Block Heater question

[ghost rider]

What is the proceedure to use the block heater?? Do you plug it in for overnite or just for maybe 15-20 minutes to get the block warmed up??

[nic0084]

overnight is the best. i beleive they say it needs a few hours to do its job.

[bigcountrysg]

Minimum is 3 hours. With my job I keep it plugged in overnight all night until I leave my house in the day time.

Always plug your truck into a GFCI plug. This is for your own safety.

[BigRed02]

I've heard about 3hrs is usually good. I use a timer that I picked up from Home Depot. But, this winter I only plugged in a few times. It gets down in the teens here at night. I've never had any problems with cold starts.

[Southpaw]

Three hours is usually enough, but the longer the better. I usually leave it plugged in all night, when I need it.

Along with the GFCI also use a heavy extension cord. Mine is 10ga.

The easiest and quickest way to kill any power tool is to use a chinsey cord, I use this same theory for my truck.