Heated water

[THL4KEL]

I wouldn't spend £750 on one. You can get a decent one for about £150 at this time of year, spring time you will get one for £80 once there is no demand.

 

[dazmond]

Problem I have up in Scotland when it's -4 or below is that the water freezes on the windows! As for Velux, forget about it! I have a van set up with the 600l tank longways down the centre with the pumps and feeds at the back door end of the tank. The longest pipework is 3 feet from pump to reel. Inside roof and partial sides of the van are insulated. I plug in an oil-filled radiator set to low, just enough to keep the inside of the van above freezing. I am lucky in that I can park my van in my drive. Roll on spring.

I would seriously consider getting a diesel water heater fitted mate. It's 6 months(at least)every year that we are out cleaning in cold,miserable weather with cold water. It's horrible!

Hot water just makes your working day easier and nicer(warm hands,manageable hoses and no freezing issues). You can tackle them frozen skylights with ease!

Then when the really cold days turn up you can crack on without your jets freezing up.

 

[P4dstar]

I wouldn't spend £750 on one. You can get a decent one for about £150 at this time of year, spring time you will get one for £80 once there is no demand.

I’ve got one coming free from ionics, it’s an offer with the Thermopure system to be fair. What’s the score with installing them though, is it difficult to do? DIY job or get it done somewhere?

 

[THL4KEL]

I’ve got one coming free from ionics, it’s an offer with the Thermopure system to be fair. What’s the score with installing them though, is it difficult to do? DIY job or get it done somewhere?

Two hole in the floor. One for air intake the other for the exhaust (pointed away from anything it may damage). Depends how you wire it up. Mine runs of a leisure battery that powers my PF reel as well. Heater runs of an app on my phone.

 

[P4dstar]

Two hole in the floor. One for air intake the other for the exhaust (pointed away from anything it may damage). Depends how you wire it up. Mine runs of a leisure battery that powers my PF reel as well. Heater runs of an app on my phone.

That sounds perfect. How does it hook up to the diesel? I know that the dispatches they’ll be fitted in don’t have a fuel inlet, you need to drop something straight into the actual tank.

 

[spruce]

That sounds perfect. How does it hook up to the diesel? I know that the dispatches they’ll be fitted in don’t have a fuel inlet, you need to drop something straight into the actual tank.

There was some legislation that came out in the EU a few years ago that restricted how motor manufacturers designed and made fuel tanks.
On my 04 plate Citroen Relay I could just tap into the return to tank fuel line as that pipe finished at the bottom of the tank.
That option doesn't exist now, as the return to tank pipe doesn't finish at the bottom of the tank.

On my Peugeot Boxer I had to remove the fuel pump, drill a hole in the lid and fit the attachment designed for my particular van. I was able to do this without dropping the tank, as an access plate is provided for this.

However, on older Dispatches the fuel tank has to be dropped to access the fuel pump.

You will have to do a search to see what is required for your particular van, as vehicles have changed since I last investigated this 5 years ago.

I'll attach a Eberspacher pdf for you just now dated 2017 that I used. There must be a newer one somewhere.

Edited: I might consider fitting a marine tank. One that could be taken out of the van to fill at the petrol station and secured back into the van so diesel isn't spilled inside the van. The problem with these is that when you employ, you have to have a conscientious employee who will monitor the fuel level in the tank so it doesn't run dry. This will also take up valuable floor space.

 

[THL4KEL]

I have an independent fuel tank running to my heater.