Diesel night heaters

[winchman]

Im using one on mine.
I did read somewhere when i was looking that there fine on webasto's but Eberspacher don't work on them, dont know if that's true.

Have you a link to what you are using?

 

[Xup]

Winchman , What model ?, the D1LC's will need a lot more Amps at start than the more modern D2's,


Edit to Add...
This will do it,

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DC-DC-Wa...hash=item36297389f5:m:mTy5omlkpFR6PfTUT3m903A

chose the 12v to 24v 15A 360W from the drop down list

 

[winchman]

No sure, just been offered a bucket of bits two heaters and some other odds and ends so was going to take a punt?
Kicking my self as I sold an unknown Webasto last year as I didn't have the motor home then!

 

[owas]

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=253162127702&alt=web

Thats the one im using,
Bare in mind mine is only the smaller air top 2000 though.

 

[winchman]

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=253162127702&alt=web

Thats the one im using,
Bare in mind mine is only the smaller air top 2000 though.

Thanks

 

[eSCHEn]

Am I far off thinking red is roughly 55p/L?

79ppl at the pump today. Unleaded was 120.9ppl for comparative purposes.

 

[wookie]

I have a version of one of these that I took out of an ex BT van - can barely remember what it looks like...

Is it likely to do space heating? I do remember it was one that fed a hot tap and sink on the back door as well as doing engine preheat.

Sounds more likely a water heater than an air heater, basically the same thing except rather than an air to air heat exchange it's a air to water one, you could plumb it to a radiator to get the heat.

 

[normspanners]

Is it likely to do space heating? I do remember it was one that fed a hot tap and sink on the back door as well as doing engine preheat.

same/ similar thing as in galaxy's

 

[normspanners]

Red is cheaper we have a local place that has red at the pump.
Vehicle they came from wont matter

No kero is cheaper and cleaner, truckers usually run kero through theirs on full heat to burn them clean once in a while

 

[winchman]

Should be here next week so I will keep you posted, not sure of the best plan should I fit a separate diesel tank as Red is 88pL so much cheaper or just connect to the existing fuel line? Don't fancy removing the tank so I wonder if I could just t in to the line before the fuel filter?

 

[Ruffian]

What vehicle are you planning on putting it into,

 

[winchman]

Talbot express motor home

 

[Xup]

I've t'd into the fuel line just before the fuel filter with no issues, also fitted a one way valve on the T side going to the heater.

Separate tank and run it on Kero, would be my choice. (I paid £75 for a 200Lt barrel of Kero last Summer)

Do you know what model heater it is yet?.

 

[winchman]

Thanks
Its Chinese so no idea until it arrives
It comes with a separate tank but struggling to find a place to fit it
Why did you fit a one way valve and where did you get it?

 

[Xup]

I fitted the one way as it was a long run from the pipe T to the fuel pump and heater, no idea if I needed it really but I did not want any chance of the fuel draining back to the tank from the heater fuel line.
When it could be 6months between its last use in the van.

Valve
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/One-Way-A...hash=item4d6c09a669:m:mBHfpTDO4bKlpCot_GXuXzQ

 

[Xup]

This heater ?, no idea on what they are like as never seen one.

 

[winchman]

Thanks its a good idea with the valve
Mine looks the same, Some are copies of the Russian Planar heaters, I have seen a few good reviews, comes with a 2 year warranty!

 

[fizzy]

100% calorific value of 1 Litre 35 Second viscosity Heating oil (Gas Oil) = 10.85 kw/hrs so 5KW heater is going to use 0.5 ltr ish for 1 hr at 100 % so with loss of exhaust heat 0.64 is looking about right (poss if not a little low ) so road fuel you are looking 70-80 p hr on full, obviously with kero a LOT less cost, now with a large motor home I would guess it would be on 80/90 % of the time in cold weather, due to heat loss through large body, also as an average normal front car heater produces 7-10 KW's and doesnt usually have enough heat for the rear too, hence most large vehicles have front and rear heaters run off the engine coolant, albeit single glazed and that normally is travelling so heat is usually lost due to movement, imo.

7-10kw? They don't make that clear with electric cars! Range would be severely reduced in cold weather - or hot weather with the aircon running!

 

[Justme]

7-10kw in a car can not be right.

5kw can over heat a 12 x 20 badly insulated foot room.

 

[GW8IZR]

7-10kw in a car can not be right.

5kw can over heat a 12 x 20 badly insulated foot room.

a common figure used is 20 to 25 K BTU which I think is about 6Kw