Diesel Heaters (1 Viewer)

[Jaws]

Aye, they are. Not far of the price of the German ones.

What price do you put on a quiet night of sleep tostie and warm?

Well I cannot hear ours at all.. As mentioned in my original post, the donk of the pump ( outside in a locker ) was too loud for me and I isolated it.. The fact I could hear a small pump going donk once every few seconds is a very good indicator of how quiet our Chinese one is

 

[bigwood]

Having been on a pitch next to a van with a diesel heater running all night it’s not the pump that’s noisy. The exhaust must have been on our side and after midnight it’s damed annoying to still hear it.
It was cold out so I didn’t fancy going to speak to the owner. Next morning we were awoken to raised voices. The van drove off before breakfast.

 

[DBK]

Having been on a pitch next to a van with a diesel heater running all night it’s not the pump that’s noisy. The exhaust must have been on our side and after midnight it’s damed annoying to still hear it.
It was cold out so I didn’t fancy going to speak to the owner. Next morning we were awoken to raised voices. The van drove off before breakfast.

Some don't have silencers fitted to the exhaust or inlet and these can be noisy. It doesn't help that these are offered, if they are, as an extra. They are essential for the typical MH.

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[Peter and Julie]

Webasto prefered to Eberspatcher.

Planar preferred to both of these as guaranteed for 24 month and about a grand cheaper. Professionally fitted.

 

[ChrisCross]

Fitted one a few weeks ago in the garage of my Adria Coral S 690 SP. It took me 2 hours 20min to install. Works well and very pleased with its performance.

 

[Otter Spotter]

Twas me !
Been almost a year now and still chuffed to bits with it

I was going to say Yorick doesn’t need a heater where he lives

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[Rob n manda]

I just fitted an eberspacher d4 in our van, superb bit off kit.
Very very cheap to run compared to the van trauma in there.
After reading lots of horror stories of chinese ones i got a used one from ebay.
I did sell them as a bit of a hobby years ago so wiring and instillation was easy

 

[Two on Tour]

After reading lots of horror stories of chinese ones

What horror stories would they be then ?

 

[CazPaul]

Maybe a bit of a tangent but I've been researching diesel heaters to install in our van for the last few months.

Last weekend we popped down to planar heaters, they are only about an hour away from us. I've been searching for a quiet diesel heater as most seem to make a fair racket. They sell "Autoterm" a Russian made diesel heater and I wanted to see (well hear) how it sounded.

Planar heaters have a youtube video to show how quiet they are - but on a video it's very hard to judge the real noise level.

They have a demo rig setup and it was really quiet - quieter than the fan I have next to my bed at home - and I think that's quiet.

They are Russian made, not Chinese, so I'm not particularly worried about reliability.

Obviously do you own research - we don't currently own one. Once the van is further along I'll be installing the 4Kw version.

Our van is off to Adam @ MPI for the splay insulation this Sunday - exciting times!

PS. If you visit Planar heaters a few points:

• The site is nothing illustrious - I like that to be honest, nothing fancy.
• The warehouse man is James and he's very nice.
• The farm shop on the same site makes amazing sausages with black pudding

Nice one, what can are you converting?
How much is the spray foam insulation?

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[reallymental@g]

It's a Citroen Relay L4 (extra-long wheelbase), we just had it sprayed this morning. The insulation also helps reduces any noise. We paid £375 for the extra thick 50mm. We didn't have the floor sprayed as we'd done the insulation ourselves. If you wish to have the floor done as well with 25-30mm it costs £350. If you want 75mm thickness (which I would recommend) its an additional cost of £75. Hope this helps.

 

[CazPaul]

It's a Citroen Relay L4 (extra-long wheelbase), we just had it sprayed this morning. The insulation also helps reduces any noise. We paid £375 for the extra thick 50mm. We didn't have the floor sprayed as we'd done the insulation ourselves. If you wish to have the floor done as well with 25-30mm it costs £350. If you want 75mm thickness (which I would recommend) its an additional cost of £75. Hope this helps.

Thanks, have the contact details of the guy please.

 

[reallymental@g]

The gentlemans name is Adam Darby. I've obscured the email address below to avoid some spam for him

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[CazPaul]

The gentlemans name is Adam Darby. I've obscured the email address below to avoid some spam for him

Join all of the lines below together without spaces:

adam
darby
mpi
@
gmail.com

Thanks where is he based?

 

[reallymental@g]

They are in Westhoughton, Bolton.

 

[gus-lopez]

Even Webasto and Eberspacher are unreliable.

Hate to think what cheap imports are like?

better.

Well I cannot hear ours at all.. As mentioned in my original post, the donk of the pump ( outside in a locker ) was too loud for me and I isolated it.. The fact I could hear a small pump going donk once every few seconds is a very good indicator of how quiet our Chinese one is

same with the one I fitted . Have to put hand under the side to check it is On.

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[jockaneezer]

Thinking of getting a diesel heater for my workshop. I've been binge watching install videos and I think John Mck on YouTube summed it up perfectly when he explained that when there was only Webasto and Eberspacher, people generally had a professional do the install too, so not too many problems, other than to your wallet. Now they are affordable to the great unwashed masses, anybody can have a go at installing one. I've seen a few where the filters are on backwards and some where they've fitted the filter between the pump and the heater and not between the tank and the pump and one where the pump was put on back to front. Maybe the Chinglish instructions don't help, but half an hour on YouTube should point you in the right direction ?

 

[Jaws]

Even Webasto and Eberspacher are unreliable.

Hate to think what cheap imports are like?

12 months of hard use and mine has not missed a beat.. and I have tried it on just about every type of heavy oil available

 

[EuroTrotters]

better.
same with the one I fitted . Have to put hand under the side to check it is On.

Any links to purchase please ?

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[AndyVW]

The benefits of having a truck chassis ....... 24 volts. An eberspacher from a Truck grave yard... No charge.
an overhaul £150 fitted between the floors, Timer and thermostats from truck, perfect for those nippy mornings. Tip the nosiest thing is the pump, make sure this is isolated/insulated, A perfect addition to full water heating.

 

[gus-lopez]

Any links to purchase please ?

I'll have to hunt out the ebay link.

 

[gus-lopez]

Any links to purchase please ?

I bought mine early last year & the ebay seller " bluelittleelephants" doesn't appear to sell them anymore.

mine was the same as this
http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-5...0001&campid=5338547443&icep_item=283770069910

advertised as 2kw but is actually 3. On mine I only have the on/off rotary control shown at the top & not the digital with remote. Then again I only paid £71,99

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[Puddleduck]

Mine is on the way
However it's just for my man shed not the motorhome.
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Similar to the one we have for emergency heating in the house and which will be used for the workshop once it is in place.

Our friend has one in his static caravan and thinks it is the dogs danglies. The built in heating in the static was pathetic. When the static caravan goes and he moves into the house he is building the heater will go into the garage / man shed.