[dazmond]

professionally fitted diesel heaters are the best.i wish id got one years ago than trying to do things on the cheap messing about with gas heaters and bottles... .

[Jonny 87]

professionally fitted diesel heaters are the best.i wish id got one years ago than trying to do things on the cheap messing about with gas heaters and bottles... .

I’m really happy they’ve managed to squeeze me In sooner than I thought. Only 3 and a bit weeks to wait. how long did yours take to fit Daz? They’ve asked for the van for two days.

[Spruce]

professionally fitted diesel heaters are the best.i wish id got one years ago than trying to do things on the cheap messing about with gas heaters and bottles... .

I’m really happy they’ve managed to squeeze me In sooner than I thought. Only 3 and a bit weeks to wait. how long did yours take to fit Daz? They’ve asked for the van for two days.

2 days! 

Before you drive away from Grippa, get them to run your heater for a while without your engine running. It appears that the old way of tapping into the diesel return pipe is no longer working on some vehicles as the return pipe finishes off at the top of the tank. Ask Dazmond.

I would use the time to contact the manufacturer of your van and check how they advise a diesel tap off the tank be made if you can't find anything on the internet.

 

[DeLuce]

Good point!!

I've got the Transit Custom and it works well. Had my system fitted in April. In fact, yesterday I was in the sticks and nearly out of diesel with one house to go, I was a bit worried tbh. But I thought I'd see how the heater got on with low fuel (below 1/4). It carried on. I thought it would have shut down.

[Jonny 87]

professionally fitted diesel heaters are the best.i wish id got one years ago than trying to do things on the cheap messing about with gas heaters and bottles... .

I’m really happy they’ve managed to squeeze me In sooner than I thought. Only 3 and a bit weeks to wait. how long did yours take to fit Daz? They’ve asked for the van for two days.

2 days! 

Before you drive away from Grippa, get them to run your heater for a while without your engine running. It appears that the old way of tapping into the diesel return pipe is no longer working on some vehicles as the return pipe finishes off at the top of the tank. Ask Dazmond.

I would use the time to contact the manufacturer of your van and check how they advise a diesel tap off the tank be made if you can't find anything on the internet.

Thanks spruce. I will do. 

[Jonny 87]

Good point!!

I've got the Transit Custom and it works well. Had my system fitted in April. In fact, yesterday I was in the sticks and nearly out of diesel with one house to go, I was a bit worried tbh. But I thought I'd see how the heater got on with low fuel (below 1/4). It carried on. I thought it would have shut down.

Was that the recommendation to not let your vans fuel tank drop below 1/4? I’ll need to remember that. 

[dazmond]

professionally fitted diesel heaters are the best.i wish id got one years ago than trying to do things on the cheap messing about with gas heaters and bottles... .

I’m really happy they’ve managed to squeeze me In sooner than I thought. Only 3 and a bit weeks to wait. how long did yours take to fit Daz? They’ve asked for the van for two days.

heater fitting took a full day while me and the missus went to cambridge for the day......however after driving 4 hours to get home the same day, the morning after the heater wouldnt work without the engine running!

so grippa drove all the way up to mine with a courtesy van and then drove mine all the way back to the fitting centre....fixed it....then drove back to mine 2 days later....

[Jonny 87]

professionally fitted diesel heaters are the best.i wish id got one years ago than trying to do things on the cheap messing about with gas heaters and bottles... .

I’m really happy they’ve managed to squeeze me In sooner than I thought. Only 3 and a bit weeks to wait. how long did yours take to fit Daz? They’ve asked for the van for two days.

heater fitting took a full day while me and the missus went to cambridge for the day......however after driving 4 hours to get home the same day, the morning after the heater wouldnt work without the engine running!

so grippa drove all the way up to mine with a courtesy van and then drove mine all the way back to the fitting centre....fixed it....then drove back to mine 2 days later....

Although it must have been a pain, customer service seems top drawer. Really happy so far. I’ll make sure it runs for 5 mins or so with the engine off though. 

[dazmond]

professionally fitted diesel heaters are the best.i wish id got one years ago than trying to do things on the cheap messing about with gas heaters and bottles... .

I’m really happy they’ve managed to squeeze me In sooner than I thought. Only 3 and a bit weeks to wait. how long did yours take to fit Daz? They’ve asked for the van for two days.

2 days! 

Before you drive away from Grippa, get them to run your heater for a while without your engine running. It appears that the old way of tapping into the diesel return pipe is no longer working on some vehicles as the return pipe finishes off at the top of the tank. Ask Dazmond.

I would use the time to contact the manufacturer of your van and check how they advise a diesel tap off the tank be made if you can't find anything on the internet.

TRUST ME grippa will not make that mistake twice....thats probably why they want the van for 2 days!theyll run the heater without the engine running as a matter of course now i reckon....

[Jonny 87]

professionally fitted diesel heaters are the best.i wish id got one years ago than trying to do things on the cheap messing about with gas heaters and bottles... .

I’m really happy they’ve managed to squeeze me In sooner than I thought. Only 3 and a bit weeks to wait. how long did yours take to fit Daz? They’ve asked for the van for two days.

2 days! 

Before you drive away from Grippa, get them to run your heater for a while without your engine running. It appears that the old way of tapping into the diesel return pipe is no longer working on some vehicles as the return pipe finishes off at the top of the tank. Ask Dazmond.

I would use the time to contact the manufacturer of your van and check how they advise a diesel tap off the tank be made if you can't find anything on the internet.

TRUST ME grippa will not make that mistake twice....thats probably why they want the van for 2 days!theyll run the heater without the engine running as a matter of course now i reckon....

