 Bus Heating in Summer
On 7 Aug, 21:45, "Richard J." <rjnews0...@blueukder.co.yon> wrote:
> Mait...@ wrote:
> > On Aug 7, 6:33?pm, MIG <googles...@doreenbird.co.uk> wrote:
> >> A couple of times in the last week I've caught an 8. ?Both times the
> >> heating has been on full blast.
>
> >> Is there something up with buses they are using that makes this
> >> impossible to control?
>
> > Exactly the same with the buses I use most regularly: 28, 295 and 211.
>
> > I had just assumed it was the sadistic attitude of the drivers
> > concerned, but perhaps there is another reason!
>
> Why don't you ask the driver to turn it off? Perhaps he isn't aware that
> the heating is on.
>
> Personally I've always assumed that a hot bus in summer meant that the
> exteremly basic ventilation can't cope with the solar gain through the
> windows. Indeed I'm not sure how buses are heated these days, e.g. whether
> it's heated panels or hot air blown around. What's your evidence that the
> heating is on rather than the bus just not being cooled?
> --
There are convector heaters, at least on the top deck, along the edge
of the floor (ie the kind one puts one's foot on). No mistaking the
heat blasting directly out of them.
The other answer suggests it's not in the control of the driver, but
when you are exiting from the top deck and rushing off to catch a
train, pushing through the incoming crowd to bother the driver is not
the most practical thing to do. Getting out of there is more of a
priority ...
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