Fabia 2016 Fans

[DDixon]

Is it me, or do the fans in the MKIII leave a lot to be desired. I've started sitting at work every night for at least 10 minutes waiting for the bloody windscreen to demist... I remember in the Octavia MKIII it sounds like the fans would blow the bloody windscreen off of the car and it cleared in around 30 seconds...

[DRSSkoda]

Probably from the same parts bin as the horn....

[Ootohere]

Maybe put a Moisture Absorbing pack in the car & 1 in the boot and the windscreen might not need demisting.

£1 from ASDA and elsewhere.

Also try to keep the car dry inside.

[Breezy_Pete]

Have you checked your pollen filter to see if it's full of leaves etc.?

[DDixon]

Have you checked your pollen filter to see if it's full of leaves etc.?

I've had the car for about a month! Hope that isn't the case!

[Breezy_Pete]

Any harm in looking? If it's like mk1/mk2 Fabias, it's very easy to check.

[peter3197]

Get wind deflectors on the front doors and leave the windows open a crack, and, oh, don't breathe after you get in the car.

[malcster]

Same here car registered new September 1st

Major condensation in the morning and in the evening after work

Heated rear screen seems very slow to clear as well

[DDixon]

I just don't understand why the fans can't be more powerful. The Octavia MKIII fans are stupidly powerful.

[GeneralPurpose]

I'm a fan of the Mk3....oh...you mean a different sort of fan don't you!

[malcster]

Just seems to take an age to clear in the mornings

[pfaff]

Webasto.

Just sayin'...

[Ootohere]

Southern England, keep the interior as dry as possible, use AC unless it is disabled due to very low ambient temperatures.

[alltorque]

With climate control there is a demist max switch....will almost take out the windscreen. Main trick is to keep the inside of the screen/windows spotlessly clean. Traffic film holds moisture longer than clean glass.

[DDixon]

With climate control there is a demist max switch....will almost take out the windscreen. Main trick is to keep the inside of the screen/windows spotlessly clean. Traffic film holds moisture longer than clean glass.

I'll have to give the windscreen a clean then. Because I'm using this option and it's still taking 15-20 minutes.

[alltorque]

I'll have to give the windscreen a clean then. Because I'm using this option and it's still taking 15-20 minutes.

Just one thing, after you clean it leave the climate control on for a while to extract the moisture used in cleaning. 

[CRASH67]

Standard Air Con set up in mine no major issues for me....

[vc-10]

I've taken to using the A/C constantly when the weather is more damp. Seems to help. It's a bit quicker than my old 2002 Polo, which doesn't have A/C.  The back end of the car seems to mist up more than the Polo did though. Might get some of those silica gel pads, and I should really give the windscreen a good clean! Any recommendations for a decent glass cleaner? Or is Windex fine? I've also heard about people using RainX on the inside of the glass to help prevent it misting in the first place. Thoughts?

[JoePeddos]

Was out on Friday evening when I got back to the car 2 hours later the front screen was misted up.  I tried using the aircon only on full blast it cleared the windscreen much quicker than pressing the demist button. I also have a bag of absorbing crystals on the dashboard and try and keep the glass inside as clean as possible helps Joe

 

EDIT I have the 2015 Fabia hatch dont know if that makes any difference

Edited 14 November, 2016 by JoePeddos

[Octy09]

I've certainly noticed that on full power, the fan on my Fabia is a LOT quieter than my previous car.

Would be interested to know if RainX makes a difference. Any RainX (or similar) users recommend it for the outside of the screen?