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(Message started by: Wadman on Jan 5^th, 2008, 9:42pm)

Title: Heater
Post by Wadman on Jan 5^th, 2008, 9:42pm

A Happy New Year to one and all.

In regard to one side of my heating system not producing heat, we have a result.

After carrying out the good advise given re "reset" etc, the heating is back to normal.

Does anybody know of a simple, cheap way to measure fairly accurately, the temperature coming out of the vent?

Title: Re: Heater
Post by Highlander on Jan 5^th, 2008, 9:49pm

a thermometer?? ;D

Title: Re: Heater
Post by jonnycab on Jan 6^th, 2008, 12:44am

If the heater is working properly, then at full heat you should be able to roast a chestnut in front of the side vents ;)....

...not really ;D.... but it should be nice & hot though :)

Title: Re: Heater
Post by Wadman on Jan 6^th, 2008, 11:31am

As a retired engineer, I know that nothing is perfect. So I was just curious as to how accurate this complicated heater system was if I selected say, a 23 setting on both the passenger and driver's side.

Title: Re: Heater
Post by Snoopy on Jan 6^th, 2008, 12:09pm

I have an internal sensor fitted to my car and a digital read out and the temperature control seems reasonably accurate to within a couple of degrees from my research.

Title: Re: Heater
Post by Wadman on Jan 6^th, 2008, 2:52pm

I am assuming the sensor is positioned where the outlet from both sides of the car influence the value recorded. I am trying to establish if the passenger outlet is the same temp' as the driver outlet, given both sides are set to the same number ie 23.

Title: Re: Heater
Post by Snoopy on Jan 6^th, 2008, 3:14pm

Well I know that if you set the passenger side to 18 and the driver side to 24 then you can actually feel the difference in the tempoerature of the air exiting the vents . I well remeber my wife complaining about being in a cold draught some time ago I had mine on 22 and she was still on 18 as soon as she altered the value sthe COLD draught went .

My sensor is in the middle of the car so reads a general value .

Title: Re: Heater
Post by harry.m1byt on Jan 6^th, 2008, 9:49pm

on 01/06/08 at 14:52:52, Wadman wrote:

I think I read somewhere that there are three sensors. One in the middle of the CC panel with a grid covering it and one each in the air ducts to each foot well.

Title: Re: Heater
Post by Simmo on Jan 7^th, 2008, 7:58am

Harry. The footwell sensors are mentioned in THIS (http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/aircon.htm) article on climate control. ;) Mike.

Title: Re: Heater
Post by mindofitsown on Jan 7^th, 2008, 8:29am

Am I right in suggesting that 2 separate floor vents exist on each side of the centre console? I ask this because of an extremely irritating problem I have with the cc system. The floor heating air output works fine left and right hand sides but even if I set the temp to a high value, there exists a second 'draft' that is always cold air. You can feel the hot air around your feet but this other cold draft is further back toward the centre console and freezes my left leg yet my feet are hot >:(

Title: Re: Heater
Post by Simmo on Jan 7^th, 2008, 10:12am

I can't vouch for the internal layout BUT each of the flaps which divert the airflow have a foam seal on them and maybe, with the passage of time, this has disintegrated thus allowing air to enter from another source ?.

Title: Re: Heater
Post by Wadman on Jan 7^th, 2008, 10:17am

Thank you gentlemen all. I will give the matter more thought and report later.

Wadman