Heated Front Screen - Is Mine Faulty?
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We don't have one but we have a remote controlled Esperbacher and Webasto.
Fire them up from inside the house five minutes before leaving, toasty warm, defrosted van with a clear screen.
Fire them up from inside the house five minutes before leaving, toasty warm, defrosted van with a clear screen.
You do know that AC warms as well as cools. I leave mine on permanently, in all my cars, I always have done. The gases evaporate if the units aren't used regularly.
I know it certainly strips moisture out of the cabin all year long; didn't know it actually heated the air more than the normal heat exchanger/matrix. I think that is the main difference between Comfort Cooling and full air con. CC just chills the air. Full A/C ships out the moisture; cools/ heats which ever is needed; then blends fresh air with recycled to minimise energy use, yet also ensure there is fresh air.
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Did you notice if the ventilation fan was running flat out when you engaged de-mist; it should be, or progressively step up as the cabin heats. but not sure if mine does; will have to have a play.
I do now @Scruffy , always thought it was cold air, but the phrase conditioning makes sense in what you say. Will try it tomorrow.
A nice T6 upgrade in the Ocean is standard 3 zone climate control. It was £2500 in the last one!!
I'll give it a try.......but I'd have thought it would have to be pretty manky to affect anything......but thanks for the tip.
I did try it today.......no frost on the screen. I noticed that it wouldn't engage stop start with it switched on.......so it's sensing a current draw. If the screen was damaged, I wouldn't have thought it would do that?????
I don't think it does heat the air as such, just strips the moisture out using evaporators and condensers; but could be wrong
Think they are referring to the air con.
Good frost overnight so had to clear the screen this morning. Engage switch - wait 60 seconds - quick swish of the wipers - turn switch off; simples. The ventilation in the van did not ramp up though?
With van defrosted, attention was turned to my VRS, 5 minutes later with frozen ice covered fingers, was ready to go to work. GRRRRR not fair that I don't get to drive my van every day.
With van defrosted, attention was turned to my VRS, 5 minutes later with frozen ice covered fingers, was ready to go to work. GRRRRR not fair that I don't get to drive my van every day.
Moved north to work for a Yorkshire FS, spent half my life on planes, not been on one for 8 years, love being home for tea
I'm not sure if my Heated Front Screen has ever worked.
It certainly doesn't work as a de mister (like the back heated screen does)
The windcreen is comletely misted up, I switch on the heat & even after 10 mins - nothing.
Is it just there to melt ice or is mine defunct?
It certainly doesn't work as a de mister (like the back heated screen does)
The windcreen is comletely misted up, I switch on the heat & even after 10 mins - nothing.
Is it just there to melt ice or is mine defunct?
With ice and snow and/or moderate amounts of misting our heated screen works well but when we first used our van camping last October, before we got some thermal screens, we would get so much condensation build up overnight that the heated screen would not touch it and, from cold, it took the engine running with blowers full plus the heated screen around 15-20 minutes to clear.
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