I just installed a second 5 kW diesel heater in my house so I can heat the livingroom (and a bit of the bedroom). This time, I bought one with Bluetooth which is pretty convenient. Glad to see the Diesel Heater videos pop up again!!
I've got a 2kw £50 amazon Chinese diesel heater, it's in a converted 7.5t horse lorry, all the rear is now living area and it's good enough. I run it on maximum until the whole area feels like Barbados, then I let it do a full cool down sequence, then turn it off on the isolator and goto bed. I'm toastie warm until I wake up. My horse lorry is insulated with only 25mm foil lined boards (roof, floor & walls) and I have also cut out some squares out of that same insulation board with some black fabric over them to go inside the windows. When I sleep I like it to be dark. I was looking into getting a wood burner but my 2kw diesel heater is more than enough for me. Only rule I have is "don't leave it running when I'm asleep or not there" 2kw diesel heater takes about 45 mins to take the full 27 foot long by 8 ft wide by 8ft high space to go from 8'c to 27'c. I did make some modifications, 1. I changed the rubbish green fuel hose to an upgraded one. 2. I bought an upgraded fuel pump.
Spot on kev great advice i would love a diesel heater in my garage but i don't think the housing association would like me drilling a hole in the wall LOL 👍👍👍👍
Nice one Kev. Very handy video, as I'm wanting to buy one, and was thinking I need a 2kw. I've seen one on Amazon for £150 with the right measurements, so I think I'll take a chance.
That sounds good, I searched on amazon for ages and couldn't find a 2kw for less than £250 that was available le for immediate delivery, thanks for sharing
Hari OM ...and again I'm grateful for being all-electric! Have an 800w oil heater on board for when it really bites in. Otherwise, happy to wrap up and use 'hotties' to relieve any chill. Hope your heater comes sooner than later, Kev... can't be having a chilly dog... YAM xx
Hi Yam, i'm sitting in my van..6am..cold this morning but Rupert is snuggled under the quilt in bed and i'm wrapped in a blanket...good news on the diesel heater, it will hopefully be here sooner than i thought!
I assumed like any other heating device that their output can be controllable..being in a confined space I would be more concerned with having adequate ventilation.the ones that I have seen are all about the same size whatever their output.
I tried a 2kw heater in my van and wound replacing it with a 5kw heater. No regrets at all. Freaking love it. But we all have to figure out what works for us individually. It is much better to have a heater that is too hot than not hot enough.
The heat output of the 2kw, 5kw or 8kw heaters are a exagerated by the sellers. A typical 5kw unit only generates a maximum of 3.8kw under tests, a 2kw generates around 1.8 kW. Only one seller offers a 'super' 8kw which has a slightly enlarger burn chamber, but is identical in size to a 5kw. Most of the 8kw sold are actually 5kw. There is a size difference that easily identifies a true 2kw. The diameter of a 5kw output vent is 7.5 cm, body length 38 cm, width 13.5 cm, compared to a 2kw, vent diameter 6cm, body length 32.5cm, width 11cm. Having used both a 2kw and a 5 kw in a 6m panel van conversion, the higher output 5kw has proved a more ideal heater. Amazon currently have a true 2kw maxpeedingrods heater in stock at £180
Thanks Michael, you just confirmed the measurements that I said in my video. I got a message yesterday saying that my heater should be with me in a week or so
I bought a 2kw Webasto ST2000 Airtop back in about 2017. A great unit which cost £600 for the kit and there were no Chinese heaters around then. I used it in a standard height Trafic for around 5 years and removed it when the van was scrapped. I still have it in a case, ready for future use and it was a real life saver in winter, especially at night. The only issue I ever had was the amount of power they take during start up and shut down, always draining the battery too much. Admittedly I only had the standard dial type control and I don't know if a digital controller would have made a difference but anyway, great if you have a hook-up but problematic off grid. In my experience a 2kw should be more than adequate for any van and actually I really wish they would make a 1kw.
