You can install them but that doesn't mean the drivers will use them. Some don't like the click click. Some will say they're used to the engine. Some will say they need to drown out the APU on one side and the reefer on the other. Some will say their truck wont start in the morning. Some will say they don't want to cold start their engine. And some will run the bunk heater and idle.
Bunk Heaters save tons of money
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Installed my first Webasto heater on my new 1990 International 9700 Hi Rise cabover. Got it in Canada at the time, best move ever.
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Glad to hear you got one and were able to install it. Enjoy it.
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Sounds like it could very well end up like another big government mandate to purchase a product that not everyone wants. -
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The same thing as this oil thing is drug users , especially if it comes from Afghanistan but it would not be far fetched to say Columbia or Mexico or any other country might be linked here. Poor Philip... -
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As for the click click, my fuel pump is mounted far enough away that i cant hear it. Even if i could id rather a quiet click click then engine noise and the truck shaking all night. Also the fear of CO2 leaking while motor is on is a real fear especially on older trucks. I maintain my equipment, but if something breaks on the road, the CO2 from an engine is a lot more then the co2 from a bunk heater. Neither is safe, but if 1% of your truck exast gets in side, your could die. if 1% of the bunk heater gets inside, you would prob be ok. Also since there is no muffler and less bends, the chance of a bunk heater co2 leek is much less. I still have a Co2 detector in my truck, but I feel safer not idleing my truck.
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