Eberspacher Heating

[Roy]

We get the new Sealine into the water first week in March - it's getting new dsc and davits and new props fitted right now which is holding things up a tad!! Getting real excited in the way that only a new boat can make you feel. Wondered if anyone who has eberspacher heating system on board can tell me how warm it keeps the boat - specially in cold weather like this week ----- and any tips and advice you can offer on the system please?? Manuals are great but people are best of all. Hope to hear from someone. Cheers. Roy



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[sailorman]

WELL that depends on HOW big BOAT verses HOW big HEATER
little boat with big heater = very hot
big boat with little heater = very cold
guess thats fairly obvious really

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[Jim44]

Hi, I have an Eberspacher heater fitted to my F44, I think the heater is a DL5 and we stayed on the boat at the begining of the week. You have to turn the heater off or down or the boat will get too hot, mine does need some adjustment to get heat to the cabins but you have to have 1 or 2 permantley open outlets, the problem with mine is one of these is to close to the heater unit and all the hot air comes out of it and it runs out by the time it gets to the cabins. I have not sorted this yet because I quite like cooler sleeping areas.

Mine is a very simple system, no timer clock just a switch one way for hot air and the other (I think never tried) is for normal air.

The only other problem I had was when the unit would not start, this was caused by low 12v batteries. I was not leaving the battery charger on and i should have been. Both the toliets and heater run on 12v and I had not realised this and i had problems with both until i left the charger on. I think in future i will only leave the charger on when we are on the boat and this should then be ok.

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[Roy]

Hi Jim

Thanks for that advice. It sems that ensuring the charger being on is the key to trouble free supply at least. Our boat is the 33 so much smaller and as someone else who repled said, it keeps his 33 really warm too. Thanks again Jim.

Roy

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[Roy]

Why Mr Sailorman would you waste both our time with your cheeky - no just stupid remarks??? Go and play in the bath. Roy

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[davedpc]

Hi Roy. I have a F33 fitted with a D3c . It is more than adequate for the purpose. If you are driving from below and have demisters make shure you warm the screen well before you move off. Also make sure you dont turn the battery isolator switch off before the unit has cooled down. To make the glow plug last it is best to run the heater at max. setting regularly.

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[fluffc]

I have a D3LC on a 30' Ferro Bawley. Keeps the boat nice and warm.

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[Horse]

A word of warning, to amplfy the comment on keeping the battery charger on. I anticipate that the heater has a low voltage cut-out set at about 10 volts? If you let battery volts get too low this cut-out will operate and, on mine anyway, it can only be reset by an Eberspacher rep.

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[paulrossall]

I have a D3LC and in December left it on low all night. Some time during the night it stopped because the battery voltage went to low. Next morning ran the engine and the heater started no problem. I have heard if Eberspacher does not start after 5 or 6 goes you need a fitter to attend to it but I have never before heard of one going out on battery power and then needing fitter. Paul

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[Roy]

Thanks Dave - the advice makes sense. Don't have the demisters fitted actually as I have gone way over budget with the vhf, davits and bits and bobs. We will proabaly get these connected later in the season or next season. Looks like special care needed with batteries and stuff. I will keep your comments and the ones from other folk in the boat for reference. Thanks again. Roy

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[Roy]

Thanks for taking the time to reply Fluff. It will be brilliant to be cosy during the colder days and from what i hear, these heaters run for very little money. Roy

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[Roy]

Thanks for that Geoffrey - Don't know the exact set up on my heaters yet, but will watch out for that potential problem with cut out and 10v settings. Fortuneately, my future son-in-law is a Volvo Engineer and deals with these heaters in trucks and buses all the time - I just learned recently that he knows about these things!! Thanks again for your help meantime. Roy

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[Roy]

Paul - thanks for your advice too. Will just have to go with caution and common sense i guess. Once I know the set up I will be more confident. I totally agree with your starp line about messing about in boats. All my portable gear from my current boat is in the garage as it waits to be transferred to the new one soon. Last night I spent a couple of hours raking through it all ---with a gas heater and some Grolsch for company!! I actually used my hands for the raking around - not the heater - Sad... or what? Roy

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[Planty]

We have DL5 on the F43, as you say can actually get too hot, we have thermostat but that seems accurate to about 4 degrees so have to watch. Our boat is 1 year old and used most weekends, with shore power but we only leave the heating on programmed to come on Friday late afternoon, so that when we get down nice and warm. Left on all week, even just 1 hour twice a day and you will notice a significant drop in fuel levels for the tank feeding Heating. As mentioned earlier also requires leaving Batt Charger on which seems to be expensive too, there may be a problem with our charger though. Tube heaters and dehumidifiers otherwise keep her in terrific nick.

This very cold weekend we were out and had heating on all weekend with no shore power and Battery coped really well with only one engine start up to charge for about 20mins Sat Evening. Sunday used Batt Link and both engines fired up a treat, heating never even missed a bit. Hope this helps. Paul

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[peterandjeanette]

Hi Roy. Wouldn't be without the heater on my F33. Just check on position and number of hot air outlets. Mine has an extra outlets fitted including the aft cockpit, so that when the evenings get a bit cool we can still put the covers up and use the aft cockpit as another lounge.
No time switch though. SWMBO makes me get out of bed first to switch it on and warm the boat up first!!
Get the champagne cooled for the launch.

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[tcm]

Re: obvious really

yep, you're right, very obvious indeed. But nonetheless, others have kindly explanied the compelxities of how it works by advising that the systems begins its workings via pressing the "on" button, and that increased/decreased temperature is achived using the temperature dial, so I wouldn't worry.

If anyone wants to know about installing the system, i can advise that you ring up a compnay which advertises that they will do the work, tell the name of the boat, and they'll install it! Obviously, there's a bit more to it than that - you'll need to tell them where the boat is and write them a cheque, not forgetting to sign the cheque where it says "date" and signing where it says "signatory".

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[Roy]

Re: obvious really

Hello TCM

Why the sarcasm??? My question is based upon how other people who have eberspacher heating actually benefit from its efficiency and comfort gained. I do know how an on/off button operates and how to write out a cheque - and the system is actually installed and paid for. You seem to be like the sailorman - - cheeky. Roy

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[longjohnsilver]

Re: obvious really

Er Roy, think you'll find tcm was replying to sailormans comments and not to your original post.

Heating will make a huge difference to your boating, even in summer when it can still get chilly in the evenings.

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[traceyandsteve]

we had the dl9 fitted last year to our 50" princess with 7 outlets and boy does it get hot ! on weekend we tend to leave it on constant and set the themostate, the only problem is that the temp range has a 6 or 7 deg difference so we go from 21 deg to 28 deg then back down again like a yo yo. however the remote control works from the club so I click the button and know within 30mins the boat will be like a sweat house. my advice is dont go for the biggest heater listern to the advise of the fitter as to what is best for you. we thought that as we use the boat all winter we needed more power not so...............

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[Roy]

Re: obvious really

Hi John

Thanks for your help there - heating will be bliss for a complete change!! You may be right re the reply. I apologise to TCM if his remarks were aimed at Sailorman and not me. I guess I am naive enough to take mild offence from some remarks on the forum. Most people are so helpful and pleasant however. Have a great week. Roy

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