HEATER CONTROL SWITCH ISSUE...

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HEATER CONTROL SWITCH ISSUE...

by EddeyDancer » Sun Jul 29, 2012 5:05 am

The issue that I have is...

When the 'Heater Control Switch' is turned fully to the left 'OFF' Position, it seems as though it's still one click to the right...

When I turn the ignition on, I can hear and feel the 'Air' blowing from the vents...

I don't know when or how this happened, but I suspect it was when I jump started the Car a while back...

Has anyone else had such an issue??

Is there a Fuse or Relay for this, apart from the Switch itself??

Thanks...
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Re: HEATER CONTROL SWITCH ISSUE...

by Allys Cally » Sun Jul 29, 2012 8:41 am

mine does this as well, it only switches itself off fully when i open the door. mine has always done this since i got the car so couldn't say when it first started
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Re: HEATER CONTROL SWITCH ISSUE...

by Fraz » Sun Jul 29, 2012 9:00 am

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Re: HEATER CONTROL SWITCH ISSUE...

by Allys Cally » Sun Jul 29, 2012 9:40 am

to be fair Fraz it has never bothered me in the 4yr that ive had the car :lol:
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Re: HEATER CONTROL SWITCH ISSUE...

by Allys Cally » Sun Jul 29, 2012 10:09 am

could be as i've ripped the aircon out of mine as well
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Re: HEATER CONTROL SWITCH ISSUE...

by EddeyDancer » Sun Jul 29, 2012 12:26 pm

Fraz wrote:I would guess it might be

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VAUXHALL-OPEL ... 2a20d0c60a


Mate...

Have you ever replaced one of these before???

If so, when abouts is it located???

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Re: HEATER CONTROL SWITCH ISSUE...

by EddeyDancer » Sun Jul 29, 2012 12:34 pm

Allys Cally wrote:mine does this as well... It only switches itself off fully, when I open the door...


Hmmm... That's weird... :think:

I can't see how opening the door, would be linked to the Heater Controls... :think:
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Re: HEATER CONTROL SWITCH ISSUE...

by spyk 75 » Sun Jul 29, 2012 12:42 pm

pretty sure my old cav done this n it was the wee white thing under the scuttle panel ?
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Re: HEATER CONTROL SWITCH ISSUE...

by Fraz » Sun Jul 29, 2012 12:45 pm

its on the heater motor, located under the front scuttle panel (where the pollon filter is)

and no never changed one myself
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Re: HEATER CONTROL SWITCH ISSUE...

by Phill » Sun Jul 29, 2012 8:10 pm

EddeyDancer wrote:
Fraz wrote:I would guess it might be

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VAUXHALL-OPEL ... 2a20d0c60a


Mate...

Have you ever replaced one of these before???

If so, when abouts is it located???

Thanks!!!


If the thermal resistor blows on your car then there is a way of repairing it for under a pound and 30mins work.
I had to replace the one on the Vectra and it cost me 82 pence from maplin. I have uesd pictures from a Vectra resistor pack.

First remove the old thermal resistor and get a new one from Maplin etc. (the info you need is on the resistor) and clean the resistor pillars.
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Next you will need a single terminal block making sure you remove the plastic as the resistor
pack gets pretty hot.
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mount the terminal block onto a screwdriver or similar and cut it in half with a dremmel etc. to make two pieces
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then place the two cut pieces onto the ends of the resistor pillars that you cut the fuse off and trim the resistor pins to size leaving enough on each end to be bent over ( BEING EXTRA CAREFUL AS THESE ARE VERY FRADGILE AND TEND TO SNAP) and slot them into the two trimmed terminals making sure you tighten then up pretty
well and refit into the fan housing.
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Re: HEATER CONTROL SWITCH ISSUE...

by Fraz » Sun Jul 29, 2012 8:54 pm

very good ...buy why not simple solder it on ??
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Re: HEATER CONTROL SWITCH ISSUE...

by Phill » Sun Jul 29, 2012 9:30 pm

Fraz wrote:very good ...buy why not simple solder it on ??


I was gonna solder it on Fraz but a mate at work told me that it would run to hot and melt the solder.
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