Burn more gas?

Question:
Does using your car heater (not the AC) make your car burn more gas?

Answers:

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A minuscule amount, as running the fan puts a little more load on the alternator. Not enough to measure, probably.
Every accessory you turn on adds more load the alternator.

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If you are using the "defrost" mode, the A/C compressor is engaged, which DOES hurt fuel mileage a little.

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NO. except to a minor extent the fan, which you could turn off in most cars.

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yes, it uses a tiny bit

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sometimes if the a/c activates and it does on some models during defrost mode.otherwise its just an electrical drain that the alternator should handle without requiring to work that hard.

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Some cars have what is called climate control which uses both engine heat and A/C to control the temperature of the air. Those cars would use about 5% more gasoline when using the heater. If the car does not have climate control, the only drag on the engine is a tiny drain of electricity from using the fan and you wouldn't notice it.

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Maybe a little

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If it's 20 below zero, and the engine warms up enough, you will not even think about fuel economy when you need that heat.

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Nope, you car heat is done by water from the engine circulating through a heater core and a fan blowing through it. so it uses no fuel to use it.

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No, most heater core and blower motor are all electrical systems and do not require the a belt driven system. so they do not pull a heavier load on your engine like your A/C compressor does.

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car heaters use the alternator, when u defrost you are useing the same thing as the ac which does burn gas. so yes it does burn a little but not enough to notice

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