engine block heater for genset

Engine Block Heater – Plastic Shell

Engine Block Heater Introduction

One of the best methods to ensure an engine on a generator set systems starts easily and quickly is to keep the engine warm. One of the most frequently used accessories used for maintaining a warm engine is the engine block heater.

Engine block heater is a preheating device for engine’s cooling water and lubricating oil. It is the necessary supporting device for diesel engine to drive equipment when the working environment is likely to be below 4 ℃.

When the working environment may be below 4 ℃, in the starting stage, the engine’s lubricating oil and cooling water could be condensed into solid. Losing enough functions of lubrication and cooling will bring the damages to the engine.

The engine block heater preheats and thermostatically heats the engine’s cooling water and lubricating oil through external power source, which ensures the diesel engine to work normally under low temperature environment.

About our Engine Block Heater

Our engine block heater is a kind of water heater appplied on various engines coolant preheation, which shall be classified into 2 categories, namely, self-circulation engine block heater without circulation pump and engine block heater with circulation pump. Moreover, the self-circulation engine block heater without circulation pump also can be divided into 2 typies by shell materials, i.e. plastic shell and stainless steel shell.

• the self-circulation engine block heater with plastic shell
• the self-circulation engine block heater with stainless steel shell

Yangzhou Yongcai Machinery Co., Ltd. has already exported many engine block heaters to lots of global customers. These engine block heaters have a good quality with a long service lifetime. Moreover, their unit prices are not high, only USD 50~USD 80 /piece. That is main reason why our customers from many countries and regions bought such kind of engine block heater for their diesel engines. Everyone loves this fine quality heater, greatly convenient for the engine preheation.

Plastic Shell Engine Block Heater Technical Specifications

1. What is your payment terms ? We accept USD by bank TT, USD by Western Union or RMB paid by your friend in China.
2. What is the main function of engine block heater? Wide application on various engines coolant preheation
3. What is the life expectancy of this engine block heater? Standard time is 5-10 years. Generally speaking, if engine block healter is dead, we feel your engine will soon have to be scrapped.
4. What are the quick-wear parts of engine water heater? NO parts. If this engine pre-heater doesn’t work well, it is time for you to buy a new engine block heater instead of old one.
5. How many pieces of engine block heater for an engine? Only an engine block heater for an engine. But the rated power of engine block heater must be exactly matched by diesel engine displacement.
6. What is your minimum order quantity? 10 pieces
7. What is your packing information for this engine block heater? Packing material is standard carton. If the customers buy many pieces of engine heaters, we suggest customers to buy 30 pieces of engine block heaters. 30 pieces of engine heaters will be packed into one big standard carton, just right.
8. What is your lead time? 3-5 workdays after we get payment
9. How to install engine block heater? Installation is very simple, you can do it by yourself. Here, the following instructions can help you and make the installation to be done in a right way.

Engine Block Heater Installation Instructions

• Heater should be intalled vertically and make heater outlet upwards.
• Heater should be mounted under generator base with bolts.

Pipe Installation Instructions :

1. Pour out cooling liquid clearly
2. Link pipe and fitting in the vacuum side of cooling system correctly and probably in lowerest position. Then link heater inlet with steel tube of generator by using a 8mm hose and tighten up lathedog.
3. Link heater outlet to pressure side of water pump by more than 160mm outlet pipe. Hose link heater outlet with pipe fitting of generator
4. Don’t link heater outlet pipe to generator until we pour cooling liquid into outlet pipe fully. It aims to release air in the outlet pipe and prevent any freezing of cooling liquid and operation failure. After linking outlet pipe to generator, keep pouring water.

Warning :

1. Outlet pipe hose should be as straight as possible, and not be flat.
2. Hoses should not be torisoned or ringed during installation.
3. Hose outlet pipe should not be higher than junction of generator.

Checking After Installation :

1. Check heater and pipes fitting whether they are installed correctly and firmly.
2. Start generator. Check cooling liquid pipe, add water to correct water level and then check wether there is leakness or not. And stop and cool generator.
3. Link heater outlet to pressure side of water pump by more than 160mm outlet pipe. Hose link heater outlet with pipe fitting of generator.
4. You can feel warmth of outlet pipe or hose connecting to generator. Otherwise, switch off heater battery. Then release air and keep heater working.
5. Ater a few mimutes, check whether generator and inlet hose become warm stably and inspect heater automatic working condition–open–close–open.

Warning :

1. Don’t switch on until heater is poured into water or cooling liquid fully. Otherwise, it results in heater damage.
2. Don’t operate until earth wire is installed.

Last but not least, if you decide to buy this engine block heater for your diesel engine, please feel free to contact us, send your enquiry to [email protected] or directly add Whatsapp +86 189-3624-2835 for a faster reply. We will sacrifice all of our industrial experiece for your electric power demand. Thank you very much.