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Diesel heater Install in our MotorHome
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- Опубліковано 18 січ 2021
- On our way back to the UK we wanted to make changes to the van to reduce our dependence on LPG as we knew with 2 full tanks the cold weather would see us running out of LPG for our existing heating system. We ordered a diesel heater and had a small amount of red diesel delivered to the location we were isolating for 10 days on our return from the EU.
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As we mentioned in the video we fitted this during quarantine after returning from the EU. So this install isn’t 100% completed and more parts are on order to weather proof everything, make the pump quieter, protect the hole in the floor, protect the air intake and heat wrap the exhaust pipe, amongst other items. We said we’d follow up this install in a future video, and we’ll do exactly that. Thanks 👍🏻😁
It’s because we love you that we feel the need to help with trick and tips for your health and well-being and comfort, you’ve been giving us tricks and tips for years, we like to respond likewise ..we do love you, please continue.
Oh we do love any tips etc, it was just a few comments made assumptions instead of watching the full video 😁👍🏻
Nice install, this heaters are great, have one of 5kw in my Transit connect!
To silence the pump, just suspend it with cable ties, makes a big difference!
:-D
Hi you could buy a silencer for the room air intake. About the pump ticking. There is also a more silent pump from Autotherm.
I would wanted to ask why you didn’t go for the fuel from the main tank. But the red diesel explains it. And the position on the door helps with spilling. Absolutely brilliant position.
Well that saved me asking question re an upgraded turret plate lol 👍🏻 Haha sound like I know what I’m taking about but it’s only because Darren has told me what I had to order for us lol. Hopefully get ours fitted in the next week or so, weather permitting. Hope I’ve both warmer now, useful video thanks guys 👍🏻
Thanks, J&M. Your description & instructions - especially when using the digital controller, is the best. Thanks.
I fitted one to my Vivaro last year, just a couple of tip for watchers. If your running the fuel hose under your van, run it through garden hose then the sub frame / chassis this will stop rub on the fuel hose. I used a step drill to cut through the floor. You can use a mount for fitting the heater through the floor which cuts down the problem of melting your motor home installation. Finally prior to turning off, run it at about 23° for 1min this helps to clear the soot from the heater.
Thanks Andrew 👍🏻
The silencer has a small drain hole on the side so should be mounted with the hole facing downwards, not sideways.
Thanks for the info 😁👍🏻
thanks for that tip. I have just ordered a heater for my motorhome. I will make sure the drain hole is facing downwards.
Excellent installation guys.
Just a little tip
If you used the hard plastic fuel filter that came with the heater.... replace it as soon as possible as they crack and it will empty the contents of your tank all over your garage.
(Ask me how I know 🙄)
Thanks for the heads up Ian 😁👍🏻
I've installed 8 of these around a static caravan park and people love them especially when there making a great saving on the electric @ 25p per Kw 🙄compared to purchasing kerosene at 60p ltr. My top tip... To help prevent the annoying clicking sound in the van; try replacing the fuel inline pipe from the pump into the base of the heater with a softer compound pipe. I learnt this from one heater supplied with a green pipe but with different clips. The noise seems to travel inside the pipe from the pump into the heating chamber. My 2nd tip... be careful where you mount the fuel tank as in summer the fuel gives off gas and will leak into your living/sleeping area making it stinky 😷
We’ve waiting for some better fuel pipe to be delivered so hopefully that’ll help with the click, by summer we’ll have this tapped into our main diesel tank which will be better 😁👍🏻
These heaters are brilliant, had mine for nearly 3 years and it's kept me warm at minus 10 in Scottish winters. No problems with it, although I think some have had problems with sooting up inside the heater caused by running at too low a setting. Easy to strip and clean though.
That’s good then, we’ve had it blasting every morning so hopefully we won’t have to worry about that till things warm up a bit 👍🏻😁
Yaay, my husband Alastair fitted our diesel heater whilst converting our van back in winter 2019. It's been so cosy and enabling us to use the van all winter (apart from now we're back in lockdown 😢) He was so impressed with it he fitted one in his garden shed 😁
Yay for diesel heaters 😁🙌🏻
John that tip on priming the heater was an absolute gem buddy, similar to bleeding brakes remove the cap to remove the vacuum effect. Brilliant
Cheers buddy 😁👍🏻❤️
There is a 'priming' mode you can use from the controller, it's on some of the youtube videos, easy to do.
