Oil pre-heater

[Eman]

Originally Posted by Ron Gusack

Thanks for that information Jim. If my math is correct, this heater has 63.69 watts per sq. in. I guess I'll send both of them back. The heating probe is 4" long and .5" in diameter with 400 watts.

I tried a stick on pad but when I saw smoke coming out of the diaper after a few minutes, I took it off.

Some have used a plumbers pad, available at Lowes, to protect their diaper. Pad has to be sealed around the edhes to the pan if it peels it will burn itself up.