Who wants to share their photos/experience of fitting diesel heater UNDERNEATH their motorhome?

[MisterB]

I'm thinking of installing one under the motorhome, plenty of room, so any advice or tips are more than welcome, rhanks

 

[Two on Tour]

Here's ours installed under our van, ask away.

 

[chatteris]

How noisy are they, was parked next to a Vito campervan in Mevagissey and that seemed very noisy, I was considering removing gas fire and adding a diesel heater now not sure

 

[jockaneezer]

My son's '08 Iveco pickup has a Webasto installed in the "welfare" section (ex Dorset council vehicle) the ally exhaust stub on the heater has corroded clean through and become detached, maybe as a result of exposure to road salt, dissimilar metals and temperature ?

 

[Otter Spotter]

How noisy are they, was parked next to a Vito campervan in Mevagissey and that seemed very noisy, I was considering removing gas fire and adding a diesel heater now not sure

As has been stated on other threads, they are as noisy i they are not fitted well.

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[MisterB]

There is a quiet pump available via a guy in Colchester apparently

 

[Two on Tour]

There is a quiet pump available via a guy in Colchester apparently

I bought and fitted one, but had several problems with it, gave up and and went back to a standard solenoid dosing pump.

 

[GMLS]

I fitted a chinese diesel heater to our classic type 2 and very happy with the results.Subseque tly fitted an all in one to the garage.On the van used 2 silencers and now hardly audible.Fuel pump also not really noticeable but at front of vehicle but still only thin steel between us and it. Make sure you get the right depth turret to suit the overall thickness of your floor build up.Plenty of choice on ebay and install tips on Youtube

Tried and tested Chinese Diesel heaters

Buying a Chinese Diesel heater can be a bit of a minefield if you have never purchased one before, there are so many different manufacturers, suppliers and designs it can be hard to know where to start. UPDATE - WE HAVE POSTED A NEWER UPDATED VERSION OF THIS POST FOR 2022/2023 PLEASE CHECK IT...

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[Two on Tour]

I fitted a chinese diesel heater to our classic type 2 and very happy with the results.Subseque tly fitted an all in one to the garage.On the van used 2 silencers and now hardly audible.Fuel pump also not really noticeable but at front of vehicle but still only thin steel between us and it. Make sure you get the right depth turret to suit the overall thickness of your floor build up.Plenty of choice on ebay and install tips on Youtube

Tried and tested Chinese Diesel heaters

Buying a Chinese Diesel heater can be a bit of a minefield if you have never purchased one before, there are so many different manufacturers, suppliers and designs it can be hard to know where to start. UPDATE - WE HAVE POSTED A NEWER UPDATED VERSION OF THIS POST FOR 2022/2023 PLEASE CHECK IT...

www.vanlifeuksurvivorsguide.co.uk

You may have missed in the thread title that the OP was asking about mounting under their van not inside their van.

 

[GMLS]

You may have missed in the thread title that the OP was asking about mounting under their van not inside their van.

Noted but lot of what I said might still be of use

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[rod_vw]

I'm thinking of installing one under the motorhome, plenty of room, so any advice or tips are more than welcome, rhanks

What is your base vehicle?

I've fitted four to VW T5 & T6s, not all in the OEM position but all underneath.

 

[DBK]

How noisy are they, was parked next to a Vito campervan in Mevagissey and that seemed very noisy, I was considering removing gas fire and adding a diesel heater now not sure

They need silencers fitted on both the exhaust and ideally on the air inlet side as well. Some installers don't fit them, either to save a bit of money or because doesn't understand the need.

 

[Two on Tour]

They need silencers fitted on both the exhaust and ideally on the air inlet side as well. Some installers don't fit them, either to save a bit of money or because doesn't understand the need.

As you say a lot of the noise comes from the combustion air intake, so I fitted a foam dirt bike air filter on ours which cut the combustion air intake noise down considerably.

 

[MisterB]

What is your base vehicle?

I've fitted four to VW T5 & T6s, not all in the OEM position but all underneath.

We have an Adria 670 SLT - on a Fiat Ducato base

 

[rod_vw]

We have an Adria 670 SLT - on a Fiat Ducato base

Sorry in yhat case I can't be of much help to you.
But I guess there are others on here who can.

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[James-Alex]

Are one is directly below garage. Bed directly above garage, is noisy so would consider if you could find space as far away from bed as possible. Will try take a few pics tomorrow for you

 

[Ralph-n-Bev]

Ralph fitted webasto diesel heating under our van. Peugeot XLWB boxer.
It’s very quiet in and outside and we wouldn’t be without it. The whole van is warm no cold spots.
It came with a stainless steel box to put it in if I remember. Anyway it’s somewhere in his build thread .

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