I'd recommend putting a power switch on the screen controller, it will go very dim after a while and I'm sure you've found it quite bright in the night. Also keep an eye on the floor insulation, it's only eps foam so cant withstand much heat and the exhaust will easily exceed 200 during normal usage, exhaust wrap for motorbikes will solve this or you can get a "turret mount" to replace the plate . The troubleshooting Facebook group is a great resource as well. Cheers guys :)
Thanks Charlie, it’s an interim fit as it was going to go under the drivers seat so we bow need some extras for where it is which are on their way.. we use a really low tech solution of hanging flannel over the screen 😁😂
Glad you are all nice and warm now I’m sure Cooper will appreciate the added warmth. Take care and stay warm 👍
Coop loves that the beds get proper toastie now 😁❤️
Educational and informative as always thank you. Two bits of kit that may help others with a similar install: You can get something called a “diesel heater turret plate” that safely passes the external pipes through an insulated floor (and makes sealing the hole you’ve cut a lot easier too), and one source of noise from the diesel pump is through the diesel liquid itself in the feed pipe so they make a damper that looks like a grey mushroom - search for “heater fuel dosing pump damper kit”. Stay safe, and warm of course 🔥🔥🔥
Thanks for the heads up Ian 😁👍🏻
We have an eberspacher fitted in our camper... without a doubt .. it is our favourite item in the van. Ours is heating only and not water too. Diesel heating is definitely the way to go ...
We had a eberspacher in our T6 and it was epic..! Diesel heating is definitely a great addition 👍🏻👍🏻
I used to put a bottle of water on my eberspacher before bed, was hot enough for coffee in the morning 👍
This is what I use in my van. I use heating oil (kero28). It's not common but some petrol stations in rural areas have a pump with it, about 40p per litre right now. Another great video, thank you.
We can’t seem to find anything remotely local that offers less than 500L 😁🙈 Red is right on our doorstep though
Yeah it's not common. I can tell you my most local one in North Devon and the one I use when I'm working in North Kent. There will always be one in an area that houses use heating oil because it's very easy to lose track of what you have, run out and then need to top up in an emergency because your family is complaining about cold baths. Guess how I know 😂. If people have oil tanks in their gardens then ask where they get their top-up when they run out. You get a lovely clean burn with Kero. Your heater will last forever. Thanks for all your technical tips. They have helped me on many occasions.
Hi John and Mandy you laying underneath the vehicle brought back memories when I left school. I told the woodwork teacher I had a motor mechanic apprenticeship he said what on earth do want to do that laying in a cold damp draughty workshop he was right lol take care thanks for sharing 👍👍
Haha.. your woodwork teacher sounds like a wise man 😁😂
John & Mandy on Tour Yes he was but no regrets, strange though some forty odd years later I've started wood turning and making other things out wood. ATB
Hope Alde and Truma are watching this and start supplying diesel options / conversion kits for there heaters.
in my opinion you got the best control unit ..
and the boxed heater with more comprehensive kit than usual can be had for £63 of ebay right now and it comes with fantastic instructions even reminding people it is a must to always face your exhaust down
Glad you're all snuggly and warm again 💕😘
Thanks Sis.. warm is my favourite ❤️
A great video so thanks for that. I helped fit one to a friends van and we put the fuel supply pipe through the cap, this reduces the chance of a leak from drilling into the bottom of the tank, and fitting the supplied outlet. It all works perfectly, the cap will need a vent or screw it down lightly. It looks as though you have that ridged fuel line which is great, they don't always seem to come with that so you have to purchase that separately.
Thanks for watching, we’re swapping the fuel line as that is far too noisy at the mo, it’s one of the finishing touches we’re making 😁👍🏻
Is a very good upgrade I love mine I only use kerosene/heating oil on it. It burns cleaner and avoid gunk up as red diesel has more oil and creates more fumes. Good video.
