Diesel in-house heater unit

[Keith Morris]

"tanks" here---
My Iveco Winnebago 'Leisure Seeke" has a built-in diesel heater which has one outlet in the house section
Can any forum member tell me how much fuel the thing will use per each hour of running---just a rough amount to give me an idea of the fuel consumption. The diesel supply is from the vehicle tank.
Keith.

[dapope]

My understanding is that its less than a litre a night. They wont run if the fuel tank is low

[nut17]

We have a 2KW Webasto diesel heater and it can use up to 300ml / Hr in very cold conditions, but averages about 150ml / hr overall. We are living permanently in our van at present and are going through about 8 - 10 litres / week.

Cheers Chris

[Keith Morris]

"tanks" here---
Thanks folks, that info is a great help to me and stops any worry I have about running out of fuel when I use the heater.
This vehicle is new to me and I am still learning things about it. Now I only have to find out how much petrol the on-board Odin generator uses, which is the subject of another post.
Keith.

[Keith Morris]

My understanding is that its less than a litre a night. They wont run if the fuel tank is low

"tanks" here Martin, Thanks for that info. Are you back in the West again or still playing around OVER THERE !!
Keith.

[Dot]

Hi Tanks, have a look at Martins blog it is a ripper, they are still living it up in the UK.

[SteveW]

Bugger all is the easy answer. My experience is that they are best left on when it is cold rather than turning them off when you go out then back on when you come home. Once the van is warm it just ticks over to keep it warm. From a cold start it takes a fair bit to get warm.

One of man's better inventions.

[dapope]

Hi Tanks,
we will be back in Perth at the end of July.
The onan will use about 1 to two litres an hour, depending on how hard you have it working. Our 100l tank seems tobe good for about 80hrs generating. We havent run 100 hrs on it over the last year though.
Blog is well overdue an update!

[Greynomad]

Tanks,
The diesel heater consumption figures quoted are spot-on with our experience.
We have an Eberspacher unit, I think now re-branded as Dometic. With just one outlet, it can get our 25ft Explorer to tropical temps in less than 30 minutes. We tend to set it at 20degC. Once the m/h is comfortable, the unit just ticks over. Very economical.
There is a cunning set-up with the fuel pick-up from the vehicle tank: once you drop to 1/3 of tank capacity, the heater switches off.
So there's no need to worry about being stranded by a cold snap!
We were caught twice before we re-read the manual to discover that little wrinkle.

[Keith Morris]

"tanks" here---
Thanks for the reply to all.
I am putting the heater to work and I am very pleased with the results.
Ahh--- the comfort of a warm home when I come in from the cold after taking "Russell" for his wee walk of a night.
Keith.