Thank God!

[harunh]

well done on mot mate /emoticons/smile.png

and good stuff with the hot water system... just make u dont crack any glass /emoticons/tongue.png cos it can easily crack glass with ice on it

 

[Smurf]

Trouble is rc what I found with an L5 water heater with also all the hassle I mentioned earlier when running it gives off a lot of corbon monoxide and water vapour too so I needed to keep the doors wide open so stopped using it after a few days . I was going to get a different flue type water heater called a fogwash which was supposed to be a lot better than the L5 but in the end I could not be arsed with getting it setup properly by cutting holes in the van roof etc so never bothered with van mount water heaters after that.

 

[rcproperty]

thanks for your concerns about it, have to see how well it goes

 

[harunh]

im just gonna fill my van up every morning /emoticons/smile.png much more easier /emoticons/smile.png/emoticons/tongue.png lol

 

[rcproperty]

im just gonna fill my van up every morning /emoticons/smile.png much more easier /emoticons/smile.png/emoticons/tongue.png lol

not as good as nice warm water to work with in the ice cold air of winter! lol

 

[Smurf]

No probs rc,..Might be just me being overly fussy I guess but please do let us know how you get on.

thanks for your concerns about it, have to see how well it goes

 

[john p]

for the small amount of time you are going to use hot water fill up with hot at home though a di or even better fit a immersion heater for £40 before you spend your money Rc check these ways out save you £000`s

 

[rcproperty]

for the small amount of time you are going to use hot water fill up with hot at home though a di or even better fit a immersion heater for £40 before you spend your money Rc check these ways out save you £000`s

it wont be for a small amount of time as i will always be using day in day out!

yer you could but i dont use di and never plan to. ro all the way for me as i have a static 1000lt system. immersion heaters are expencive to run its not just £40 to buy its the running cost of it. already done the costings for this on a earlier topic about van heater, plus the warm water can slowly do damage to the diaphram in the pump. (would take a while) so for these reason thats why i want the heater.

 

[harunh]

fill hot in the morning /emoticons/wink.png good idea john p

 

[rcproperty]

No probs rc,..Might be just me being overly fussy I guess but please do let us know how you get on.

might might not. yer will let you know how it goes on

 

[Smurf]

Nice Idea John but sadly I don't have a combi boiler also my tap water is 350 ppm so that's a no go for me....

 

[john p]

fill hot in the morning /emoticons/wink.png good idea john p

Thankyou

 

[rcproperty]

Nice Idea John but sadly I don't have a combi boiler also my tap water is 350 ppm so that's a no go for me....

you think thats bad, mine is from about 450-460ppm!

 

[john p]

I have seen on other forums they have worked it out several times that it cost approx 28p a day to heat a 400lt tank .I dont think that is a cost your L5 and then a propane gas bottle with gas plumbling bits ect £250 then running cost i know which one i would go for . All i am saying like smurf has also said before dont rush into buying a L5 look into other methods as they have not got the best record

 

[john p]

you think thats bad, mine is from about 450-460ppm!

Agreed

 

[rcproperty]

I have seen on other forums they have worked it out several times that it cost approx 28p a day to heat a 400lt tank .I dont think that is a cost your L5 and then a propane gas bottle with gas plumbling bits ect £250 then running cost i know which one i would go for . All i am saying like smurf has also said before dont rush into buying a L5 look into other methods as they have not got the best record

ok, other reason for it, i get the gas for free! as farther-in-law supplys gas bottles for part of his business so never need to pay for it! all the gas fitting already come with the heater so thats not extra cost.

 

[Smurf]

So did you get a ce cert L5 from the uk then rc a mine came from the states a few years back?

 

[rcproperty]

so lets work this out,

£140 for heater divided that by 365 days a year = 0.39p each day

actual running cost for an immersion heater:-

37.5p an hour

£3.75 a night (10 hours)

£26.25 a week

£105 a month

£1260.00 for a year

it takes 2-3 hours just to heat up 100lts of water,

thats goin on the tarriff im on, might be slightly different for other people

i know what one i would choose!!!!

 

[rcproperty]

So did you get a ce cert L5 from the uk then rc a mine came from the states a few years back?

yes its from an uk base company.

 

[Smurf]

Take it you're going to use propane gas then as you get it free?

 

[rcproperty]

Take it you're going to use propane gas then as you get it free?

would of done even if i didnt get it for free as it is supplied with a propane regulator and hose for attaching on a standard propane tank