I understand how to change the temperature I desire by adjusting the touch dial. To me that is simply the set temp. My Autoterm 2 d can output either .8kw or 2kw so how do I pick which output to operate?
I find this control not very intuitive. For simpler operation, I'd like to set a desired temperature and maybe an on/off button. I imagine there are application when 3 timers are needed, but not as a mainstream application. Most of us have been setting heater temperatures all our lives. Why are they trying to recreate the wheel here?.
Maybe you should check out the PU-5 Manual controller. It's my favorite as I can turn on the heater without opening my eyes from a dead sleep! expeditionupfitter.com/collections/planar/products/simple-dial-controller-pu-5
Completely non-intuitive indeed. None of these heaters (webasto, espar, planar, chinese copies...) use a basic thermostat control approach. Mind boggling. Would love to understand why ?
Does the heating process go constantly on and off, draining the battery? Each time it starts firing all over again it uses a lot of amps. If so, the simple analog controller PU-5 would be better.
No, it doesn't for that exact reason! The diesel heater does not work the same as your house furnace! You always have to manually turn off the heater unless you have it set up on a timer (the PU-28 allows you to do this).
@@expeditionupfitter I'm still not sure how that would work. If the heater never turned off, wouldn't the temperature keep going up past the set point?
