Espar Heater Systems said it is releasing new, smart controllers to meet customer demands for a wider variety of options in the controls of the popular range of Espar bunk heaters and engine pre-heaters.
The Multi-Max F1000 serves the needs of the Hydronic line of Engine Coolant heaters and the Digi-Max D1000 serves the needs of the Airtronic D2/D4 bunk heaters.
The Multi-Max F1000 provides complete control over a fleet’s pre-heat coolant heaters, and fleets no longer need to rely on drivers to properly program and run vehicle coolant heaters, according to the company. By introducing a desktop programmer and a Micro SD card slot, the Multi-Max gives users tamper-proof control of every aspect of every heaters’ operating parameters based on each vehicle’s individual work schedule.
In less than 5-minutes, users can program the heater to have: as many as four distinct events per day, each with a different start and finish time, triggered on whatever day of the week that vehicle is in use; a high temperature disable set point; a maximum manual run-time; a low voltage disable set point, your preferred PM Interval; and an exercise scheduler.
Through the Micro SD card slot, those same settings can then be used to program one, or multiple vehicles heaters, Espar said, adding that by taking the driver out of the programming process, running coolant heaters means no more unnecessary idling, no more needless engine wear-and-tear, no more wasted time, and no more wasted fuel.
The Digi-Max D1000 controller gives drivers maximum control. Espar added a larger display screen to accommodate things like a constant heater status display; temperature set point with either Celsius or Fahrenheit options; a runtime count-down clock; a “Check Heater” indicator and simplified diagnostic service messages.
