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110 family

New Member

• Jul 18, 2011

• #1

I am in Calgary, Canada where the temps are often -20C and below from November to March (I know, I should move). I also have three little ones and our 110 is the family ride. I would like to install an auxillary heater in the truck and perhaps recirculating coolant heater to help out the block heater.
I have heard that Webasto is best but I am wondering which one?
Anyone have a nice warm set-up that they love?

ps. I am brand new to this forum and I have so far not figured out how to search old threads. Pls forgive me if this question has been covered elsewhere and feel free to school me.

 

tacr2man

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• Jul 18, 2011

• #2

I would suggest a thermotop C , as it can be used to preheat, by timer, and also to supplement heat input to original vehicle fitted heater . I have one on my Rover 75 , in winter without it takes forever to warm inside of car , even in summer the diesel engine(same as in freelander) generates such little heat that the elec fan rarely comes on even stopped in traffic. With the 110 csw it might pay to put curtain behind 2nd row seats as standard vehicle heater only just copes with V8 powering itHTSH

 

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lynall

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Full Member

• Jul 18, 2011

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As Tacman says thermo top best.
I had an eberspacher hydronic unit nothing but trouble poxy thing must have cost me 4/500 pounds over a few years.
I got my thermotop new from e bay from a disco 3, then bough the loom/controller and fuel pump seperate, cant remember the blokes name but hes always on there with parts.
Be careful as some later units are canbus controlled and are meant to be harder to wire up.


Lynall

 

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TonyMartin

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• Aug 2, 2011

• #4

Hello

I've fitted the hot air version (webasto 2000st) situated under the centre cubby box, I did have to raise the box by about 3 inches. I also fitted a separate engine pre heater (Kenlowe). Choosing to have two components doing their own thing rather than combining them in one.
As a result I sweat my bits off in my 110, gets very hot, very quickly.
I plug the engine pre heat in and is like toast within 45-60 minutes.

In the words of the Walker Brothers..."No regrets".

Tony.

 

mickdj

New Member

• Aug 2, 2011

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i fit a lot of webastos and the air heater is the best option for a defender, if you used a water heater with only a srtandard defender heater box, well you might aswell give the kids a box of match`s to play with "under adult supervision" to keep them warm, i just used to go and turn mine on half an hour befor goin to work and it warmed up in side and defrosted the windows, or if your feeling flash buy a timer for it so it does it it`s self.

 

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bhkeith

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• Sep 10, 2011

• #6

Sorry to dig up thread. I take it fitting a thermo top C to a 300tdi disco is fairly easy and the best option seeing the heater blowers are more upto scratch? Cheers

 

mickdj

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• Sep 10, 2011

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id say yes an no, id probley still go for the air heater because when i had my disco i found there was a fair bit of air space to heat up wich means having the heaters on in the front, but im the sort thats allways wants the windows down as im warm and every one eles is cold

 

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Mörten

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• Sep 15, 2011

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If you get a Webasto, be aware of the model that uses a "venturi type" tunnel. They are more prone to failures then the "steel wool" types. The venturi burner stops right away if there is a bubble of air in the fuel line where the wool type continues to burn for a while even in case of an air bubble because the wool continues to glow and ignites the fuel again as the fuel comes again. My experience says Eberspächer is a bit better but more expensive. I've got both brands in my own cars.