Block Heater Question

[dhanna6powerstroke]

Is it bad to leave the block heater plugged in all night? I haven't had to plug mine in yet but was wondering. I thought about buying a timer that way I could leave it plugged in and it would come on when I needed it to. What do you guys think?

[badazzstroker]

bad for the electric bill that is it.

[badazzstroker]

timers work well that is what i use.

[TWhaylen]

Originally Posted by badazzstroker

timers work well that is what i use.

^^ Yup, I just purchased a timer about three weeks ago and it has worked great having that!!

[dhanna6powerstroke]

Originally Posted by badazzstroker

timers work well that is what i use.

Originally Posted by TWhaylen

^^ Yup, I just purchased a timer about three weeks ago and it has worked great having that!!

Sounds like I will be buying a timer. Any certain kind?

[ford_trck]

You can leave it plugged in as long as you want. The only thing you will notice is your electric bill. When I come home from work at 10 I plug it in. And then when I leave in the afternoon I unplug it. When I do it this way there is still heat in the truck and I have instant heat. I've done with on all my trucks even Semi's do the same thing.

[TWhaylen]

Originally Posted by dhanna6powerstroke

Sounds like I will be buying a timer. Any certain kind?

I just went to Wally World and purchased mine for around $10 with tax. It was pretty much the only heavy duty one they had. It is a black little timer that comes in a white box, can't recall the manuf. name.

[dhanna6powerstroke]

Originally Posted by TWhaylen

I just went to Wally World and purchased mine for around $10 with tax. It was pretty much the only heavy duty one they had. It is a black little timer that comes in a white box, can't recall the manuf. name.

Sounds good to me. Will be buying one this week. Thanks.

[sikktruk01]

how long before you plan to leave do you set them to come on ?

heading to wally world tonight...thanks

[ford_trck]

A couple of hours. When I'm at work I'll plug it in on my lunch break so then it's plugged in for 4 hours and the boss's don't see and everyone doesn't ask what I'm doing.