stuartw
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Eberspacher problems
Eberspacher problems
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snowbird30ds
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You might need to be a teensy bit more specific....
Fire99
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Either you've just come up with the name of a new band, typed in invisible ink or you may need to narrow the issue down slightly.
sharpness
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In the words of Phoebe from Friends, your issue will definitely be the "Left Phalange"......
Fire99
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Classic!!
Bigplumbs
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No need. Just pull it out and install a Chinese diesel heater reusing all the duct work etc. Problem solved for about £150
snowbird30ds
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But might only be a fuse.....
oldgit
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After last delivery of diesel to club tank , complaints from those who have topped up boat tanks from that batch, having problems with their Eber diesel heaters.
One skipper called in the local Eber dealer and ended up spending several hundred getting it going again , failed again within a day or two. Another call out resulted in the pump being changed .
On the third call out the mender blamed fuel.
Remote tank with garage purchased white was then tried. No reports of problems since but heater is know connected back to main tank.
Another skipper then subsquently gave an account of his Eber failing, again due to fuel.
The Eber agent suggested that the recent low temperatures (when you might want to use your heater) combined with the vegetable ? oil in diesel is causing the fuel in long runs of the thin pipe from tank to heater to solidify and not reaching the heater.
Only small number of complaints and mostly scuttlebutt... but do wonder if a few problems are being caused.
One skipper called in the local Eber dealer and ended up spending several hundred getting it going again , failed again within a day or two. Another call out resulted in the pump being changed .
On the third call out the mender blamed fuel.
Remote tank with garage purchased white was then tried. No reports of problems since but heater is know connected back to main tank.
Another skipper then subsquently gave an account of his Eber failing, again due to fuel.
The Eber agent suggested that the recent low temperatures (when you might want to use your heater) combined with the vegetable ? oil in diesel is causing the fuel in long runs of the thin pipe from tank to heater to solidify and not reaching the heater.
Only small number of complaints and mostly scuttlebutt... but do wonder if a few problems are being caused.
jon and michie
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The Suspense is killing me Lol
Momac
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Are you not concerned this batch of fuel may lead to engine issues ?
oldgit
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Only complaints about Eber heaters not working , no reports so far of any propulsion problems.
Nada from Chinaspatcher users, this might simply due to the fact they are either not using their heaters or have not bunkered from this batch of fuel.
Around 12 boats out for a pre season whizz yesterday, all made it back to moorings.
jon and michie
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We're just secretly smiling because ours are still working knowing that the eberstow's who doubted the Chinese heaters are freezing Lol
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Bigplumbs
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Excellent……. They just keep working
jon and michie
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They do its all in the planning and install.
Never failed on me when I commissioned it.
Lovely and toastie unlike the op here
PetiteFleur
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My Chinese heater has worked perfectly every time I've been to my boat since layup last October. ĪBut I always use white diesel as my local boatyard doesn't sell red to leisure boaters.
snowbird30ds
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Don't knock the eber too much, for all we know is the OP's problem could be that it's is too warm.
jon and michie
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I'm in no way knocking eber - it is each to their own on what they use for heating - I just find it more amusing that all the bad press about Chinese heaters and yet here we are and its a "quality Build" heater that is having problems.Don't knock the eber too much, for all we know is the OP's problem could be that it's is too warm.
penfold
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FAME is the offender.
Bigplumbs
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If you look back at this forum there are countless issues with ever and web. Nor so with the China
Daydream believer
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Well I have one in my workshop. It gives out very little heat & burns fuel like there is no tomorrow. I have to use my calor radiant heater - which has a far better output- to get the workshop up to a reasonable temp - which it does fairly quickly. Then use the chinese one to hold it at that temp, for a while then give it a burst of the calor again if it gets cold. I think the diesel one is dearer, but calor not always obtainable, so I tend to use it less.
I am far from impressed with it
