"Long Engine Life Starts With Reiff"

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Why buy a Reiff Preheat System?

Short answer, compared to the other brand we offer you:

1. A more robust system that requires less maintenance down the road
2. A NON-INVASIVE system (see below)
3. No conflicts with CHT sensors
4. About HALF THE PRICE for comparable wattage
5. Nearly DOUBLE THE WARRANTY
6. After the warranty expires they charge up to 5x what we do for replacement parts

 

GET THE PREHEAT SYSTEM THAT RUNS ON ALL CYLINDERS

• Our multi-point systems heat ALL your cylinders and do not conflict with your CHT sensors.  The other brand's older systems put the cylinder heaters in the CHT ports that are intended for CHT sensors. If you have one of those systems and you want to install an electronic engine monitor you will need to remove those heating elements and replace them with their hollow bolt heaters that replace intake monifold bolts or rocker cover screws. This conversion will cost hundreds of dollars. Why not spend that money instead on a new Reiff system with a new 5 year warranty?

THE MODULAR ADVANTAGE

• Our innovative and unique modular design lets you tailor a preheat system to meet your needs and budget.  Want the best?  Choose one of our integrated multipoint systems using both cylinder and oil heaters.  Already have an oil sump heater?  Then just get the cylinder heat system - it will work with any oil heater.  Live in a mild climate?  Then perhaps our oil sump heater is all you need.  We let you do it YOUR way, and we are the only preheater company that gives you a choice.  Others sell only oil heaters, or only multi-point systems.

• We are the ONLY preheat system manufacturer who offers an Oil Cooler Heater Option .

• Any system can be easily upgraded to a higher system at any time.

NO FAULT WARRANTY

• The best warranty in the industry.

• 5 years of "no fault" coverage, not 1 to 3 years "if it's your fault it's not covered" as other brands have.

• We do not require installation by an A&P for warranty coverage to apply, as other brands do.

QUALITY & RELIABILITY

• Built rugged to withstand the brutal conditions in the engine compartment.  Highest quality components are used, such as Teflon insulated wiring.

• All units 100% inspected and tested before shipment.

• Our system will continue functioning even if one or more of the heating elements should quit working. Individual elements can be easily replaced at a reasonable cost.

EASY INSTALLATION

• "The Reiff HotBands required about six minutes each to install... they’re easy to set up, so easy in fact that both owners and cavemen could do it."  Aviation Consumer, March 2007, pg 21

• Non-invasive installation - no engine parts need to be removed or replaced, no engine or airframe modification required.

• No STC or Form 337 required, just a logbook entry.

• Installation Instructions

CONVENIENCE

• Just plug in with an extension cord - no set up required like combustion heaters

• Our systems are installed on your aircraft, like the engine block heater on a car, so they go with you wherever you fly. 

• No more waiting for an FBO preheat.

• No more being stranded at distant airports because the FBO isn't open or doesn't have preheat.

• Can be used with a telephone activated switch, timer, or thermostat conrol.

SAFE

• FAA-PMA approved.

• Works by conduction, the safest form of heat - much safer than gas flame heaters, space heaters, or light bulbs.

• External ground wire allows the engine and airframe to be grounded to the electrical outlet for safety.

• UL and CSA approved components.

• A big advantage of our system is that it is non-invasive.  All our parts are installed "on" the engine.  Nothing is installed inside the engine, and you do not need to remove any OEM parts or replace any OEM parts with our parts.  For example, our competitor's system replaces the OEM intake manifold bolts or rocker cover bolts with their own heated bolts.  These are simply hollowed out bolts with heating elements epoxied into the hollowed out shank. The intake manifold is held to the cylinder head with only two bolts. If a hollow bolt heater breaks, that side of the intake manifold would come loose and extra air would be sucked into that cylinder, which would lean the mixture and possibly cause power loss and engine damage. As a general design philosophy we feel it is safer not to replace parts that were installed by the engine manufacturer, especially structural parts like bolts.

ECONOMICAL

• Our main competitor's systems cost about TWICE AS MUCH AS OURS for about the same wattage, and replacement parts up to 5 times more (see price comparison chart). We place a high priority on helping to keep flying affordable.

• Costs about 3 cents per hour to operate.

• Pays for itself quickly since no more expensive FBO preheats are needed, and your engine life is extended.

• An engine heater purchase should be considered an INVESTMENT, not an expense. If preheating extends your engine's life just 10%, the preheat system will have paid for itself several times over.

PROVEN

• We have been producing electric preheaters since 1992. With about 35,000 systems and 150,000 heating elements in service all over the world, we have a track record and experience you can have confidence in.

• Developed by a Master's degreed engineer who has over 40 years of experience as a cold weather pilot.

A batch of HotBand cylinder heaters in production.  We have made about 100,000 of these since 1996.	A batch of preheat systems being assembled
	Shipping department... about 200 systems on the shelves boxed and ready to ship - usually the same day they are ordered

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Last updated 8/6/2021