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Gate Opener Cold Weather Battery Heater

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  • Easy "Do-it-Yourself" installation
  • Recommended for temperatures below 32 degrees
  • Prevents the battery from losing charge in cold temperatures
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Product Details

Maintain your gate opener's battery life in cold weather conditions with the Mighty Mule Battery Heater. This Battery Heater wires directly into the gate opener's circuit board and attaches to the 12-Volt battery to keep the battery warm, continuing to maintain its charge. This reliable battery heater is safe and easy to install. It's not intended for solar powered installations.
  • FM316 is an easy DIY (do it yourself) installation
  • Prevents Mighty Mule gate opener batteries from losing their charge in cold weather
  • Designed for gates in locations that experience extreme weather conditions
  • Wires into the gate opener circuit board and attaches directly to the gate opener's 12-Volt battery
  • Backed by a 12 month Mighty Mule warranty and technical support
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Questions & Answers

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Q:Will one of these work for 2 batteries or do I need 2
by|Aug 12, 2019
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A:  It is design to keep one battery warm, so you would need two if you have two batteries.

by|Aug 14, 2019
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    Q:I have a 24V gate opener with 2 12Ah batteries in series and a 20W solar panel. Wondering how man...
    by|Nov 13, 2018
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    A:  Our FM316 is a 12 volt battery heater. Not sure who might have a 24 volt.

    by|Nov 13, 2018
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      Q:Is this used for a camping tent? If so what kind of battery do you use?
      by|Oct 12, 2017
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      A:  No, this is not used for a camping tent.

      by|Oct 12, 2017

        A:  LadyStorm, This Mighty Mule cold weather battery heater is intended to be used on your Mighty Mule gate openers 12-Volt, 7 Amp/hour battery battery. Thank you,

        by|Oct 17, 2017

          A:  No, this is designed to be used with a gate opener. Solar powered gate openers require a battery for the solar panel to charge and if you live in cold weather you will need this battery heater to keep the battery warm enough to operate your gate opener. The reason is that a battery works using a chemical reaction inside it and cold temperatures slow the movement of particles inside the battery to a point that it cannot be used. If you warm the battery back up the particles are able to move quickly enough to create the chemical reaction and provide you with a functioning battery. TLDR: This heater keeps the battery from failing in cold temps.

          by|Oct 12, 2017
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          Q:is this heater recommended on the mighty mule automatic gate opener solar kit where no AC power is available?
          by|Sep 21, 2016
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          A:  It is not recommended for solar applications. I suppose you could get around that by installing a much larger solar panel though. Here in Iowa, I gave up on the idea of using solar power for the gate opener and ran wire to the house instead.

          by|Oct 18, 2016

          A:  Thank you for taking the time to post your question. The Mighty Mule Gate Opener Cold Weather Battery Heater is not recommended for solar powered applications. Thank you,

          by|Sep 22, 2016
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            Customer Reviews

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            Jan 30, 2018
            Installed it and the gate opener still would not work @ 34 deg & below. I checked it with a multi...
            Installed it and the gate opener still would not work @ 34 deg & below. I checked it with a multi meter/and thermostat in freezer everything passed. Was not even warm to the touch.
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            Jan 27, 2018
            Even though this product was supposed to work with the model that I chose, It does not fit in the...
            Even though this product was supposed to work with the model that I chose, It does not fit in the battery compartment without bulging out the sides of the box. It also didn't come with the two sided tape that was supposed to be in the box. It doesn't even seem to do any good warming the battery as it is supposed too.
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            Nov 23, 2016
            It has worked so far (November, 2016) and our temps have been freezing at night. The reason for ...
            It has worked so far (November, 2016) and our temps have been freezing at night. The reason for 4 starts is that it was rather difficult to get this to fit against by batter and have them both fit in the plastic housing.
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            Oct 18, 2016
            Tight fit but easy to install
            The battery heater doesn't really fit into the housing without bowing out the walls but other than that it is easy to install. Will have to wait for the temperature to drop to see how well it works.
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            Apr 14, 2015
            Great ease of installing
            Eases of installing, during summer , hope it preformed in winter
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