Diesel use in using heating on motorhome
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diesel heater consumption
You'll need to look at the vehicle handbook and see the make & model of the actual heater, eberspacher for example.
Then take a trawl around the net, you should be able to dig out the fuel consumption data.
It'll be listed as X litres per hour at full output, x/y at half output etc etc
If you have a separate heater fuel tank, you can use red diesel available from most marinas.
James
You'll need to look at the vehicle handbook and see the make & model of the actual heater, eberspacher for example.
Then take a trawl around the net, you should be able to dig out the fuel consumption data.
It'll be listed as X litres per hour at full output, x/y at half output etc etc
If you have a separate heater fuel tank, you can use red diesel available from most marinas.
James
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My Chausson has Diesel heating too , no idea what the consumption of Diesel is however , it takes it,s supply off the main Diesel tank and is a great bit of kit, hot water is supplied almost simultaneously when the system is switched on and as there is no hot water storage tank ,the hot water will run until the main water storage tank in the van empties [150 litres ] The heating is great too but a bit of a delay with that as the heat exchangers have to heat up.
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It really is a good system, but I'd be surprised if you have a separate tank, but not to worry these systems are very economical.
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If it's an Eberspacher system you should find some info either here Eberspacher D2 or on the main Eberspacher website.
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(Just about to pick up our new Chausson) I'm told that the diesel heating system uses about (two descriptions I have been given) ..... "around half a litre a day" or "a mug of fuel a day"
Either way, it appears that the system is very economical, and not at a level anybody should be too concerned about.
EDIT: There is a Chausson Owners' Group on Facebook: I'm sure you'll get a definitive answer there.
Either way, it appears that the system is very economical, and not at a level anybody should be too concerned about.
EDIT: There is a Chausson Owners' Group on Facebook: I'm sure you'll get a definitive answer there.
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Or home heating oil with a drop of cooking oil in it,much cheaper.
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Curiosity only - we wilded in what we thought was the middle of nowhere ..certainly wasn't on the POIs, only to be joined by a couple of Aussies in a rented mh. They were prepared to be cold because their diesel heating system smelt so bad ..... is that normal ( the heating/diesel bit, not the Aussie part 
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Curiosity only - we wilded in what we thought was the middle of nowhere ..certainly wasn't on the POIs, only to be joined by a couple of Aussies in a rented mh. They were prepared to be cold because their diesel heating system smelt so bad ..... is that normal ( the heating/diesel bit, not the Aussie part
No its not normal probably new and needed use ... years ago I bought an old Eberspacher D1L and fitted it inside an Astra van ... no smells at all ... over the next few years I moved it into a variety of vehicles and it ended up in my old Landrover Defender ... as I worked funny hours I had made a few changes to the way it originally worked so I could run it from a wee timer ... I'd set the time for the next day at the end of each shift during winter ... there was always something satisfying to look out the window about 15 minutes before I left for work to see all the other vehicles either covered in snow or heavy frosts and my vehicle sitting gently steaming as it got all snug and cosy for my trip to work ... once I arrived and knew roughly when I'd be heading home, I'd pop out to the car park and fire it up for the trip home.
When I sold the LR I left the unit in it and it was something I always knew I'd regret ... until a few weeks ago when I bought a new old one (fleabay) that was knackered (it came out of a boat) and I finally got it fired up on my test bench a couple of days ago ... its smoking like a volcano at start-up at the moment, but I'll deal with that later. I'm really looking forward to getting it in my van now.
As for OP's query re. the amount of fuel they use ... If you have it running at full pelt for 24 hours (really, really hot) it might use as much as 5 litres of fuel, but they are designed to heat up the space quickly to the temperature you set it to, then they go into a lower cycle to keep things ticking over. During the lower output cycles, they keep monitoring the temperature and will increase output as and when required. As an example ... I first ran mine using a plastic petrol can with a hole drilled in the lid for the pick-up pipe ... I "acquired" a gallon of red diesel from work and I used it almost daily through two winters before I moved it to another vehicle, there was still some fuel left from the original gallon ... so my reply would be, the amount of fuel used is negligible unless you are heating a huge space to tropical temperatures!
Wanna test it? ... remove the supply pipe from the bottom of the fuel pump and insert it into a jam jar about half full of diesel, power up the heater and run it for an hour or so ... you'll hardly notice any change in the fuel level in the jeely jar!
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Diesel use in motor homes
Hello. We have a Chausson 98 with Truma Diesel Heating. Fuel use is not a problem at all, we have had the M/H four years. The only slight problem is the amount of electric power needed to start it up. Two 120amp hr batteries and 300watts of solar is the answer. The hand book shows that to save power at times, you should run the engine while starting the heater. No need with the extra kit. John.
Hello. We have a Chausson 98 with Truma Diesel Heating. Fuel use is not a problem at all, we have had the M/H four years. The only slight problem is the amount of electric power needed to start it up. Two 120amp hr batteries and 300watts of solar is the answer. The hand book shows that to save power at times, you should run the engine while starting the heater. No need with the extra kit. John.