Thread: Diesel heaters for caravans

when I spent a couple years in Broome, for the first wet season we used the roof mount aircon and our power bill was $50 a week and it was only used when in the van which meant coming home to a hot and sticky van. I then fitted a reverse cycle unit, run it 24/7 and the power bill dropped to $20 a week. The wife use to make it that cold at times I would sleep in the annex.
cheers
blaze

You know my thoughts mate. 😊

My cheapy works like a charm, but it is only for infrequent use - maybe one or two weekends a year, so longevity is unknown...

Yeh gav I'm thinking once the hole is drilled in van I can get what 7 cheap units for the price of 1 of the other ones lol, not sure if my thinking is correct but its convincing

The cheapies work fine, like a previous comment I figured I could buy a half a dozen of the cheapies for the price of one Webasto or Eberspacher. I woke at 5am for a pee and it was -2C inside and -6C outside so turned it on lowest setting and when I woke at 7am it was comparitively pleasant at 12C. Turning it up to about halfway took the temp up to 19C within 10 minutes. Not bad with the heat loss of the poptop and minimal insulation in the walls and windows when outside was -7.5C!

Originally Posted by oka374

The cheapies work fine, like a previous comment I figured I could buy a half a dozen of the cheapies for the price of one Webasto or Eberspacher. I woke at 5am for a pee and it was -2C inside and -6C outside so turned it on lowest setting and when I woke at 7am it was comparitively pleasant at 12C. Turning it up to about halfway took the temp up to 19C within 10 minutes. Not bad with the heat loss of the poptop and minimal insulation in the walls and windows when outside was -7.5C!

What size heater did you get for your pop top ?
Im still waiting on the 2 kw one i got for $99.00 for my pop top from the land of the largest Photo Copier

Any links to the cheapies pls? Gav?

cheers, DL

Just search for diesel heater on eBay. My 5kw was close to $300 a few months ago now I notice them for less than $250.
I used it for a week near Canberra in July, it used 10l of diesel and made the van toasty at night and in the mornings. I was wearing a singlet and pants but the floor was cold with bare feet.

Yeah, I just picked one of many from ebay - 5kw diesel heater in Caravan Parts | eBay

I paid around $240 for mine back in Feb.