Night Heater location - internal or external??
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That’s correct don’t which one works the inside heating.
Usually Webasto Thermotop for coolant heater and Eberspächer D2 for the air heater unless the Webasto was specified at order. Factory fit used to be 3.5Kw Webasto air heater and not the 2Kw Webasto that most fit to T5/T6 vans now.
Webasto or Eber. Both are as good as each other and have good aftersales support. I went Eber only because I have fiddled with them before and I know them better than Webasto. Don't get hung up on one being better than the other because they both work in identical ways.
Have a look at the controller options....which do you like best? Which has the features you want and which loks nicest? That is what it comes down to...
Have a look at the controller options....which do you like best? Which has the features you want and which loks nicest? That is what it comes down to...
My memory was failing me here, the windows did have micro switches to cut the power to the heating, but it was the gas water heater that it affected, not the Eber
So, after deliberating whether i fitted the Eber Diesel heater inside or out. I have just finished fitting it outside under the Van. I gave it it's first test, and i'm delighted with it. So i'm going to head down to Glen Affric tomorrow and stay over night, it doesn't sound to loud but in the dead of night it might be different...
I probably don't need to have it on, but want to try it out!
It will be about 7 Deg so it won't be cosy, so will fire it up to see how it operates.. And i installed it myself, it really isn't that hard.. There is a wealth of information on here and the Web, that shows all you need to know..
enjoy Glen Affric, hope the midges not too bad , were feckin awful at the house here tonight so maybe some skin so soft might be required...…….
Yes. You don't want to be running the starter down so much that you cannot start in the morning.
Strange thing is I wonder why people call them night heaters - I can't stand having heat on whilst sleeping, I only use them for mornings to take the chill off or daytime if sitting around for a while. I sleep in a bedroom with no heating and the windows open 360 days of the year so I wonder how people get to sleep with all that heat! People are getting soft.
I sell a lot of heaters but have never called them night heaters.
The latest Multicontrol controllers for Webastos can be set with the cutout voltage to avoid running a battery down too low but cannot speak for others like Eberspächer etc. as I only deal with Webastos.
Strange thing is I wonder why people call them night heaters - I can't stand having heat on whilst sleeping, I only use them for mornings to take the chill off or daytime if sitting around for a while. I sleep in a bedroom with no heating and the windows open 360 days of the year so I wonder how people get to sleep with all that heat! People are getting soft.
I sell a lot of heaters but have never called them night heaters.
The latest Multicontrol controllers for Webastos can be set with the cutout voltage to avoid running a battery down too low but cannot speak for others like Eberspächer etc. as I only deal with Webastos.
My reading of the Erbersacher manual would suggest that yes it does have a voltage cut-off to protect the battery.Yes. You don't want to be running the starter down so much that you cannot start in the morning.
Strange thing is I wonder why people call them night heaters - I can't stand having heat on whilst sleeping, I only use them for mornings to take the chill off or daytime if sitting around for a while. I sleep in a bedroom with no heating and the windows open 360 days of the year so I wonder how people get to sleep with all that heat! People are getting soft.
I sell a lot of heaters but have never called them night heaters.
The latest Multicontrol controllers for Webastos can be set with the cutout voltage to avoid running a battery down too low but cannot speak for others like Eberspächer etc. as I only deal with Webastos.
I'm not 100% sure but isnt the low level voltage cut out around 10.5volts? I wouldn't fancy my chances dropping my starter battery to that voltage and then driving off in the morning. @oldiebut goodie
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Posts crossed here - I was saying the same but more long-winded!
Is it configurable though as some preset ones are something ridiculous like 11.6v or so. I set them at 12v so that they leave some electrickery in the battery - the battery usually recovers a couple of volts after drains are stopped. I know that the ecu on the Airtronic has a low voltage cutoff of 10.5v which isn't user configurable and that is useless for saving your battery as it will be on its way to being goosed at that voltage.
In my younger years I used to sleep in the Welsh mountains in the open in winter in just an Army sleeping bag.
Is it configurable though as some preset ones are something ridiculous like 11.6v or so. I set them at 12v so that they leave some electrickery in the battery - the battery usually recovers a couple of volts after drains are stopped. I know that the ecu on the Airtronic has a low voltage cutoff of 10.5v which isn't user configurable and that is useless for saving your battery as it will be on its way to being goosed at that voltage.
Since i live in the North of Scotland, and plan to spend the night in the Van all Year when out walking. It will be used at night!
In my younger years I used to sleep in the Welsh mountains in the open in winter in just an Army sleeping bag.
I used to wild camp too, loved it. But as i age, i want sit in the Van and read etc in the warmth. And then crash out without the possibility of Hypothermia setting in...In my younger years I used to sleep in the Welsh mountains in the open in winter in just an Army sleeping bag.
Force of habit calling them night heaters, I used to be a car transporter drive many years agoYes. You don't want to be running the starter down so much that you cannot start in the morning.
Strange thing is I wonder why people call them night heaters - I can't stand having heat on whilst sleeping, I only use them for mornings to take the chill off or daytime if sitting around for a while. I sleep in a bedroom with no heating and the windows open 360 days of the year so I wonder how people get to sleep with all that heat! People are getting soft.
I sell a lot of heaters but have never called them night heaters.
The latest Multicontrol controllers for Webastos can be set with the cutout voltage to avoid running a battery down too low but cannot speak for others like Eberspächer etc. as I only deal with Webastos.
