Tanis heaters

cpw wrote:

Any opinions among other owners in cold climes?

I plug in my Tanis heater immediately after a flight, loosen the oil filler
cap and cover the exposed filler hole with a lint-free, old cloth to catch
the humid air that escapes, and wrap the engine and prop with an insulated
cowl blanket. This is in central NY state.

The aircraft will then sit for three nights until I pull it out of the
unheated t-hanger to fly again.

--
Peter

I had the Reiff oil sump heater installed back in August. Last time
I went flying was 2 weeks ago. Put the 2 car blankets (those blue
quilted things from your favorite Big Box hardware store) over the
cowl after flying, made sure the heater was plugged in, patted the
putt-putt on the spinner and went home.

I live in the 'burbs of Denver.

Today was a *wonderful* day for flying. Cold, clear, no wind.

The city plowed the street and I have a 10 foot high
pile of snow that is now the consistency of concrete blocking my
driveway.

"Blanche" wrote in message
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I had the Reiff oil sump heater installed back in August. Last time
I went flying was 2 weeks ago. Put the 2 car blankets (those blue
quilted things from your favorite Big Box hardware store) over the
cowl after flying, made sure the heater was plugged in, patted the
putt-putt on the spinner and went home.

I live in the 'burbs of Denver.

Today was a *wonderful* day for flying. Cold, clear, no wind.

The city plowed the street and I have a 10 foot high
pile of snow that is now the consistency of concrete blocking my
driveway.

Ahhh...memories of the Christmas '82 blizzard!

At least they plow your street! In '82, my car sat at the bottom of the hill
(Hampden & Tamarac) for four days because it couldn't make the last 150
yards up the hill through 25" of snow (and 8 foot drifts). In them days,
they maybe plowed the main thoroughfares, not the arterials and certainly
not the residential streets.

That was the storm that got Bill McNichols bounced out of office -- no, not
30 years of corruption, but that he had them plow the parking lot for
McNichols arena (named for a sitting mayor, no less) instead of the streets.

--
Matt
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Matthew W. Barrow
Site-Fill Homes, LLC.
Montrose, CO (MTJ)

Matt Barrow wrote:

"Blanche" wrote in message
I had the Reiff oil sump heater installed back in August. Last time
I went flying was 2 weeks ago. Put the 2 car blankets (those blue
quilted things from your favorite Big Box hardware store) over the
cowl after flying, made sure the heater was plugged in, patted the
putt-putt on the spinner and went home.

I live in the 'burbs of Denver.

Today was a *wonderful* day for flying. Cold, clear, no wind.

The city plowed the street and I have a 10 foot high
pile of snow that is now the consistency of concrete blocking my
driveway.

Ahhh...memories of the Christmas '82 blizzard!

At least they plow your street! In '82, my car sat at the bottom of the hill
(Hampden & Tamarac) for four days because it couldn't make the last 150
yards up the hill through 25" of snow (and 8 foot drifts). In them days,
they maybe plowed the main thoroughfares, not the arterials and certainly
not the residential streets.

That was the storm that got Bill McNichols bounced out of office -- no, not
30 years of corruption, but that he had them plow the parking lot for
McNichols arena (named for a sitting mayor, no less) instead of the streets.

Yup -- BTDT.

Ah yes, that hill...not nearly as much fun as I-70 at Floyd Hill, or
the west side of the tunnel, but still entertaining.

I had 5 unexepected friends stay with me for 3 days because they
Couldn't get home. I'm near the bottom bend of I-225. In those days,
J really thought his Volvo could get thru everything and anything. And
this was a group of people from Chicago, who were used to unplowed
side streets, mayors who believed in Solar Snowplows, etc. But they
had never been thru a Colorado storm.

Just remember, McNicols named the stadium, but Webb (another sitting
mayor) named the new local Gov. building after himself. Fortunately
I don't live in Denver, just the 'burbs.

On the other hand, at least we have buried utilities so unless someone
cuts thru, we keep power on, unlike Buffalo and western NY earlier
this year. The paternal side of the family had no water or power or
heat for 8 days. They thought the same thing was happening down
here and called in a panic.

The airports, on the other hand, are another matter.
Once KAPA opened, the Citations and Lears
were coming in every 3-5 minutes, non-stop on Friday. DIA, on
the other hand (KDEN to those here) got the first Frontier flight
out just after 1200 MST. All the local news stations carried the
shot, much like a Shuttle lift-off. But there are people who have
spent 3 nights there already, and may not leave until after Christmas.
The local cities and hotels have a "distressed traveler" plan, put
into planning back in 2003, the last time this happened. Once the
road gets opened, buses get out to the airport and bring the folks
to the hotels. About 3000 people took advantage of this on Friday,
but not quite 2000 stayed at the airport to try and get stand-by
seats.

