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How to quieten down a Webasto diesel heater
« on: June 19, 2016, 07:05:17 AM »
I have a Webasto diesel heater in the camper which provides hot water but also heating into the cabin area.

For anyone that owns one, they make quite a noise when starting up, but also a 'click' from the pump while running.

We are planning to go to the National meet next year and spend some time in Vic. My expectation is that the cabin heater will be needed.

For anyone that has the Webasto setup, do you know of any tricks to quiten the noise and the clicks ? I have looked on the web but not finding much.


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Re: How to quiten down a Webasto diesel heater
« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2016, 07:09:30 AM »
Quote from: MarkVS on June 19, 2016, 07:05:17 AM
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We are planning to go to the National meet next year and spend some time in Vic. My expectation is that the cabin heater will be needed.
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Probably not Mark, but we know how girly you Qlder's are...... :P :P

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Re: How to quiten down a Webasto diesel heater
« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2016, 07:09:55 AM »
Best idea is to park a lot further away for Swaggers that want to sleep peacefully . lt might still be summer for the National meet ,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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Re: How to quiten down a Webasto diesel heater
« Reply #3 on: June 19, 2016, 07:13:01 AM »
Mark  you might not make it down as Most of QLD is a swamp about now ,,,,.
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Re: How to quiten down a Webasto diesel heater
« Reply #4 on: June 19, 2016, 07:21:52 AM »
Quote from: GeoffA on June 19, 2016, 07:09:30 AM
Probably not Mark, but we know how girly you Qlder's are...... :P :P

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Geoff, your probably right....when you are used to...warm...sunny...weather virtually all year round (occasional bit of rain)...you do get a little spoilt and used to the 'warmer' things in life..... ;D ;D
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Re: How to quiten down a Webasto diesel heater
« Reply #5 on: June 19, 2016, 07:23:07 AM »
Quote from: speewa158 on June 19, 2016, 07:13:01 AM
Mark  you might not make it down as Most of QLD is a swamp about now ,,,,.

It's ok Speewa, the warmer weather would have dried it out by then.....
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Re: How to quiten down a Webasto diesel heater
« Reply #6 on: June 19, 2016, 07:25:40 AM »
Quote from: MarkVS on June 19, 2016, 07:21:52 AM
Geoff, your probably right....when you are used to...warm...sunny...weather virtually all year round (occasional bit of rain)...you do get a little spoilt and used to the 'warmer' things in life..... ;D ;D
Harden up Man   When you come down South we still have the same sun here it just that your a bit further away from it than you used to  ,,,,,,,,,,,
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Re: How to quiten down a Webasto diesel heater
« Reply #7 on: June 19, 2016, 07:30:22 AM »
Quote from: MarkVS on June 19, 2016, 07:21:52 AM
Geoff, your probably right....when you are used to...warm...sunny...weather virtually all year round (occasional bit of torrential rain, wind, hail)...you do get a little spoilt and used to the 'warmer' things in life..... ;D ;D

Easter......that's very soon after cyclone season, isn't it??....I think Jamie might have nailed it, again.... :P

Best you head south for some stable weather. ;D ;D
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Re: How to quieten down a Webasto diesel heater
« Reply #8 on: June 19, 2016, 08:48:19 AM »
It's only loud when the surrounding are quiet. When we run ours at places like Cape Conran during the day for showers where there are trees/surf/people it's hardly noticeable. At Knockwood last month, on the foggy 3 degree morning it was embarrassingly loud (but beautifully warm).

It's basically a diesel powered jet engine. The exhaust has a small muffler. Perhaps a bigger one would help but what and where to get one I don't know.

The fuel pump is external so could be insulated to reduce the clicking sound.

In the end it is what it is. Pick the times you run it is my conclusion.


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Re: How to quieten down a Webasto diesel heater
« Reply #9 on: June 19, 2016, 09:06:39 AM »
The clicking doesn't bother me, a small price to pay for a toasty warm camper trailer go sleep in, but I get that some people would get annoyed by it. The spooling up like noise it makes on start up used to annoy me, then I realised if I crank the temperature setting up a touch more the heater runs all night without cutting in and out on the thermostat setting. The noise you mention exists on mine, I try and set my camper up so the exhaust doesn't point towards other campers, you can usually hear it close up at night, but once you get about 10mtrs from the camper it's barely noticeable.
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Re: How to quieten down a Webasto diesel heater
« Reply #10 on: June 19, 2016, 09:13:54 AM »
Simple change to a truma gas one :)
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Re: How to quieten down a Webasto diesel heater
« Reply #11 on: June 19, 2016, 09:30:35 AM »
Quote from: Starsky on June 19, 2016, 09:13:54 AM
Simple change to a truma gas one :)

Yep.......but hang on swannie aren't you one of those tough arse Mexicans? Like speewa and Geoff? I thought the heaters were only for us softcock northerners ?

