So on manual it ignores the thermostatBrockWI wrote:Yes, when it's below 30F outside it doesn't matter what temp you set it to, if it is set to 70 or 80 it draws about 1000w once it's "warm" and it will never hit 70F inside on fan speed one anyway
So on manual it ignores the thermostatBrockWI wrote:Yes, when it's below 30F outside it doesn't matter what temp you set it to, if it is set to 70 or 80 it draws about 1000w once it's "warm" and it will never hit 70F inside on fan speed one anyway
hmmm... haven't seen that but wasn't looking for it either. Yesterday I was playing with heater and It would bounce to about 2000 watts then started dropping. I switch to defrost and it went to 3250 on heat, no AC. So switched back to see if heat power would rise and started dropping immediately and was back down to 1500 after 5 mins.BrockWI wrote:Sort of, with the fan on speed one it can only move so much heat out so the heater sits at about 1000w whether it is set for 70F or 90F If you turn the fan speed up it then it starts to use more power to keep the core part of the heater at it's temp.
Apparently I'm an idiot, 'cause I don't understand this sentence. Could you say this again with a different wording?hornstudio wrote:
the ptcs are 1,5kW around and the heat pump is at 0,5kW consumption.
My guess:BuckMkII wrote:Apparently I'm an idiot, 'cause I don't understand this sentence. Could you say this again with a different wording?hornstudio wrote:
the ptcs are 1,5kW around and the heat pump is at 0,5kW consumption.
Looks like that's the type of pipe wrap that was linked, I'm guessing this would only be required for the '11/'12 model year Leafs? the ones with a liquid heating loop as opposed to post '12 Leafs with the hot air heating? My '12 heats like crap, very slow to heat and never really gets all that hot, sounds like I should put it up on ramps this summer and have a lookLeftieBiker wrote:What is the diameter of the tubes, or, more usefully, will foam pipe wrap (the kind with a slit pre-cut in it) work for the job? If so, what size wrap?
That isn't how they work. Both heaters are used down to about 5F, with the heat pump providing less and less of the heat as the temperature drops below freezing. The PTC heater is used to help heat the cabin rapidly even at mild temps.hornstudio wrote:leaf has two different heating systems: above 0°C it uses its heat pump because its more efficient. under 0°C it uses its keramic PTCs because they kick in within seconds and are self regulated. they are efficient but eat lots more power (x3) than the heat pump.
That is what I had in mind. What diameter foam wrap is best?hornstudio wrote:to insulate the naked aluminium lines (back and forth) you need something like this: https://www.hornbach.de/shop/suche/sort ... erschlauch