I'm still astonished at
1) all the people who have 4-wheel drive and think they are invincible and
can travel thru anything
2) and/or have lived here more than 3 winters and don't prepare --
far too many folks don't even have snow shovels!

On 23 Dec 2006 16:50:45 GMT, Blanche wrote:

Matt Barrow wrote:

My daughter was marooned in Cabo San Lucas with a direct Frontier
flight due in around 5:00 on Friday. They did get in around the same
time today. Me? I think I'd have waited for a wind off the mountains
to melt the snow. Cabo sounds a whale of a lot better this time of
year than Denver, but OTOH a whole lot more expensive too.

out just after 1200 MST. All the local news stations carried the
shot, much like a Shuttle lift-off. But there are people who have
spent 3 nights there already, and may not leave until after Christmas.
The local cities and hotels have a "distressed traveler" plan, put
into planning back in 2003, the last time this happened. Once the
road gets opened, buses get out to the airport and bring the folks
to the hotels. About 3000 people took advantage of this on Friday,
but not quite 2000 stayed at the airport to try and get stand-by
seats.

I'm still astonished at
1) all the people who have 4-wheel drive and think they are invincible and
can travel thru anything
2) and/or have lived here more than 3 winters and don't prepare --
far too many folks don't even have snow shovels!

Kevin's dad didn't even have an ice scraper in his. Of course Deb and
Kevin left theirs at his folks (with chains, shovel, and ice scrapers
- They do live on the second rage back where they had 12 feet of the
stuff two years ago)

Fortunately the sun had already melted the ice on the wind shield and
it wasn't too bad once they were out of the parking lot :-))



Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

Blanche writes:


I'm still astonished at
1) all the people who have 4-wheel drive and think they are invincible and
can travel thru anything

Click & Clack say:

4-wheel drive means you can get farther away
from help before you get stuck.
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Unless the host (that isn't close).........................pob 1433
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David Lesher wrote:
Blanche writes:


I'm still astonished at
1) all the people who have 4-wheel drive and think they are invincible and
can travel thru anything

Click & Clack say:

4-wheel drive means you can get farther away
from help before you get stuck.

Love those guys.
--
Gene Seibel
Tales of Flight - http://pad39a.com/gene/tales.html
Because I fly, I envy no one.

Blanche wrote:

I had the Reiff oil sump heater installed back in August. Last time
I went flying was 2 weeks ago. Put the 2 car blankets (those blue
quilted things from your favorite Big Box hardware store) over the
cowl after flying, made sure the heater was plugged in, patted the
putt-putt on the spinner and went home.

Call me a sucker for marketing, but what covering the prop and spinner?
The point that the prop and spinner hanging out in the cold will transmit
that lower temperature through the crankshaft deep into the engine seemed
logical to me.

This is why I broke down and bought the insulated cowling cover and
prop/spinner covers from Kennon.

After three days of being plugged in and covered on a sub-zero day, my
aircraft's prop and spinner are still warm to touch.

I live in the 'burbs of Denver.

Say hello to my brother for me. He lives in Firestone.

--
Peter

Peter R. wrote:
Blanche wrote:

I had the Reiff oil sump heater installed back in August. Last time
I went flying was 2 weeks ago. Put the 2 car blankets (those blue
quilted things from your favorite Big Box hardware store) over the
cowl after flying, made sure the heater was plugged in, patted the
putt-putt on the spinner and went home.

Call me a sucker for marketing, but what covering the prop and spinner?
The point that the prop and spinner hanging out in the cold will transmit
that lower temperature through the crankshaft deep into the engine seemed
logical to me.

This is why I broke down and bought the insulated cowling cover and
prop/spinner covers from Kennon.

After three days of being plugged in and covered on a sub-zero day, my
aircraft's prop and spinner are still warm to touch.

I live in the 'burbs of Denver.

Say hello to my brother for me. He lives in Firestone.

Sorry -- didn't provide all the info.

1) Yes I have prop covers and a spinner cover.
2) the blankets easily cover the air intakes on the cowl

Not sure where Firestone is. But I haven't even seen my neighbors
from 4 houses over, the plows have piled up so much snow. Somehow,
I think we'll have a different company on contract next year.

Blanche wrote:

Sorry -- didn't provide all the info.

1) Yes I have prop covers and a spinner cover.
2) the blankets easily cover the air intakes on the cowl

Ah, OK. Very good.

Not sure where Firestone is.

About 25 miles north of Denver. Straight up that major north/south highway
there.

--
Peter