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Equipment testHeaters in a comparison test

Fridtjof Gunkel

 · 30.03.2020

Equipment test: Heaters in a comparison testPhoto: Bastian Lende
Comparison test of heaters
Extend the season, dry the inside of the ship, create a cosy climate: Heaters drastically increase on-board comfort. The test in PDF download

Heaters that burn diesel and thus generate hot air that is distributed throughout the ship are ideal on board. In most cases, the energy source is already available, and the heaters also work independently of shore power, i.e. while underway. What's more, diesel heaters are very inexpensive, space-saving and low-defect.

Many parts: The system must be customised to the on-board conditionsPhoto: M.-S. Kreplin Many parts: The system must be customised to the on-board conditions

YACHT compared six devices. The established manufacturers Webasto, Wallas and Eberspächer are included as well as Autoterm (formerly Planar) from Russia, Brano from the Czech Republic and an unnamed product from China. The prices range from 159 euros to just under 2000 euros.

The appliances had to pass the test in the disciplines of scope of delivery, assembly, parts quality, noise level, heat output and electricity and diesel consumption, among others.

Find out more in YACHT, issue 6, which is available in the DK shop. Or you can download the test directly via the link below.

Downloads:

Heating: Diesel air heaters (pdf)

Fridtjof Gunkel

Fridtjof Gunkel

Deputy Chief Editor YACHT

Fridtjof Gunkel was born on Helgoland in 1962; he started his sailing career there in the Opti and quickly switched to keelboats. North Sea Week, Cowes Week and Kiel Week were early stops, followed by many years in the Admiral's Cup scene on the cuppers “Container” and “Rubin” World Championships and international regattas in the Starboat, with the mini-maxi “SiSiSi” and various tonner yachts as well as participation in the Whitbread Round the World Race were further formative stations, flanked by extensive cruising trips. Fridtjof Gunkel joined YACHT back in 1985 as part of a traineeship, where he later became Head of the Test & Technology department and then Deputy Editor-in-Chief around 25 years ago. He is also responsible for the regatta and sports section. Fridtjof Gunkel privately sails a performance/cruiser moored on the Baltic coast, his favorite areas are the eastern Swedish archipelago and Brittany.

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