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Looking for user comment : Oil Sump Heater
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 |
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Javier Gorordo wrote:
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). I have their 'turbo XP' system on my 540 I can't speak to actual rise time, since I usually just wander over and plug the thing in the night before. It _has_ been trouble free and the 540 seems to enjoy being warmed even when it's not been cold soaked. I have their engine and prop covers as well. I _have_ done some futzing with those and find that they _do_ make a difference (without them the oil pan, cylinders and heads will be warm to the touch, but with them everything under the cowl is nice and toasty). I'm not sure what the contribution would be on an engine with a solid crank, but with a constant speed prop the prop cover seems to make quite a difference. |
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I put the Reiff system on my A36 and it was easier to install than the Tanis
system. It works as advertised. -- Thx, {|;-) Victor J. (Jim) Osborne, Jr. take off my shoes to reply |
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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. "Javier Gorordo" wrote in message m... 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 |
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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" wrote in message ... 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" wrote in message m... 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 |
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"Javier Gorordo" wrote in message m... 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. I purchased a Hot Padd heater from Reiff. The heater could not be mounted on my engine in accordance with the supplied instructions, so I made do as best I could. The adhesive didn't cure and the pad easily peeled off. I returned the pad to Reiff for a refund, they sent it back to me with more adhesive. Apparently I violated the warranty by not following the instructions to the letter, (the fact that it was impossible to follow them was of no interest to Reiff). I don't know if the Reiff heater is any good or not, I do know that their product support and customer relations are terrible. I won't do business with them again. |
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"Ron Rosenfeld" wrote in message ... Steve McNicoll (a contributor to this group) had a bad experience with the Reiff oil sump heater. My bad experience was with the installation procedure and with Reiff's customer service. The heater itself may have been a fine product, but as it could not be installed on my aircraft in accordance with the supplied instructions and adhesive I never had the opportunity to learn if it was. |
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