Hi does anybody know who would retro fit a dielel night heater in a vw california coast in the southeast area ?
And what would it usually cost to fit one ?
adria
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Gender: n/a Location: co. wexford Age: 63 Posts: 424 Registered: 04 / 2012 My Motorhome: Base Vehicle:
If you go to any commercial garage they will tell you who in the area specializes in night heaters as they are in almost every truck now on the road. they are used to removing repairing and fitting. You have two Ts flow and return off your radiator flow and a power supply.
hillton9
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Gender: Location: Crossgar Age: 67 Posts: 2909 Registered: 07 / 2013 My Motorhome: Rollerteam t-line 740 Base Vehicle: Fiat muiltijet
Just curious about these. (The heater in my van is propane and I've never used a diesel one.)
Do they use the derv from the vehicle fuel tank or do they use a separate tank where you could have cheaper red diesel instead?
CHAUSSON
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Gender: Location: Tipperary Posts: 6813 Registered: 02 / 2012 My Motorhome: Knaus Sport Ti 700 UFB Silverline Base Vehicle: Renault Master 150 dci Quickshift
Just curious about these. (The heater in my van is propane and I've never used a diesel one.)
Do they use the derv from the vehicle fuel tank or do they use a separate tank where you could have cheaper red diesel instead?
I asked that question before and was told that they used so little diesel that it would not be worth the bother of fitting another tank for agri Diesel. True or False? I don't know.
ntg
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Gender: Location: Portglenone. Co Antrim Age: 24 Posts: 3822 Registered: 04 / 2012 My Motorhome: Autotrail Base Vehicle: Comanche
Our mh has a diesel blow heater. I am led to believe, with the temperature turned to the highest, the fuel consumption is something like 1/4 of a pint per hour.
I certainly don't see the amount been burnt, disappearing out of the tank.
To use agri diesel for heating is a big no no, because the colouring wax blocks the jet and produces smoke.
I hope that this helps,
Malcolm
CHAUSSON
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Gender: Location: Tipperary Posts: 6813 Registered: 02 / 2012 My Motorhome: Knaus Sport Ti 700 UFB Silverline Base Vehicle: Renault Master 150 dci Quickshift
Our mh has a diesel blow heater. I am led to believe, with the temperature turned to the highest, the fuel consumption is something like 1/4 of a pint per hour.
I certainly don't see the amount been burnt, disappearing out of the tank.
To use agri diesel for heating is a big no no, because the colouring wax blocks the jet and produces smoke.
I hope that this helps,
Malcolm
Out of courosity, how about kerosene?
eirebus
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Gender: Location: kildare Posts: 7437 Registered: 10 / 2011 My Motorhome: Dethleffs Advantage Base Vehicle: Fiat 2.3
I had a Webasto diesel heater in a previous van and looked into fitting an extra tank for it but 1, I couldn't find anywhere to fit it 2, is there insurance implications and 3 , is it worth the effort in the end I felt No
Almo
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Gender: n/a Location: Co Derry Age: 54 Posts: 3 Registered: 08 / 2018 My Motorhome: Autocruise Starfire Base Vehicle: Peugeot Boxer
Our mh has a diesel blow heater. I am led to believe, with the temperature turned to the highest, the fuel consumption is something like 1/4 of a pint per hour.
I certainly don't see the amount been burnt, disappearing out of the tank.
To use agri diesel for heating is a big no no, because the colouring wax blocks the jet and produces smoke.
I hope that this helps,
Malcolm
Out of courosity, how about kerosene?
My folks used to power their home heating burner using red diesel (35 second oil) instead of kerosene (28 sec.) The service guy put a different jet in it to suit. I think they only used it because they had an agri business and got the red cheaper than kerosene.
I burned green diesel for years. That’s what everyone burned back in the day
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