[NWH]

When using an L5 heater hot water TDS reading was 12-15,i now use a Varitech heater with stainless steel heat exchanger and the water even at it`s steaming hottest is 000.That say`s something about the internal workings of the L5 to me.

[tomy jackson]

my L5 tds isoooooooooo

[tomy jackson]

L5 TDS OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[tomy jackson]

I SAY OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[NWH]

Mine never was it was only when i changed to a different hot system my tds went to 000.

[Clive McDonald]

nwh
and all you other greenhorns. Remember on frosty mornings be carefull. It's thermal shock or temp diff that hurts.

Go steady and you won't give the rest of us a bad name.

Remember,on frosty mornings think.

[NWH]

The way the weather is at the moment i have it on just above minimum with no problems at all,it`s only for the first couple of hours i find you need to watch it.

[Dave Turley]

my morco d51b is 000 at 40°c

[NWH]

When i was using the L5 it was never 000 the lowest it got was about 12ppm,you do realise with these DIY heaters and this cold weather you can easily get a cracked gas pipe and we all know what can happen then.

[Dave Turley]

why would you get a cracked gas pipe?

a cracked water pipe or heat exchanger I could understand

[NWH]

Someone on here the other day said on inspection they had a cracked gas pipe i thought it might have been water or next to the gas,either way it`s madness having that in the van.

[Nathanael Jones]

My TDS is 000,... so is my dads,... and a mate of mine,... all 3 of use use the L5 heater. Don't know what you were doing wrong NWH!!

[Dave Turley]

jeez nathan, you've really got scared about this in the last few weeks.

going back a few months you were praising gas heaters up and I for one (and many more i'm sure) have fitted gas heaters in their vans, spurred on by your successes. now it's "madness" to have one fitted??

mine's staying where it is, I think you're worrying too much mate

[Nathanael Jones]

Is he on varitech's payroll do you think? The turn around from loving L5's to the "madness" having one in the van was suspiciously quick!

[NWH]

I loved the L5 because it was hot water quick and cheap but quickly realised as you say it was stupid having a gas bottle in the back of a van connected up to a outside heater,yes madness it is not my words but firemans and others a like.I didn`t really look into the risks involved and there are risks with gas,after being warned of the risks i got a proper diesel heater that is designed for the job and is more importantly safe.Some of the work i do i was breaking H&S regs by having that in the van parked on site,sometimes i`m more than a 100mtrs from the van with it running so you could have said i was mad.It showed me hot is the only way as it has to many advantages not to have it,3k is nothing for peace of mind and hassle free hot water.

[Dave Turley]

3k   

I see where you are coming from...

why didn't you just fit you own eberspacher/webasto or similar for 1k ish as i'm sure you could have as you seem handy at diy?

although i'm earning more with hot water, i'm not rich enough yet to spend like that yet!

my next big spend will be a new or nearly new van

[Nathanael Jones]

I honestly can't see how a properly installed gas cylinder is any more dangerous than a tank of highly flammable petrol or diesel in a vehicle? In a crash you'r more likely to rupture the fuel tank than damage the gas cylinder,.. especially if its correctly positioned.

[chris@c.m.s]

Petrol tanks and fuel lines are inspected once year by a competent and qualified person  :

[tomy jackson]

nwh is def on sumert if  fit write tank is safe as for ruptering gas pipe in heater is tosh it never cold enuf ,how many petrol tanks rust thue and leak in betwen MOT , how many pet line leak in betwen MOT , I THINK  he got a DISCONT on his new set up to try do a hachet job on L5

[chris@c.m.s]

To be honest I just cannot understand how some of you can be so lacking in foresight.   
I give up.