Day van heating

[Yellow van]

Hi, just about to start a day an / camper conversion. Just wondering how adequate is the van (cab only) heating for passengers in the rear of the van. I am more concerned with when driving in the winter.
Camping is likely to be summer and sited with hook up, so fan heater is easy.
Thanks.

[Darren]

Hi
Hi

Generally it’s fine.
You can normally set the dash fans to blow directly towards the back, and the heat will be enough to warm the back of the van, given a little time.

I wouldn’t worry about fitting heating in the back.

[Darren]

Hi
Hi

Generally it’s fine.
You can normally set the dash fans to blow directly towards the back, and the heat will be enough to warm the back of the van, given a little time.

I wouldn’t worry about fitting heating in the back.

[Yellow van]

Thanks Darren, that’s what I
Thanks Darren, that’s what I’m hoping.

[Yellow van]

Thanks Darren, that’s what I
Thanks Darren, that’s what I’m hoping.

[Owelly]

What size van?!
I’ve found that the cab-heater isn’t really up to keeping the rear of a large van warm. Even if it’s well insulated, there’s a lot of space to keep warm. It’s for this reason that most large MPVs (and Mazda Bongos) have a separate heating system in the rear.
I’ve gone one step further and I’ve fitted an Eberspächer air heater in the back of my conversion. It keeps the rear toasty warm whilst travelling as well as whilst ‘wild-camping’. I also have an Eberspächer water heater to plumb-in which will heat the stored water, run a couple of low lever heat-strips as well as pre-heat the engine when necessary. My Eberspächers run off my main diesel tank and use such a tiny amount of fuel, you don’t notice it. They also have a low-voltage protection built-in so they shut down if the battery voltage gets a bit low.

[Owelly]

What size van?!
I’ve found that the cab-heater isn’t really up to keeping the rear of a large van warm. Even if it’s well insulated, there’s a lot of space to keep warm. It’s for this reason that most large MPVs (and Mazda Bongos) have a separate heating system in the rear.
I’ve gone one step further and I’ve fitted an Eberspächer air heater in the back of my conversion. It keeps the rear toasty warm whilst travelling as well as whilst ‘wild-camping’. I also have an Eberspächer water heater to plumb-in which will heat the stored water, run a couple of low lever heat-strips as well as pre-heat the engine when necessary. My Eberspächers run off my main diesel tank and use such a tiny amount of fuel, you don’t notice it. They also have a low-voltage protection built-in so they shut down if the battery voltage gets a bit low.

[retford pugman]

small, plain, vehicle
small, plain, vehicle heaters can be obtained. you just need to tap into the heater pipes and put a switched electric supply to them. i used to have a nissan serina, it had a small heater under the rear seats.

[retford pugman]

small, plain, vehicle
small, plain, vehicle heaters can be obtained. you just need to tap into the heater pipes and put a switched electric supply to them. i used to have a nissan serina, it had a small heater under the rear seats.

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