jimbouy
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I’ve managed to pick up an Eberspacher D1LC on ebay at a sensible price. SWMBO is most approving. The job is not high on my list (might get higher if the forecast cold weather arrives) but I’d like to be aware of what I’m going to do so I can be sure that none of my other jobs interfere with the planned install.
Tony’s article in PBO and searches of the archive have been helpful but leave some questions.
I have the model with the rotary control, the wiring to which is very short… I presume there is no problem in lengthening this part of the wiring loom.
I plan to site the unit in my Centaurs stern locker; this would allow easy access and is suitably close for the transom mounted exhaust fitting. What I’m not really clear on is where to draw air in from, both for combustion and for heating. The locker could not be classed as ventilated; the only air being drawn in comes through the holes where the exhaust and bilge pump hoses exit to the engine compartment. It is also used to store oil, grease and spare diesel. Should I consider mounting a mushroom vent so as to allow more fresh air in to the locker and then draw both air intakes from with in the locker? But I would think this is not good practice in case there is an exhaust problem leading to exhaust gases being blown in to the cabin. One thought I have is to take the combustion exhaust out through the transom and use a second skin fitting within the cock pit to draw in combustion air.
Also, whilst I understand why it has been recommended to draw the intake air from an external source to eliminate repeated shut down and restart (and the associated electrical draw) does this then mean that the unit will always run on full power regardless of the setting on the control dial? In fact, by doing this is it likely that one will end up either doing the job of the thermostat manually or do you just open a hatch once the required cabin temp is reached and keep burning the diesel?
By mounting the unit in the stern locker I wondered if the sensible option is to draw the intake air from the foot of the quarter berth and run the warm air ducting to the forward end of the cabin. I would think it would then be a long time before air drawn in to the heater has warmed up enough to cause shut down. But of course I would be recirculating the air.
Also there is no suitable spare fuel take off on the tank… can I tap into the fuel system elsewhere?
Finally, how would one go about adding a timer in the future…. I haven’t studied the schematic in detail (I doubt I’d fully understand it) but I wonder if a simple timer could be added in the loom that goes to the rotary control? Or is this simply asking for a flat battery, seeing as I won’t have shore power.
The panels’ comments and opinions welcomed. (Be gentle)
<hr width=100% size=1> "It is a pleasure to give advice, humiliating to need it, normal to ignore it"
Tony’s article in PBO and searches of the archive have been helpful but leave some questions.
I have the model with the rotary control, the wiring to which is very short… I presume there is no problem in lengthening this part of the wiring loom.
I plan to site the unit in my Centaurs stern locker; this would allow easy access and is suitably close for the transom mounted exhaust fitting. What I’m not really clear on is where to draw air in from, both for combustion and for heating. The locker could not be classed as ventilated; the only air being drawn in comes through the holes where the exhaust and bilge pump hoses exit to the engine compartment. It is also used to store oil, grease and spare diesel. Should I consider mounting a mushroom vent so as to allow more fresh air in to the locker and then draw both air intakes from with in the locker? But I would think this is not good practice in case there is an exhaust problem leading to exhaust gases being blown in to the cabin. One thought I have is to take the combustion exhaust out through the transom and use a second skin fitting within the cock pit to draw in combustion air.
Also, whilst I understand why it has been recommended to draw the intake air from an external source to eliminate repeated shut down and restart (and the associated electrical draw) does this then mean that the unit will always run on full power regardless of the setting on the control dial? In fact, by doing this is it likely that one will end up either doing the job of the thermostat manually or do you just open a hatch once the required cabin temp is reached and keep burning the diesel?
By mounting the unit in the stern locker I wondered if the sensible option is to draw the intake air from the foot of the quarter berth and run the warm air ducting to the forward end of the cabin. I would think it would then be a long time before air drawn in to the heater has warmed up enough to cause shut down. But of course I would be recirculating the air.
Also there is no suitable spare fuel take off on the tank… can I tap into the fuel system elsewhere?
Finally, how would one go about adding a timer in the future…. I haven’t studied the schematic in detail (I doubt I’d fully understand it) but I wonder if a simple timer could be added in the loom that goes to the rotary control? Or is this simply asking for a flat battery, seeing as I won’t have shore power.
The panels’ comments and opinions welcomed. (Be gentle)
<hr width=100% size=1> "It is a pleasure to give advice, humiliating to need it, normal to ignore it"
