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Mauledriver(at)nc.rr.com
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 6:30 am Post subject: Rear Seat Heat Issue

We had a slightly different problem with a draft coming from the rear 

and cooling my front seat passenger's right side.  I have Flightline's 

panels on the rear baggage covers which has foam and a pretty tight 

fit.  I had asked a back seat passenger to feel around but got no joy.



Finally on a cold flight, my SO crawled back and felt around and it 

seemed to come from the baggage door.  I had tried to put some sealing 

around the door previously but pulled it out.     I did some careful 

sealing there and the problem seems to be resolved.



Bill



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 Hmm, a few people mentioned once they added a backing to the baggage cover to seal those gaps, they have not had any complaints about rear seat heat.



 I'll start looking for something to use for backing, and hope it solves my problem too.



 Thanks again!

 Jae



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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 9:56 am Post subject: Re: Rear Seat Heat Issue

I have everything sealed up pretty good(spars, aileron pushrods, corrugations and doors). At 20*F once we are warmed up(3-5 min after takeoff), we keep the front open 1/4" and the rear open 1/2". The kids keep wool blankets over the heat outlets, so most of the heat comes right up around them.

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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 10:30 am Post subject: Rear Seat Heat Issue

Thanks Bill and Wayne. I started         that thread a year ago. I discovered that most of that cold air         was coming in thru the corrugations of the baggage bulkheads. I         ended up cutting up triangular shaped foam plugs which i glued         into the corrugations which seems to be doing an adequate job.

         

         Now on my second winter, i noticed my biggest air leak is now         air coming in thru the cabin door pin holes. I am using the Al         door pin blocks with a fairly tight fit to the door pins, so i'm         surprised to be getting as much air in as i am. I haven't come         up with a solution yet.

         

         Another observation i noticed in my second winter, is that since         most of the big air leaks are taken care of, there is less air         movement in the cabin. This actually makes the cabin colder than         with some air circulation. I used to crack open the rear cabin         heat and let that hot air circulate everywhere which worked         nicely. Now, with all the cold air vents closed, if you open up         the front and rear heat, you generally got very hot feet and         lower legs, but the rest of the body is cold. This is what my         passengers have told me.

         

         A worse problem for me is that the front cabin heat seems to         just go straight up into the instrument area, causing         unnecessary heating of the panel. I often find myself trying to         redirect cold air from the pilot's vent back behind the panel as         much as i can. Getting some air moving in there helps to         circulate the heat to other parts of the cabin where it is more         useful. 

         

         Anyway, these are some other observations related to cabin         heating i have recently noticed.

         

         Jae

       

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I have everything sealed up pretty good(spars, aileron pushrods, corrugations and doors). At 20*F once we are warmed up(3-5 min after takeoff), we keep the front open 1/4" and the rear open 1/2". The kids keep wool blankets over the heat outlets, so most of the heat comes right up around them.



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12/01/2011

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