Thanks, we’ll look into that in the future 😁👍🏻
This is true and tends to be a lot cheaper. 60p ltr from most Narrowboat yards. I took one heater apart after 2 years of use and it was as clean as a whistle 👍
Brill video. We love our Webasto diesel heater in our Chausson. Get the Speedos on....
Speedos..? Even summer is to cold for speedos 😁 they are brilliant though aren’t they?
Enjoy all your video's , I fitted same heater in our campervan 2 weeks ago and we top rated them and I'm pleased after watching your video how to program it we have just been turning on and off thank you take care
Thanks Nik, I’m sure we’ll pick up other ways to use the panel as we go and we’ll pop them in our vids if we do 😁👍🏻
I cut a big hole, probably twice the size of yours and used a plywood plate to mount mine. This gave additional clearance for the exhaust. Mine is a "5KW" and the exhaust glows cherry red on full bore. The ducting insulation is a good idea, I used exhaust wrap on mine. I would keep an eye on the insulation in case its starts to melt.
Another great vlog
Thanks Peter, we’re still waiting for some bits to arrive to finish the heat wrapping and waterproofing 😁👍🏻
Hi both of you (and Cooper), C.J. came and fitted our diesel heater June time as we were intending to spend Nov/Dec in Scotland but that never happened. I thought of feeding th heat into the Truma pipes but was worried about pushing the heat wrong way through the Truma unit. I take it from your vid it would be ok fitted like that.
We enjoyed you live the other night. Keep up the good work. Terry and Norma
Thanks guys, glad you enjoyed the live 😁❤️ providing you don’t use the truma at the same time as the diesel heater it’ll be fine 😁👍🏻
Well done fitting the heater in that weather stay safe guys
Thanks Mick 😁👍🏻
Very thorough and informative Vlog. An essential for full time vanlifers
Thanks Trace.. 😁👍🏻
Hi John and Mandy great to see you’ve sorted the heater great job well done great to see your both settled back in the uk and safe looking forward to Fridays vlog Steve b👍
Thanks Steve 😁👍🏻
Fantastic video peeps, a lot of people have been looking at this but don’t know how to do it , well done peeps ❤️
Thanks Eddie 😁👍🏻
I’ve just fitted a stand alone heater in my single car garage workshop and it’s fantastic. My mate has removed his wood burner and also fitted one too. Great video as usual. Cheers Richie.
Cracking but if kit aren’t they? 😁👍🏻
Just wondered how you powered it? I’m trying to find a 240v to 12v supply that can deliver the current needed.
@@Bannister99 I power with a car battery and keep it topped up with a charger.
@@Bannister99 we’ve seen loads running it with power oak AC50’s 😁👍🏻
I have one of these and its got to be the best thing I put in my conversion. They really are fantastic, and unbelievably cheap considering what they do.
They are, we couldn’t believe the price for the kit you get 😁👍🏻
John and Mandy please note that Red diesel is not as clean for you mobile home heater as normal pump diesel that’s why most farm machines and plant have secondary throw away or replacement secondary fuel filter. Might be worth investigating if you can install one of those plastic through away ones in line. Maybe without it will make injector or even the little pump fail later. My tank was spotless in my excavator when I first got it using regular diesel since I’ve changed to save money it’s now full up with a brown growth. I change the machines fuel filters regularly and have to clean the little in line one also that shows how fine a material comes from red diesel. The farmers around me have the same problem and by a bow of these inline filters for around I think £10to £15. Might be with putting some of the red diesel in a jar with tissue paper se if it collects any residue. 👍
Thanks Nigel 😁👍🏻
Hi, after a year or so of using my diesel heater Ive collected the following snipets of interest. If you suspend the pump (mine hangs on about 2 inches of cable tie through the bolt hole in the rubber mount) its virtually silent. If you mostly run it at low outputs then the combustion chamber tends to soot up, so its worth giving it a blast regularly, and thirdly, they run happily on paraffin (or jet A1 if your rich enough!) and they don't tend to soot up as fast on paraffin. Hope Cooper enjoys his new heater :-)
Thanks Peter.. we’ve a few things underway to help with the pump, glad to know suspending it helps a lot 😁
First thing in the morning we have it on full to help blast the door and so it’s warm enough to get dressed 😊 Coop loves the new heater 👍🏻
That's belt and braces on the heating 👍🏻 great installation too, perfect space for it and I love the integration with the existing ducting.
