goodmorrow
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I'm thinking of having Eberspacher (or similar) diesel-powered blown-air heating installed in my VW T5 campervan. I assumed this would make me completely independent of electricity for heating, but the converter I've asked about it pointed out that it uses electricity for the fan.
It still sounds like an improvement on what I've got now, a portable oil-filled radiator. The radiator is 13-amp 250-volt, so can only be used on EHU, whereas the Eberspacher heating works off the leisure battery, so can be used away from EHU. Also, I assume the Eberspacher will use less electricity since the actual heat is obtained from the diesel fuel. But I'm wondering how long I can use it off EHU before the fan drains the leisure battery.
Mostly I use the 'van for week-long folk festivals, and I'd want the heating on most of the night, most nights. Does anyone know if this would be enough to drain the leisure battery? (I don't use electricity for anything except heating when off EHU - I use a portable lamp, have no TV, don't charge the laptop or phone, etc. I haven't got a solar panel, although I am thinking of getting one.)
It still sounds like an improvement on what I've got now, a portable oil-filled radiator. The radiator is 13-amp 250-volt, so can only be used on EHU, whereas the Eberspacher heating works off the leisure battery, so can be used away from EHU. Also, I assume the Eberspacher will use less electricity since the actual heat is obtained from the diesel fuel. But I'm wondering how long I can use it off EHU before the fan drains the leisure battery.
Mostly I use the 'van for week-long folk festivals, and I'd want the heating on most of the night, most nights. Does anyone know if this would be enough to drain the leisure battery? (I don't use electricity for anything except heating when off EHU - I use a portable lamp, have no TV, don't charge the laptop or phone, etc. I haven't got a solar panel, although I am thinking of getting one.)