glagen
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I have a block heater installed on my x595. Does anyone happen to know the watt usage so I can estimate the electric cost? My electric bill is through the roof these days.
Steve Z
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Cost of running block heater
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5030tinkerer
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No idea, but what about the option of putting it on a timer so it was only running during those times when you would be likely to be in need of the tractor?
ACKBill
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Steve:
I don't know the wattage of the heater specific to your tractor but I can say that block heaters are not inexpensive to use. The idea of using a timer is a great idea or maybe you can get a thermostatic control, like they use for construction heaters (Northern Hydraulics?) or simply just plug in the heater when you know that you'll need it.
BILL
I don't know the wattage of the heater specific to your tractor but I can say that block heaters are not inexpensive to use. The idea of using a timer is a great idea or maybe you can get a thermostatic control, like they use for construction heaters (Northern Hydraulics?) or simply just plug in the heater when you know that you'll need it.
BILL
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I wouldn't plug it in except for an hour before needing to use it, and then only if the engine was tired and needed the extra warmth to start.
Have you had starting problems? Most of the X and 455 diesels I've been familiar with do not have a cold start problem.
Have you had starting problems? Most of the X and 455 diesels I've been familiar with do not have a cold start problem.
PILOON
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Block heaters are in the 850 watt range.
That is about 20 kw per day!
At ,say $0.10/kw, it could be $60/mth.
I have a remote device with a battery powered on/off control that I simply point and click about 1/2-1 hr before I plan to use the tractor.
Works great.
No matter how you control the heater, generally 1 hr will do the trick.
Good luck.
That is about 20 kw per day!
At ,say $0.10/kw, it could be $60/mth.
I have a remote device with a battery powered on/off control that I simply point and click about 1/2-1 hr before I plan to use the tractor.
Works great.
No matter how you control the heater, generally 1 hr will do the trick.
Good luck.
hawk7
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Here is a nifty way of checking the wattage,amperage,voltage, and KW usage. Go to Ebay and type in this item number: 7587452567. I have one of these. You just plug it into the wall and then plug your 110 service into it. Awsome for figuring those Christmas lights and Deere heaters. A standard amp clam wont work as the neutral of the wire will cancel out the hot wire. so this is the next best thing. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
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That is a very cool device. May have to look into one of those.
I used a block heater on a car and didn't want to leave it running all night. We bought a timer for a window air conditioner. That will take the amperage that the heater draws.
The cost of electricity for an engine heater=small change. Your smile when the engine is hot immediately=priceless.
Think about it.
The cost of electricity for an engine heater=small change. Your smile when the engine is hot immediately=priceless.
Think about it.
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Rates have gone up, more than I thought . . .
In my state, in January 2006, residential customers are paying 16 cents per kilowatt hour (KWH).
A 1000 watt block heater running for 1 hour uses 1KWH.
An 850 watt heater running for 1 houor uses 0.85 KWH.
So at this time, it costs 16 cents an hour to run a 1000 watt block heater, $3.84 per day, $116.80 per month.
You could cut this way down by using a timer as mentioned by others, or by plugging in the heater 3 hours before you want to run the tractor.
If you want to read about rates in detail here's a link to my state's utility. Yours should have a similar page:
http://www.wmeco.com/programs/rates/rateslist.asp
In my state, in January 2006, residential customers are paying 16 cents per kilowatt hour (KWH).
A 1000 watt block heater running for 1 hour uses 1KWH.
An 850 watt heater running for 1 houor uses 0.85 KWH.
So at this time, it costs 16 cents an hour to run a 1000 watt block heater, $3.84 per day, $116.80 per month.
You could cut this way down by using a timer as mentioned by others, or by plugging in the heater 3 hours before you want to run the tractor.
If you want to read about rates in detail here's a link to my state's utility. Yours should have a similar page:
http://www.wmeco.com/programs/rates/rateslist.asp