DIESEL HEATER HACK FOR HOT WATER IN YOUR CAMPERVAN pt2

[@darracqshawe3698]

Great video as always. I was considering a Bobil system but think we will go down the Truma diesel route as space is an issue in our MWB. Looking forward to the shower video update

[@abucklife]

@@darracqshawe3698 thanks mate. yer good choice but I had a look at one at Roamer world and they are big units so double check they fit.

[@g00dspeed98]

Commissioned my Bobil couple of weeks ago and very happy with it although mine was bought just before the upgrade kit came out which I was slightly frustrated with but all works great

[@abucklife]

Yep I think they are sending out a new valve because I just found the drain down valve squirts water everywhere.

[@MikeRenshaw-sq6dy]

Another quality vid thought boiler was gunna be a load of rubbish wen it wasnt getting up to temp. I thought ginnys in trouble she picked this 😂

[@abucklife]

@@MikeRenshaw-sq6dy 😂😂😂 lol that is literally what I was saying that evening when I went in. Your fault Ginny. 😂😂 pretty pleased with it so far.

[@MikeRenshaw-sq6dy]

@abucklife ah sound glad its all working properly anyway mate

[@abucklife]

@@MikeRenshaw-sq6dy you live and learn with these things. I know if I did a second build I would avoid some of these problems.

[@mikelambrou4462]

Off topic and you may have a video coming up on it but with regards to your engine pre-heater can I ask a) where did they fit it b) does it run from the starter or leisure battery & c) how much did it cost? Thanks and Happy Christmas!

[@abucklife]

Hi Mike. No video on it although I may put it in an arctic prep video. It was £700 plus fitting direct from Autoterm. They have put it in front of the passenger wheel arch on the engine bay. Very neat and tidy. It’s pink the the leisure battery because we felt the van battery may have reduced power with extreme cold. Where as the leisure batteries are heated. Heat up the engine in about half an hour. I think next year I am going to bring another heater into the cab from it and maybe link in with water system.

[@mikelambrou4462]

@ thanks, that’s very helpful 👍🏻

[@abucklife]

No problem.

[@OrangeHex.]

Interesting, The Bobil seems overly complicated and I would go for a Truma D4e three connections Diesel, cold and hot out. Also a pipe in the top of the water tank rather than on the outside bottom = no leaks. Good idea to insulate the tank as well. The kitchen tap may have a flow restrictor in it somewhere.

[@abucklife]

Yep I agree with you the only positive of the bobil over the truma is it has 12v heating and the size. They are big the truma ones. You live and learn.

[@OrangeHex.]

@@abucklife The Truma is all 12v but the 'e' version has a 240v element if you're on hookups for hot water.

[@abucklife]

Ahh ok so you can heat it 12v 240v and diesel?

[@SolarPV.]

​@abucklife 240v only heats the water, 12v + diesel either hot air or water or both. There's also a Chinese clone of it I think. Still orangehex answered with the wrong account 😅

[@abucklife]

@@SolarPV. gotya. 👍

[@nashz911]

Lilie Pump with 2.3 bar -no pressure problems, Water tank can take up to 3 bar. and the lilie soft does not need the pressure tank either.

[@abucklife]

@@nashz911 is that a brand of pump?

[@nashz911]

@@abucklife i did answer- but its not here. Yep lilie is a brand name, very well known in germany, but they do sell them in england.

[@abucklife]

@@nashz911 should have bought a lilie. 😅👍

[@leelendon1482]

Looks like too much of a workup wirh all thise pipes , valves diverters. Where to stick the hot air in summer if you need to use your heater to heat the water .unfortunately not for me. A lot more room for water problems in my opinion. Going for the D6e truma . Compact all in one system makes it a better install with space saving. Looks good though 👌

[@abucklife]

I’m am with you I think I would go a different direction in the future.

[@CerberusVelvet]

Wait… What…? It went to Bobil themselves for two days and even they didn’t diagnose you had no hot water and a bunch of pipes backwards? What madness is this!

[@Marctickner]

He said it went to autoterm so there just the diesel heaters not anything to do with Bobil Bobil designed there water heater to work with an autoterm or simular diesel heaters

[@CerberusVelvet]

@ ohhhhh I had the two interposed then! It’s all too complicated!

[@abucklife]

No no it went to Autoterm not bobil. 😂

[@CerberusVelvet]

@@abucklife I got that mixed up. But…. It still came back not actually working. What a load of faff.

[@abucklife]

I can see how it looks like that. But for clarity. I stripped out some of it so they could access the heater. They were only looking at the heater not the bobil system. If that makes sense. 👍 it has been a load of faff. Spent ages on it.