The pursuit of comfort is a natural human desire. Drivers in this case is no exception. After all, in the winter in a cold car you will not go far, and some models of cars do not warm up to a sufficient temperature in the cold season with the help of a regular heater. In this case, an additional stove will come to the rescue.

You can install it without the help of auto service staff. The main thing is to choose a quality device, a trusted manufacturer. In some cases, it will be necessary to add antifreeze to the system to fill the new heater.

Content

• 1 Why do I need additional heating
• 2 Types of additional heaters
  • 2.1 Electrical Appliances
  • 2.2 Autonomous heaters
  • 2.3 Additional radiator
• 3 Independent production of additional auto-ovens
• 4 Additional heating factors

Why do I need additional heating

During storage of the car in open parking areas, the metal body of the car quickly cools down. The glass inside is covered with a thin layer of condensate, which later turns into an ice crust. For several hours of parking almost all parts, including all rows of seats, receive the ambient temperature.

Adjusting the heating from the cabin

In the morning, the driver is trying to quickly bring a cold car to a normal temperature, but for such a stressful state of the machine, one stove will be small. Even if you start driving on a badly heated car, you can wait more than one hour to get it in normal temperature.

If from the very beginning a cold car takes all the heat to heat the passenger compartment, then the engine will not have enough heat to reach the normal temperature, which means that the power plant will have less heat for the passenger compartment and will not do without an additional stove.

Frozen driver inefficiently performs driving. He is under stress and at the same time may lose attention and control over the road. This may lead to emergency situations.

Types of additional heaters

The driver can choose the most suitable option from several types of heaters. They differ in terms of installation, energy consumption, and cost and appearance.

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Electrical devices

The most simple type of additional heating. It is included in the vehicle's cigarette lighter and mounted most often on the front panel. For a small price it is loved by young motorists. More experienced drivers try to use it less often, and only as a hair dryer to heat the glasses.

Electric preheater

Positive properties:

• low cost of the device;
• simple installation that does not require the involvement of third-party specialists from the station;
• power comes from a battery or a generator, without wasting fuel;
• immediately after switching on ready to work;
• has neutral colors and inconspicuous shapes, which makes it easy to fit into the salons of any color;
• available in almost any auto shop.

Negative properties:

• There is a large number of cheap substandard imitations that can be dangerous during operation
• on large modes it consumes a lot of electricity, and during long-term operation from a battery it can quickly discharge it;
• negatively affects the wiring, so it is recommended to connect it directly with more powerful wires.

Autonomous heaters

Most often, such an extra stove in the cabin with their own hands is installed on minivans, minibuses, vans for housing or trucks. Food comes from her fuel. The stove is equipped with a separate combustion chamber and exhaust pipe. Because of this, it is mounted outside the cabin in the engine compartment. The operation of the device does not depend on the motor and therefore is called autonomous.

Autonomous preheater

Positive properties:

• the efficiency of the unit does not depend on the degree of heating of the power plant;
• there is the possibility of adjustment from the cabin;
• does not change the interior of the car;
• ready to work immediately after launch;
• high output power.

Negative properties:

• more complicated installation is required than when installing an electric heater;
• there is an additional fuel consumption during the operation of the heater;
• the cost is higher than that of an electric heater;
• additional noise from the operation of the device.

Additional radiator

Many put another radiator in the rear. It is connected as a serial device in the cooling circuit together with a regular stove. To do this, hold the tube through the cabin, and then attach the radiator with a fan.

Additional radiator

Positive properties:

• the principle of operation is the same as that of a regular heating appliance;
• sufficient warming up after the motor goes to operating temperature;
• You can buy an additional radiator for your car brand at any auto shop;
• Its cost is lower than the autonomous heater.

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Negative properties:

• requires competent installation and additional materials, work (pipes, soldering, insulation of pipes);
• his work depends on the warm-up of the motor;
• need to break the upholstery to hide the wiring;
• the desired effect of installation is not always obtained;
• additional pouring antifreeze into the cooling system is required.

Independent production of an additional auto-oven

Those who do not want or can not get a "factory" heater in the salon, we can recommend to make the device yourself. To do this, you need the old power supply from the computer, a couple of strips of ceramic tiles, powerful wiring, nichrome springs for the heater.

Step 1. Choose a working power supply

Step 2. Release the body

Step 3. Mount the heating elements

Step 4. We assemble the structure

Step 5. We test the device and mount it in the salon

This device perfectly warms the interior of a small car like Hyundai or Daewoo. The main thing is not to overdo it with the estimated power, because it is powered from a battery or a generator.

Additional heating factors

Before installing a second heater in the cabin, it is necessary to carry out the car's warming. Since with any number of heaters, they will all be useless if the bulk of the warm air just goes through the cracks or weak points.

All gum should provide sealing inside the car. If some of them have lost elasticity, then an urgent replacement should be made. For high-quality heating in the winter period, it is necessary to remove cold air suction. You can simply disconnect the cable from the control levers for the winter. Crane stove in the winter is better to open in the maximum position.