Friend of mine bought a stand alone version after seeing/feeling how good mine is in my van and put it in his workshop, loves it !
Great video guys 👍🏻
Thanks Terry, it works brilliantly from there and reaches the front nicely too.. those stand alone ones are very cool 😁👍🏻
Hi Mandy, The Police don't dip tanks looking for Red diesel. It's carried out by officers of HMRC. They can often be found in the national service stations on the motorways. You'll see their silver pickup truck with the snugbox on the back with there mobile laboratory...
Good shout 🙂👍🏻
i live in a motorhome and ive got truma boiler i run on refillable lpg.. My day to day car/camper is a Peugeot Expert i've got a diesel heater in that. I thought it would be a right pain to put one in the motorhome but i didn't think of using the truma pipework ... go John you're a bloody genius... now lets see where i can actually put one lol x
Thanks for sharing 👍🏻
Just a quick tip, as I've not seen it mentioned in the comments.
To prime the fuel line, press and hold both the up and down arrows at the same time, and it starts the pump. The only problem with it is, if you let go, it stops. If you've got an assistant, get them to watch the bottom of the heater while you prime it, and then it should fire first time. It does take quite a while to prime the line/filter, longer than you'd think.
Thanks Phil 👍🏻👍🏻
Welcome home.. Thanks for the heater video.. Sat in our motorhome now and we have been thinking about this as lpg is getting hard in the Uk.
Thanks Wayne, it’s definitely worth thinking about - we have to drive 25kms from where we are for the nearest lpg
Great Video I do like these heaters, I have one in my camper and also one in my workshop. and being a dry heat its better in the van than LPG
It certainly is 😁👍🏻
Glad your heater worked without issue. I bought an identical one but have constant E-10 errors. Currently waiting for replacement parts which will hopefully fix the problems and get it running. If not then I may just buy another and keep my fingers crossed the 2nd one works.
Great vid btw! 👍👌
Hope you get something sorted soon Craig 😁👍🏻
Excellent video quick tip if you get fed up with the ticking of the pump suspend it on exhaust mountings ticking gone 😁 also it’s easy to put the fuel line into the sender on top of the fuel tank on the Ducato
We’ve some additional bits arriving to help with the noise but it’s not too bad now. We know 😁 we chose the external tank so we can run red as we said in the vid 😁👍🏻
Lovely calm no nonsense video guys 👍🏼
I’ve had one of these for over 2 yrs still in its box and have been worried about the install..
Worry no more me thinks.. Time to get the tool kit out 🧰 🚐💨
Have fun Ian, definitely not as bad as you think 😁👍🏻
Loving your Vlogs on all aspects of van life.
It may be more difficult for you to source on the move but domestic heating oil is currently around 35 pence per litre and recently has been as low as 16p.
Stay safe....and warm...
Thanks for that.. still looking at where best to get that from but red is available most places we visit 😁👍🏻
There’s actually duty and VAT on red diesel but you are correct it’s a lot lower than the duty & VAT on Road Diesel. You can also run it on Kero which is fully duty free 👍 and Kero does not wax up in freezing temperatures.
We got one few weeks ago the Chinese one. We put it in summer house as no heating up there and its great . Lovely warm now . We have night heater in the van thats great as well . . Told our mechanic we put one in summer house and got one for his work shed and he loves it as .Yes me with summer house 🤣🥰
Oooh fab, year round garden house now 😁👍🏻
Thanks for sharing your video we could do with here in our lounge this evening it’s freezing 🥶
Thanks for watching Anne, hope you warm up soon 😁👍🏻
Good idea having a second form of heating and a bonus of being cheaper too. My van has diesel heating which is connected to the main fuel tank and works really well. I also found out last year that it is useful to have a backup option. My gas regulator packed up but because we were on an electric hook up we could use the microwave to cook everything and make drinks plus switch the fridge over to 240v however before we go out again I will carry a spare regulator. I think I will also get some form of table top cooker for another option.
