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(More customer reviews)While it's still early for a longevity review, I can tell you that overall this seems like a solid unit. Most of the time I use Kim HotStart for block heaters, but at 1/4th the price of a HotStart it seemed worthwhile to investigate further.
The packaging is the standard, cheesy, blow-molded-need-a-knife-to-open type. Inside, you'll find: Instructions, the heater, a nice selection of clamps, a bypass fitting (nice touch), and a very inadequate mounting bracket.
The heater itself feels substantial and rugged. The hose attachment fittings were grinded smooth and ready for hose installation. I use only silicon hose in these applications and the fittings seem to be made well enough to hang on to them. The bracket, however, should be tossed out when you open the package. It will not stand up to vibration and is of a very poor quality, which, is a shame considering the other positive aspects of the heater. My bracket broke in just one week.
After nearly two months, the unit is going strong. But now that the weather is warming, I won't get the opportunity to see how they perform until winter. Besides the bracket, my only other real gripes is there is no ball check valve and the unit uses a single o-ring to seal the tank, which has been problematic for many companies in the past. Otherwise they seem to be certainly worth the money.
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