Hi All, my wife and I have just signed up to forum! Looks like there is some great topics off discussion.
We are going to Darwin next year for 3 months with 2 kids and would like to have some heating at night as we plan on doing some free camps!
Does anyone know if there is someone who will fit our planar diesel heater in the Geelong/ bellarine peninsula area ?
Dougwe said
10:47 AM Oct 14, 2016
Welcome to the gang Wiffo, enjoy here and out in the playground.
I have a gas heater so will leave it to those that have a diesel to help you out.
Keep Safe on the roads and out there.
Wiffo said
11:13 AM Oct 14, 2016
Thanks doug
Tony Bev said
01:42 PM Oct 14, 2016
Hello Wiffo
As Dougwe has already said, welcome to the forum
As I do not use a heater, then I can not add to what Dougwe has already said
Hopefully members who have had dealings with Installers/Repairers in the Geelong area will come forward, with their recommendations
dragonfly1 said
02:10 PM Oct 14, 2016
I fitted a planar heater to our motorhome very easy to install and works just great I got it off pinnacle wholesales in Ballarat have a go at fitting yourself
Dragonfly1
Wiffo said
02:16 PM Oct 14, 2016
Hi tony and Beth, thanks for the welcome
Wiffo said
02:20 PM Oct 14, 2016
Hi dragon fly . Yeah mate I have called pinnacle and they were quite helpful!
i am not that mechanically minded!
I am looking at the 2k planar for the expanda. Has yours been reliable and will it heat an expanda?
Do you know anyone that would fit it down my way?
Cheers
dragonfly1 said
04:43 PM Oct 14, 2016
Our motorhome is 8 meters I have a outlet between the beds and one in the bathroom and it heats all the motorhome which is very well insulated with the bathroom door open if the expander has beds both ends I would fit the bigger one with two outlets as you can always run it on low if it was getting too hot
Dragonfly 1
Woody n Sue said
06:41 PM Oct 14, 2016
And it's welcome from us two 2 wiffo
Don't have a heater yet but will be going the diesel heater way in due course , so I'm no help either .
Thought some one would have mentioned that you won t need one in Darwin but you might on the way up.
Woody
Dickodownunder said
08:40 PM Oct 14, 2016
Hi Wiffo and welcome.
I recently bought a Planar heater from Pinnacle and fitted it myself.
Absolutely the best thing I have fitted on the van. We went away free camping for four days and it made our adventure very comfortable.
I cant help you with an installer in Geelong but any tradesman worth his salt should be able to install it for you.
The instructions that come with the heater are difficult to understand as they are written in Chinelish but all I did was google the information on youtube and some other sites and the Pinnacle web site has got some easy to understand operating instructions.
I purcheased the kit with the vent tubes and outlet vents and including a metal fuel tank... It cost me $945.00 and with a few screws clamps and cable clamps etc that I bought separately it still cost me under $1000.00
A very happy camper.....good luck with it.
Wiffo said
08:50 PM Oct 14, 2016
Thanks to everyone for their replies on this matter!
I will keep asking around for someone to install the planar. If not I will have a go myself!
Cheersđđ»
I have a gas heater so will leave it to those that have a diesel to help you out.
Keep Safe on the roads and out there.
Hello Wiffo
As Dougwe has already said, welcome to the forum
As I do not use a heater, then I can not add to what Dougwe has already said
Hopefully members who have had dealings with Installers/Repairers in the Geelong area will come forward, with their recommendations
I fitted a planar heater to our motorhome very easy to install and works just great I got it off pinnacle wholesales in Ballarat have a go at fitting yourself
Dragonfly1
Our motorhome is 8 meters I have a outlet between the beds and one in the bathroom and it heats all the motorhome which is very well insulated with the bathroom door open if the expander has beds both ends I would fit the bigger one with two outlets as you can always run it on low if it was getting too hot
Dragonfly 1
Don't have a heater yet but will be going the diesel heater way in due course , so I'm no help either .
Thought some one would have mentioned that you won t need one in Darwin but you might on the way up.
Woody
I recently bought a Planar heater from Pinnacle and fitted it myself.
Absolutely the best thing I have fitted on the van. We went away free camping for four days and it made our adventure very comfortable.
I cant help you with an installer in Geelong but any tradesman worth his salt should be able to install it for you.
The instructions that come with the heater are difficult to understand as they are written in Chinelish but all I did was google the information on youtube and some other sites and the Pinnacle web site has got some easy to understand operating instructions.
I purcheased the kit with the vent tubes and outlet vents and including a metal fuel tank... It cost me $945.00 and with a few screws clamps and cable clamps etc that I bought separately it still cost me under $1000.00
A very happy camper.....good luck with it.