It's finally going to start turning into winter. I have a timer and have it set for about 2 hours before I leave. I take off just after 5:00am.

Just wondering what others set their timers for?

Thx

3 hours is good when its very cold outside.

I set mine for 3-4hrs before i leave in the am too. Works for me..

3 hours for mine!

3 hours here.

I have it set for 3-4 hours and have heat fairly quick!!

1/2 hour on and 1/2 off all night (in case I gotta go somewhere ;) ) and 2 hours before going to work.

3 Hours for mine, and the wife loves it (as she's the one that drives it)!!!!

Make sure it's an HD timer (at least 1,200 watts) and if your truck is outside, make sure it's a outside timer.

DEWFPO

3 hours here also. That seems like plenty of time on most days but a couple of days ago it was -25 degrees here and I think 4 hours would have been better. My outlook monitor only said 80 degress when I went to start it. It is usually 105 to 110. I only plug it in below zero.

Awsome, seems like 3 hours is the common number. The timer is a good one for outside use (spent a while in store reading all the packages)

Thanks!!

Winter is finally upon us here as well but I don't have a timer. Will it hurt anything plugging the heater in all night or just use a bunch of electricity?

2 Hours for me if it was above 0 F, 3 hours if it was below 0 F.
Worked great for me. Always had heat shortly and never had a hard start.

Winter is finally upon us here as well but I don't have a timer. Will it hurt anything plugging the heater in all night or just use a bunch of electricity?

Nope, wont hurt to leave it plugged in all night. Its a common practice here in the 'frozen north'. Just costs extra, thats all. Rough calculation shows it costs us about 10 cents an hour. 10 hours for a buck. I dont think the cost is much of an issue considering it only needs to be plugged in 20 or 25 nights through the winter.

Thanks for the input newfydad. I was thinking along the same line, just wanted to be sure it wouldn't damage the heater or truck.

One poster on a previous thread had a good idea IMO; he has the timer set to come for 1/2 hr, then go off for 1/2 hr all night until 2 hrs before he needs the truck, when it's on for the 2 full hrs. It apparently works for him and saves a little money.

A kilowatt/hour around here is 14.5 cents, the block heater is 1,200 watts so that's 17 cents an hour. Overnight for 10 hours would be $1.70 a night.

DEWFPO

A kilowatt/hour around here is 14.5 cents, the block heater is 1,200 watts so that's 17 cents an hour. Overnight for 10 hours would be $1.70 a night.DEWFPO

Wow, that seems expensive. Here I pay 12.5 cents/day for basic hookup plus 6.33 cents per KwH. Plus 6% tax. Which actually works out to 8.6 cents/hour (7.4 cents US) for a 1200 watt block heater. I add a 'fudge factor' and make it a dime. So I really dont care if I leave the truck plugged in all night. As I said, 20 to 25 nights per winter doesnt add up to much.

But it seems I was mistaken about other areas. Maybe cost could be a factor - depending where you live.

I run mine about 5 hrs. each night. It warms right up every morning.