is the heater ran off a heater core with collant running through it or does the fit have an electric heater?

 

The former.

 

well i put water wetter in my rad now my heater isnt as hot.... its cold outside!

 

cold in San Diego? boolsheet.

 

Remember if you have the heater in either position that includes the defrost vents, the A/C compressor runs, thus making the heat not as hot. Unless you've unplugged that "feature".

 

I hope you put Honda coolant in there and not tap water or universal coolant...

 

By the way, once mine blows hot, even with the defrost on it'll chase you out of there... the AC compressor runs to dry the air out.. it works beautifully. I hate that my gas mileage has suffered but it's a reasonable trade off for comfort...

 

im in elcajon and in the morning im cold

 

Sorry but I have to say it. WIMP! Come and try out a Canadian winter! lol.

If your not getting heat then your coolant level may be low or you have air in the system.

Edit: Don't know what water wetter is but maybe it caused a problem?

 

its a coolant additive that makes the water in the rad slipperier (?) and increases the boiling point. but ya i hate the cold and im not the biggest of guys so no built in heating. but ur right i am a whimp to cold and thats y i dont want to move anywhere too cold.

 

Red Line Synthetic Oil - Water Wetter® Coolant Additives

 

I use it on my retired fragging rig...
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haha thats on a comp idk anything about comps but ya

 

It's finally hitting the freezing point here and I've just started using my heater. I notice that it's not as hot as the one in my old PT Cruiser, but it's more effective and quieter. I do notice that it takes about ten minutes of driving to get the heater core hot.

Running the A/C to dehumidify the air will not make the heater less effective. If that were the case, it would be one wimpy heater core that wouldn't be up to the job of heating outdoor air that's way below freezing (which I would bet my family jewels the A/C can't chill to.)

Don't let your car sit idling to try to warm it up. It will take longer and use more fuel that way. Just drive it. Also, don't crank the fan up to full speed. This allows the incoming air less time to contact the heater core, resulting in cooler air than a slower fan speed.

If your heater isn't getting hot after driving around for half an hour, there's definitely something up. Maybe as simple as air in the line.

 

i normally do start driving but i have the heater on freash air and normally on power setting 1 or 2 but i just think i made it alot colder so now i get to skool before my heater is fully heated

 

Sure it does, the heater core with hot coolant running through it has only so many BTU to give. If you run 20 degree outside air over the heater core, it will absorb a certain amount of BTU. Then run that heated air over a cold A/C evaporator and you remove some of the BTU the heater core just put in, thus lower the temperature of the air.