Cheers
Martin
That’s good to have Martin, we have the instant pot and Nespresso maker to go with the kettle and the hob.. definitely good to have options 😁👍🏻
Hi John and Mandy good vid on the diesel heater i'll will check and see were i can fit one and don't forget the vid when you cook that meal for Mandy ppl will be watching out for it😂😂😂👍 stay safe and take care👍
Thanks Michael, he won’t forget.. got to choose the meal then we’re good to go 😁👍🏻
Stay safe guys enjoyed the vlog tc from Dave n Beth can’t wait until we can get out in our Campervan .
Brilliant vlog guys, and extremely informative too. No doubt that will help loads of people with the added tips of priming, insulating outlets etc. Thankyou for another outstanding piece of content. Hope you have a lovely and toasty week, best wishes and stay safe and well to you both and your families ❤️ 💙 ❤️ 💙 ❤️
Thanks Mr W, same to you too 😁👍🏻❤️
Jings John glad you ordered that when you did as you will need it according to the weather forecast , need to look after Mandy and Cooper 🥶 . Fran and I have been looking at installing one and we haven’t been out in the Moho a lot since we got it. It’s only done 2000 miles since June due to you know what but I have used it at the end of October and it wAs very cold during the night. We have a whale system and I don’t think Elddis have fitted it to its capacity. As you say a diesel heater is my next approach to our heating problem so need to watch your video to the end, glad to see you are all back home safe, hop Cooper is adjusting to the climate change 🥶🚐🥰
Thanks Eddie, coop is not pleased at all, we’ve never seen him want to get back in the van so quickly - ever..! Sounds like a good call to look into a diesel heater then.. hopefully you’ll be out and about soon enough 😁👍🏻
It always makes my day to see your faces on a new vlog
Aww thank you 😁👍🏻
Hi Both, good vid as usual, always wondered why you hadn’t done this ages ago, I’ve had one in my caravan for 2 years now, with no faults.
Just one thing I would have done different on your install, that’s is I would have used a turret plate to go through your floor.
I also think you should have stressed the importance of having a CO alarm, you probably have one anyway but forgot to mention it.
One more thing, there is a product called Afterburner which allows full control over every aspect of the heater, it’s open source, however the developer has stopped shipping them to the Uk for now due to the extra taxes/ paperwork involved since Brexit. You’ll find the Afterburner details on a dedicated Fb page.
Hope this is useful info, all the best, stay warm, safe and enjoy👍Neil
Thanks for watching 😁 we wanted to see how well the truma lpg system performed before we changed anything. 👍🏻
Thank you both so much for this weeks video. I’m about to buy and install one of these for my little connect. Huge Thanks 👍
No problem Stevie, thanks for watching 😁👍🏻
We have a chinese diesel heater fitted in our autosleeper duetto and it works great, but we use kerosene home heating fuel in it and it works perfectly and its cheaper
Thanks Kieran, where do you get small amounts of kerosene from? We’ve looked but can’t find any cheaper than the red we’re buying 🤷🏻♀️
Great video. Really useful to see how you fitted it. Having done a lot of research on the subject there are a number of options on UA-cam, then the best way to reduce the ticking is to suspend the pump so that the noise is eliminated. Hope this helps
Ah yes, we’ve heard that too - a lot of the noise it transmitted via the rather rigid fuel line so we’re looking at upgrading that and we have a protective case for the pump on the way which is supposed to help with that too.. thanks for the heads up 😁👍🏻
@@johnmandy Cool. Would be very interested to know how that improves things if you can update us please
@@davidmeadowcroft7626 we will 😁👍🏻
Good job mate. Try fitting diesel heater on a ribbed floor van no quite so simple. But nobody tells you (and its not in heater parameters booklet) that they don't work if one does not have correct voltage levels in your batteries, it will drain the batteries. Then you have a problem. Never use engine battery to power a diesel heater unless you run engine every day (as in a HGV).
