MARIŌVERLAND
Observer
Has anyone had any experience of fitting a diesel fired wet heating system in a Mercedes Vario?
After quite a bit of looking around at different systems I'm edging towards this option for hot water and blown air heating in the back of the Vario. I'm aiming at installing a Webasto Thermo Top inline to feed engine coolant to a calorifier and a matrix heater with blower for hot air. Has anyone done this? Is it a good way to go for primary heating?
The bonus of this system, as far as I can see, is that the heat from the engine will be utilised by the calorifier and matrix heater when the truck is moving/engine is warm. When stationary the Webasto takes over and does the job of heating the coolant. It also comes out at a reasonable price for the system compared to separate diesel air and water heaters.
If anyone has any knowledge, I'm trying to figure out the best way of routing the pipes from the engine bay to a Webasto Thermo top, pos still under the bonnet, then on to the living area. Also trying to figure out what is required pump wise to move the water round on the two circuits (coolant/fresh water).
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
After quite a bit of looking around at different systems I'm edging towards this option for hot water and blown air heating in the back of the Vario. I'm aiming at installing a Webasto Thermo Top inline to feed engine coolant to a calorifier and a matrix heater with blower for hot air. Has anyone done this? Is it a good way to go for primary heating?
The bonus of this system, as far as I can see, is that the heat from the engine will be utilised by the calorifier and matrix heater when the truck is moving/engine is warm. When stationary the Webasto takes over and does the job of heating the coolant. It also comes out at a reasonable price for the system compared to separate diesel air and water heaters.
If anyone has any knowledge, I'm trying to figure out the best way of routing the pipes from the engine bay to a Webasto Thermo top, pos still under the bonnet, then on to the living area. Also trying to figure out what is required pump wise to move the water round on the two circuits (coolant/fresh water).
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.