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Boat Air Heaters Installation Instructions Air Top 2000 ST Air Top Evo 40 Air Top Evo 55 Trade names : Air Top 2000 ST D (Diesel/PME) Air Top Evo 40 D (Diesel/PME) Air Top Evo 55 D (Diesel/PME)
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Only genuine Webasto parts may be used. See also Webasto air and water heaters accessories catalogue. NEVER try to install or repair Webasto heating or cooling systems if you have not completed a Webasto training course, you do not have the necessary technical skills and you do not have the technical documentation, tools and equipment available to ensure that you can complete the installation and repair work properly.
Boat Air Heaters Air Top 2000 ST / Evo 40 / Evo 55 About This Document To enable quick reference to the individual procedures you will find a descriptive symbol on the top outer edge of each page. Mechanical system...
40 seconds. 2.3. Additional documentation to be used These installation instructions contain all the information and instructions necessary to install Air Top 2000 ST / Evo 40 / Evo 55 heaters. The operating instructions must also be observed.
Use / variants 3.1. 3.2. Variants The Webasto Air Top 2000 ST, Air Top Evo 40 and Air Top Evo 55 air Air heater for "diesel" fuel (12 or 24 V): heaters are suitable for: Air Top 2000 ST D (Diesel) ...
Technical Information Boat Air Heaters Air Top 2000 ST / Evo 40 / Evo 55 Heater Air heater Air outlet; Exhaust line; Cold air intake; Fuel pump; Room temperature sensor; Hot air hoses; Fuel tank; Control element Fig. 1 Installation example...
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Boat Air Heaters Technical Information Air Top 2000 ST / Evo 40 / Evo 55 4.1. Choosing installation location Every reasonable precaution should be taken when positioning the heater to minimise the risk of injury and damage to personal property...
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Technical Information Boat Air Heaters Air Top 2000 ST / Evo 40 / Evo 55 Recommended installation locations (see Fig. 2): A) In locker or rudder box if it is well ventilated. Install a contact barrier around the heating system so that sails, fenders, bulkheads, etc.
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Boat Air Heaters Technical Information Air Top 2000 ST / Evo 40 / Evo 55 4.2. Heater data 4.2.1. Dimensions Air Top Evo 40 / Air Top Evo 55 Cold air inlet Cable outlet (optionally on right or left) Hot air outlet...
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Technical Information Boat Air Heaters Air Top 2000 ST / Evo 40 / Evo 55 4.2.2. Dimensions Air Top 2000 ST Cold air inlet Cable outlet (optionally on right or left) Hot air outlet Exhaust gas outlet Fuel inlet Combustion air inlet...
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Boat Air Heaters Technical Information Air Top 2000 ST / Evo 40 / Evo 55 ATTENTION: Danger of drowning! There is a danger of drowning when drilling into the boat's outer skin! Drilling below the water line can cause the boat...
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Technical Information Boat Air Heaters Air Top 2000 ST / Evo 40 / Evo 55 ATTENTION: There is a danger of drowning when drilling into the boat's outer skin! Drilling below the water line can cause the boat to sink! ...
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Boat Air Heaters Technical Information Air Top 2000 ST / Evo 40 / Evo 55 • Except for the year of installation, remove all the year numerals on the type label. • Secure heater. Tighten the M6 nuts to 6 Nm (–0 Nm, +1 Nm).
Cold and hot air Boat Air Heaters Air Top 2000 ST / Evo 40 / Evo 55 Cold and hot air 5.1. General 5.2. Fresh air mode Cold air is drawn in from the outside, heated and blown into the boat's ATTENTION: interior.
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Boat Air Heaters Cold and hot air Air Top 2000 ST / Evo 40 / Evo 55 5.5. Properties of cold and hot air ducts NOTE: For fresh air mode, a room temperature sensor must be Recommended inside diameter of main hot air duct: installed in the cabins to be heated.
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Cold and hot air Boat Air Heaters Air Top 2000 ST / Evo 40 / Evo 55 5.7. Installing cold and hot air ducts Do not route the ducts through the bilge. Hot air ducts in damp areas: use temperature-resistant, flexible, metal spiral-reinforced plastic hoses.
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Silencer in air duct 5.9. Air routing examples Recommendation: For Air Top 2000 ST / Evo 40 / Evo 55 units with short air duct, use silencer on intake and/or outlet side (reduction in noise level). See the accessories catalogue.
