Re: Looking for user comment : Oil Sump Heater

I use a Reiff oil sump heater along with a large mover's blanket on the cowl
and prop. Plug it in the night before and everything is in great shape the
next morning. Never had a problem with it.





"Javier Gorordo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> If anyone has experience with the Reiff's HotStrip Oil Sump Heater,
> will appreciate any input as to its usefulness/performance.
> Specifically, I wonder how well (how fast) this pair of 100W heater
> strips can warm up a cold-soaked sump (8-qts) in an O-300 (open
> hangar, assume low in the 20s overnight).
> Plan is to rig it with a thermostat and an outdoor timer to have it
> maintain a certain sump temperature, but figure that the ultimate
> worst scenario will be to heat up from the 20s.  Plane is in an open T
> hangar.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Javier Gorordo
> c/o N1190F
> 08C, MI