[dazmond]

streamline say there is nothing to service on these heaters just replace bits when needed

Glow plug and grating. One of the guy's on the other forum didn't get his serviced for 6 years and it burnt out. He got a company to repair it and it cost the same as a new one. After it was up and running he said he would have been better just replacing with a new one and having the warranty.

I don't want to fall out with these companies that service them because I end up chasing my tail trying to find another company.

https://pbautoelectrics.co.uk/shop/webasto-thermo-90st-12v-service-kit/

The service kit costs £411 , less than a third of the cost of a new heater unit , i usually get about 5-6 years before needing to service it but it depends how you use the heater .  Constant cycling on and off causes it to coke up much quicker.

I had my burner and pin changed a few years ago and Middlewich boating yard charged me £400 including labour! They even altered some pipework for me as they said Grippatank had not done a good job and used inferior hoses.

[Spruce]

That's probably the reason Webasto are discontinuing their 5Kw heater, not hot enough. I was well warned before I bought mine to buy the 9kw heater and I'm glad I did. Diesel is as cheap as chips now, I'm paying £1.30 a litre now and I think it may fall further until the Gov puts the 5p a litre back on.

I thought I had responded to this.

Webasto have discontinued the Thermo Top C 5kw heater and replaced it with an EVO5 which is the latest generation of 5kw heaters. There appears to be a Chinese company still manufacturing and selling the Thermo Top C heater.

These 5kw heaters worked just fine as diesel and petrol engine preheaters in vehicles used in countries with freezing winters.

[dd]

streamline say there is nothing to service on these heaters just replace bits when needed

Glow plug and grating. One of the guy's on the other forum didn't get his serviced for 6 years and it burnt out. He got a company to repair it and it cost the same as a new one. After it was up and running he said he would have been better just replacing with a new one and having the warranty.

I don't want to fall out with these companies that service them because I end up chasing my tail trying to find another company.

https://pbautoelectrics.co.uk/shop/webasto-thermo-90st-12v-service-kit/

The service kit costs £411 , less than a third of the cost of a new heater unit , i usually get about 5-6 years before needing to service it but it depends how you use the heater .  Constant cycling on and off causes it to coke up much quicker.

I had my burner and pin changed a few years ago and Middlewich boating yard charged me £400 including labour! They even altered some pipework for me as they said Grippatank had not done a good job and used inferior hoses.

Does not surprise me with a few things I have heard aabout Grippatank