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Quote: Originally posted by Karavanner on 29/6/2015I guess I need to hear it running. I can't help thinking that a popular company like Chausson wouldn't use a diesel heater if there were huge problems.

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We have an Eberspacher system with a calorifier fitted to our Autocruise Starburst as a standard fixture, we find it very economical approx 0.6 litres of diesel an hour running flat out but the van and hot water are warm in about 10 minutes then it runs occasionally in the background to keep the set temperature. When on site with a hook up it has a built in immersion heater and fan heater so it uses no diesel.

Since we've had this van a 7kg bottle of propane lasts us around 2 years as it's only used for cooking and the fridge when we have no hook up. As far as we are concerned the noise of the unit is acceptable as it quietens down when set temperature is reached and doesn't bother us at all - all things being equal we would certainly look for one in our next van.