Different strokes - some feel the cold more than others, also the weather outside will make a difference, but you gets what you are going to be comfortable with, and what's suitable for where you are going, e.g. Greenland ‼️ 😆😆 Lots of campers have made comments about the heaters being too warm, and what people do not appreciate is that a van is NOT a room in a house. Houses have ceilings which are about 10 feet high, sometimes more, and the room size, even for a bathroom, is usually bigger than your van floor footprint, so it's going to heat up very quickly 😮 Hope you get it delivered soon and fitted pronto ♨️
We have a 2.2kw Eberspacher diesel heater in our VW T5 it’s more than enough we run it in the evening on about 21-22*c and it runs constantly at that albeit on a low speed at night we turn it down to 16*c and it cuts in and out as required, we’ve slept out in all weathers all year round and not been cold since we had it fitted. I’m with you thinking 2kw will suffice. 👍🏻🇬🇧
I have a 3.5 KW in a converted ambulance and TBH it's way too big, I leave all 3 roof vents open and I'm still roasting, mind you it get zero condensation with all that ventilation 👌
Most people who order a 2 kW heater and get a 5 kW heater delivered for the same price will think they’ve achieved a windfall. I’m like you Kev, I want what I order - and no exceptions! My spouse is notorious for ordering something online and finding out it is either under- or oversized for the application intended. It’s me who gets to return those packages. :/
I prefer my propane heater to me. That propane needs is the best. All you gotta do is to use propane with diesel heater. You gotta use 2 forms of power at the same time. Your battery and then diesel. That's more power. You need to use if you don't use diesel heater propane. Heater just won formal power. That's it.
@Dirt-Diggler Actually, you can be right, but in this thing is you have to have your windows cracked? I have my fan top open when I'm on my Utah. So I get no conversation. Or. Mold type, I think if you're weak. Vehicles lock closed up. You'll I agree with you. You'll sweat when you keep doing those cracked. You have no crack. I mean, you have no sweat in the windows cause I've used them propane heater for years in my Van for the 5 years. I've lived in my vampire time. I've been doing it for 5. Feel's no problem whatsoever, but you know, it's therondo reovan, looks like it has no windows so yet, so in your case, you have a fan on top, so you can crack the fan. What I had that those Japanese old Chinese heaters are good too I will agree with you. It is a dry heater definitely.
Even a second hand webasto is better than the Chinese heaters... had loads of experience with Webasto heaters, good performance from them as a long distance lorry driver. Take care freind and you keep warm 😉👍🏴
Kev, if u do multi listings for similar products, it is easy to skip detail, I don’t think ALL of them are “scammers”…I would message the Sellers for confirmation on size.
Great. Don't just talk about it's show of it. My friend, I wanna see what you got. Make another video and show us what you have and let me see what you got.
I have a genuine 2kw there much smaller then the 5kw also running a 5 on minimum is like a 2 on max ! Mine on minimum sits comfortably at 16 It will soot up 100% even if it’s programmed to run like a 2kw 2kw heater is all you need in a van whatever size of van you van big or small, mine on minimum sits comfortably at 16c a 5kw on minimum in a MWB would be 20/21 & upwards
We're looking at what we are looking in America. It's not cold yet. It's still national one actually in the 70s and 80s in America right now the part I live so we are lucky we don't get a cold weather as much as you people in England.
Used my electric heater on the 1kw setting to heat my flat all last winter. 5kw is a huge amount of power, I'd be worried about it melting items near the outlet.
Hi Kev, I'm enjoying your van life experiences, thanks for sharing. I'm looking for a van to live in, unfortunately I have nowhere to register it, any ideas? Thanks Mick
i and i have also probably got the wrong one for my 30 foot boat but the chinese heater ratings are all wrong perhaps the 2kw is around 2 kw there are a few videos on you tube about the 5 and 8kw ones where people actualy do the maths given that for a given volume of diesel there is x amount of energy in it its about how much it uses in an hour and then doing the maths of how much fuel used in that hour so they also discovered there is no 5kw or 8kw heaters as they are both the same the only difference is the 5kw has a different motherboard to control the frequency of the pump so the5 has a lower minimum frequency hz and a lower max hz the one officialy called 8kw frequency in hz lowest is a little higher and its max hz a little higher too controled by the motherboard so the 8 feels hotter than the 5 but the heaters in the 5 and 8 are exactly the same burner so about the videos where some bright spark runs the test and does the maths with a given amount of diesel and a factor of time concluded proved it actualy that the chinese 5kw heater is about 3.5kw and the 8kw due to pumping in more fuel anyway is a little bit more but less than 4kw and the chinese heater specs on the websites they looked at how the chinese specified the output so for the 5 it says 5000 calories i think and the 8 is 8000calories but its nonsense as there is no time factor as you need to know how many calories in an hour so the ratings are just nonsense and they are also copies of the higher end heaters as like webasto and the two heater are 2kw or 3.5kw so thats also what the chinese ones are
There`s a simple way to calculate the true output of the any diesel heater... 1 Litre of diesel will yield 10KW per hour (or 1 KW for 10 hours) Look for the delivery rate of the pump included. (Usually expressed as (X)cc or (X)ml per stroke) This will give you the true range of heat output derived from the frequency set on the controller. (EG, a pump with a rating of 0.3ml/cc per stroke, operating at one stroke per second (set on the controller) will deliver 1.080KW/H) Nothing else matters. The size of the unit makes no difference. If the pump delvers 1 litre of Diesel in an hour. It is a 10KW Heater. You can extrapolate from there. Hope that helps...
