Video Transcript for Detailed Breakdown of the Kat's Heaters Custom Diesel Engine Block Heater

Hi, everybody, Andy here with etrailer.com. Let's take a brief look together at this Kats heaters custom diesel engine block heater. Now, this heater is designed to fit your Caterpillar and Detroit Diesel engines. And on your screen, I am including the types of engines from Caterpillar and from Detroit Diesel that this is going to fit. And this does have a thread size of one-inch NPT. And so, as you probably know, this frost plug heater is going to replace the core plug in your engine block and it submerges in the coolant to keep engine fluids from thickening, resulting in a smoother startup and less wear and tear on your engine in cold weather.

Now, as you probably know, heating your engine coolant is going to keep it from thickening and freezing, resulting in more reliable startups and smoother operation altogether. It's also going to lessen the workload and extend the life of your vehicle's battery. And because starting your engine when it's warm creates less condensation in the engine block than starting it when it's cold, your engine will actually get better initial fuel vaporization, which causes fewer emissions and less pollution. Now, I do wanna point out that you wanna be sure that you do not use this heater with 100% anti-free solution, and you wanna be sure not to start your engine when the heater is plugged in. Now, the power cord on this heater is removable.

All you're gonna have to do is loosen this nut and then this plug can be unplugged from the heater itself. So that's nice because you're not gonna have to buy a whole new heater if your cord, for some reason, in some way gets damaged. This cord can be routed through, like your grill, for easy access to a 240-volt outlet or an extension cord. Now, if needed, a longer or shorter cord can be purchased to better fit your application. Of course, those cords are sold separately.

And you do wanna make sure that the heating element is fully submerged in the coolant before plugging this in, or you could damage this heater. This is made here in the USA of a corrosion-resistant brass. This is also CSA-approved. This has a wattage of 1,500 watts and an amperage of 6.25 amps. You will get an instruction sheet to go over a little bit more detail, the specifications and the details of this heater and then to guide you through that installation process.

Well, I think that's gonna wrap up our brief look today. I do hope that it was helpful for you. Again, my name is Andy, thank you for joining me.