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Cold and hot air Boat Air Heaters Air Top 2000 ST / Evo 40 / Evo 55 5.10. Installation examples: 37' sailing boat 1 Branch 90/60/90 2 Air outlet Ø 60 mm, can be closed off 3 Y-junction 90/90/90 4 Air outlet Ø 90 mm, open 5 Y-junction 60/60/60 6 Air outlet Ø...
Boat Air Heaters Fuel Air Top 2000 ST / Evo 40 / Evo 55 Fuel supply 6.1. General ATTENTION: Danger of fire! If the heater takes the fuel from a separate additional tank, the fuel type and the filler neck must be clearly marked.
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Fuel Boat Air Heaters Air Top 2000 ST / Evo 40 / Evo 55 6.3. Fuel extractor Fig. 17 Installing a tank extracting device in metal tank Fig. 18 Fuel extractor Install the tank extracting device as shown in Fig. 17: The fuel extractor is a special T-piece with an integrated bubble separator.
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Boat Air Heaters Fuel Air Top 2000 ST / Evo 40 / Evo 55 The fuel lines must be secured using state-of-the-art fastening elements. Do not damage the fuel line. Intake side: : Inside diameter of fuel line = 2 mm.
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• If the fuel pump is equipped with a plastic fuel damper Only use steel or plastic fuel lines made from light and temperature- (e.g. Air Top 2000 ST Diesel) it must be protected with a resistant PA11 or PA12 (e.g. Mecanyl-RWTL) in accordance with DIN protective sleeve (see accessories catalogue) when in- 73378 as the fuel pipes.
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NOTE: – Only use stainless steel hose clips to secure plastic lines. Air Top 2000 ST heaters must only be operated with the fuel pump DP 30. – Metal pipes: ensure cleanliness and neatness while Air Top Evo 40 / Air Top Evo 55 heaters must only be operated with the carrying out the work! Remove all soiling and burrs from fuel pump DP 42.
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Fuel Boat Air Heaters Air Top 2000 ST / Evo 40 / Evo 55 Use the flexible mount to install the fuel pump (reduces the transmission of structure-borne noise/ticking)! (see Fig. 24). Fig. 24 Flexible mount of fuel pump NOTE: Fig.
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0° - 90° Fig. 26 Fuel filter, installation position and direction of flow Install a suitable fuel filter (e.g. Webasto fuel filter) if dirty fuel is to be Fig. 25 Fuel line mounting expected. Wherever possible install vertically, deviating by no more than 90°...
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Fuel Boat Air Heaters Air Top 2000 ST / Evo 40 / Evo 55 6.7. Auxiliary tank ATTENTION: If an auxiliary tank is required for the fuel supply to the heater: It must only be installed by a specialist company for marine...
Boat Air Heaters Combustion air Air Top 2000 ST / Evo 40 / Evo 55 Combustion air supply 7.1. Combustion air intake line Arrange the end of the combustion air intake line as a gooseneck, as illustrated. Prevent water from entering through the intake opening.
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Combustion air Boat Air Heaters Air Top 2000 ST / Evo 40 / Evo 55 7.5. Combustion air intake silencer NOTE: The combustion air intake line with silencer must not exceed NOTE: a max. length of 2.0 m. A combustion air intake silencer must be installed if the length of the combustion air intake line is less than 0.5 m.
Boat Air Heaters Exhaust Air Top 2000 ST / Evo 40 / Evo 55 Exhaust system 8.1. General 8.2. Exhaust gas outlet ATTENTION: Generation of heat by incorrect positioning of ex- haust pipe outlet! Injuries or damage to property caused by fire Pay attention to installation position.
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Exhaust Boat Air Heaters Air Top 2000 ST / Evo 40 / Evo 55 Through-hull fitting: Choice of design and installation position to minimise rain water in- gress! Only use genuine Webasto through-hull fittings! Fit insulation plate ex-...
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Length of exhaust pipe and combustion air intake line For suitable models see the Webasto accessories catalogue. For the Air Top 2000 ST / Evo 40 / Evo 55, the following maximum total lengths of the combustion air intake line and exhaust pipe must be com- plied with: –...
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Exhaust Boat Air Heaters Air Top 2000 ST / Evo 40 / Evo 55 Condensed-water drain 8.5. Thermal insulation Fit a condensed-water drain (non-rusting) if the exhaust pipe is longer Observe the following points when installing the exhaust pipe: than 2 m! ...
