Block heater question
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From: Davis & Newcastle, CA
Originally Posted by joshdvirnak
Poor, poor wittelw baby. My sink will have 3 inches of ice in october if I forget to drain it at night. 
People ask me why I live in California... 'Why do you live in California?! I like seasons! I wanna live somewhere with seasons! I like seasons!' Yeah I like seasons too, thats why I live in a place that skips the shi**y ones.
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Well, i had it plugged in last night, it wasnt super cold, but it was below freezing. My truck has always started good in the winter, but it did warm up a lot quicker this morning.
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Being as I live just east of you in northern Mn, I will tell you what works for me. If it is going to be -20 to -35F over night I plug in when I shut off and leave plugged in overnight. If less than about -20F overnight I use a timer that comes on 2hrs before start time. Any more is a waste of electricity $$$$. This is with the factory installed frost plug heaters.
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That makes sense, I just wanted to try it out, although, luckily for me at my apartment I dont pay for the elecricity where I plug in, but for an overall energy conservation view, a timer would be ideal.
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How cold does it get in Georgia?
I have a 79 F150 with a 4.9 that has never failed to start in the winter here, and I am guessing it is a little bit colder in ND compared to GA.
I have a 79 F150 with a 4.9 that has never failed to start in the winter here, and I am guessing it is a little bit colder in ND compared to GA.
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I lived in Buffalo, and never once used a block heater. The coldest it ever got was a few degrees below zero, and my truck started fine. So I don't think you need one in Georgia, or anywhere in CA for that matter either, unless you commute from the top of Mt. Whitney.
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