Fitting Diesel Heater Under Motorhome

[Crazydave]

Those of you who have fitted a Chinese diesel heater under a motorhome, have you fabricated a box to house it in or just attached to the underside and left it open to the elements?

 

[Two on Tour]

My heater is bolted into an "L" bracket which is bolted to the rear chassis extension.
I made a thermal jacket to cover the heater which protects it from dust, muck and detritus that might be thrown up at it and reduces heat loss from the heater being in colder external air temperatures.

 

[two]

My Webasto was fitted under the bonnet, with exhaust into the wheel arch.
I'd try to keep it free from splashes.

 

[Tombola]

My heater is bolted into an "L" bracket which is bolted to the rear chassis extension.
I made a thermal jacket to cover the heater which protects it from dust, muck and detritus that might be thrown up at it and reduces heat lose from the heater be in colder external air temperatures.

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Crackin job that

 

[Crazydave]

My heater is bolted into an "L" bracket which is bolted to the rear chassis extension.
I made a thermal jacket to cover the heater which protects it from dust, muck and detritus that might be thrown up at it and reduces heat loss from the heater being in colder external air temperatures.

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That looks a great job. Think I will aim for something similar.

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[Tinker2]

Just like mine.

 

[Crazydave]

My heater is bolted into an "L" bracket which is bolted to the rear chassis extension.
I made a thermal jacket to cover the heater which protects it from dust, muck and detritus that might be thrown up at it and reduces heat loss from the heater being in colder external air temperatures.

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What was the box made of that the heater sits in. Marine ply?

 

[Two on Tour]

What was the box made of that the heater sits in. Marine ply?

I made each of the 4 sides and ends of the heater cover from 2 layers of self-adhesive foil-covered thermo-acoustic foam stuck together.
Duck tape joins the long edges of the 4 sides and a couple of velcro straps hold it all in place around the heater.

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Here's the stainless steel "L" bracket for mounting the heater that I used.

Pardon our interruption...

 

[Lucky]

Two on Tour can you please confirm the Ersbacher bracket fits the chinese clone heaters?

 

[Two on Tour]

Two on Tour , pray tell, is your heater an Ebersbacher or a Chinese clone. I ask because I'm wondering if that bracket is transferable to the clones.

Mine is a Chinese diesel heater and yes the mounting bracket fits both.

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[dunnah01]

Just be careful that the exhaust is far enough away from any floor vents. It's often difficult to under mount and still keep a fall on the exhaust to drain condensate but keep away from vents

 

[Holly's mum]

Just like mine.

I wonder why that is

 

[Jev88]

The VW vans often buy prebuilt steel boxes for underslung.