Think your right mate. It will be part of their procedure now I bet.  it’s a long way to scotland.

[lal]

Good point!!

I've got the Transit Custom and it works well. Had my system fitted in April. In fact, yesterday I was in the sticks and nearly out of diesel with one house to go, I was a bit worried tbh. But I thought I'd see how the heater got on with low fuel (below 1/4). It carried on. I thought it would have shut down.

Hi Rigsby, i had my Grippatank Hydroheat heater fitted back in January, as soon as your fuel tank is down to 1/4 of a Tank more
or less, the Heater should cut out, acting as a Failsafe, to stop you running out of Fuel and leaving you stranded, some time back
i was working knowing my tank was around 1/4 full more or less, before i finished the job the heater cut out, so it does work.

[Jonny 87]

Good point!!

I've got the Transit Custom and it works well. Had my system fitted in April. In fact, yesterday I was in the sticks and nearly out of diesel with one house to go, I was a bit worried tbh. But I thought I'd see how the heater got on with low fuel (below 1/4). It carried on. I thought it would have shut down.

Hi Rigsby, i had my Grippatank Hydroheat heater fitted back in January, as soon as your fuel tank is down to 1/4 of a Tank more
or less, the Heater should cut out, acting as a Failsafe, to stop you running out of Fuel and leaving you stranded, some time back
i was working knowing my tank was around 1/4 full more or less, before i finished the job the heater cut out, so it does work.

Hi Lal,

That’s good to know. I always thought if the heater ran out of fuel then you had to have the system primed again which was a pain? Did it just cut out, and then when you filled up with diesel it ran fine again?

Thanks,

Jonny.

[dazmond]

ive ran it just past a 1/4 full and its been fine.i wouldnt go any lower though.....

[lal]

Good point!!

I've got the Transit Custom and it works well. Had my system fitted in April. In fact, yesterday I was in the sticks and nearly out of diesel with one house to go, I was a bit worried tbh. But I thought I'd see how the heater got on with low fuel (below 1/4). It carried on. I thought it would have shut down.

Hi Rigsby, i had my Grippatank Hydroheat heater fitted back in January, as soon as your fuel tank is down to 1/4 of a Tank more
or less, the Heater should cut out, acting as a Failsafe, to stop you running out of Fuel and leaving you stranded, some time back
i was working knowing my tank was around 1/4 full more or less, before i finished the job the heater cut out, so it does work.

Hi Lal,

That’s good to know. I always thought if the heater ran out of fuel then you had to have the system primed again which was a pain? Did it just cut out, and then when you filled up with diesel it ran fine again?

Thanks,

Jonny.

Hi Jonny, yes when i topped up the Fuel again and started work the next day it didn't startup right away for a good few minutes, it probably goes through some sort of reboot, like you stated i was worried that it might need to be primed, i worked in Dry Cleaning many yonks ago, and on the rare occasion if we ran the cleaning machine to low on cleaning solvent, the main pump would run dry, then you had the PITA job of shutting the whole thing down, removing the pump from the main tank to prime it,
I wouldn't have the foggiest how you would prime the Hydroheat heater if you had to, so these days as soon as tank is getting near a 1/4 Full,  i immediately go to the garage and top my diesel up, to remove any risks of problems with the heater.

[Jonny 87]

Good point!!

I've got the Transit Custom and it works well. Had my system fitted in April. In fact, yesterday I was in the sticks and nearly out of diesel with one house to go, I was a bit worried tbh. But I thought I'd see how the heater got on with low fuel (below 1/4). It carried on. I thought it would have shut down.

Hi Rigsby, i had my Grippatank Hydroheat heater fitted back in January, as soon as your fuel tank is down to 1/4 of a Tank more
or less, the Heater should cut out, acting as a Failsafe, to stop you running out of Fuel and leaving you stranded, some time back
i was working knowing my tank was around 1/4 full more or less, before i finished the job the heater cut out, so it does work.

Hi Lal,

That’s good to know. I always thought if the heater ran out of fuel then you had to have the system primed again which was a pain? Did it just cut out, and then when you filled up with diesel it ran fine again?

Thanks,

Jonny.

Hi Jonny, yes when i topped up the Fuel again and started work the next day it didn't startup right away for a good few minutes, it probably goes through some sort of reboot, like you stated i was worried that it might need to be primed, i worked in Dry Cleaning many yonks ago, and on the rare occasion if we ran the cleaning machine to low on cleaning solvent, the main pump would run dry, then you had the PITA job of shutting the whole thing down, removing the pump from the main tank to prime it,
I wouldn't have the foggiest how you would prime the Hydroheat heater if you had to, so these days as soon as tank is getting near a 1/4 Full,  i immediately go to the garage and top my diesel up, to remove any risks of problems with the heater.

That’s wise. Thanks Lal.

[DeLuce]

Good point!!

I've got the Transit Custom and it works well. Had my system fitted in April. In fact, yesterday I was in the sticks and nearly out of diesel with one house to go, I was a bit worried tbh. But I thought I'd see how the heater got on with low fuel (below 1/4). It carried on. I thought it would have shut down.

Hi Rigsby, i had my Grippatank Hydroheat heater fitted back in January, as soon as your fuel tank is down to 1/4 of a Tank more
or less, the Heater should cut out, acting as a Failsafe, to stop you running out of Fuel and leaving you stranded, some time back
i was working knowing my tank was around 1/4 full more or less, before i finished the job the heater cut out, so it does work.

Hi lal,
Yeh, I thought that was the case, I must have read it in the manual. Good to know, thanks for that 👍