Heater blower checked in NCT

mik_da_man

Have a NCT on the Peugeot next week and the heater blower is not working.
Is this checked?

Had a read of the manual and its not specifically mentioned but electrical items are mentioned.

Any ideas?

afatbollix

No its not

mik_da_man

afatbollix wrote: »

No its not

Cheers

hi5

Yep, its perfectly safe to drive a car with a fogged up windscreen:D

cruizer101

Are you sure, I thought it was, specifically to be able to defog the front window

Asmooh

Will be checked

mik_da_man

Asmooh wrote: »

Will be checked

Just curious how you know?

Asmooh

mik_da_man wrote: »

Just curious how you know?

Because it is a safety thing, which are always be checked.

OldMrBrennan83

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John Mason

Really?? The blower didn't work in my old car and it passed 3 NCTs are you sure it is checked?

mik_da_man

I didn't think it was checked, more of a convenience item than safety.

You can just clean the window with a demister pad.

Asmooh

mik_da_man wrote: »

I didn't think it was checked, more of a convenience item than safety.

You can just clean the window with a demister pad.

while driving? how can that be safe..

Alanstrainor

Asmooh wrote: »

while driving? how can that be safe..

https://www.ncts.ie/NCT%20Manual%20Revise%20May%202012.pdf

Not in there, it is a 2012 version. But no mention.

dooroy

' while driving , how can that be safe'
Even with blower working some cars fog up as the blower output is neglible due, for example, to dirty/blocked pollen filter . And cleaning with a cloth etc is common . What other option do you have - and whats unsafe about it ?
Never seen a blower checked - brought a friend's car in for test once on a cold frosty Nov evening and had a hell of a time keeping screen clear as blower had failed completely . Passed the test no problem though.

Idbatterim

mine isnt working for the past while, have had to put it through the full test twice in past 3 months (long story) and the blower either wasnt checked or nothing mentioned about it...

slimjimmc

Alanstrainor wrote: »

https://www.ncts.ie/NCT%20Manual%20Revise%20May%202012.pdf

Not in there, it is a 2012 version. But no mention.

And it's not in the latest edition either
http://www.ncts.ie/pdf/NCT%20Manual%20July%202014.pdf

As others have said, the windscreen demister is not included in the test specification so cannot be a fail item.

Truckermal

Asmooh wrote: »

while driving? how can that be safe..

I drive a High horse and it never worked but always passes....

Chris_Heilong

opening a window can prevent fogging.

biko

Asmooh wrote: »

Will be checked

Please let us know how you know this for sure with so many sources to the contrary.

mik_da_man

biko wrote: »

Please let us know how you know this for sure with so many sources to the contrary.

I can give an official update next Saturday anyway

biko

With all the crappy cars I have NCTd, this issue has never been a fail

dooroy

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

opening a window can prevent fogging.

Not a great option if its pouring rain or freezing cold .

And if it was to be checked would it :
a) just check that its working or
b) check its actually blowing air into the car - as I said earlier have come across
quite a few with little or no airflow due mostly to blocked pollen(cabin) filter;

barryoneill50

A friend of mine had a van in for its DOE last week and they failed it on the heater blower not working......

mik_da_man

So its not checked in the NCT anyway

slimjimmc

barryoneill50 wrote: »

A friend of mine had a van in for its DOE last week and they failed it on the heater blower not working......

It would as the demister is checked as part of the LCV and HCV CVR tests.
It's not part of the NCT though.