Alde exhibits its new Compact 4000D diesel heater at NEC Show

Alde is exhibiting its new diesel heater at this week’s February NEC Show, designed to cater for those who enjoy motorhoming off-grid.

Like the CombiNeo heater recently launched by its sister company Truma, the Alde Compact 4000D can provide you with continuous hot water, once the system is up and running.

It also has a high altitude function, which comes on automatically and ensures stable combustion wherever you are.

The Truma CombiNeo heater was also on display at the NEC Show

It comes with a control panel that is designed to be easy to use and allows you to set different temperatures for different parts of the vehicle. The panel is fully compatible with Truma’s air conditioning system, and you can also have an AquaClear water purification installed to run with the system to ensure you get clean safe water from the tap.

Although it is capable of being retrofitted and will eventually go on sale directly, initially the heater will be made available to commercial converters. Adria’s new Supertwin model, based on a Mercedes Sprinter, will be the first campervan to feature it in the UK.

The Truma CombiNeo heater, which also offers continuous hot water, also had its official UK launch at the show. It is being installed in all 2025 Auto-Sleepers models based on a Fiat Ducato.

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PeterBaber

Peter Baber is Reviews Editor of both Practical Motorhome and Practical Caravan. He has been reviewing motorhomes for the best part of a decade now. His first caravan reviews date back to the early 1990s when he first worked on Practical Caravan, before he embarked on a 20-year career in business journalism which saw him edit a wide variety of magazines, and launch a few too, including one that won an award. Although he enjoyed that, he always knew he wanted to come back. Peter reports on all the new models that make it to dealer forecourts each season, giving his judgement online and in magazine reviews. He has twice been shortlisted for a Caravan Writers Guild award. When he is not working, apart from going on motorhome trips himself (mostly local to where he lives in West Yorkshire, but also last year right across France) he likes trying to write novels, cooking, throwing the odd pot, and has just taken up tennis.