Hi Eugene,
I had some folks local to Tacoma, WA work on my Espar d3L unit in the
spring and they did a great job. Parts are sometimes hard to acquire.
There are individual parts of the heaters that are prone to failure that
cannot be effectively fixed! and are critical to dependable performance.
I believe some parts are as expensive as a new heater. At the time there
were fans available for this unit for $750 on ebay. I was prepared to
buy a new Webasto to replace my heater, and was up front about that with
this shop. The tore it down and I got the thumbs up on my unit from
Breakwater Marine and they made it run nearly like new. This required the
abandonment of 2 of the 4 heat ducts in the boat to reduce the load on the
heater blower and burn box.
I have found that there is a lot of voodoo in this heater business, and it
was refreshing to get some up front advice and then some follow through.
Do some research on what heaters (new) if installed in your boat would use
your existing ductwork, fuel feed, and exhaust (if you are satisfied with
those systems). Most dealers will tell you your heater is a pile of
rubbish, and they probably aren't necessarily wrong. Be prepared to spend
some money if you want it to work dependably, but know how far to go with
what you currently have knowing that anything you spend on the older system
is a one time fix and may fail again relatively early.
Sure Marine in Ballard, WA is also a great source of reliable information
and amazing parts.
Fair winds and a following sea!
Rick
Paikea 37+
On Tue, May 2, 2017 at 2:12 PM, Eugene Fodor via CnC-List <
cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
> I have an Eberspacher D1L heater on my boat and found a manual online.
> Anyone have any experience repairing these and debugging tips? Would be
> nice to be able to run it at anchor.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Gene
> "Hawk"
> C 29-2
>
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