Be careful with engine block heaters
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JRscooby wrote:Lwiddis wrote:
I’m unfamiliar with block heaters. How much power do they draw, JR?
I don't know for sure. I had mine hooked to a timer, only on for couple hours in morning. Often the cord, (25 ft, 12 gauge) would melt ice/snow around it.
Not a one size fits all. Kind of as needed per engine, but can be 400-1,000 watts, with 650 watts an average.
Jerry
