how come the heating...

Scottynic · Post by **Scottynic** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 2:39 pm

This morning with it being cold and me being lazy, I started the car and left it so the windows would defrost.

But when i came out 10mins later the heat was still cold but the temp gauge read 96?

Is this cos the radiators are at the front of the car and needs air flow to blow hot air?

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 2:46 pm

I thought the heater circuit was inside the thermostat loop? (As in not in the rad circuit IYSWIM) So it should get up to temp quickly with the thermostat shut?

Airlock in the heater matrix? S2 heater are sh!t? I have to turn mine down as it burns your legs. My heater is so good that to ensure it has a proper challenge it mists up the screen properly, before attempting to demist it

Scottynic · Post by **Scottynic** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 2:58 pm

possibly an airlock, it heated as soon as I started moving.

I know what you mean about the demisting.

bertieduff · Post by **bertieduff** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 4:50 pm

Scottynic wrote:10mins later the heat was still cold....

Ah......you were using cold heat. First mistake. You want warm heat

/helpful faction

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Bada Bing! · Post by **Bada Bing!** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 5:18 pm

I just jump in mine, put the fan on full, set to windscreen, hot, and push the the A/C button and drive away. The screen is completely demisted by the time I'm at the bottom of the road, 200yds away.

As for getting frost off, I take down a volvic bottle of mildly warm tap water with a bit of cold in it, pour on the windscreen and wipe off with one swish of the wiper. I'm in and away in less than a minute.

I HATE hanging around in the morning. Time wasted defrosting/demisting a car is time I could have spent in bed.

Michael · Post by **Michael** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 9:09 pm

Love the new generation a/c demisters.. takes seconds as you say...this exige is just soooo complete...our marriage is next june....all invited...

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 9:30 pm

I just melt 2 holes in the windscreen with the fag lighter.

Scottynic · Post by **Scottynic** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 9:07 am

BiggestNizzy wrote:I just melt 2 holes in the windscreen with the fag lighter.

Oh and yeah i do put the heat on hot!

Scottd · Post by **Scottd** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 1:46 am

My heater control has a mind of its own, sometimes it seems to respond to what I set it to, other times it ignores me and just blasts out hot air for a while... then calms down. It must be female, so I try to ignore it.

ikarl · Post by **ikarl** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 7:56 am

crappy vauxhall' means I can drive all the way to work (over 11 miles) with the heater on hot and only start to get some warm(ish) air 200 yards from my parking space.

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