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  1. 10-28-2007 01:11 PM #1
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    Default In cab heater/engine heater

    Now that the cold weather is coming, I'm looking for a good bunk/engine heater. I idle at least 4 hours a day in the winter to keep warm at those slow docks, so I'm sure it will pay for itself quickly. I especially need it for those cold mornings where there is no plug in.

    Can anyone recommend one? I am looking at a Webasto unit for around $1800 installed. Any pros/cons from the northern users out there?
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  2. 10-28-2007 02:51 PM #2
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    I had the Espar D2 and D5 installed in my truck a couple of weeks ago,one is for the bunk and the other is for the coolant,the bunk heater is awesome.I haven't had to use the coolant heater yet,but it has a 7 day timer on it so you can set it to come on over the weekend and have everything warmed up when you get to your truck,$3,100 installed.2 year warranty.
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    the sooner you get one the better. The only down side is thay they don't provide AC in the summer
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  4. 10-29-2007 04:48 PM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by rank
    the sooner you get one the better. The only down side is thay they don't provide AC in the summer
    Get one of those battery operated AC units for the summer and you have it all covered. 8)
    You can take the driver out of the truck but you cant take the truck out of the driver.
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  5. 10-29-2007 08:26 PM #5
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    that's kinda what I was getting at. don't know how they work tho.
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    After paying $3.39 a gallon today for fuel,it sure is nice not to have to idle the truck at night,I am beginning to think this may have been one of my best investments.
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    they are. depending on where you run. It's a gallon an hour to idle....6 hours a day (sometimes 12). $25 - $50 every day.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rank
    they are. depending on where you run. It's a gallon an hour to idle....6 hours a day (sometimes 12). $25 - $50 every day.
    that and the fact that my engine is off=no wear and tear
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    Your avatar, is that a Volvo? Are they running the states?

    We're designing an an aero-upgrade for OTR cabovers-trailer combinations.

    Though there aren't too many cabovers doing OTR this design needs the most help to better its fuel mileage.

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    Don't get a webasto, everyone that I know that has one complains about it.

    Get an espar. Worth every penny.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mike3fan
    I had the Espar D2 and D5 installed in my truck a couple of weeks ago,one is for the bunk and the other is for the coolant,the bunk heater is awesome.I haven't had to use the coolant heater yet,but it has a 7 day timer on it so you can set it to come on over the weekend and have everything warmed up when you get to your truck,$3,100 installed.2 year warranty.
    It was $3,100 for both installed, do you have any idea what just the bunk heater installed would have cost?
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    do you have any idea what just the bunk heater installed would have cost?


    About $1200 installed, for the Espar, I just bought one over the counter for $875, I will put it in myself, got it from a place in Buffalo NY.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Maniac
    do you have any idea what just the bunk heater installed would have cost?


    About $1200 installed, for the Espar, I just bought one over the counter for $875, I will put it in myself, got it from a place in Buffalo NY.
    thanks for the info
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    I have an Espar bunk & engine heater..it's been reliable to -35. Paid for itself in one winter. Don't even know if my block heater works...have never used it! I'd have to search to find the plug in!!!! LMAO

    Be the kind of woman that when your feet hit the floor each morning the devil says "oh crap, she's up!"
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    Quote Originally Posted by wildkat
    Don't even know if my block heater works...have never used it!
    Why? Any particular reasons?
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    Quote Originally Posted by solo379
    Quote Originally Posted by wildkat
    Don't even know if my block heater works...have never used it!
    Why? Any particular reasons?
    I would imagine because of the coolant heater.
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    Quote Originally Posted by solo379
    Quote Originally Posted by wildkat
    Don't even know if my block heater works...have never used it!
    Why? Any particular reasons?
    Never used it...Don't need it...Use the Espar instead... Just set the timer & forget it... need more reasons?

    Mine also has an oil pan heater, so it heats the oil as well...it's so nice to have the oil at 150 degrees as well when I fire up the truck, hardly any idle time required.... I LOVE my Espar!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by wildkat
    ..Use the Espar instead...
    Oh! Sorry! I thought you were talking about Espar....
    Is that "oil pan heater" standard, or it's an option?
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    Quote Originally Posted by solo379
    Quote Originally Posted by wildkat
    ..Use the Espar instead...
    Oh! Sorry! I thought you were talking about Espar....
    Is that "oil pan heater" standard, or it's an option?
    Ya know, I'm not sure, when I spec'd my truck, I told the salesman I wanted a *good* Espar heater...& that's what I got!

    I run in the Arctic, so I HAD to have something that was absolutely reliable (mine's good till at least -35, probably lower (I've used it at home to -45), but not on the road).

    Mine does not have AC, but then I might only need AC one or 2 days/year, not worth the extra cost IMHO, BUT when it gets really hot (for me that's in the 80's ) I open my top vents, crack the windows, & park in a shady spot & can run the fan alone, & since my truck has the Arctic insulation package (not available in US trucks I'm told) in it, it takes a long time before it gets too hot inside.

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    I'am using a Webasto bunk heater and coolant heater in my 2001 Volvo w/N14 Cummins. I paid $1900 for the set and did my own install. No problems so far... in the midst of the second winter.
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