I have been considering installing a diesel heater on my caravan there seems to be 2 or 3 options. Two are very expensive compared to the Snuggler. Could members with experience of these Air Heaters please Give me their opinion of which to buy and why?
The Snugger I see is Chinese but looks similar to the Dometic It is about half the price which is a big incentive to consider it. Can the Snugger have two outlets (1 in the bathroom) is it as reliable as the others, does it have good back up and spares availability Etc.
Thanks
Moonraker
Treecrest14 said
05:41 PM Jun 27, 2014
Gday Moonraker
I too have been considering installing a diesel heater. I was watching the Expanda Downunder forum and there are quite a few posts on buying/installing this heater which is listed on ebay.. www.ebay.com.au/itm/350860104497 for $800.
Sold our Jayco now, but if we decide to do it, then I will be purchasing one and installing into a Coromal Van soon.
PeterD said
01:14 AM Jun 28, 2014
The two ducts supplied with that one is one in and one out. I think the OP was asking about 2 outlet ducts.
dragonfly1 said
08:56 AM Jun 28, 2014
Hi Moonraker
We have a Planar diesel heater in our. Motorhome with a outlet in the bathroom and another between the beds
has it's own diesel tank very happy with its performance I fitted it myself you can get them from pinnacle wholesales in Ballarat
they are on eBay cost $800 delivered to our door they were good to deal with
Dragonfyl 1
Jenral said
10:12 AM Jun 28, 2014
Hi I purchased a planar from Ali Baba $480 4 days delivery to adelaide fitted it myself .It is now working its second winter & is possibly the best purchase I have ever made .
Ralph
grae and deb said
05:30 PM Jun 28, 2014
hi moonraker , we installed a snugger last year, its running now very quiet i,m cosy warm reading your post and writing to you , cant go wrong , great back up service and a really good idea for fuel pick up , you get a pick up kit , use a jerry can drill a 25mm hole saw , insert the pick up tube and use the one way connector , similar to a outbaord motor fuel tank , you can disconnect it and no air gets i n to the line , we fill our jerry can , very rarely , reconnect the fitting and away it goes , the beauty of this is if your van is connected 1; you can fill whilst filing your veichle , ours is on the drawbar , or 2 ; if you are set up somewhere , you can easily tae your jerry to a station fill it up and reconnect , no having to transfer fuel purchased to your tank when you get back . easy to install too , we looked at snugger and planar , both very similar and we think good value heating , i,ll tyr and attach a pic of our connector and can good luck graeme
we got the same as dragonfly i also got the remote so i dont have to get outa bed to turn it on or of works gr8
pcm947 said
08:02 PM Jun 28, 2014
I have six years' experience with a Dometic Eberspaecher D2. It has been completely reliable with minimal servicing.
Installed it myself in my camper connecting into the diesel fuel tank.
Thanks everyone for you help and assistance. I have a good incentive to make up my mind soon, here in Perth it was only 3 degrees last night and Perth is one of the warmer areas of the southern half of WA this time of year!
Thanks again
Cheers
Moonraker
mischief said
06:35 PM Jul 2, 2014
hi guys,,,In my opinion it all depends on the fuel source that is available...If you have LPG on your rig why use diesel for heating I guess the diesel option is cheaper to purchase but it has some downsides as well...e/g ticking/fumes/noisy fan ..The gas option is quiet/ thrifty on fuel,,and runs off the vans supply Yes it is more expensive re purchase,,,but how many times do you need to buy these items...I have a caravan so i may be a bit negative,,but a friend installed diesel in his van and now admits it was a bad decision ...
Sorry guys i don't want to take sides,,but it needs to be assessed...
Mischief.
Jonathan said
05:14 AM Jul 24, 2014
.. after 4 years (fulltime) with a diesel Heater (when needed), I recently changed my outfit and I also chose LPG ..
Basic reasons being I found it free from neighbouring comments of noisy and smelly to others camped nearby.
