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: Anyone use In-Cab Electric Heater overnight? tundracamper 12-19-2003, 04:56 PM The engine block heater seems to work well in keeping the engine warm. However, I have to wait quite a while for the ice/frost on the windows to melt. Has anyone added a small electric heater in the cab to prevent the frost? It seems like a 500W 120V heater on a timer would work great. However, I want to make sure there is no fire hazard and how to run the 120V wiring. Has anyone done this? Thanks! GMC-2002-Dmax 12-19-2003, 05:14 PM Close the rear console vents off if you have a Bucket/Console truck. Put the visors down and move the sliding sun shades toward the rear view mirror. It will defrost quickly this way. Thttp://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Clown.gifNY BIGMoe 12-19-2003, 07:50 PM I had a heater in my 98 Dodge Ram. I ran a cord through the firewall to under the seat. I used a heater that had a ceramic element. I would plug it in to a time that came on 2 hours before I was to go to work, it worked great. Never had to scrape frost off windows. It gets way belowe zero sometimes here. Make sure you get a Ceramic element heater with all the safty stuff on it!!!! I have seen heaters made for this application at a few Auto Parts Stores.Edited by: BIGMoe Dmax Tim 12-20-2003, 08:54 AM On the 93 x cab I used to have, hear at work they have 110V plugs for block heaters and only 3 of us diesels so I used to set a 1000w/1500w ceramic heater w/ thermostat on floor on passenger side and plug it and block heater both in. The cold nites w/ freezing rain were great, jump in and go. mjeter6 12-21-2003, 09:56 PM harbor freight sells a 12 volt ceramic heater you could turn on when you start the truck for about $10.00 flhrciblueice 12-24-2003, 03:01 PM harbor freight sells a 12 volt ceramic heater you could turn on when you start the truck for about $10.00 http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=36711 Oldman 01-05-2004, 05:29 PM Go to an auto parts store and ask for a "Lil Buddy" heater. It's 120V, designed for use in a vehicle. The cord is two piece so it will easily fit through a hole in the firewall. They don't throw out a lot of heat, but do keep the windows clear. At 50 below it would keep the interior up at around 35 below. Not great, but better than nothing. Dmax Tim 01-07-2004, 01:23 PM At -10 my little ceramic house heater kept it in the 50's or so. I got one w/ the thermostat so i set it before getting out so if it got to warm it would cycle. whatnot 01-18-2004, 01:24 AM Get one of these and you won't have to plug it in at all. http://dieselplace.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1349&PN=1&TPN=1 | ||