Chinese heater.

[jmnapier]

Apologies Ian, back on topic…..

 

[rakaaw]

My LCD controller,despite being stored in an air tight container through the Summer, has died during hibernation .
I notice there is a small hole in the bottom of the case and wonder if anybody knows it’s purpose. I’m hoping there’s a reset button in there but hesitant to prod around doing damage.
Thanks for reading

 

[peteK]

The small hole is were the thermostat is.

 

[rakaaw]

Thanks for the reply. I should have been more explicit and identified it as the hole in the bottom of the controller case.

 

[PetiteFleur]

On my chinese heater install, I fitted a plastic connector between 2 lengths of hot air ducting - found a couple of weeks ago that this had disintegrated - now replaced with aluminium. Only discovered when not getting enough heat to the saloon, but the locker & rear cabin were hot! Now running well. I insulated all the ducting and wrapped the exhaust pipe and silencer with exhaust wrap secured with stainless cable ties. Exhaust cool enough to hand hold safely. Heater installed in locker over steering gear in rear cabin, exhaust through the transom, using proper marine exhaust tubing & outlet. All new stainless hosegrips as the chinese ones are C****. I used 75mm ducting to rear cabin and saloon with 60mm for heads & forepeak. Had to fit an adjustable 75mm diverter in the rear cabin as it got too hot. Installed a couple of years ago, had to replace the motherboard and controller as original failed early. I've bought spares for all items which appear to fail but not used any yet, apart from above. Lavaner make appear to be better but only just about to appear in the UK(2kw at Felixstowe but not yet delivered to warehouse), they have sealed motherboards similar to Eberspacher etc. I reckon I spent over £200 on extra bits so total price about £350. Still much cheaper than Eberspacher and spares MUCH cheaper. All in I'm pleased. Lots of utube videos and some Facebook sites for info - most problems due to poor installations.

 

[TNLI]

You will get what you pay for from far Eastern diesel heaters, and the 100 quid one I got started to rust in only 6 months and it was not subject to any salty drips as the boat I'm building was in the local pub car park. I sold it to a desperate chap after warning him that the internal heater exchanger was made of Chinese steel so would eventually corrode through resulting in exhaust fumes entering the hot air outlet pipe. Webasto and a few other companies do made very good all stainless heaters for around 700 quid plus extras. Around a grand for a complete system. FIT A CO ALARM, even if you buy the real thing!

PS: Still looking for a Hydrogen cooker or gas burner conversion kit.

 

[Rappey]

You will get what you pay for from far Eastern diesel heaters, and the 100 quid one I got started to rust in only 6 months and it was not subject to any salty drips as the boat I'm building was in the local pub car park. I sold it to a desperate chap after warning him that the internal heater exchanger was made of Chinese steel so would eventually corrode through resulting in exhaust fumes entering the hot air outlet pipe

I'm not sure your actually discussing the same heaters as the rest of us ? What type of heater did you have with a steel heat exchanger?
The ones that are being discussed here have plastic casings and the combustion chamber is cast aluminium.