Pre-heat 915 iS, TSI

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kirbmart1000
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Pre-heat 915 iS, TSI

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I live in the Colorado mountains, it's pretty cold here about 6mo of the year. Looking for a pre-heat on the 915 iS for managing cold weather engine starts.

I found this Tanis option, kinda pricy but looks like it will do the job:
https://www.tanisaircraft.com/product/p ... -2579-115/

Also this Reiff, but not sure if it will work will on a 915 iS.
http://www.reiffpreheat.com/Rotax912.htm

Anybody have experience with these two or recommendations beyond these options?
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Re: Pre-heat 915 iS, TSI

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I’m going to (hopefully) be flying out of KBJC and am planning on installing the Tannis system. It’s been a while since I’ve had any interaction with Tannins but I recall them to be a good brand.

Also just an FYI as tempting as it is to install this during the build, I’m going to wait until after I’ve got it flying before I start adding something like that on so I make sure I don’t introduce any new issues before I’ve gotten first flight in.
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Re: Pre-heat 915 iS, TSI

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Followup. I ended up installing the Reiff, so far it's working well here in CO.
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How was the install process? Pretty straight forward?

I'm not going to put my heater on until after I fly off the test hours as I don't want to mess too much with that process until then.
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