How does cabin heating work?

[P-38]

When I figure out how to drive my truck from the outside I'll be sure to let others know. It's the old "If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a noise" category.

Useless point simply to make a useless argument on the internet because someone is bored. WhoTF cares if it's louder if you can't hear it?

Y'all must be deaf or not driving in truly cold weather. In the truck it is much louder than the blower when using Auto modes

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[jwrezz]

Y'all must be deaf or not driving in truly cold weather. In the truck it is much louder than the blower when using Auto modes

You are completely correct. AND you can hear the difference inside the cabin. Even when driving...albeit slowly.

 

[jwrezz]

Y'all must be deaf or not driving in truly cold weather. In the truck it is much louder than the blower when using Auto modes

We like to think we are doing good by the environment, and we are, but light and sound pollution are real.

 

[RLXXI]

Y'all must be deaf or not driving in truly cold weather. In the truck it is much louder than the blower when using Auto modes

Maybe they changed something for the 25 YM? Was only 50º when I heard it outside the truck, We'll see (hear) if we get a cold blast like we did beginning this year if it's any different.

 

[RLXXI]

You are completely correct. AND you can hear the difference inside the cabin. Even when driving...albeit slowly.

Do you often drive slow enough and with the stereo off to be able to hear it? Also maybe they changed something for the 25 YM?

 

[Traconesu]

OK this thread is going off the rails. We've established that the heat pump setup doesn't heat as well, and that many owners have complained about it. Then immediately the convo turns to how the heat pump setup is more efficient and makes heat better. So which is it?

I can tell you which it is on my June 2025 build truck.....it's worse. If I have to set the temp to 75F or higher just to knock the chill off in the truck with a 42F ambient temp, what's it going to be like at -5F? My goodness....

My 2022 platinum heat has worked great for me. Of course I am pretty happy with just the seats and steering wheel after I've set my departure which preheats my cab using the grid. Once I'm on the road I normally turn off cabin heat unless it is super cold.

 

[P-38]

50° is not cold. 32° is when you say it's freezing. 0° is cold and -10° is ____ing cold. Glad it only gets that cold about 1 day a year for me

You can hear it upto about 30mph, 40 if you listen close if listening to podcast or between songs.

 

[jwrezz]

Do you often drive slow enough and with the stereo off to be able to hear it? Also maybe they changed something for the 25 YM?

In a parking lot. Quiet radio. Yeah. And I have a 24.

 

[RLXXI]

In a parking lot. Quiet radio. Yeah. And I have a 24.

I guess if it's so loud to be bothersome, perhaps those people are overly sensitive to sound and should turn the heat off and layer up extra clothes then.

Reminds me of another thread where they were complaining about their antenna going *Twang* every time they pulled into their garage. Answer is to build a taller garage, take the antenna off, or park outside.

There's always a solution to a perceived problem, may not be the one a person likes but that's a personal problem.

 

[jwrezz]

I didn't say it's a problem. It's not. At all. It's still way more quiet than any ICE vehicle I've driven. It's because the EV is so quiet to begin with, that I am able to notice it. And again, it's not a problem, and I don't think anyone is saying that it is. Just that it's noticeable. Oh, and you can get a shorter antenna.

 

[RLXXI]

I didn't say it's a problem. It's not. At all. It's still way more quiet than any ICE vehicle I've driven. It's because the EV is so quiet to begin with, that I am able to notice it. And again, it's not a problem, and I don't think anyone is saying that it is. Just that it's noticeable. Oh, and you can get a shorter antenna.

Not pointing fingers at any one person, fact of the matter is there are people complaining and it's almost comical.

FYI: I put a shorter antenna on both my trucks, not for clearance issues. Aesthetic reasons.

 

[jwrezz]

Not pointing fingers at any one person, fact of the matter is there are people complaining and it's almost comical.

FYI: I put a shorter antenna on both my trucks, not for clearance issues. Aesthetic reasons.

No one, in this thread, has complained about it being too loud. I think we've got way off topic tho.

 

[mr.Magoo]

As an aside, the lack of a remote start on the key is very frustrating. Fortunately I have the truck linked to Home Assistant to it's easy enough for me to trigger the climate control to turn on remotely from a physical button by the door, but the key fob remote start on my last F-150 was so convenient.

https://www.f150lightningforum.com/...start-from-the-oem-key-fob-no-fordpass.14415/

 

[Rip]

Efficiency. Heat pumps are MUCH more efficient at making heat in most weather conditions.

That can change in VERY cold environments (aka our friends to the way way north. Not your climate)

I live in Maine; it does get cold here; maybe not as cold as when I lived in Minnesota. In Minnesota, though, it was a DRY cold. Here in Downeast it's a damp cold. I bought my 24 Lightning at the end of 24, so from the discussion I guess I have a heat pump. I also heat my house with heat pumps. Even in sub-zero temps here, both my house and my truck seem to do OK. I don't think I've ever had to turn the heat up on the truck past 72, even on the coldest nights.
I have had the windshield fog up with the control on auto, but I just kicked it into defrost for a minute to clear it up, and then switched back, and that seems to hold.

 

[jwrezz]

I live in Maine; it does get cold here; maybe not as cold as when I lived in Minnesota. In Minnesota, though, it was a DRY cold. Here in Downeast it's a damp cold. I bought my 24 Lightning at the end of 24, so from the discussion I guess I have a heat pump. I also heat my house with heat pumps. Even in sub-zero temps here, both my house and my truck seem to do OK. I don't think I've ever had to turn the heat up on the truck past 72, even on the coldest nights.
I have had the windshield fog up with the control on auto, but I just kicked it into defrost for a minute to clear it up, and then switched back, and that seems to hold.

Funny thing is, the colder it is outside the lower you can keep your house/truck to make it feel warmer!

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