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Originally Posted by Frank Lee
I like your tests.
Is it safe to say that, as a general rule, heaters should be plugged in from 45 min to 1 1/2 hours, regardless of ambient temp, no more and no less?
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This general rule may work for most places, but not some the coldest of places on earth..like Winnipeg! I lived there for a year and a half and would leave the block heater plugged in alllll night and some mornings the Integra would still chug and scrape as it turned over. (it would send chills up my spine..along with the wind) Mind you, it was -40C or below when this happened..yea below..but out there I had my timer set for 4 hrs + before I had to drive it to work. Eventually, I just left it plugged in all the time, especially in January & February.
Those winters are so hard on cars, hard on all the rubbers, hard on everything. Thankfully I'm in Ontario now!
Very interesting read btw,
Ken