Re: Looking for user comment : Oil Sump Heater

I have the new hotstrip sump heaters in mine and leave it on all the time as
it has a thermostat. Works like a charm and was very easy to install. Do use
a blanket to cover the nose.
Will recommend.
Mani
"MichaelR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> 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.
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> "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.
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> > Thanks in advance
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> > Javier Gorordo
> > c/o N1190F
> > 08C, MI
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