The economical benefits were excellent .. but the Truma I believe is more efficient and much quieter and virtually maintenance free.
I'm extremely happy with LPG ..
Bryan said
08:35 AM Jul 24, 2014
I'm LPG as well. Truma
GerryP said
08:49 AM Jul 24, 2014
Ditto for the gas fired Truma...
Friends had a diesel in their previous van... for their current one they opted to go for gas for the reasons already stated.
I have been considering installing a diesel heater on my caravan there seems to be 2 or 3 options. Two are very expensive compared to the Snuggler. Could members with experience of these Air Heaters please Give me their opinion of which to buy and why?
The Snugger I see is Chinese but looks similar to the Dometic It is about half the price which is a big incentive to consider it. Can the Snugger have two outlets (1 in the bathroom) is it as reliable as the others, does it have good back up and spares availability Etc.
Thanks
Moonraker
I too have been considering installing a diesel heater. I was watching the Expanda Downunder forum and there are quite a few posts on buying/installing this heater which is listed on ebay..
www.ebay.com.au/itm/350860104497 for $800.
Sold our Jayco now, but if we decide to do it, then I will be purchasing one and installing into a Coromal Van soon.
Hi Moonraker
We have a Planar diesel heater in our. Motorhome with a outlet in the bathroom and another between the beds
has it's own diesel tank very happy with its performance I fitted it myself you can get them from pinnacle wholesales in Ballarat
they are on eBay cost $800 delivered to our door they were good to deal with
Dragonfyl 1
Hi I purchased a planar from Ali Baba $480 4 days delivery to adelaide fitted it myself .It is now working its second winter & is possibly the best purchase I have ever made .
Ralph
hi moonraker , we installed a snugger last year, its running now very quiet i,m cosy warm reading your post and writing to you , cant go wrong , great back up service and a really good idea for fuel pick up , you get a pick up kit , use a jerry can drill a 25mm hole saw , insert the pick up tube and use the one way connector , similar to a outbaord motor fuel tank , you can disconnect it and no air gets i n to the line , we fill our jerry can , very rarely , reconnect the fitting and away it goes , the beauty of this is if your van is connected 1; you can fill whilst filing your veichle , ours is on the drawbar , or 2 ; if you are set up somewhere , you can easily tae your jerry to a station fill it up and reconnect , no having to transfer fuel purchased to your tank when you get back .
easy to install too , we looked at snugger and planar , both very similar and we think good value heating , i,ll tyr and attach a pic of our connector and can
good luck graeme
Installed it myself in my camper connecting into the diesel fuel tank.
I assume your caravan has substantial LPG supply. In which case I would in your circumstances consider an LPG heater. The Truma appears to be a good one. Eg www.caravanrvparts.com.au/dometic-truma-e2400-12v-gas-lpg-air-heater-caravan-motorhome-rv/
Thanks again
Cheers
Moonraker
hi guys,,,In my opinion it all depends on the fuel source that is available...If you have LPG on your rig why use diesel for heating I guess the diesel option is cheaper to purchase but it has some downsides as well...e/g ticking/fumes/noisy fan ..The gas option is quiet/ thrifty on fuel,,and runs off the vans supply Yes it is more expensive re purchase,,,but how many times do you need to buy these items...I have a caravan so i may be a bit negative,,but a friend installed diesel in his van and now admits it was a bad decision ...
Sorry guys i don't want to take sides,,but it needs to be assessed...
Mischief.
.. after 4 years (fulltime) with a diesel Heater (when needed), I recently changed my outfit and I also chose LPG ..
Basic reasons being I found it free from neighbouring comments of noisy and smelly to others camped nearby.
The economical benefits were excellent .. but the Truma I believe is more efficient and much quieter and virtually maintenance free.
I'm extremely happy with LPG ..
Ditto for the gas fired Truma...
Friends had a diesel in their previous van... for their current one they opted to go for gas for the reasons already stated.