Reliability of WALLAS 85DU/270

Pat Anderson · Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 11:56 pm Post subject:

I will repeat my prior statement - there are only two kinds of Wallas owners: those who have had problems, and those who are going to have problems. No two ways about it, if you have not had problems to date, your time is coming...

T.R. Bauer · Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 12:59 am Post subject: You're Right!

But, while the statement that you give about the Wallas is scary, everything made by man is this way; your Toyota Tacoma is that way, your Accord, even your Swiss watch, as are the honda 45s on the back of my CD 22. Yep, you're right, they are all gonna break. But, who knows when, how often, or even if it will during your lifetime. Don't be fooled, these are good, well made stoves.

Susan E · Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 2:13 am Post subject:

if i had to depend on my wallace to get to work instead of my toyota tercel... i would have been fired by now and surely missed the morage payment.

susan

as i said before ,.... the wallace is a great anchor

T.R. Bauer · Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 11:38 am Post subject:

Actually, the wallas is a very poor anchor and you will not hold your position. On the other hand, your tercel would do that job much better.

primative · Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 2:13 pm Post subject:

Pat and Patty,
Not to make light of your pain — we've had our own issues and know emotions can run high — but what we're wanting to gather here is data. We are guessing your stove is a 95 like ours, based on when you bought Daydream. How has your stove been running after the service you wrote about last April? We've read about the circuit board replacement in your post on the "Taking Apart The Wallas 95DU" thread.

Susan, we're guessing you have the 95 also but let us know if you've upgraded to the 85.

Judging by the scarcity of replies about the 85DUs we're guessing that it is new and dependable enough that most people haven't had problems. Though it is tempting to upgrade, at this point we're choosing to continue with the 95DU based on Scan Marine's recommendation. When it comes to service and repair, we're still in the learning curve and we appreciate the time the SM folks have spent troubleshooting. We plan to add an hour meter to keep track of usage so we'll know when to service it.

Dene, thanks for your suggestion about the quartz heater. We try to keep our electrical use low to operate the windlass, start/run the wallas and watch movies on the computer. We usually do not have shore power and sometimes will stay in the same place for several days. We have the Honda2000 generator but Tom would rather use the weight capacity for carrying beer!
- Rene & Tom

Doryman

Dene

Susan E · Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 2:03 am Post subject:

yup,

my hubby says we do not have the upgrade. I will have to look into it. may be I will want to ask Santa for it.

susan e

macmac · Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 5:49 pm Post subject: Throttle control on Wallas stoves

The Wallas 95D series stoves will respond best to several control disciplines to reduce internal sooting:

1. Start with the throttle on high.
2. Make gradual power changes when running.
3. Do not run for long periods on the lowest setting with the lid down.

Using good kerosene or Klean Heat will reduce problems associated with ignoring these disciplines. Turning the power to high before shut down will simply hasten the cool down process.

The Wallas 85D stoves do not require any of the above observances, since they use a more complex start cycle, processor controlled speed change buffering and the lid fan speed changes with throttle changes to prevent overcooling. These features make them more capable of burning diesel under all circumstances and it makes diesel the fuel of choice for the 85D.

Thanks for using Wallas and don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions.

Doug at Scan
1-888-606-6665