Diesel Heater Habits

[trevskoda]

Exactly

Eberspacher/clones are simple solenoid operated diaphragm units

Nothing to lube

They will happily pump water...

Ta for information, us paddies are a bit thick dont you know.

 

[Scotia]

I'll be using mine in anger for the first time next week. My plan is to just set the temperature to about 18° and let the thermostat do it's thing.

18 deg, ye like yer comfort!

 

[Robmac]

18 deg, ye like yer comfort!

Julie will set it on about 24 when she's in the van Sam!

 

[mistericeman]

Julie will set it on about 24 when she's in the van Sam!

Perfect temp that..... Can't stand the cold.

 

[Fazerloz]

On the other thread about diesel heaters there was some discussion about them not being able to use existing heating ducts to distribute heat to all parts of the van like the bathroom, front dinette etc because they overheat. However having talked to Bill (Fisherman) you can with the Truma diesel combi which he has. So I googled it and on the Truma support page it says you can.

It looks like the latest generation Combi Diesel is pretty much a drop in replacement for the Combi gas truma system. Well its a bit more complicated than that and needs doing by a professional but it 100% says it can use the existing heating outlets.

Service und Support

support.truma.com

There are now Chinese clones of the Truma diesel combi's that can be had for about £1100. They look exactly the same as the Truma Combi's. I have no idea how they perform in comparison.

 

[barryd]

Julie will set it on about 24 when she's in the van Sam!

Michelle is the same. 21 or 22 is about right for me. Reminds me of when I worked in an office (not that I was there much). There was always the Air con wars with the girls.

 

[mistericeman]

Michelle is the same. 21 or 22 is about right for me. Reminds me of when I worked in an office (not that I was there much). There was always the Air con wars with the girls.

Don't even go there....

I've had to fit lighty up alterable 'fake' controllers before now....

Mind before I packed it in recently I could pick any single unit from 150 plus units and choose to freeze the annoying individual that sat beneath it from my lap top...

 

[Robmac]

Michelle is the same. 21 or 22 is about right for me. Reminds me of when I worked in an office (not that I was there much). There was always the Air con wars with the girls.

Julie goes Blue in the middle of Summer Barry (poor circulation due to medical conditions).

I've never bothered with heating when on my own, but I'm getting on a bit now (yes, I know it's hard to believe!)

 

[barryd]

Julie goes Blue in the middle of Summer Barry (poor circulation due to medical conditions).

I've never bothered with heating when on my own, but I'm getting on a bit now (yes, I know it's hard to believe!)

Yes I find I am not as tolerant of cold or heat as I used to be as I've got a bit older. Christ knows what I'll be like when I'm as old as you.

 

[Robmac]

Yes I find I am not as tolerant of cold or heat as I used to be as I've got a bit older. Christ knows what I'll be like when I'm as old as you.

Think yourself lucky you're not Kev's age Barry - He's older than God's Dog!

 

[trevskoda]

Heating in home fires at 20c and cuts of at 22c, remote control stat.

 

[Sid]

There are now Chinese clones of the Truma diesel combi's that can be had for about £1100. They look exactly the same as the Truma Combi's. I have no idea how they perform in comparison.

The guys at Off grid power solutions have tried a few but I think now refuse to fit them to customers vans as they are unreliable. Their views are on their tube vids.

 

[Caz]

If it's hot in the van when I go to bed, I turn the heater off. Then wake up a few hours later when it gets too cold and turn it on.

If it's not hot in the van when I go to bed then I put the heating on. Then wake up a few hours later when it gets too hot and turn it off.

If I'm not in the van I leave it off, unless the dogs are in it.

When I'm in the van I turn it off when the temp gets to 24/5 C, then I turn it on again when it gets cold.

It only seems to have on and off. The + and - buttons don't do anything.

 

[trevskoda]

If it's hot in the van when I go to bed, I turn the heater off. Then wake up a few hours later when it gets too cold and turn it on.

If it's not hot in the van when I go to bed then I put the heating on. Then wake up a few hours later when it gets too hot and turn it off.

If I'm not in the van I leave it off, unless the dogs are in it.

When I'm in the van I turn it off when the temp gets to 24/5 C, then I turn it on again when it gets cold.

It only seems to have on and off. The + and - buttons don't do anything.

You can use a simple thermostat in the positive feed wire to sort it out, you only have to cut the pos wire and connect either side inside stat, there may also be a requirement to fit a nutral/negitive wire to make it work, wildbus im sure could help on this mater.
I may have a look online about this, cost about £7

 

[Geek]

And what are we needing to lubricate on a diesel heater Trev?

The fuel pump

 

[Geek]

You can use a simple thermostat in the positive feed wire to sort it out, you only have to cut the pos wire and connect either side inside stat, there may also be a requirement to fit a nutral/negitive wire to make it work, wildbus im sure could help on this mater.
I may have a look online about this, cost about £7View attachment 147866View attachment 147867

That will need to be wired carefully so that it turns the heater off without cutting the power to it, because the heater needs to go through the shutdown cycle when it turns off.

 

[Baz iom]

We have a jp one brilliant timer and water heater has a sensor to control the heating so keeps it at a constant temperature not cheap but worth it

 

[mistericeman]

The fuel pump

That doesn't need any lube whatsoever on everspachers/Chinese diesel pumps ...

It's a solenoid driven Diaphragm pump....

 

[Caz]

You can use a simple thermostat in the positive feed wire to sort it out, you only have to cut the pos wire and connect either side inside stat, there may also be a requirement to fit a nutral/negitive wire to make it work, wildbus im sure could help on this mater.
I may have a look online about this, cost about £7View attachment 147866View attachment 147867

Thanks Trev but I'm no electrician. The heater probably has it's own thermostat anyway, it just doesn't seem to be set up properly.

 

[Fazerloz]

That doesn't need any lube whatsoever on everspachers/Chinese diesel pumps ...

It's a solenoid driven Diaphragm pump....

Not all are diaphragm, some are positve displacement plunger type that do require the lubricity of diesel.