At -30, in my experience, a block heater may not be enough. When I lived in North Dakota, a block heater was good to -20 at best. The other part of the problem is that the battery will not work when it gets that cold. People without heated garages would take their batteries into their homes at night to help with the problem. Some people had heated garages. Even some people in Colorado have heated garages.I am ticked off with myself. It was -30 last night. Went out to plug in the truck, only to find out that it doesn't have a block heater. WhoTH doesn't have a block heater in Canada? Me apparently. This truck was part of the payment for my farm. It didn't
occur to me to check for such a standard feature. Now I have to wait for balmy weather to get it started and rectify the situation. My bad.
The trick is figuring out what the store might be called and where the real industrial supply store is located.
re: he could get it in a couple of days.Sort of funny... In a little town near me there used to be a Napa Auto Parts store, just like any other auto parts store. But! If you drove up to the back of the building and banged on the roll up door... the back was a shop that specialized in water pumps, hoses, and hydraulic lines for large tractors and logging machines, even a good variety of hydraulic cylinders. It was also an industrial supply. It was amazing the amount of items stuffed in greasy boxes on dark wooden shelves. If he didn't have something you needed he could get it in a couple of days.
The same guy owned the building and ran both shops. The average auto-parts shopper never knew what was in back because he never advertised it. Of course every farmer and logger for 30 miles around knew what was in back. He didn't need to advertise. It was the only one in town.
My debit card was declined a couple weeks ago, in spite of me knowing I had more than enough money for my purchase. It was Saturday, so there was little I could do, except put the charge on my credit card, which I never want to do unless it is a necessity, such as this purchase after the declined card.
On Monday I called my Credit Union to discuss why my card had been declined. It is not the first time. My Credit Union watches purchases very closely. If I get car repairs done for more than $500, I can count on those charges being declined, even when I have more than enough money for the charges. They stopped all charges on my card because someone attempted to charge $183 worth of clothing at a store called Athletica at a store about 20 miles from where I live. I never make large purchases like that on clothing. They caught it. I was able to walk into the credit union and get a new card on that Monday. But there are so many things that are on auto pay with my debit card--internet, Amazon purchases, and more. I have had to make several changes to the various accounts to update my information. The other thing was that I have a pin number that I have used for my debit card for a long time. I was not allowed to use that pin number now because it began with a zero. Now, when I enter my pin, I sometimes forget that I have a new number. I just have to get used to using the new number.
These things seem to come all at once. I saw someone have every appliance in their home go bad in a very short period of time. They just thought it was timing. Later, someone pointed out to them that perhaps they had had a power surge that damaged all of their appliances, and this was likely true.Spent two weeks getting my kitchen remodeled, buying new stove and microwave, and today my washer starts leaking. Does it ever end?
As we go into a temperature dip from the Polar Vortex, many people will be replacing car batteries that will not be able to handle the temperature dip.At -30, in my experience, a block heater may not be enough. When I lived in North Dakota, a block heater was good to -20 at best. The other part of the problem is that the battery will not work when it gets that cold. People without heated garages would take their batteries into their homes at night to help with the problem. Some people had heated garages. Even some people in Colorado have heated garages.
I remember back in the late 40s in Vermont, brother Reg putting a kerosene-fed wick burner under the oil pan of his 35 Ford. 35 Fords were up off the ground enough for that to be possible.As we go into a temperature dip from the Polar Vortex, many people will be replacing car batteries that will not be able to handle the temperature dip.
I'd bet that there have been a few strategies used over the years to keep vehicles warm enough to start when it gets frigid.I remember back in the late 40s in Vermont, brother Reg putting a kerosene-fed wick burner under the oil pan of his 35 Ford. 35 Fords were up off the ground enough for that to be possible.
Just a footnote. Understanding all the plumbing we have had going on, I suspected a grain of sand caused the washer fill seat to leak, similar to the flapper on a toilet. We ran 6 loads of wash, back to back, and it has quit leaking. By the way, this is a front load LG washer, so the leaking water dripped into the drum only, and not onto the floor, thank goodness!Spent two weeks getting my kitchen remodeled, buying new stove and microwave, and today my washer starts leaking. Does it ever end?
The "joys" of home ownership!Spent two weeks getting my kitchen remodeled, buying new stove and microwave, and today my washer starts leaking. Does it ever end?
Why does those rubber toilet flappers curl up and , leak , and keep the toilet running , about every 4 months?
I keep spares on hand.
But I hate changing them so often.
Jim
In a cold outhouse, something else curls up. Well, I guess it could be called a flapper.BTW, we never had that problem in the old outhouse.
Jim
I had a buddy do that with his Kenworth and while he enjoyed breakfast his truck burned to the ground.I had a neighbor once that put a metal pan full of charcoal coals under the motor. I guess it worked but the car always smell like charcoal.
Jim
Are you using TidyBoy or similar?BTW, we never had that problem in the old outhouse.
Jim
Bleach tablets and really hard water are the biggest reason for having to replace flappers.Why does those rubber toilet flappers curl up and , leak , and keep the toilet running , about every 4 months?
I keep spares on hand.
But I hate changing them so often.
Jim
We have soft water , so it must be them cleaner tablets the wife puts in the tank.Bleach tablets and really hard water are the biggest reason for having to replace flappers.
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