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This any good? https://www.carbuilder.com/uk/42mm-fixed-vane-round-vent?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpc2nq83V5gIVibHtCh3FgAx4EAQYASABEgKD3_D_BwE

I know at least one person on here is running a calorifier for hot water so would like to pick their brains. I have a Sprinter based coachbuilt that has been changed quite a bit from original by previous owner(S). The hot water is produced by the engine coolant going through a single coil...

It was at the research stage they lost me, first couple of things I chose weren’t what I was after whereas I found it easy to chose on the Votronic site. Now I may not have looked at the right products but Victron should have made it easier. Anyway enough negatives, I am happy with what I have...

Ha ha crazy from a marketing view but it depends who they are targeting. I know they lost me as a customer almost day one I started to look at changes. I know folks were saying they were good but I found them hard work back then. At least I understood the limitations and advantages of the BMV...

Lol 10 years isn’t so bad as you say, thought it was over months 😜

Some interesting remarks about the BMV. I never bothered one until I went Lifepo4 but find it invaluable now keeping track of SOC. Although it is annoying when you update or do anything to lose power I don’t find it too much of a problem, I hook the genny up and run til I know the onboard...

Dang, I would have gone bankrupt half way through that lot. Hope it gets better

Brilliant explanation Dave. I must say I have been put off Victron products by their labelling. I don’t think it’s is at all clear what you are buying unless you want to learn about the product. It’s more for commercial users/fitters than joe in the street.

Feel good factor if you have a Sprinter though lol

hmmmm, never even considered the mains chargers may be drawing power from battery bank, wonder if Schaudt are on top of this as I fitted and extra charger to allow for increased bank

Yes the two tanks are identical size, shape, capacity just different pressures.

Accumulator tank to stop the pump kicking in, expansion tank after the heater for ... expansion. Only know as I looked it up when trying to figure out what I had fitted, luckily the tanks had labels saying which they were. anything on here help you Mark? http://www.surejust.co.uk/expansion-tanks

So they are running from inverters?

Are these dc to dc chargers or mains?

Have you spoken with Battery Megastore about this as they sell both Hankook and Victron?

My calorifier has a 1kw element fitted but not wired up. I do have a 12v 300w element I was going to put in but with the exception of summer I would not have spare capacity to use. I could power either element from my generator but prefer not to use it as a matter of course. for me the...

Calorifiers are great so long as you run engine each day. I still need to sort the bypass of my D5 so I can heat water with ignition off.

the D5 water heaters were on eBay for upwards of £250 earlier this year

There is info on the USA Sprinter forums about it, thought I had worked out what I needed to do but as I went through the (very long) thread I git confused. Trek has done this though more than once, not sure if he comes on here but is on the other two forums. edit: just looked and this may be...

Yes that is a water heater not air heater, I have one under passenger headlight. It can preheat the engine if it is wired todo so otherwise it reduces the time the engine takes to warm up. Mine has a heat exchanger and blower set up in the rear of the van so I can heat van while engine is...