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Espar Gas Heater Install Services for Camper Vans

Espar Gas Heater Install Services For Vanlifers – $1199 We at The Engineers Who Van Life know how important heat is for your van.  We also know how daunting the heater install process can be.  After countless heater installs for clients all over the country, we are finally able to standardize this as a stand alone service!  For $1199 we will install any Espar gas or diesel air heater in your Ford Transit, Mercedes Sprinter, or Ram Promaster. What Does The Heater Install Include? Install of any Espar air heater in any cargo van.  We can install this under the passenger seat or anywhere else in your van! Mounting of heater, connection of air intake/exhaust, full wiring of wire harnesses and power supply, and fuel line run UP TO the fuel tank Connection and mounting of any compatible controller (Must have mounting location selected) Will Install a third party heater vent cover as desired What Does The Heater Install NOT Include? Standard install includes connection to any existing fuel port with included connectors, but not installation of an espar standpipe. Standard installation does not include removing gallies, fridges, wall panels or other non-standard equipment in your van.  This additional access and re-finish work will be billed hourly. Can You Drop The Fuel Tank and Install an Espar Standpipe? Yes!  As an install add-on, we will drop the gas tank in your Ford Transit and install a 300mm long, 2mm ID standpipe for $499. Do You Install Other Heater Brands? Especially at altitude, heaters can be finicky.  We have used espar products for years ourselves and have 100% confidence in their design, engineering, and product/customer support.  We will install other heater brands, but cannot off the same level of product guarantees.  We will always stand by and warranty our work. What Do You Need To Prepare Before Service? Have an DC fuse block with power installed in your Ford Transit van Have necessary wall panels removed for running wires before the install If a standpipe is being installed, have the gas tank below 1/8 full for extended range gas tanks, and under 1/4 full for regular gas tanks If you are taking advantage of our mobile services, ensure you have a safe, level area of driveway to work with enough space for the job. Mobile Install Services – Let Us Come To You! Rather than coming to our shop in Leadville Colorado, let us bring all the tools for the job to you and do the install in your driveway!  Here is the travel fee schedule for our mobile services: Lake, Eagle, Summit, Chaffee, and Park Counties – FREE! Greater Denver Area – $150 Rest of Colorado – inquire via email for pricing – $150 – $750 Anywhere else – inquire via email for pricing! Can You Install a Hydronic Heater? Yes we can install install hydronic heating systems!  Please reach out for via email for pricing details and to tell us more about your system!

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About the Engineers who Van Life

We are glad you are here! We are Colby and Eric, more commonly known as The Engineers who Van Life.  We are remote engineers who lived full time van life for almost 3 years in 2 different self converted camper vans. Now, we do part time van life so that we can spend more time in our shop helping others complete their van builds.

We began sharing our DIY van building guides after our first camper van conversion and immediately fell in love with the process of helping other DIY-ers think critically about their van conversions and build for longevity.  Eventually, we began offering 1:1 Virtual DIY Van Build Consulting as well.

Now, we are prepping for our THIRD DIY camper van conversion: a 2024 Transit Trail that will begin summer of 2024.  We can’t wait to bring you along!

Engineers who Van Life, full time engineers on the road.