Danny and Sue Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Just finished putting a filter on the heater..doesn't look all that flash but will keep all the dirt out..most of the fittings are available at bunnings of a plumbers outlet..filter i bought online. Cheers Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyH Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Hi Danny,Can't work out what your trying to show us in the second & third photos....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John and Jo Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 MM was wondering what this meant too . We have no filter and has worked so far but maybe a good thing to have . Sorry i don't want to hijack this treadJohn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny and Sue Posted March 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 2nd pic is just a bracket to hold the pipework..3rd pic is where the air filter sits inside the pvc..pvc is just to keep water & stones off filter. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John and Jo Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 does this mean that you use the outside air as your main air intake? or am i reading this wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyH Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Hi Danny, I can see what you have achived...... you won't have any dust or mud wasp problems with your heater intake now.From what I see in the photo, have you mounted the filter assembly inside the PVC pipe, and your using the PVC as shield to protect the filter?If so when running the heater and with the filter mounted where it is ..... doesn't this create a resonace in the PVC tube and exaggerate/increase the air intake noise when your standing outside the van?? ( I know and appreciate that you would be inside the van enjoying the heater BUT I am concerned also about the noise outside the van)My other concern, now not so great as you have mounted the filter in such a way that it probably won't get wet..... but if it did, any 'dirt' trapped in the filter membrane would turn 'hard' (when dry) reducing air flow to the heater which in turn would make the heater run inefficiently. (through reduced air flow)Although I haven't finished installing the air intake muffler that I purchased from Graeme Yost I have done a trial fitting of it and it greatly reduces the air intake noise. Looking at the design & construction of it, water is not going to be a problem and I also believe mud wasp nests in the pipe will be a thing of the past (fingers crossed) PLEASE DONT TAKE THIS THE WRONG WAY.....WITHOUT PREJUDICE......while I respect your initiative, idea and construction I feel you could have fixed your 'problem' a lot cheaper & more easily with the Webasto air intake filter.I have no affiliation with Graeme Yost other than being a satisfied customer!Hi John,I can only speak about the Webasto heater as that is what I'm familiar with but the heater air intake only 'uses' fresh outside air on the 'intake' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraemeY Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Just finished putting a filter on the heater..doesn't look all that flash but will keep all the dirt out..most of the fittings are available at bunnings of a plumbers outlet..filter i bought online. Cheers DannyHi Danny & SueWe are a Webasto heater dealer and installer , i gather you have put a filter on the combustion air inlet , make sure that the filter remains clean as if the heater senses a reduced air flow into the burner chamber it will sense it has a blockage and go into fault mode , we have supplied some air silencer mufflers to other Kedron members since we put a post on the forum , as the heater is normally only used when the caravan is stationary dust should not be a major issue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Kelly Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 Thanks Graeme,filter arrived yesterday and looks good Regards,JK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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