Can this be used in 20 degree weather to blow light snow off a car?
996810
I doubt it highly. Good for saw dust or minor leaves. Nothing more than that.
996811
Yes, it can! I did indeed try it for that purpose. To know if the snow is light and fluffy for the job, try blowing a little bit of snow with your mouth. If it comes off, then this will do the trick perfectly. However, do not store the blower inside your car. It will degrade the battery quickly. It is my understanding after reading numerous articles on LI and Ni-Cad batteries that they do not like to be stored in extremely hot or cold temperatures over extended period of times.
996812
Good question. It has enough power to blow a few leaves but not a pile. Try this: Use your hair dryer without heat and if that blows snow than it would work because it works better than a hair dryer!
2089455
I have used my Makita blower several times to blow light, fluffy snow off of my driveway, deck and car. It works quite well on snow up to maybe an inch and a half. You can blow deeper snow but it just blows a narrow swath and takes quite a while to do a large area.
1193647
It has plenty of power. I live in south Louisiana so snow is a foreign object. I would imagine it would but I have no actual experience to back that up.
840306
Absolutely. We had a polar weather here in Chicago this past winter. My windows of old Ford were constantly foggy. I used this spray. I was surprised by increased visibility after using this spray. This spray usually lasts about one week. Then, you need to re-spray it. Also, before you spray, you need to wash your windows to make them clean first. Otherwise, the spray won't be as effective.
1899754
Yes. I couldn't agree more. The one I bought for my broke after one light use and they said it was incorrect use. I guess it wasn't really made to blow snow.
2211990
No it's NOT sutiable for use in the car. There is not enough cold air produced by the unit. I thought plugging it in to electricity would help, it didn't! Skip the purchase.
3406
Hi Alan,I don't know. We never have cold weather here. It works fine in our shop, which seldom gets below 60 degrees.
586311
if its performance in cold weather is any indication, you will not be able to get this thing off in over 110 degree weather!
217919
Yes. It's nice if you get in and out of your car often. If you're driving a long time, put the vent where it blows on your feet. That feeds colder air to the fan
1200857
This difficult to answer without knowing the outside temperature...That said, mine does a good job in my motor home with temps into the mid 20*F.
1848520
yes you can! but its better to use all superfreeze, but yes it will work, i have done it iam geting 57f out of my air ducts
2195073
I really like this Bestek device. About the 20 inch fan, it's all about power. Realize that it takes 12V DC and makes 120 AC. So if the full 150 Watts is being used, there is well above 10A of current going to the lighter plug. Your fuse may only be a 10A fuse. If you plan on having the fan on while the car is off (if it's possible, most lighter plugs turn off when the car is off), I'm not sure how long the battery will hold up. You may find that your car does not start.
793639
It works in any temp. It works by making a type of foam. No warm up or heat is used to make the snow
2215186
It works great, however, if the outside air temp is below 10-15 degrees fahrenheit or so, the unit will not work. So, when it's really, really cold out, for some reason the system has a safety mechanism that prevents it from working. Sounds crazy, but true. Once the day warms up enough, it kicks back on.
479677
If you are just testing the blower just use a small extnsion cord to run blower.If you are going to try to use blower to move snow you should use heavy duty extension cord longest you have. Problem is cord will not be very flexible depending on how cold it is where you live. Try to follow up on where your cord is. Cord is very good in cold weather.
54705
It doesn't have a very strong blow but it does ok on pine needles, I've never tried it for snow. Might be ok for light snow.
2209366
yes- strong enough to cut snow off the top as long as you dont force the issue- if difficult scrapea layer off the top and then get the rest on your next attempt- stay away from ice layers as this could snap the head off