Good to know, thanks.. 😁👍🏻 it was nice and simple with the flat composite floor that’s for sure 👍🏻
Great video, you are clever John, along with Mandy’s help. Hope your keeping toasty xx
We are, thanks Julie 😁👍🏻
Hi J & M I put a 5k Chinese diesel heater in my workshop thinking it may help to warm the place to say I am disappointed would be mild. Its best temperature to date coming out of the useless thing is 24 Degrees by the time you've got the gauge a foot away its just a cold draft. We have an Eberspacker in our static in Scotland and you can't hold your hand near it for very long. I suspect there is something wrong with Chinese one but at the moment decided you get what you pay for. I can't complain though as I got 60 quid back off the seller and kept it. But it has made reluctant to buy another. See ya keep your heads down and stay safe.
We know so many people with these bargain chinese heaters that a different one is rare.. glad you got some money back from it 😁👍🏻
Nice one, welcome to the cheap Chinese Diesel heater club! They are a bit awesome, had ours for 2 years now. Based on others advice, we've added a spare glow plug and it's spanner to the travel kit 👍
Thanks Pete, it’s a toasty warm club 😁😂 I’m sure we’ll get one eventually too 😁👍🏻
Thank you really useful and informative xxx. Hope you're both safe and well xx
Thanks Debbie, hope you are too ☺️👍🏻❤️
John & Mandy on Tour thank you yes we are xx
Top job John.......well explained and a great addition to your van......stay safe.....thanks for sharing
Cheers Ian 😁👍🏻
Great little upgrade , can’t believe the price , a small price to pay for home comforts , stay safe and warm 😀
Truly a bargain for what you get 😁👍🏻 thanks Tony..
Just a brilliant Vlog Guys, I loved it. I’m now thinking should I install one of these 🤔
Definitely a good investment 😁👍🏻
Very informative video, been thinking of getting one of these for a while now, and you’ve just made our minds up,,,,many thanks.
Glad we could help, thanks Bob 😁👍🏻
Hi ya kiddos , blimey mates, that looks a job and half. Well done , 👏🏻👏🏻 your going to need it , Storm Christoph is on the way. Baton down the hatches and keep safe. Take care. 🥂😘
Thanks Gill.. the -2 nights when we first got back we’re a shocker so I’m glad we’re sorted for the storm 😁👍🏻
Hi you two. Same as ours. It a game changer. Brilliant. Mine is piped to main tank so no cheap diesel for us. 😭. X.
I’m sure we’ll change to that at some point as it really is easier but while we can get the cheap diesel we’ll make the most of it 😁👍🏻
Hi John I have fitted a few of these and would advise you to put some small jubilee clips on the rubber fuel pipe where you are joining them to the small fuel pipe and the connection at the heater, great videos thanks to you and Mandy and Coop
Thanks for the heads up Jimmy, we’re waiting for replacement fuel hose then will sort them out 😁👍🏻
The instructions are actually in what is called Chinglish 😆
Haha.. they certainly are 😁😂
I call it Engrish.
Fantastic, I've been waiting for you to fit one of these ;-), I'm going to do it myself soon. Please keep us updated on its performance and reliability. Like the way you have integrated it with the installed ducting. Keep up the good work.
Thank you 😁 we’ve some finishing bits to sort out yet so you’ll have the full info and a proper review in good time 😁👍🏻
Surrounding the fuel pump with sound proofing while at the same time not fully securing it to a panel reduces the heavy tick .....according to a video i saw on another instal video on youtube 😁😁
Haha.. thanks Derek.. that’s what we’re looking at sorting 😁👍🏻😂
I have a Webasto diesel heater mounted outside/underneath my van (in a protective housing). I do find it quite noisy still and the ticking of the pump is very noticeable but is tolerable and you get used to it. I'm always very conscious about running it when close to other vans or habitation because of the noise outside. Not the best thing for stealth camping though but very efficient. I've thought of adding a silencer but have heard they can cause issues - My heater is not very accessible however for servicing
Great informative vid as usual, especially John's explanation via the buttons.
