Plug in Ceramic heater?
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My wife is getting something similar for me for Christmas (cheapskate!). All the reviews say they are bad at defrosting windwows but I was thinking of using it to warm my hands after scraping the window and letting the air go on the steering wheel too.
It might be equally bad at that as well though, we shall see.
It might be equally bad at that as well though, we shall see.
If it is the same little black box you plug in to the 12 volt socket, costing about £10, then don't bother! Tried one 2 years ago for defrosting my Citroen AX which had the heater matrix bypassed, after leaving it on the dash running for half an hour, it had melted a 2 inch square of frost! Save your money!
Clarkey2110 said:
Hi guys, I've got a C2 which suffers from bad condensation on the inside, I've been looking at a plug in ceramic heater to use before the heaters are warm, anyone had any experience with these? Looking at the one from maplin at the moment. Any thoughts would be appreciated, Cheers 
When you say C2, do you mean Citroen or Porsche? Either way the answer is not resolve the problem with a heater. Unless it's a soft top cabrio, your problem lies with moisture getting into the car when it shouldn't be. Therefore, tackle the problem at source. Find out why moisture is getting into the car resulting in condensation. If it's a simple case of replacing the door/body rubbers then do this. If it's a window seal, seal it up properly with good quality RTV sealant; job done.v8250 said:
When you say C2, do you mean Citroen or Porsche? Either way the answer is not resolve the problem with a heater. Unless it's a soft top cabrio, your problem lies with moisture getting into the car when it shouldn't be. Therefore, tackle the problem at source. Find out why moisture is getting into the car resulting in condensation. If it's a simple case of replacing the door/body rubbers then do this. If it's a window seal, seal it up properly with good quality RTV sealant; job done.
This!Currently pulling apart the Mondeo, as it seems to be suffering from this...
Podie said:
v8250 said:
When you say C2, do you mean Citroen or Porsche? Either way the answer is not resolve the problem with a heater. Unless it's a soft top cabrio, your problem lies with moisture getting into the car when it shouldn't be. Therefore, tackle the problem at source. Find out why moisture is getting into the car resulting in condensation. If it's a simple case of replacing the door/body rubbers then do this. If it's a window seal, seal it up properly with good quality RTV sealant; job done.
This! Currently pulling apart the Mondeo, as it seems to be suffering from this... Ive not noticed the carpets being wet to be honest, the problem with taking the car to pieces looking for a leak is that I dont have a garage, so anything on the car has to be done outside 
along with that is the fact that the quad is off the road due to the winter would leave me with no transport lol
along with that is the fact that the quad is off the road due to the winter would leave me with no transport lolthecurleyone said:
If it is the same little black box you plug in to the 12 volt socket, costing about £10, then don't bother! Tried one 2 years ago for defrosting my Citroen AX which had the heater matrix bypassed, after leaving it on the dash running for half an hour, it had melted a 2 inch square of frost! Save your money!
I can only echo the above. In my old Prelude, I had a problem with the heating so bought one of these 12v ceramic heaters. It sat on the dashboard and made tonnes of noise while it vibrated away (dodgy motor inside?) and managed to clear about 3 inches of condensation in about 20 minutes.Useless things, and I even took it apart to see if I could locate a problem. The heater element gets slightly warm, but the useless fan that blows it towards the windscreen sucks in cool air from behind and makes the 'warm' air cold again. Useless.
v8250 said:
Clarkey2110 said:
Hi guys, I've got a C2 which suffers from bad condensation on the inside, I've been looking at a plug in ceramic heater to use before the heaters are warm, anyone had any experience with these? Looking at the one from maplin at the moment. Any thoughts would be appreciated, Cheers
When you say C2, do you mean Citroen or Porsche? Either way the answer is not resolve the problem with a heater. Unless it's a soft top cabrio, your problem lies with moisture getting into the car when it shouldn't be. Therefore, tackle the problem at source. Find out why moisture is getting into the car resulting in condensation. If it's a simple case of replacing the door/body rubbers then do this. If it's a window seal, seal it up properly with good quality RTV sealant; job done.OP and others with wet interiors - another important area to check is where the cold air intake comes into the cabin. These normally have drain holes at the bottom for rainwater and easily become blocked resulting in pockets of water filling the air intake area and allowing water to sneak in via the ducting. Do check theese areas thoroughly.
v8250 said:
Podie said:
v8250 said:
When you say C2, do you mean Citroen or Porsche? Either way the answer is not resolve the problem with a heater. Unless it's a soft top cabrio, your problem lies with moisture getting into the car when it shouldn't be. Therefore, tackle the problem at source. Find out why moisture is getting into the car resulting in condensation. If it's a simple case of replacing the door/body rubbers then do this. If it's a window seal, seal it up properly with good quality RTV sealant; job done.
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