You can put the block heater on a timer, just get a heavy duty one,
that's what I do.
But I agree that other than wasting electricity, there's no real harm
done having it plugged in all night.
Allan
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Allan Streib wrote:
You can put the block heater on a timer, just get a heavy duty one,
that's what I do.
Why heavy duty? Doesn't the factory heater draw about 6 amps?
(with AC, watts do not equal volt-amps)
Mitch.
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Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net said:
Allan Streib wrote:
You can put the block heater on a timer, just get a heavy duty one,
that's what I do.
Why heavy duty? Doesn't the factory heater draw about 6 amps?
(with AC, watts do not equal volt-amps)
If for no other reason, a heavy duty timer
, 2009 9:18 AM
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] block heaters, well, mine at least
You can put the block heater on a timer, just get a heavy duty one,
that's what I do.
But I agree that other than wasting electricity, there's no real harm
done having it plugged in all night.
Allan
Michael E. Esh michael...@charter.net said:
Can anyone recommend a timer that would work well with a block heater.
All I find at the hardware store are the flimsy ones.
I use one like this
http://www.hardwareworld.com/24hour-Heavy-Duty-Timer-pIRUCSL.aspx
I'd be surprised if you had
Why heavy duty? Doesn't the factory heater draw about 6 amps?
The factory heater is about 400W, or 400/120=3.3A or so.
The one in my Dodge RAM is 750W.
(with AC, watts do not equal volt-amps)
For purely resistive loads, such as incandescent lamps and heaters,
pretty much they do.
Can
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Can anyone recommend a timer
on at a set
time, coupla hours before going to the car, for example.
Wilton
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From: Michael E. Esh michael...@charter.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 10:54 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] block heaters, well, mine at least
Can
Allan Streib wrote:
You can put the block heater on a timer, just get a heavy
duty one, that's what I do.
Mitch wrote:
Why heavy duty? Doesn't the factory heater draw about 6 amps?
(with AC, watts do not equal volt-amps)
Mitch.
Help me out here.
I know that volt-amps and watts don't
Curt wrote:
I saw no problems with the flimsy one other than it only
having a 2 prong outlet.
That, for me, big deal.
I'm attached to my life.
So I want a reliable, low-resistance path to trip the breaker if
the heater somehow fails. That's what the ground prong is for!!
I just went out
through SOMEBODY and trips the circuit - doesn't need the third,
grounding conductor to do its job.
Wilton
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Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 10:33 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] block heaters, well, mine
On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:00:18 -0600 Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com wrote:
Allan Streib wrote:
You can put the block heater on a timer, just get a heavy
duty one, that's what I do.
Mitch wrote:
Why heavy duty? Doesn't the factory heater draw about 6 amps?
(with AC, watts do not equal
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] block heaters, well, mine at least
Last year I used a flimsy one... This year we just plug the car in when we go
out to walk the dog, by the time I've showered and eaten breakfast everything
is warmed up nice.
I saw no problems with the flimsy one other than
...Ok, before it burned out, I would just plug it in in my driveway...a few
times I did it overnight, which is probably why it burned out...did not
realize it was not supposed to go all night. I think two hours at the most?
Could the heavy duty extention cord be be hooked up to a timer?
I did the same thing for years with the '76 300D. - Never had a block
heater burn out. Just used more electricity than needed.
Don't think so. Back when I had my '78 300D and I had to park it outside year
round, in cold weather when I came home in the evening I would nose it up to
the garage
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