SAVE MONEY, SAVE YOUR ENGINE…USE A BLOCK HEATER TIMER!
A block heater preheats the oil in your vehicle’s engine, enabling easier start-ups and reducing engine wear. But to get all the benefits of the block heater, you don’t need to have your car plugged in all night—just two hours will do, even on the coldest nights.
Using a timer can save dollars on your electricity bill.
Do the math: If you usually leave your car plugged in from the time you get home from work until you leave again the next morning, here’s what you’re spending in an average winter:
| (14 hrs/day at 8.81 cents per kWh Dec. to Mar. ) | $67.20 |
| Using the timer to turn the block heater on for just 2 hours per day, your total winter cost: | $9.60 |
| MONEY SPENT NOT USING A TIMER | $57.60 |
OWN ONE BUT LOST THE INSTRUCTIONS?
How do I use this thing?
You can leave this device plugged in at all times. It will only use power during the times selected during programming. The block heater timer is designed to withstand the winter weather we experience in Thunder Bay.
To Install:
Plug it in to the end of the extension cord that you use for your block heater, and leave it there.
To Set Current Time:
Press Time button -- Continue pressing until correct time is displayed (to the nearest hour).
To Set On And Off Times For Timer Operation:
You should set the timer so that it comes on approximately 2 hours before you plan to drive away.
- Press Mode button
- Press Time button repeatedly until required starting time appears in the window
- Press Mode button again
- Press Time button repeatedly until required ending time appears in the window
- Press Mode button
*You’re now finished programming*
Page last updated on Tuesday, January 05, 2010
