Has anyone tried using a power inverter to run a coolant heater while driving?
I don't know about the rest of you, but I've experienced some very miserable highway travels at -15 F and below with minimal heat. I'm thinking that it would be a very good idea to install a frostheater (which I will be doing anyway) with a power inverter to provide more heat to the engine while driving through such low temperatures. In addition, I think it would also help improve my fuel economy on said trips and at times when I am running errands and leaving my vehicle in a parking lot for 1-3 hours at stretch.
The whole package would involve installing the following:
frostheater
1500 watt power inverter located in the engine bay
remote on/off switch for the inverter
As an optional addition, I would also like to find a way to wire a connection that will allow me to use the frostheater with either the inverter or an external source (house current). Sort of like this:
-in->|
_____|-out to frostheater->
-in->|
I'm imagining that it would be as easy as reversing a Y-connector with male-male and female-female cords.
Feedback?
I don't know about the rest of you, but I've experienced some very miserable highway travels at -15 F and below with minimal heat. I'm thinking that it would be a very good idea to install a frostheater (which I will be doing anyway) with a power inverter to provide more heat to the engine while driving through such low temperatures. In addition, I think it would also help improve my fuel economy on said trips and at times when I am running errands and leaving my vehicle in a parking lot for 1-3 hours at stretch.
The whole package would involve installing the following:
frostheater
1500 watt power inverter located in the engine bay
remote on/off switch for the inverter
As an optional addition, I would also like to find a way to wire a connection that will allow me to use the frostheater with either the inverter or an external source (house current). Sort of like this:
-in->|
_____|-out to frostheater->
-in->|
I'm imagining that it would be as easy as reversing a Y-connector with male-male and female-female cords.
Feedback?