As you all know, I'mbrand new to the diesel world and I have a question. When I plug in my truck for all night, does that heater have a thermostat on it? If I leave it on all night, will it hurt anything?<br><br>Thanks<br>Grampaw :'(

 

The block heater is regulated, and it is OK to plug it in all night.<br>

 

Thanks<br><br>Grampaw Bill

 

The block heater is not on a thermostat. When you plug it in, it runs constantly. 750 watts all night long will cost you some Grampaw. Buy a timer and run for about 2 hours prior to starting, and you should be fine except in the most frigid of weather.<br><br>-Tom-

 

Depends how cold it is as to how long you leave it plugged in or turned on with a timer.<br>Up here when its -30F or colder and the truck is outside, I leave it plugged in all night and I also have an interior heater that is on a timer that come on 2 hours before I plan to leave...that way the seats are not rock hard and everything is not so cold.<br>I see it as cheap insurance on an expensive truck in the winter. These trucks are awful hard to start if left sitting for several hours in the REAL COLD weather.

 

JUST PLUG IT IN AND FORGET ABOUT IT

If you pay 12 cents per Kwh and run the block heater for 10 hours per night, it will cost you a whopping 27.38 per month. I would happily pay that to get into a vehicle where the heater works instantly even if there were NO benefits to the engine.

Folks that is cheap insurance, less than a dollar a day.

 

Thanks to our Grubernor Grayout Davis and his secret electric purchase contract, that electricity will cost us in Calif. 28cents per KwHr. with all the surcharges. Gotta use a timer, pay for the timer in a week on savings. :'(

 

Wow Sierra Phil,<br><br>Didn't know how good we have it in our little corner of the world, currently paying less than 9 cents per Kwh.<br>.<br>Feeling fortunate.

 

Nevada, <br><br>We have the crookedist Grubernor in the country. Don't know how anyone could be worse. &quot;If you pay you can play&quot;. Contract are awarded just days after donations to his campaign fund. <br><br>There is one corner of Calif. that is not effected, South Lake Tahoe area. They are serviced by the Nevada utility that supplies the Casinos. They get the cheap electric rates you do.

 

the reason why california is paying .28 per kWh is it has to repay British Columbia for non payment of billions to BC Hydro and deregulation.

 

Phil?????<br><br>Do you need the block heater in Cal??<br><br>Or are you just stating that electric power is really expensive in your state???<br><br>I wouldn't think it would get cold enough in Cal to need to plug in would it??

 

Granpaw just plug it in and sleep tight at night. It is so much easier on the truck.

 

tool, Had my heat plugged in for 75 minutes this a.m. The temp was down to 30 degrees where I live. We have seen temp down to 10 degs F here. I was at Tahoe (6200' elev) when the temp has been -12 degs F. Truckee was -20 that time. We have several highways closed now until after the spring thaw. They have passes as high as 10,000 ft. Remember California has mountains that are higher than any in the Colorado Rockies.

 

Gotcha, <br><br>It must be beautiful there, I love the mountains. <br><br>I guess if I were to live in Calfiornia I'd go fo the warm climate.......... and the beach babes! ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

You can live live in the mountains as I do and be on the coast driving in 2 to 2 1/2 hours. San Diego to Oregon is a 12 to 14 hour drive, two days if towing.