Eberspacher heaters

[liljo]

Hi Ant, I have just bought a 1996 C15 hytop, I would like to be able to use it in the winter and I read Peter Jennings article in the Roma magazine, he mentions the Eberspacher heater which sounds fabulous, I have looked at their website but it doesn't give info on how much they are or how easy to fit. Do you know anything about them?
liljo

[ant]

Hi liljo.
The eberspacher is a good heater and works quite economically, however if you do most of your camping on sites its cheaper to use an electric heater.
The eberspacher would cost over £800 to have it fitted by a dealer, it's not a particularly complicated job but does take time and require more than your average diy tools to complete.
How many winter days will you use the van while not on a site with electric hook-up? I suspect a £20 fan heater on the mains will be worth getting and trying out first before getting a heater fitted.
Ant

[geonomad]

I would agree with Ant on this. I am glad I have mine, which came with the van, but when on a site with electricity a cheap electric heater works fine and uses no gas.

When I am far from gas fillups, like here in Bulgaria, I don't use it because I am trying to make my gas last as long as possible. I will even run the engine and blow a bit of heat into the van (and charge the batteries a bit) if necessary first thing in the morning.

What I would really like in my next van is a heater that runs on diesel and has a 240V heating element built in.

I don't know why Eberspacher didn't slip a little 1000W hair dryer element into the heater. It would be pretty easy to engineer and provide built-in convenience for heating when on the grid.

Peter
nomadness.benlo.com

[liljo]

Thanks for that guys, I probably won't be spending much time on site's, more like visiting people and having my own sleeping space but £800 is a bit much yet. I guess I could carry an extra battery and use the heater that's already in the van?
liljo

[Graham]

If you are visiting people could you use an adapter for your electric hook up and plug it into their electric.

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