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.

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 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

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.

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/

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.

I'm LPG as well. Truma