 | Home > Technical > Heater woes ! |
 
|
|
|
| chalky Member Since: 09 May 2008 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 483   
|
right before I start i can't beleive I'm moaning about the heaters on a Defender !
I'll try and explain the best I can ! When my heater is set to zero ! Or no blow ? Air is still expelled from the vents be it face footwell windscreenor a combination of all, with the heater dial clicked anti clocwise 3 clicks from cold red hot air is expelled from the passenger side vents and cold from the drivers side, so much so that my mrs had to open the window and I was freezing on my side ! With the dial cranked further left I got heat but it's unbearable, there is no half way point, has any one else had this problem ? DEFENDER XS CSW 08 TONGA GREEN |
||
13th Oct 2009 10:50am |
|
| alantd Member Since: 14 Dec 2008 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 1513 
|
I've noticed that the footwell on the passenger side gets a lot warmer than the driver's side. I was merrily warming up whilst my wife retreated further and further from the blower. It seems mostly to do with volume of airflow and I've not noticed the same thing from the dashboard vents.
It is definitely a lottery as to what the correct setting on the dial is. Even in the dead of winter I can't really maintain anything above 1/5 rotation on the heat dial. I assumed full heat was designed for when you have to regularly open and shut the doors in the arctic! With the fan off, I get a slight breeze from the vents but only if I put my hand up to them. Remember - if you have the A/C on it'll automatically blow through at setting 1 speed, even if you have the fan set to 0 (I assume to protect the compressor). One that started out as a 2.4 TDCi 110 XS + New Defender 110 First Edition |
||
|
13th Oct 2009 11:34am |
|
| Niel Member Since: 14 Sep 2009 Location: Sandton Posts: 27  
|
I have done a little testing on this.
Between all the clicks i could only find 3 heat settings. This was not a scientiffic test but this is what i found 1. off 2. 66 degrees celcuis, somewhere between half and a third 3. 88 degrees celcius, half to full heat It does not matter where you turn the dial, those are the temps. Puma 110 sw White No extras yet. |
||
|
13th Oct 2009 1:28pm |
|
| AndrewS Member Since: 10 Apr 2007 Location: Hereford Posts: 3707 
|
Are we spoilt now
 A few years ago the problem was no heat |
||
|
17th Oct 2009 7:00pm |
|
| willy eckerslike Member Since: 15 Jun 2009 Location: North yorks Posts: 1789 
|
My heater control seems to be a push button with a window on it, works really well infinitely variable settings, and theres a back up on the other side.
 Original Member Pie n Pea Club.
110 HCPU Tipper |
||
|
18th Oct 2009 6:25am |
|
| chalky Member Since: 09 May 2008 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 483
|
I know !
I remember driving a 200tdi to the north of Scotland in the middle of winter one year ! There I was sat inside a doss bag hat gloves and a flask, I taped up the front vents and the door seals with black masking tape and climbed in thro the rear door ! It was absolutely Baltic, I'm not moaning directly about the heat element just wondering if everyones is the same ?  DEFENDER XS CSW 08 TONGA GREEN |
||
|
18th Oct 2009 7:48am |
|
| Pob Member Since: 23 Jan 2009 Location: Midlands Posts: 119 
|
Both my old TD5's would take most of the journey before they were warmed up. At least my Puma is chucking out some heat after 2 or 3 miles. 110 Hard top
|
||
|
18th Oct 2009 9:41am |
|
| alantd Member Since: 14 Dec 2008 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 1513
|
I used to drive my Td5 90 in the winter with one (gloved) hand on the steering wheel and the other cupped over the only vent that pumped out any heat in the middle of the windscreen. I'd alternate hands and it would take the best part of 30 mins to break the chill.
Had a 2 hour drive home tonight in the Puma and although it wasn't truly cold it was certainly getting there. Heated seats on, check. Heater on, check. Way too hot within 5 mins, check. I feel cheated. One that started out as a 2.4 TDCi 110 XS + New Defender 110 First Edition |
||
|
22nd Oct 2009 9:24pm |
|
|
|
| All times are GMT |
< Previous Topic | Next Topic > |
Posting Rules
|
Site Copyright © 2006-2024 Futuranet Ltd & Martin Lewis
