diesle van heaters need some info ??

[Mark James]

No it wouldn't, all it would need is a standard yerrycan, makes filling it a doddle too. If he lives in it "most of the year" as he says he'll go through quite a bit of diesel. The other (priceless) advantage is that if you're low on fuel, you may get chilly but you will still be able to drive to the pump!

 

A night heater would run all day on 500ml of derv.

[treequip]

No it wouldn't, all it would need is a standard yerrycan, makes filling it a doddle too. If he lives in it "most of the year" as he says he'll go through quite a bit of diesel. The other (priceless) advantage is that if you're low on fuel, you may get chilly but you will still be able to drive to the pump!

 

They don’t use much at all, if fuel consumption were an issue cost conscious hauliers (there’s a 24 volt night heater in every sleeper cab) would have them on red but they don’t.

[Mark James]

They don’t use much at all, if fuel consumption were an issue cost conscious hauliers (there’s a 24 volt night heater in every sleeper cab) would have them on red but they don’t.

 

When i done Scandinavia and it was -21 you never had it off never made one bit of difference when it come to refuelling. It is a spit in the ocean in the grand scheme of things. Yes maybe a bit more noticeable with only a 70ltr tank but for all the time it would be on am sure the heat would out-weight the £3.00 a week you spend running the night heater.

[Daniël Bos]

I have one in my car, it's a webasto that heats up the coolant so the engine is up to temp when you start it, if you use the remote it'll heat up the car nicely as well before you get in. I know of several people that have had their units go wrong though and in one case, over the course of a weekend their car ran out of fuel.

I'm not sure how much it uses, but a jerrycan can be had for pennies, a mount for it is easily home-made for less still.

[Stephen Blair]

or have both options available:001_smile:

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

My Wife has a Webasto in her Bora TDI. Didn't fit it to keep her toasty lol but because I respect the engine and wanted to eliminate cold starts and all they entail especially re short journeys. Remote control with various settings. Less than £400 fitted by Webasto agent. Used to have a Kenlowe Hotstart in a car years ago - my! the interior was like an inferno!

[Mark James]

Another thing to note about them is they make the air very arid and not that pleasant to be in for a long period of time. This can be fixed with a small cup of water left in the cab when it's running saves your throat from drying out.

[treequip]

I have one in my car, it's a webasto that heats up the coolant so the engine is up to temp when you start it, if you use the remote it'll heat up the car nicely as well before you get in. I know of several people that have had their units go wrong though and in one case, over the course of a weekend their car ran out of fuel.

I'm not sure how much it uses, but a jerrycan can be had for pennies, a mount for it is easily home-made for less still.

 

That’s a different beast, it warms the water night heaters blow warm air.

 

Webasto say a 2kw heater (blown air) uses between 0.12 l and 0.24 l per hour depending on load. That’s a boat heater and at 2kw is about double what you need for a small van. Even that overkill will only use just over a litre in 10 hours.

 

Saying the car ran out of fuel is a nonsense statement unless you say how much it had in it, from the above it must have been sucking the bottom of the tank before the problem.

 

A decent jerry can is 20 quid, then you have to arse about drilling it for a feed and if it leaks it will stink the van out.

[gensetsteve]

I used to fit eberspacher heaters over 20 years ago easy to fit and hardly changed. main thing remember is to make sure the exhaust does not get near or point at anything flammable like fuel lines or tank. The other heater is a propex which runs from a calor gas bottle same principle but runs on propane I suspect cleaner burning and possibly more reliable as less moving parts.