The new winter thread - 2018-19
Jan 28th 2019, 4:11 pm
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Re: The new winter thread - 2018-19
Tried to improve the ice problem on the drive the other day. Some salt good to down to -35 and used an ice-breaker.
Now I keep finding pains in my forearms.
Now I keep finding pains in my forearms.
Jan 28th 2019, 6:32 pm
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Re: The new winter thread - 2018-19
Looks like shitty weather this week for most of the US of A
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/28/us/wi...wxc/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/28/us/wi...wxc/index.html
Jan 29th 2019, 2:41 am
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Re: The new winter thread - 2018-19
Forecast for windchill of -51 tomorrow morning here in Winterpeg. Got my thermals looked out. 
Jan 29th 2019, 12:47 pm
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Jan 29th 2019, 2:33 pm
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Re: The new winter thread - 2018-19
-30 and my van didn't start so I'll have to use the booster pack a bit later.
Jan 29th 2019, 3:12 pm
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Re: The new winter thread - 2018-19
Windchill doesn't affect the vehicle.The only effect wind chill has on inanimate objects, such as car radiators and water pipes, is to more quickly cool the object to cool to the current air temperature. Object will NOT cool below the actual air temperature.
It will also depend on condition of battery, how old is it etc. My car was left out for 9 hours in minus 30 to 40 temps yesterday and has no block heater as the manufacturer claims it doesn't need one and it started ok and its a nearly 4 year old battery. Leather seats become very hard though.
Jan 29th 2019, 3:37 pm
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Re: The new winter thread - 2018-19
If you have underground heated parking they do Windchill doesn't affect the vehicle.
The only effect wind chill has on inanimate objects, such as car radiators and water pipes, is to more quickly cool the object to cool to the current air temperature. Object will NOT cool below the actual air temperature.
It will also depend on condition of battery, how old is it etc. My car was left out for 9 hours in minus 30 to 40 temps yesterday and has no block heater as the manufacturer claims it doesn't need one and it started ok and its a nearly 4 year old battery. Leather seats become very hard though.
Windchill doesn't affect the vehicle.The only effect wind chill has on inanimate objects, such as car radiators and water pipes, is to more quickly cool the object to cool to the current air temperature. Object will NOT cool below the actual air temperature.
It will also depend on condition of battery, how old is it etc. My car was left out for 9 hours in minus 30 to 40 temps yesterday and has no block heater as the manufacturer claims it doesn't need one and it started ok and its a nearly 4 year old battery. Leather seats become very hard though.
I start my car with the key, turn the heat up, then spend 3-4 minutes scraping the windows and then drive off.
Jan 29th 2019, 3:41 pm
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Re: The new winter thread - 2018-19
I start my car with the key, turn the heat up, drive off, then spend 3-4 minutes scraping the windows.
Jan 29th 2019, 5:02 pm
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Re: The new winter thread - 2018-19
If you have underground heated parking they do Windchill doesn't affect the vehicle.
The only effect wind chill has on inanimate objects, such as car radiators and water pipes, is to more quickly cool the object to cool to the current air temperature. Object will NOT cool below the actual air temperature.
It will also depend on condition of battery, how old is it etc. My car was left out for 9 hours in minus 30 to 40 temps yesterday and has no block heater as the manufacturer claims it doesn't need one and it started ok and its a nearly 4 year old battery. Leather seats become very hard though.
Windchill doesn't affect the vehicle.The only effect wind chill has on inanimate objects, such as car radiators and water pipes, is to more quickly cool the object to cool to the current air temperature. Object will NOT cool below the actual air temperature.
It will also depend on condition of battery, how old is it etc. My car was left out for 9 hours in minus 30 to 40 temps yesterday and has no block heater as the manufacturer claims it doesn't need one and it started ok and its a nearly 4 year old battery. Leather seats become very hard though.
Salt. Effective down to -15. Does this mean that at -10 but with windchill of -17 that it would still work? Coz I don't think it does. We also have a couple of packs of something else effective to -35 but it's barely effective with a feels like around -20. Slight pitting at best.
Heat Pumps - good down to -20. Who knows? Sometimes ours works at colder than -20 and other times not around zero. Two different systems - previous one and current one.
Jan 29th 2019, 5:50 pm
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Re: The new winter thread - 2018-19
My hood latch is frozen so I can't get at the battery to boost it, ha ha. I did all the banging and prying stuff but it usually takes simultaneous effort at the hood and on the release to spring, so I'm resigned to walk to the bank and back and then stay put for the rest of the aft unless my friend gets his truck running and comes over. I get 4 service calls with my CAA gold card but won't use one for this; rather save them for real emergencies. I've had a duck in the main fridge for a couple of days so will take that out to finish thawing and so will have a nice project for later.
Jan 29th 2019, 5:50 pm
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Re: The new winter thread - 2018-19
Car starts fine, but it’s overnight in the garage. It’s not insulated though so temperature was sitting at -35.
Husband plugs his in when it’s sitting outside at work.
They cancelled school because they won’t run the country busses when it falls below -45.
If they break down they can’t rely on them restarting and getting another bus to get the kids off could take too long.
Jan 29th 2019, 6:05 pm
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Re: The new winter thread - 2018-19
Do you know much about remote starters? I don't have one, but I know lots of people who do and they like to let their vehicle idle on their driveway for 10-15 minutes. Besides having a nice warm interior, is there any benefit in letting the engine warm up for that length of time?
I start my car with the key, turn the heat up, then spend 3-4 minutes scraping the windows and then drive off.
I start my car with the key, turn the heat up, then spend 3-4 minutes scraping the windows and then drive off.
Remote start is awesome - just started my car from the orthodontist in the middle of the mall and by the time we’d grabbed a timmies it was all toasty to get in to.