Banks Vs. BD - Tested in real Winter Conditions! (Grid Heater)

[Thorvald]

Well someone has finally (unless I missed it) done a proper test of the Banks Monster Ram vs stock/BD grid heater comparison:

Spoiler, it can’t handle Canadian winters… maybe California…

Unless Banks can figure this out, I’ll stick with the stock/BD kit for when my warranty is up.

Edit: Watch it quick before the Banks Lawyers take it down.

 

[superjoe83]

Just comparing the current draw between the two would give you a definite answer, the stock grid heater draws over 200A compared to around 60A for the banks. That's over 2400 watts of heat compared to 720 watts for the banks

 

[Deleted member 47449]

My guess is that Banks designed it to function where the majority of the population lives and it seldom or never gets to as low as -30C/-22F.