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You'll need flow and return pipes, a booster blower, and some way to seal the rest of the gap round the window, but very Bakeable. |
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sure [+] just remember that you've got to heat up not only the air in the car but the upholstery, dashboard, etc. |
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You certainly wouldn't want to run this continually as your heat losses through the car into the garage would send your bill into the stratosphere in the winter time. Perhaps you have a regular schedule and can heat up the car 30 minutes before you're to leave for work. Or you can set a timer if you'll be driving on winter holiday to warm up the car a preset time before you depart. |
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Put a timer and/or a user set switch on and I'll give you a pre-warmed croissant. |
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If you're going to do that, just put a fan heater on a timer inside the car, run the cable out to a timeclock in a nearby outlet, and it's done. |
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Presumably the original idea was to use low-grade heat recovered from the building to warm the car, thus saving energy. |
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Nicely done. Just make sure that the pipe isnt long enough to reach the exhaust
dont want those disgruntled suburban teenagers taking out the whole family in the dead of winter
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