HAH Remote Starter
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Re: HAH Remote Starter
Originally Posted by PhoenixDown
I've always been told that its good to warm up your car first, thats one reason why I want to get a remote start. I had the bad habit of jumping in and just driving my old car cold and I think it led to the engine going out on it.
You can run the heater for 2.5 hours on one kwh of electricity. My electric costs about 8 cents per kwh, so not a bad price for a little creature comfort and a little less worry about the running the engine cold. When I leave work, of course it isn't plugged in (although that would be a nice perk - maybe I'll talk to the boss ). But at least 50% of the time the sun has been shining, the daytime temps are warmer and the car isn't quite so frigid.
And, of course, running an engine hard that is cold is going to be bad for it no matter what. Not saying this is what you did, but I always baby it a little the first mile, heater or no.
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Originally Posted by toast64
You can run the heater for 2.5 hours on one kwh of electricity. My electric costs about 8 cents per kwh, so not a bad price for a .
electrons are all the same so why??
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Originally Posted by ralph_dog
OMG......8 cents.....we are getting porked here in the NE. My rates just went up, and we now pay 19 cents per KWH.....(up from 13 cents). They are sucking us dry here in boston area...sheeesh..
electrons are all the same so why??
electrons are all the same so why??
Of course electrons are electrons, but unfortunately transmission costs prohibit free distribution even though the grid is all tied together (more or less). And if a corporation sees an opening in a demand from consumers, watch out.....
#14
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I highly recommend a block heater. I picked one up, just haven't installed it yet. The car will be up to temp within a mile (versus 2 or 3), without 10minutes of idling, using gas, and needless emission. Remember- a cold engine has few emission controls until the catalytic heats up. Might as well put that dirty exhaust to work moving the car. Also, when it is started, the fluid is already warmer- that much better for the engine overall (but minimal benefit).
Yes of course the heater uses electricity...probably from coal. But from a well-regulated power plant that can generate a single kWh more efficiently than a cold ICE can.
There are some threads back a way here and in the civic forum about block heaters and the cost to install and use them vs burning gas is idle or even just cold-engine driving with low FE. The heater does well in comparison- payback potentially within one season.
Yes of course the heater uses electricity...probably from coal. But from a well-regulated power plant that can generate a single kWh more efficiently than a cold ICE can.
There are some threads back a way here and in the civic forum about block heaters and the cost to install and use them vs burning gas is idle or even just cold-engine driving with low FE. The heater does well in comparison- payback potentially within one season.
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Re: HAH Remote Starter
Originally Posted by PhoenixDown
I've always been told that its good to warm up your car first, thats one reason why I want to get a remote start. I had the bad habit of jumping in and just driving my old car cold and I think it led to the engine going out on it.
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