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Originally Posted by hulkrogan
Plugging your car in for over a week? Ouch... you realize plugging it in for 30 minutes when you got back would have had the same benefit, right?
But yeah, if it isn't the fuel cap you should take it in and get it checked out, especially since it's under warranty so free to do so.
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I would suggest you plug it it a little longer than 30 mins. 1-2 hours for the kind of cold we have had.
http://autos.canada.com/winterdrivin...1-7fdc2a625b10
Some cost numbers:
Some math: Climate Change Central, an energy-use watchdog, reports that a block heater uses eight times more energy than a refrigerator. If a block heater uses 450 watts (0.45 kWh) of electricity at an average of $0.09/kWh, then one night equals $0.41 and two hours equals $0.08.