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Old 12-25-2012, 10:06 AM   #1
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Block Heater 05 Itasca Horizon?

Can someone tell me where bouts the plug might be located? We have looked through the books and not seeing anything. Hubby would go out and look but MH is in storage and he was just tying to find out where to look first!

This is our first winter with this MH and a diesel. We are assuming it does have a block heater so should we just plug it in and wait an hour or 2. I seen some mention of the gen. running. Can you start the gen. let it run and turn the block heater on? Also where might the switch I seen others talk about for block heater be located?
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Old 12-25-2012, 10:38 AM   #2
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Our plug is in the electrical cord bay. There is a one plug outlet. Our switch is on the main control panel. You should not leave it on too long; it will evaporate your coolant. If we are leaving at 9:00 I'll turn it on about 6:00, unless it's really cold like 20 and down, then it goes on when I go to bed. I wouldn't run the gen-set just to use the block heater; I'd just wait for the preheat on the engine.
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Old 12-25-2012, 10:43 AM   #3
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Ditto what Ed said.

Our switch is located on the "One Place" control panel along with the tank level indicators, etc. The switch controls a 110v outlet in the electrical cord bay where the plug is located for the block heater.

Since one of my goals in life is to never be anywhere I need a block heater... I've never used mine. Unplugged it years ago and now only use the outlet for providing electrical power access on the road side of the coach if I need to plug in a vacuum or some such thing.

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Old 12-25-2012, 09:19 PM   #4
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Old 12-25-2012, 09:21 PM   #5
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...You should not leave it on too long; it will evaporate your coolant....
Leaving the block heater on won't harm or evaporate the coolant, but it might run up your electric bill.
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Old 12-25-2012, 11:39 PM   #6
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Leaving the block heater on won't harm or evaporate the coolant, but it might run up your electric bill.
Roger that Chris,
I doubt seriously the the coolant would evaporate, otherwise, it would have all evaporated due to regular engine heating operations. And yes, it does make the meter spin a bit when it's on. That's pretty good wattage being drawn there.
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Old 12-26-2012, 07:14 AM   #7
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Thanks for the info! Can you tell me which book you found the pic in? We are 3rd owner and missing several different books I think. Anyway thanks agin everyone!
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Old 12-26-2012, 07:21 AM   #8
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Upslady, the picture came from the online wiring diagrams on the Winnebago web site.
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Roger that Chris,
I doubt seriously the the coolant would evaporate, otherwise, it would have all evaporated due to regular engine heating operations. And yes, it does make the meter spin a bit when it's on. That's pretty good wattage being drawn there.
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There is no danger of coolant evaporating, if that were so we would have to buy antifreeze by the barrel where I live.
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Thanks for the info! Can you tell me which book you found the pic in? We are 3rd owner and missing several different books I think. Anyway thanks agin everyone!
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Old 12-29-2012, 04:00 PM   #13
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My previous coach was a 36ft 03 Horizon. It took me quite a while to finally locate the plug for the block heater as I had determined it was not plugged in. In my case the plug was in the left rear compartment where the electric cable is located. The plug faced to the rear and was just visible by looking straight in at the extreme rear of the compartment. I could not see the face of the outlet only the edge. In my current 08 Horizon the plug is located inside the coach behind and below the hot water heater. Obviously, they did not plan on anyone disturbing the plug as I can see the outlet but I do not think that I could reach it if I had to. Also, in my 03 the switch was located above the washer/dryer compartment, well away from the one place panel but it was well marked.
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This is an interesting thread. I have never used my block heater but it's good to know where things are located. I have seen a loose plug in the electrical compartment and I bet that's what it is. I think I'll go out there today and try it out just so I know what to do if it ever gets that cold. Mostly, the coldest we normally get is about ten degrees above zero, but I have seen it on the below side a few times.
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I never even thought of looking for a block heater. But I do have one question.

Based on the diagram in this thread, it looks like a female plug, typical of a wall outlet. How is this supposed to work, since I've never seen an extension cord with 2 male ends?
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I never even thought of looking for a block heater. But I do have one question.

Based on the diagram in this thread, it looks like a female plug, typical of a wall outlet. How is this supposed to work, since I've never seen an extension cord with 2 male ends?
Typically, the diesel engine block heater is installed in the engine block and has a standard 120V AC power cord which is plugged into a standard, switched 120V AC outlet (such as the one illustrated earlier).
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Old 01-07-2013, 07:41 PM   #17
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The head bolt heater has a male plug ... it can be plugged into any 120 volt outlet ... including the switched outlet in your power / water bay.

My head bolt heater draws about 10 amps
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