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telecommatt
Telecommatt bookmarked on 2009-07-13 heat cars

I love LH! Since our car now spends 8+ hrs a day sitting on superheated blacktop, this "heat hack" is like a, er, breath of fresh air(!!).

  • 1. Roll down the windows.

    2. Turn on the A/C on the fresh air setting, do not recirculate.

    3. Crank the fan up all the way and make sure the thermostat is on the coldest setting.

    4. Drive for a minute or two with the windows down, to force out the superheated air.

    5. Once the air in the car begins to feel cooler than the outside temperature, then switch from fresh air to recirculate.

    6. Adjust temperature using lower thermostat and fan settings.

This link has been bookmarked by 2 people . It was first bookmarked on 13 Jul 2009, by Matthew Murphy.

  • 16 Sep 09
    johnmon
    John M

    auto

  • 13 Jul 09
    telecommatt
    Matthew Murphy

    I love LH! Since our car now spends 8+ hrs a day sitting on superheated blacktop, this "heat hack" is like a, er, breath of fresh air(!!).

    heat cars

    • 1. Roll down the windows.

      2. Turn on the A/C on the fresh air setting, do not recirculate.

      3. Crank the fan up all the way and make sure the thermostat is on the coldest setting.

      4. Drive for a minute or two with the windows down, to force out the superheated air.

      5. Once the air in the car begins to feel cooler than the outside temperature, then switch from fresh air to recirculate.

      6. Adjust temperature using lower thermostat and fan settings.