How to prevent your car from becoming a hot mess
Is it a good idea to keep your car in a heated garage during the winter?
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Garage heater recommendations?
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I can find just as many links that argue the other side. Have you experienced this problem?
How to prevent your car from becoming a hot mess
Is it a good idea to keep your car in a heated garage during the winter?
Is your circuit breaker panel in the garage? If so easy to add a 220 line for it. If it is in your basement or something, probably not worth it. Even if you don't have 220 appliances I'm sure your box will have 2 legs of power. Others familiar with different areas of the country might know more on this, but I'm not aware of anywhere that would only supply 1 phase to the breaker panel. 3 phase on the other hand is generally only delivered to businesses, can't even pay to have it put in at any cost in my neck of the woods.
Recently bought a DeWalt LP Space Heater. Runs on Electric or the 20VMax batteries. Tool only is on sale at Bomgaars for $140. Two settings. 27,000 BTU or 68,000 BTU. Runs on a 20 lb. tank. Perfect to take chill off garage. Sweet unit. I have DeWalt tools so already had batteries and charger. But it runs on cord as well. And the portability of taking where there is no electric to run the blower is a big plus.
Just look up the active/inactive temp. of the salt-brine solution they put on the roads. The more moist/humid the air is.......the worse it is on metal. If I remember usually temps above 44F and it starts munching at a fairly good rate especially the metal that isn't treated. So yes, if you want to park your car in your heated garage, fine. But when they start throwing that white powder on the roads ahead of a pending event......snow or no snow....it's best if you run your car through a good car wash at least once a week. Because unlike rock salt.....the brine is already a liquid and will corrode even if the weatherman is wrong.
Thanks everyone, lots to think about. In the Pacific Northwest, 60mi north of Seattle, we don't get frigidly cold but run at 100% humidity from November to April. Think continuous drizzle/showers/fog and 40 degrees. So over-drying the air is not a concern for me. And we don't salt the roads here. On the rare occasions we need to treat the roads, we use sand. I've been okay so far just putting on sweats but eventually I'll need to take some of the chill off. I do prefer to squat/deadlift barefoot or with minimalist shoes so a warmer platform would be nice.
Interesting subject. I have a detached garage that was intended for woodworking, but has been taken over by furniture from a college graduate that is comfortable at home. (She is working) Once I get it cleared out some and put up some insulation it will be time to get serious about heating it.