I have one of these on my boat and now run it on kerosene after it sooted up and clogged puffing white smoke. I used a stainless steel marine silencer and exhaust, cost almost as much as the unit 😂
Thanks Colin.. sounds like a good set up now 😁👍🏻
When I fitted my Chinese diesel heater to the small van I built. I didn’t like the idea of the diesel pipe coming out of the bottom of the tank so I drilled a hole at the top near the filler and used the pick up pipe I think it’s designed for using it I have your main diesel tank. I’ve put the pipe through the little hole and are used tape to hold the nut in a spanner that is designed for brake pipes. So the spanner had a little split in the side to go over brake pipes so when I tightened up the nut I could get the spanner back out of the neck of the tank. Stay safe🚐☕️☕️👍🏼🏴🌈🙏🏼💙❤️💙❤️
I did the same with the tank . No potential leaks below the fuel line. 👍
@@stina6762 Yes my lovely it seemed the only sensible way to drill a hole. So now there’s no way it can leak🚐☕️☕️👍🏼🏴🌈🙏🏼💙❤️💙❤️
That’s a good heads up there.. 🤞🏻this’ll be ok, we check it a couple of times a day 😁👍🏻❤️
Always informative, as we've come to expect. Great to see you with your advice. Look forward to the next one. Diesel heater Definitely needed in the current conditions. Keep it up guys. Take care.
Thanks Shabir, it’s definitely a game changer 😁👍🏻
Ordered one through your Ebay link 👍🏻
Awesome, thank you 😁👍🏻
Hi . You can get a turret plate to mount it on through a thick , heat sensitive floor. Much safer . No risk of fumes coming back in either . Just eBay or Amazon Chinese diesel heater turret plate .
Thanks for the info 😁👍🏻
Hi guys I have the same one on my boat I find it best to use paraffin its burns hotter and saves having to clean it out has often I've had it on the boat for 3 years now no problems
Good to know, thanks 😁👍🏻
Love my diesel heater had it in over a year I also use red when available defo gets warm great vlog tc love cozy2 💙❤️💙❤️💙
They’re awesome aren’t they 😁👍🏻
Most diesel heaters run all the time, my webasto does as does my eberspaecher and most i've fitted (all the propper expensive ones, only fitted a couple of the cheap chinease ones TBH), they run on high heat/high fan speed till they reach the temp you set then lower heat and fan speed in an attemp to maintain that setting untill the temp drops low enough to kick the high speed/heat back on again.
The main trouble with the chinease heaters is they allow the user to mess about with pump speeds ect and as the injector is not controlled in any way this altering of the pump speed affects the mixture to the extent it soots up the burn chamber, i recomend you run the heater at full heat at least once a week to clean the soot out but it sounds like you already do that anyway :)
Great vid as usuall cheers to you both ;)
If you havn't seen it yet check out David McLuckie on YT, he does all sorts with them ;)
That’s great, thanks for the heads up - we do run it on full power first thing every morning so hopefully that’ll do the trick 😁👍🏻
Hi John and Mandy. Great video as usual and good to see you keeping toasty during the lockdown. Some people recommend that you run the heater on kero for a cleaner burn. I have done this as much as l can and have had no smutting issues. Also the kero is cheaper here in lreland than agridiesel. Stay safe and keep up the good work 😘
Thanks Thomas, we’ve only looked at red as we have loads of it available to us - looking around where we are for Kero we can only find bulk sellers for 500L 🙈
Had mine for two years brilliant but you will find the exsust that comes with it won't last long.. Pump ticking can drive you mad...mine is suspended with rwo strong cable ties and two cup hooks. lol. Yes silence. Keep safe you two
Thanks Ken, we’ve an extension kit for the exhaust on the way and some things to try for the ticking.. thanks for the heads up 😁❤️
I ended up mounting my pump onto a 3/4" coolant hose, and attaching that hose to the van. Gives a soft mounting, you can put bolts through coolant hose, it's very strong.
Also I used proper rubber (vacuum hose possibly, cotton shrouded) hose in a loop, as the 'thwack' gets transmitted along semi-rigid pipe.
BTW the pipe thickness doesn't affect the flow, as far as I know.
