in winter
1.starting temperature of your tank water is much lower before heating
2.you lose A LOT of heat from the hose with 100m on freezing ground
so it stands to reason to have it on full heat setting during the winter months
in summer
1.starting temperature of your tank water is much higher before heating
2.lots of heat is retained in the hose
so it stands to reason to turn it down in summer
i just leave mine on full heat setting all year round.....the mixer valves are rubbish anyway on these heaters IMO.....
Daz,
When you get your heater serviced please can you ask what terminal 7 in the plug does. It has a green wire.
From what I see from the wiring diagram and a note in the instruction manual, applying power (12v+) to that green cable changes the heat mode output on the Thermo Pro 90. In a vehicle application this cable would be connected to a positive on the ignition switch.
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Setting control temperatures of Thermo Pro 90
When the signal “Engine on”/”Engine off” (Terminal D+) are connected to
the control unit connector X8, contact 7, different control thresholds are effective.
Nominal temperature on sensor Regulating pause Switch on again after regulating pause
“Engine on” 65 °C 75 °C 60 °C
“Engine off” 80 °C 90 °C 75 °C
If the terminal D+ signal is not applied, the temperatures are the same as those at “Engine off”.
The selected regulating pause temperature of the heater should be lower than the opening temperature of the radiator thermostat.
My heater gets up to 80 degrees plus.
Setting a diesel heater with a temperature/thermostatic control valve on the heat exchanger won't work with lower temps as the heater will switch off and then on to often during the day.
A max of 65 degrees would probably work on an Ionic unit as they don't have a temperature control valve. The pump runs continually and the moment you stop water to the brush head with a tap/Univalve the hot water diverts to the tank via a pressure relief valve. (The pressure relief valve is set to 'blow off' at 65psi.)
With an Ionics unit you get what the units temperature is in the internal water jacket. If its 80 degrees then that's what the temp is of the water leaving your heater. If the switch is on then you get 65 degrees or less.
At least with a temperature control valve you can regulate that as DD says.
Each system has its pros and cons.
Cheers spruce , i think i understand it now .
Currently trying to make sense of the wiring diagrams as i am going to fit the new thermo pro 90 in place of my old thermo 90 s .........but the wiring loom all has to be replaced as does the fuel pump as they are different on the new heater.
If you have a Thermo 90ST then the wiring looms are the same. You just have to replace the fuel pump and fuel pump supply cable. I've done that.
The Thermo 90S has the cables come from the bottom of the control panel and has a different connector, so yes, if that's the unit you have then you would need to replace the wiring harness as well.
Hi Spruce ,
No , I have the newest version which is the thermo 90 Pro , which is different again , although on first inspection the fuel pump wiring plugs look identical , the rest of the loom is very different though !
From what I have gathered so far I think I only have to connect the 12 pin plug to the battery ( through a fuse of course ) , plug in the fuel wiring and plug the on / off switch into the loom ........unless I’m missing something?
Obviously will change the exhaust and inlet and the fuel pump itself .
I was able to replace a Thermo 90ST with a Thermo Pro 90 without changing the wiring harness. They tell you to change the fuel pump to a DP42 which has a different connector to the older DP30 pump. It also seems to be much quieter when running. I bought a new harness with cable that had the correct plug for the new pump and purchased a separate plug for the control panel and fitted it on. I had to buy the pump from Turkey as no one had stock of them in the UK.
The Pro 90 does seem to have a different diagnostic plug but that won't stop the heater from working. For me the red cable was batt positive, brown batt negative, black positive from on/off switch and white the led info light. There are a couple of other wires that aren't used, grey, blue, green/white and violet. They are used for other accessories when used as a engine preheater for example. (One of them will activate the fan inside the cabin when the coolant temperature reaches 30 degrees. Warm air is then directed to the windscreen if set up that way to defrost it.)
Depending on the application there are different wiring harness with wires and connectors for a timer and or thermostat. The Webasto supplier who works out of Turkey will add additional features to the loom to your requirements.
If you are going from a Thermo 90S to a Thermo Pro 90 then the wiring harness is different.