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ConcernedCanuk

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9. There are also battery warmers - look like them decorative toaster covers some use.
Tue Jan 21, 2014, 01:51 PM
Jan 2014

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umm, no - I've never actually seen a battery warmer with flowers on it - but I think you get it

A battery below freezing has only about half it's cranking power - batteries do not like the cold.

Sorta like a tiny electric blanket for your battery. Wraps around the sides, not over the top(connections).

Car maintenance is expensive (as a retired auto and truck mechanic I can vouch for this).

Baby your vehicle - it will save you more than you can even imagine.

Those that say you can just "start and go" do not understand the theory of the mechanics of cars. Engines, transmissions and so on are designed to work at a certain temperatures - freezing ain't it, so warming up the vehicle, even if you have to use gasoline, is cheaper in the long run than "start and go".

CC

ps: link for a 900 watt interior car warmer > > http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/little-buddy-110v-car-warmer-0303405p.html#.Ut6y3_Qo5w0

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