2018 - Volume #42, Issue #1, Page #34
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Energy-Saving Engine Heater
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The Power Badger™ can be used with engine block heaters, pan/tank heaters, battery warmers, and the like. The block heater plugs into it, and it works by sensing the outside temperature and then adjusting automatically.
The unit has 2 different modes. The first is used to “ready” your engine for a specific start time, and the other mode is used to maintain the engine so that it’s ready to start at any time. An LED display monitor shows the “ready” time in large blue digits that are easily readable day or night.
“It works for any kind of engine but is targeted at diesels,” says Aiello. “Most people don’t know how much time to allow the heater to fire at a given temperature and/or don’t want to make daily adjustments to a timer to achieve optimal savings.”
Until now engine heaters have been uncontrolled energy wasters, says Aiello. “Most engine block heaters use energy as soon as they’re plugged in. Yet most people simply plug in their heater when they get home and let it run constantly, all night long, often wasting 500 to 1,500 watts of power per hour. That comes out to $1.15 to $5.45 of wasted energy per day, depending on your heater wattage, climate and local power rates. In cases like these, the Power Badger™ can pay for itself in less than one season’s use, and will almost always pay for itself within 2 seasons of use.”
The Power Badger sells for $99 plus $14.95 S&H.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Bostic Motors, Inc., 157 North Main Street, Bostic, N.C. 28018 (ph 828 453-7779; jeff@thepowerbadger.com; www.thepowerbadger.com or www.6-5liter.com).
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