Piff Poff

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=1&theater

MillieF

I couldn't make the link work Piff Poff so I'm not sure.

Piff Poff

https://www.google.ca/search?q=block...er%3B150%3B213

Does that one work?

bats

Oh Piff, how could you?

Simon Legree

I thought it was a very timely "public service announcement", by an obviously caring person, for the benefit of those folks who will be experiencing their first winter in The Great White North !

Former Lancastrian

Drive to Regina in February on a weekend where the temperature is around the minus 30C range. Park your car overnight not plugged in and then wake up. Then go out to start the car and tell me if you needed one

Piff Poff

Thank you

Central Alberta not cold enough??? Have experienced those temps no problem, only ever plug the car in occasionally but I've never needed a timer

caretaker

It only takes 2 or 3 hours to warm the engine up with a block heater so the idea is set the timer for 4:30 and save money on power by not plugging it in all night. I don't have the luxury of a plug for my car at home, and below -25 or -30 sometimes I have to boost it with a booster pack.
If we have a good cold snap we can go several weeks where it doesn't get above -30. When it warms up after that it feels great, even if it's still -20.

Piff Poff

Yeah I know the feeling of -20 feeling warm I guess I'm lucky, my husband makes sure my car is fit and ready and able to start before he leaves in the morning, he even scrapes the windows for me And if necessary will get up early to plug the car in for a bit

MarkG

We have timers in the garage, but didn't use them last winter because the garage was warm enough that it wasn't required.

But the cars are always plugged in at work. Back when we first bought our Civic, I didn't have a heater cord on the first days of cold weather, and it did not like trying to start at -30C.

Piff Poff

Only during the 1st winter here, were any of our winter cars given the luxury of the garage, they have all been outside ever since, during the day and over night, we'll use a block heater maybe for a week or two during the cold snaps, but I think using a timer is a little OTT. I certainly would not use a heater if the car was sat in a garage, heated or otherwise

scrubbedexpat091

I never used a timer, but then again I usually forgot to plug the car in. (when I lived in Edmonton) but the car always started.

MillieF

Oh thank you PP that worked a treat....I shan't show it to my husband...I'm sure he'd want one too....if he thought there was anyone else out there with one and he hadn't!

BristolUK

Can you get something like it for leg muscles when I want to go out on my bike in the winter?

mandymoochops

Shouldn't need one for my truck (gas / built like tank / will be parked inside / had same model last year always started without being plugged in) hubbys diesel on the other hand............. thats a cool stocking stuffer gift idea