enough that the element will not cook the oil.
clay
On Jan 2, 2013, at 11:07 AM, Jon Agne wrote:
> Does it hurt to keep the bl
anuary 02, 2013 2:45 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Block Heater Question
It's nothing more than a resistive element, so yes, like a light bulb it
can eventually fail.
When I lived in the Great White North before I had a heated garage, I
installed one of those timers that might be used for exterior li
There are themostatic switches that will turn something on a variuos temps
available. I have on in the well house that controls an IR bulb to keep it
from freezing. You can get them at the home repair/building stores or
Amazon, etc.
http://www.amazon.com/Farm-Innovators-AFITC3-Thermocube-Controller
It's nothing more than a resistive element, so yes, like a light bulb it can
eventually fail.
When I lived in the Great White North before I had a heated garage, I installed
one of those timers that might be used for exterior lighting with a nice
pigtail on the front wall of my garage. When I p
Now, if ya had a thermostat on it ---. Well, it'd be nice, anyway.
Wilton
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From: "Craig"
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Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2013 2:33 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Block Heater Question
On Wed, 2 Jan 2013 14:07:32 -0500 Jon Agne wrote:
Does it h
On Wed, 2 Jan 2013 14:07:32 -0500 Jon Agne wrote:
> Does it hurt to keep the block heater plugged in for a week while not
> running the car?
I recall hearing somewhere that the block heater is like a light bulb and
after many hours of use will burn out. I'm not sure if that is true or
not.
Not
Subject: [MBZ] Block Heater Question
Does it hurt to keep the block heater plugged in for a week while not
running the car?
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