I was in ballan region last weekend and am still thawing out, ffs it's stupid cold down there?
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Re: How to quieten down a Webasto diesel heater
« Reply #12 on: June 19, 2016, 09:31:43 AM »
I've heard people isolate the pump mounts to stop the ticking transferring through the body ?
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Re: How to quieten down a Webasto diesel heater
« Reply #13 on: June 19, 2016, 09:38:09 AM »
Quote from: achjimmy on June 19, 2016, 09:30:35 AM
Yep.......but hang on swannie aren't you one of those tough arse Mexicans? Like speewa and Geoff? I thought the heaters were only for us softcock northerners ?

I was in ballan region last weekend and am still thawing out, ffs it's stupid cold down there?

Nope Jim I'm as soft as they come, the guys down here know I'm a princess when camping :)
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Re: How to quieten down a Webasto diesel heater
« Reply #14 on: June 19, 2016, 10:22:01 AM »
Quote from: Starsky on June 19, 2016, 09:38:09 AM
Nope Jim I'm as soft as they come, the guys down here know I'm a princess when camping :)


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Re: How to quieten down a Webasto diesel heater
« Reply #15 on: June 19, 2016, 10:33:08 AM »
Quote from: peter01 on June 19, 2016, 10:22:01 AM

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Re: How to quieten down a Webasto diesel heater
« Reply #16 on: June 19, 2016, 10:43:33 AM »
& I also own a toy poodle :)
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Re: How to quieten down a Webasto diesel heater
« Reply #17 on: June 19, 2016, 11:10:52 AM »
Quote from: Starsky on June 19, 2016, 10:43:33 AM
& I also own a toy poodle trained killer :)

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Re: How to quieten down a Webasto diesel heater
« Reply #18 on: June 19, 2016, 11:30:06 AM »
If yours is like mine the thermotop produces that much heat that it always cycles on and off so setting
the thermostat to a higher setting is not an option. Rubber mounts and have lengths of rubber pipe at
the inlet and outlet of the pump and don't secure these to close to the pump. I also seem to remember
seeing a cover you could put over the pump somewhere, probably on an overseas site.
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Re: How to quieten down a Webasto diesel heater
« Reply #19 on: June 19, 2016, 11:38:12 AM »
Drink alot of beer and let the wind flow. It will keep you warm but you would need a gas mask.

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Re: How to quieten down a Webasto diesel heater
« Reply #20 on: June 19, 2016, 11:57:34 AM »
Hi,
   I isolated the pump by mounting it on a piece of cork to deaden the sound.
As mentioned previously, you can set the heat setting so that it keeps running at a quiet speed and does not stop and then spool up to full speed when it detects the cooler air.
The sound only travels about 5 on a still night.

Last weekend, camped in snow, I only ran it to get into bed, (pre warm the jarmies) and to get up in the morning for breakfast. It only got to -4 though.

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Re: How to quieten down a Webasto diesel heater
« Reply #21 on: June 19, 2016, 12:01:45 PM »
Get somebody that will cuddle you at night to keep warn,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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Re: How to quieten down a Webasto diesel heater
« Reply #22 on: June 19, 2016, 12:03:57 PM »
Gezzzzzz....It looks like this thread went pear shaped  in a hurry....... >:D >:D >:D ;D ;D....Turned into an us and them !

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« Reply #23 on: June 19, 2016, 12:06:05 PM »
Don't be like that if your not 1 of US ,  your 1 of them you know ,,,,,,,,,,, Stands to reason ....??
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Re: How to quieten down a Webasto diesel heater
« Reply #24 on: June 19, 2016, 02:08:29 PM »
Don't have one yet but the only thing I have to add that no one else hasn't yet is I have read that intake silencers can make a difference.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Air-intake-Silencer-Muffler-unit-suitable-for-Webasto-Eberspacher-other-heaters-/322092274560?hash=item4afe321380:g:j~EAAMXQrhdTR0bF
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