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Will it cause any problems if I plug the block heater in all night? Say, 12 hours or so? Thanks.
Chris

Andy505

I do it all of the time.

jfpointer

Same here. Some people are cheap and use timers because they don't want to pay the $3/month or so that it costs to do it that way.

BigBlue

I leave mine plugged in for 12 hours and not think twice.

P.J

Uh, I'm thinking your math is a bit off. I would venture to say it costs you a bit more than just $3.00 a month to be plugged in for 10-12 hrs. daily rather than 3 which is all that is really needed.

It's up to the bill payer I suppose. Our KW's aren't cheap, I only plug mine in when it gets below 30*.

jfpointer

Garage has its own power, summer bill averages ~$8/mo, winter bill ~$11/mo. Not enough to cry about. I guess the actual amount could be more than $3 since I'm not out there as much running the lights. Can't itemize by outlet, so I'll never know for sure, I guess.

P.J

I'm in an Electric Co-Op, my bill was as high as $370 this summer and more reasonable, like a year long low of $138 last month. I cry about all electric usage in my house, go around turning off lights and bathroom exhaust fans all week long.

I thought someone got into silly detail about the block heater and what it costs to run. It was pretty detailed.

Geico266

It rarely gets below 40 in College Station!

Why they don't even bury the water lines but 12" deep! They put water heaters in the garage!

BB I worry about you!

pmtg

you beat me to it Geico266!!!

jfpointer

I always thought Co-Ops were about getting good deals and so forth, but the power at our farm in Maysville is provided by an electric Co-Op, and the minimum charge is $25/mo. That includes no electricity at all, just what it costs to be hooked up to their power. It'd probably pay me just to buy a generator for my power needs up there.

The garage I was talking about previously is in Kansas City. Power's nice and cheap here.

Commatoze

Here in Massachusetts, as in most of the northeast states. The block heater costs about $0.11 per hour to operate. At 12 hours per day for 5 days a.........heck, you do the math! At any rate, 4 hours on the heater is good down to zero; instant starts.

BigBlue

What are you talking about? It hit 35* here last week and I was freezing my royal rastafarian nay nay's off. I was born in the middle of June in houston. I live for hot, humid, devastingly hot weather. Anything below 75 and I'm cold. Heck, it's 70* in the house right now and I'm sitting on the couch with a blanket on.

Mopar1973man

Mine is plugged in 24/7 for the time its parked in the garage. Somedays it could sit there for 2-4 days before I even need to use my truck...

Lary Ellis (Top)

I plug mine in when the weather gets cold and often it stays that way for weeks at a time. I figure if I can't afford a few dollars to keep it ready to go, then I should be driving a Pinto

Geico266

Aggies..........