Kristina
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Yeah there’s a bunch of flexible hose in the circuit. anyway will take into account in the future
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It was the god damn cheap pump, finally got it working. Lesson learned. So you recon it’s worth fitting bore bypass to the header tank in the near future. The header tank we have is is the same as what Awayonmyboat has talked about with a cap on top two hose barns on bottom and should pressurise as water heats up
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It’s installed with one fan blower and one radiator/towel rail. Will reset webasto again just in case it locked out but it didn’t seem that it overheated the time it worked after installation. Ran smoothly and was turned off on the control by us until the next day. the header tank has a screw on lid after system was bled Was closed so I don’t know how air would be introduced and entering into the system
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While it’s not common in boats we consciously choose this install as our friends have had this system for years on a boat. Will take into consideration fitting bypass valve into the system
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Installation guide for heat exchanger system does not show necessary bypass valve. Header tank used to feed in and out on two ends (I have been assured is one of the two options )
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That’s a system with a calorifier tank no? We have a heat exchanger so no bypass valve
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They used their own. So we bought a proper one should arrive next week.
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Thank you will try tests the voltage the way you said and fit the new pump next time. We did consider the second pump is backwards so double checked, but can see in header tank coolant is moving in the same direction as running the webasto or just connecting the second pump on its own to a battery.
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That’s what we did last time we tested again using this logic also and had new fuel in a can as another engineer suggested this
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Turns out it’s a car webasto , batteries might be the issue, will check voltage again next time. What should it not drop below to cut out?
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Ok will test with voltmeter next, waiting on webasto brand fuel pump also since we have a cheap one
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Understanding that it’s ether of three problems. Power, fuel or air. Have in no way been dismissive but testing for these issues now several times. Currently waiting on new webasto brand fuel pump as one we have was a cheap one, will check and with multimeter next time also but after running diagnostics several times which shows voltage as it starts up it doesn’t drop low from what we can see. The seller had it working at 12.29V from video he sent me. Surely it’s a process of identifying possible issue then testing for this issue don’t know why this thread is getting all dramatic
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Leak was near radiator at straight connector, it has been tightened. No leaks anywhere also in system. System was bled through thoroughly several times air released if there was any at radiator and header tank. It’s nit acting like an air lock which we had before and fixed. Can see coolant pumping through the system. There’s no way air is getting in magically into the coolant system there are no leaks to suggest this. Not ignoring it literally have tried to address each of the ideas several ways multiple times now and still it’s not working
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Have been assured it’s a boat one by seller also this is the specs the diagnostics shows. I doubt that I’m getting so scammed that the seller tested it twice himself and still sent it back working and also it worked in bucket on our end and heated up one time
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It’s not acting like an air lock. There’s no leak anywhere for certain system pumps through and has been bled multiple times. Voltage shows as high enough on the diagnostics kept close eye on it several times . It’s a boat webasto
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Tried with clean can of fuel etc. System pumped through with extra pump thoroughly it’s not an air lock
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Don’t know how long but they did a bucket test and sent me a video and their dip Gnostics showed it starts up and goes up in temperature
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Tried this already on the new loom, ran with engine on also.
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Having an impossible time trying to get webasto new installed system to work. Got new pump and refurbished webasto, didn’t want to heat up in bucket test, sent it back the seller two times he ran it and it worked. Our diagnostics showed error flame interruption during combustion. Though ok maybe it’s voltage and bought a new loom. Finally got it working in bucket installed it and ran it once. It heated up but not loads water was hot in tap not boiling . Have the heat exchanger system with one fan and one towel radiator. Had a coolant leak overnight, topped up system and ran it for the second time. Isn’t heating up again! I’m attaching the diagnostics result here. Says again Flame interruption during combustion operation and after start-up has been repeated combustion still fails to accur. there’s in no air in the system, have a second pump hooked up also, ran it with engine on, no leaks in fuel and pump is working. Primed the webasto through the program. really at a loss at this point, maybe someone can look with experience of reading the diagnostics and spot the issues?
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I am refitting our boat and we have a new plastic watertank. we are planning on getting it spray foam insulated when we have our boat insulated. we are planning on removing a section of the subfloor and having the watertank sit on the ballasts/ girders there will be about 3 inch gap between the hull and watertank. Is there a danger or condensation trapped in this gap, should i insulate under aswell?
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thanks i didnt think about the condinsation. it is a big tank that we want to be at the front. it is too high to go under the bed at the moment it is basically at the level of the door so sitting it a bit lower and insulating atound it and basically building a box around it/making it a seating area on top is the idea.
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I dont have a photo but they are basically the same as on this narrowboat
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We are refitting and narrowboat and got a new plastic watertank. it sits a bit too high for what we want. would be perfect high if it sat right against the bottom of boat so where the ballasts are, but because of the size of it the bilge (girders) i guess you would say stop it from sitting this low. Assume cutting these is not a great idea, they are horizontal and would need to cut 2 of them for this perhaps reinforcing with some vertical sections of steel instead would make this an ok idea? Anyone who has experience in this can give advice?
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What is your hot water set up for a bath onboard?
Kristina replied to Kristina's topic in Build Blogs
true i see your point
