Dash vents **Warning impending dumb question**

[CycloneMike]

When driving to work this morning I noticed that the screen vents are blowing hot and keeping the windscreen clear but the vents at the front of the dash were blowing icy cold air at me.
No matter where I moved the levers I didn't get warm air to come out of the front outside vents.
Is this right do I just close the vents to keep warm (are they just fresh air vents) or is there something broken in the heater box?
It might sound daft but I've only driven it in the summer months as it was in bits all of last winter, so I have never noticed before and I haven't got a manual.
Thanks in advance.

[peasant]

Side vents are fresh air only, just close them.

[Mocki]

early vans only get cold air at the side vents on the dash face, later can control either hot or cool....

early are much better in summer , because its direct from outside, and not via the heater box.......

[peasant]

Must have something to do with trim levels as well as age, because on my 1990 basic spec van those vents still blow cold (fresh air) only

[CycloneMike]

Thank you.

[richnewton]

my vents leak like mad which in the summer is ok but now its cold not so good.....................whats the best way of sealing them off for the winter?

[lambrettalee]

expanding foam

[richnewton]

expanding foam

[garyd]

Just to add further confusion, in my experience the earlier vans had 'cold only' air to these vents and the later ones 'heated only'.

I used to enjoy having warm feet and fresh air to the face but can't get that with my later vehicle. I am seriously considering fitting some extra vents, piped from the cold outlets which still exist on the heater box. (The pipe fittings are there but blanked off and need cutting out.)

Garyd

[lloyd]

my vents leak like mad which in the summer is ok but now its cold not so good.....................whats the best way of sealing them off for the winter?

Duct tape. Never leave home without it.

[peasant]

Just to add further confusion, in my experience the earlier vans had 'cold only' air to these vents and the later ones 'heated only'.

I used to enjoy having warm feet and fresh air to the face but can't get that with my later vehicle. I am seriously considering fitting some extra vents, piped from the cold outlets which still exist on the heater box. (The pipe fittings are there but blanked off and need cutting out.)

Garyd

might be simpler to fit opening front quarterlights ...they ARE the dogs thingymajigs