I use rubber exhaust mounts absolutely perfect no noise from pump
Really great vlog John Mandy only just started following you guys really loving your little vlogs and this was a really great video I would love van life maybe one day 😁
Hi guys, I'm glad to hear that you finally "warmed" to the idea of a diesel heater, we did it to ours last year and its been an absolute boon! Sod the gas set up. PS, 1688 let's you into the settings and you can adjust the kilowatt settings. Welcome to the diesel club. Also before you turn it off just ramp it up to boost for 10 minutes before switching off, just keeps it clean and reliable.
Haha.. thanks David.. what’s 1688? We’ve been told about some secret menu but not how to access it.. we have a slightly different panel to ones we’ve seen before 😁👍🏻
Check this UA-cam video out, it'll show you how to alter the settings using 1688, plus I agree, don't trust the temperature setting, you can change it over to hertz (pump pulses) so you can can manually control the temperature in your van, John McKay47 is also very good, he has a series of videos all about these units, to change to manual control simultaneously press both the top buttons briefly John. Oops, I forgot the link, I've added it below 👍
You guys cost me a fortune lol. Just seen your latest video now going to order a heater for my motorhome lol.
just brought it from the link you posted.
Thanks Mike 😁👍🏻 we’re sorry about being expensive.. 🙈
Great video very helpful
Thanks Chris 😁👍🏻
Top video, stay warm, stay safe.👍
Thanks 👍
Hi Guys. Good vid..when your refining that install..i would get another tank. Same type if you like...But use a stand pipe..and take feed from the TOP. I've done this fot 2 diesel heaters.. Zero chance of leaks from the tank..eventually bottom outlet will fail..not good.
Anyways keep up the good vids. Ian &Dee from Ireland💏☘
The tank is designed with the feed at the bottom, someone sat down and designed it that way, so as ours works perfectly that way I’m going to leave it so it’s neat and working as designed
Hi John and Mandy 👋 just us 2 Saying hi and thanks for sharing this video and information 👍 great video as always 👍 keep safe and say well 👍sue and den 👍👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Thanks Sue and Den, take care 😁👍🏻
Great vlog, in my next motorhome I definitely want a diesel heater
Definitely worth adding one 😁👍🏻
Great. Answered all of my questions. Thank you 🙏
Perfect 😎👍🏻
good vid on van life keep posting updates up
Thank you 😁👍🏻
Really recomend you install a turett for separation to any insulation and the van floor mate the exhaust on these gets glowing red hot John. Just installed one.
Top job as always! Well done both!! 😍😎👍🏼 I've thought about the standalone one for the shed 😎👍🏼
Thanks Ian, those stand alone ones are awesome 😁👍🏻
We installed our one last year . Lovely and cosey they are .
Can’t argue with lovely and cosy ☺️❤️
Shared, as often see this talked about on conversion group. Michele. 👍
Thank you Michele 😁👍🏻
Heating was the only thing that bothered me about being off grid. With this heater camping was a doddle.
Just a tip, watch a video from John McK 47 Motorhome install part 2. Gives a few knowledgeable tips about the heaters performance and how to vent correctly and keep noise levels down..hope this helps
Thanks Simon 😁👍🏻
He also recommended that 2 silencers really do improve the exhaust noise levels..lots of vids going into great detail, well worth a watch.
I run mine on kerosene, which burns quite nicely but smells where you drip it! Pretty sure the true 5kW models are larger than my 2kW. I may well put one in my home office down the garden.
That’s good to know.. 😁 thanks for watching 👍🏻
@@johnmandy If you check David McLuckie on YT he does some interesting experiments on diesel heaters with fuel and such.
Good work! Apparently you should mount the silencer with the angle it comes with as there is a drain hole for moisture, up to you though. Also I have the same controller as you and if you hold the up and down arrows it primes it without error codes👍 if you ever run dry. Also it is a 3-5KW or a 5-8KW as it just depends weather it is a high or low setting👍
Thanks Max 😁👍🏻 it was just an interim install till the extension exhaust kit turns up.. we just needed it up and running 👍🏻
Brilliant vlog guys.
Thank you 😁👍🏻