For connector designations see the legend and wiring diagrams, Page 87. 9.2. Wiring harnesses Fig. 33 and Fig. 34 show the wiring harnesses for Air Top 2000 ST and Air Top Evo 40 / Air Top Evo 55 Fig. 33 Wiring harness Air Top 2000 ST...
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Electrical system Boat Air Heaters Air Top 2000 ST / Evo 40 / Evo 55 Fig. 35 Removing control unit cover 9.3. Connecting heater To connect the heater, remove the control unit cover on the heater and plug in the wiring harness connector at the control unit. Connect voltage supply.
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Correspondingly position the cable grommet on the wiring harness to en- The connector for the Air Top 2000 ST must be plugged in as far as point sure that the cable lead-through is sealed off in the control unit cover.
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Electrical system Boat Air Heaters Air Top 2000 ST / Evo 40 / Evo 55 9.5.1. Installing room temperature sensor Mount the sensor in a favourable/suitable position in the room to be heated. The distance to the control element is 2.5 m due to the cable length.
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Boat Air Heaters Electrical system Air Top 2000 ST / Evo 40 / Evo 55 9.5.2. Connecting room temperature sensor Route the cable of the room temperature sensor up to the installation lo- cation of the control element. Here connect the sensor cable to the main wiring harness, see Fig.
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Electrical system Boat Air Heaters Air Top 2000 ST / Evo 40 / Evo 55 9.6.1. Rotary switch Connect the control element (ON/OFF and temperature preselection) with rotary potentiometer directly to the wiring harness. See Fig. 42. Air Top 2000 ST: Connector X9: preinstalled connector for control element.
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Boat Air Heaters Electrical system Air Top 2000 ST / Evo 40 / Evo 55 9.6.2. Air Top Evo control element MC04 Marine The MC04 heater control element features additional operating modes MC04 control element such as ECO, PLUS and VENTILATION.
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Air Top Evo 40 / Air Top Evo 55: Connector X9c (brown, red, green/white) can be connected to the op- Connector X9c (see Fig. 47) can also be used for Webasto Thermo Test tional Telestart remote control or the ThermoCall remote control.
Boat Air Heaters Electrical system Air Top 2000 ST / Evo 40 / Evo 55 Wiring diagrams Fig. 49 Wiring diagram Air Top 2000 ST with rotary switch and ventilation switch (optional) for legend see Page 92...
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Electrical system Boat Air Heaters Air Top 2000 ST / Evo 40 / Evo 55 Fig. 50 Wiring diagram Air Top 2000 ST with Combi timer, for legend see Page 92...
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Boat Air Heaters Electrical system Air Top 2000 ST / Evo 40 / Evo 55 Fig. 51 Wiring diagram Air Top Evo 40 / Air Top Evo 55 with rotary switch and ventilation switch (optional) for legend see Page 92...
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Electrical system Boat Air Heaters Air Top 2000 ST / Evo 40 / Evo 55 Fig. 52 Wiring diagram Air Top Evo 40 / Air Top Evo 55, with Combi timer, for legend see Page 92...
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Boat Air Heaters Electrical system Air Top 2000 ST / Evo 40 / Evo 55 Fig. 53 Wiring diagram Air Top Evo 40 and Air Top Evo 55, with control element Air Top Evo Multi Control (MC04), for legend see Page 92...
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Electrical system Boat Air Heaters Air Top 2000 ST / Evo 40 / Evo 55 10.1. Legend to wiring diagrams Item Description Remarks Rotary switch control element ON switch and temperature selector Item Description Remarks Switch Ventilation Heater Air Top 2000 ST/...
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Boat Air Heaters Electrical system Air Top 2000 ST / Evo 40 / Evo 55 10.1.2. Cable colours 10.1.3. Reference numbers Abbreviation Colour Positive at connection 10: Continuous heating mode with quick heating function for as long blue as ignition is on.
Mechanical system Boat Air Heaters Air Top 2000 ST / Evo 40 / Evo 55 Initial operation Faults If a malfunction occurs, the operating indicator will show a flash code or NOTE: the Combi timer a fault code F .
15 minutes to fill the fuel system with the new fuel. The units Air Top 2000 ST D, Air Top Evo 40 D and Air Top Evo 55 D are also approved for use with biodiesel (FAME) conforming to...
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Landesvertretung. In multilingual versions the German language is binding. The telephone number of each country can be found in the Webasto service center leaflet or the website of the respective Webasto representative of your country. Bij een meertalige versie is de Duitse versie bindend.
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