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Eberspacher Diesel Heater – Unexpected maintenance – Ep. 117
Our Eberspacher diesel heater finally has its long expected motor failure which means we have to take it out for replacement. We decide to give it another service and to replace the exhaust systems. What could possibly go wrong with such a simple job? Our earlier video on Eberspachers is here [NO...
Just About Sailing December 2 2019 – Diesel Heater water trap, solar fan, early Christmas presents
Getting a few jobs done before the end of the year. Fitting the water trap on the Chinese diesel heater exhaust. Water trap works fine; but problems with the heatproof tape. Washboards are now ready for epoxy and varnish. New solar powered ventilator fan. Plus a couple of 'surprise' prese...
Just About Sailing April 2019 – Installing a Chinese Diesel Heater, Pt 3 Full operational test run
I needed to do a full operational test run, so I thought I would video it. Not the most interesting video you will ever see, but hopefully useful if you are thinking of installing one of these units. I was particularly interested in the current draw (amps) so that I can start doing my power audit f...
Just About Sailing March 2019 – Installing a Chinese Diesel Heater, Pt 2 Fitting it and switching on
This video covers the actual fitting of all the bits and the initial start-up. There is nothing too complicated here - but do comment if you have ideas that might be useful for other people. I haven't done a full test yet - in fact I haven't read the instruction manual yet. But I will put...
Just About Sailing February 2019 – Installing a Chinese Diesel Heater, Pt 1 Where to put it
This is the first part of the installation of a Chinese Diesel Heater. It became clear that there wasn't an obvious place to mount the heater in a small sailboat. I have a look at three different options all with advantages and disadvantages. So which one did I choose? Well, I haven't tota...