The Planar 2D is the smallest air heater available from Planar (or Advers), making it perfect for installation in smaller vehicles.
It is an inexpensive alternative to the Eberspächer Airtronic D2; everything you need for installation is already included.
The DELUXE set contains the new PU-27 OLED display with timer (3 different weekdays and times adjustable)! The control unit is digital and allows the preselection of a power level or the regulation according to temperature. The additional sensor is recommended for a really accurate temperature measurement.
This heater is equipped with a height kit. This means that the heater reduces the injection quantity automatically and depending on the ambient air pressure, so that sooting of the combustion chamber can be prevented or drastically reduced with decreasing air oxygen content. Proportionally to the amount of oxygen in the air, the maximum output of the heating system decreases! By the thumb: From 2000m on you lose approx. 5% of power per 500m height.
Our tests up to 3440m went without problems, we think up to 4000m no major problems are to be expected. The software itself also calculates up to 5000m, but so far this control could not be tested in real height.
Important: For applications at great heights, the clearance of the fan is extremely important. I.e. it is best not to use hot air piping or only VERY simple ones, the combustion air intake and the exhaust should be laid extremely short and with low resistance (= few kinks, no blockages or reductions).
Nevertheless, the following should be observed: Operation at altitudes above 3000m represents a technical compromise in any case. For a longer period of time you have to make sure that the combustion chamber gets really hot again, so that it can be burnt free. If this is not possible, soot deposits can still occur, just like with heaters, which run constantly only on smallest step in the flat country. Therefore, as before, there is no guarantee for sooty combustion chambers. There never was, there never will be, even with a height kit.
So please remember: At lower altitudes there should be no problems when you run free again. In general, this applies to all application scenarios anyway: The heating must be operated every 1-2 weeks for at least half an hour full load, so that the combustion chamber reaches the full temperature again. Normally there is no more maintenance.
For special cases with overnight stays for weeks on more than 4000 meters then perhaps also a cleaning of the combustion chamber including seal set is quite justifiable :) |
This heater has an extra switching input on the wiring harness, so you can connect your own remote control or other second control unit. All you have to do is connect two cables with switches or relays. This happens either permanently, then the heating starts and runs until the connection is interrupted again, or with an impulse. Here a pulse of 0.5-3s length can be used to switch on, the next pulse would then switch off the heating again. The advantage of the second variant is that it is also possible to control the heating with different operating elements. For example, you can switch it on with a self-built remote control or a pushbutton, then later adjust the power level from your bed with the supplied control element or even switch it off. Or the other way around ;)
All Planar heaters have an E-test mark (e2) and can therefore be installed registration-free. The hole pattern corresponds to that of the well-known Eberspächer or Webasto heaters, so that it is easy to replace them without having to drill new holes in the body.
Technical data:
Operating voltage: 12V
Heating capacity: 0.8kW (min), 1.8kW (max)
Air volume flow: 34m³/h (min), 75m³/h (max)
fuel consumption: 0,1ll/h (min), 0,24l/h (max)
Power consumption: 10W (min), 29W (max)
Scope of delivery:
Heater 12V
digital control unit PU-27 with OLED display and timer function (cable length 1.8m)
Dosing pump "Thomas Magnet P327"
exhaust silencer
Rubber holder Dosing pump
Cable harness dosing pump
Heater wiring harness
Intake air hose with integrated silencer
heat protection hose
End piece exhaust pipe + clamp
tank intake manifold
5.5m Fuel line
300mm fuel line connector
1m corrugated metal exhaust pipe
Screws, nuts, clamps, shrink tubing, cable ties
instruction manual
Dimensions:
Length: 33cm
height: 12cm + 2,5cm connections
Depth: 12cm
Weight of the heater without accessories: 2,86kg