/diy/ - Do It Yourself

My /diy/ friends;

The winter season will be upon many of us soon (some always living in it, others only hearing of it). I think it would be nice if this thread would be about problems that arise to the average person in this season and solutions we've come up with or have been taught to deal with those problems.

It's better to know a solution to a problem we are likely to run into before hand rather than scrambling around after the problem has occurred. I want you /diy/ers to be at the top of your game year round, so let's share our knowledge.

It would be nice if you could give a source of someone else using the solution, but this certainly isn't necessary.

I'll get the ball rolling; make sure to let your car run for a few minutes before driving it for the first time of the day in the cold. You could ruin the engine if you don't do this. Some cars have a little dial-thermometer that tells you how warm it is, let the car run until the dial starts to rise, it won't take long and can save you a good chunk of money problems. If your car doesn't have the thermometer just turn the heat on, it uses the heat created by the engine, so when the heater starts blowing out warm air, that means the engine is warmed up.