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EdKranz

Joined: 29 Dec 2010
Posts: 132
Location: Hastings, MN

Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 1:25 pm Post subject: Front seat heat

Has anyone come up with a good way to have the front heat duct be able to heat the pilots side and copilots side differently? My wife is a freeze baby, and I hate being hot. I don't there there is a temperature range that we're both comfortable at. Dual zone climate control in our cars has saved my sanity! 



I'm guessing at the simple end of things, could I just put some eyeball vents on the ducts? Has anyone built some sort of adjustable differential airflow valve to go in place of the tee fitting?

 

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Bob Turner

Joined: 03 Jan 2009
Posts: 885
Location: Castro Valley, CA

Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 1:45 pm Post subject: Re: Front seat heat

My short arms could never reach eyeball vents at my feet, in flight. Sounds like what you want is a butterfly valve in the middle of the T that splits the heat. Maybe driven by an electric motor?

Or duct tape covering 3/4 the opening on your side?

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Strasnuts

Joined: 10 Feb 2009
Posts: 502
Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 1:54 pm Post subject: Front seat heat

I have an aluminum door that is adjustable on my side only. Saves me, my wife has the same issue. 



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On Mar 2, 2013, at 13:20, Ed Kranz <ed.kranz(at)gmail.com (ed.kranz(at)gmail.com)> wrote:

[quote]Has anyone come up with a good way to have the front heat duct be able to heat the pilots side and copilots side differently? My wife is a freeze baby, and I hate being hot. I don't there there is a temperature range that we're both comfortable at. Dual zone climate control in our cars has saved my sanity! 



I'm guessing at the simple end of things, could I just put some eyeball vents on the ducts? Has anyone built some sort of adjustable differential airflow valve to go in place of the tee fitting?

 

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Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 2:28 pm Post subject: Front seat heat

I'm working on something that may help       .....

       For background, my RV-10 friend said that the back seat heat blows       up right behind his right shoulder while the left is cold.

       I'm adapting a snap-vent from aircraft Spruce so the heat can be       directed.

       Here's where I'm at:

       [img]cid:part1.00080509.09030107(at)cfl.rr.com[/img]

       One prototype with just a round disk, one with a 'handle'.

       and

       [img]cid:part2.09080901.01010807(at)cfl.rr.com[/img]

       

       The tube is 2"PVC pipe that fits inside the "T" holes.  the ring       is a thin section of 2" pipe glued to the end .....  and no, it       doesn't go all the way around.

       The tube needs to be about 2" long to fit the back seat heat       vents.

       I used a 3 1/4" hole saw to cut a disk out of 1/16" plastic I had       laying in my scrap bin.

       A 1 7/8 hole saw cuts the hole for the PVC tube.  Some sanding       needs to be done to fit the PVC tube.

       I'm planning on using the red silicone to glue the snap-vent to       the plastic disk and on the PVC tube to keep it inside the vent       hole.

       

       The rear can be adjusted by the back seaters .... but the front       will have to be set on the ground.

       

       Similarly, plastic plugs can be inserted in the "T" holes with       various size holes (think baby powder cap) to regulate the amount       of air. 

       Actually, blocking off part of the hole with metal-tape would be       easier .......

       Linn

       

       

       

       

       

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		         Has anyone come up with a good way to have the         front heat duct be able to heat the pilots side and copilots         side differently? My wife is a freeze baby, and I hate being         hot. I don't there there is a temperature range that we're both         comfortable at. Dual zone climate control in our cars has saved         my sanity!                    

         

         I'm guessing at the simple end of things, could I           just put some eyeball vents on the ducts? Has anyone built           some sort of adjustable differential airflow valve to go in           place of the tee fitting?

       

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Tim Olson

Joined: 25 Jan 2007
Posts: 2878

Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 2:55 pm Post subject: Front seat heat

Duct tape would melt into a sticky mess but a guillotine valve would work nice.

Tim

On Mar 2, 2013, at 3:45 PM, "Bob Turner" <bobturner(at)alum.rpi.edu> wrote:



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 My short arms could never reach eyeball vents at my feet, in flight. Sounds like what you want is a butterfly valve in the middle of the T that splits the heat. Maybe driven by an electric motor?

 Or duct tape covering 3/4 the opening on your side?

 

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Strasnuts

Joined: 10 Feb 2009
Posts: 502
Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 5:36 pm Post subject: Front seat heat

That's what mine is.  I put two shoulder bolts into nutplates.  One to pivot 

on and one to slide down a slotted arc.  The aluminum piece looks like a 

small pizza slice.

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johngoodman

Joined: 18 Sep 2006
Posts: 530
Location: GA

Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2013 6:23 am Post subject: Re: Front seat heat

Electric Seat heaters work great. We rarely need much heated air.

John

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Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2013 9:36 am Post subject: front seat heat

here is what you need (scroll to last item on the page)

http://www.aviacompinternational.com/connectors.html

Chris Hukill

Strasnuts

Joined: 10 Feb 2009
Posts: 502
Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2013 9:43 am Post subject: front seat heat

Nice find Chris!  I bet this would work great.  I would have bought this if 

it was available when I was building.

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Bajajim

Joined: 21 Aug 2012
Posts: 30

Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2013 10:01 am Post subject: front seat heat

I have both seat heat and seat cooling in mine. Both work Great. If you balance the rear and front heat vents you can control the temperature very easily. Its a GREAT airplane I like it better than my Mooney Bravo 

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Bajajim

Joined: 21 Aug 2012
Posts: 30

Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2013 1:58 pm Post subject: front seat heat

Seatcoolers.com I purchased them a few years ago. 75 each??or so.

Like I said they do work...



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rv10flyer

Joined: 25 Aug 2009
Posts: 364

Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2013 6:09 pm Post subject: Re: Front seat heat

I used UL 181 aluminum foil tape rated at 260F. Simple, out of sight and works great.

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