@@Re-CreatingKevOh, I see what you mean. Also I seen some people running the exhaust pipe through water tanks or sand buckets to trap the heat that would otherwise be wasted, because the exhaust runs very hot.
TBH I'm really not sure it matters that much. Just put it on the lower setting when not too cold and ramp it up in deep winter freezes. alwys use the fuel pump setting for maximum control rather than the thermostat settings ( temp controls ) as this give you total control of how fast the blower will go and what temps the van gets too.
It depends on how big the fuel pump is. 18ml. 22ml. or 28ml. 2kw. 5kw. or 8kw. If you put a 18ml pump into a 5kw - its like having a 2kw. its that simple. i have a 5kw with a 28ml pump, perfect on a cold winter day, night. 18ml will save you ££££ I know because I have had a diesel heater for 4 years with no problems.
@symonsmith3497 Not really that simple, using a 28ml pump on a small body heater will run it very rich and you get sorting, running an 18ml pump on a large body heater it will run super lean and hot and you get ashing issues and posable control board warping and then there's the different control boards with various programming, there is indeed some overlap but there are 2 main body sizes and 4 or 5 pump sizes and AFAIK 4 different control board programs, I service boat diesel heaters and tend to avoid cheap Chinese ones if i can as its a bit of a minefield, mostly you get lucky and they just copied a webasto or eber but sometimes they try and get clever and totally feck up the specs. If you want a deeper dive into diesel heaters, I suggest giving David McLucky, John Mack, lowerd expectations, or DIY helper a look on YT. 👍
No disrespect, but if you want a reputable heater then your choice is rather limited. There’s eberspacher, autoterm, webasto and dometic off the top of my head. They’re heaters that give details of the manufacturer and have after sales support. The vast majority of the rest of them are cheap Chinese copies imported and resold
Doesn’t work like that. Larger heaters will be running too low and they soot up. Ideally you need them flat out to keep them clean. That’s why 2kw are ideal. You can have them ticking over for a while when up to temp, but ideally you wanna be using them flat out most of the time. Especially before shutting them down
You run a 5 on minimum will be a 2kw on max ! The 5 will be much bigger in size & running on minimum it will soot very fast 2kw in a van is more then enough
@tezzaskayakfishing No they're not. There are 2 body sizes, 2KW uses the smaller body and the 5KW uses the larger body, IF that is they are correctly labelled, which many are not.
I just installed a second 5 kW diesel heater in my house so I can heat the livingroom (and a bit of the bedroom). This time, I bought one with Bluetooth which is pretty convenient.
Glad to see the Diesel Heater videos pop up again!!
That is awesome! Kev
I've got a 2kw £50 amazon Chinese diesel heater, it's in a converted 7.5t horse lorry, all the rear is now living area and it's good enough.
I run it on maximum until the whole area feels like Barbados, then I let it do a full cool down sequence, then turn it off on the isolator and goto bed.
I'm toastie warm until I wake up.
My horse lorry is insulated with only 25mm foil lined boards (roof, floor & walls) and I have also cut out some squares out of that same insulation board with some black fabric over them to go inside the windows. When I sleep I like it to be dark.
I was looking into getting a wood burner but my 2kw diesel heater is more than enough for me.
Only rule I have is "don't leave it running when I'm asleep or not there"
2kw diesel heater takes about 45 mins to take the full 27 foot long by 8 ft wide by 8ft high space to go from 8'c to 27'c.
I did make some modifications, 1. I changed the rubbish green fuel hose to an upgraded one.
2. I bought an upgraded fuel pump.
Thanks for sharing, very informative
Thank you for posting. Good information with cold weather around the corner. Keep posting and I'll keep watching 🙏👍
Thanks, more videos on the way
I'm a big buddy pizza fan. I have 2 big buddy heaters. Once my temperature trailer one from my Van. I love them both propane rocks.
I've heard they are good heaters but not for me as I have a dog in the van and I don't want a gas heater, thanks for sharing
@@Re-CreatingKev That's true, I agree with you.That's a safety issue, because your dog may banks into it flex.I agree with you
Thanks for the heater info… I’ll be on the lookout for one soon.
Thanks for watching
Spot on kev great advice i would love a diesel heater in my garage but i don't think the housing association would like me drilling a hole in the wall LOL 👍👍👍👍
Same with me in my business unit which is a shipping container
Nice one Kev. Very handy video, as I'm wanting to buy one, and was thinking I need a 2kw. I've seen one on Amazon for £150 with the right measurements, so I think I'll take a chance.
That sounds good, I searched on amazon for ages and couldn't find a 2kw for less than £250 that was available le for immediate delivery, thanks for sharing
Hari OM
...and again I'm grateful for being all-electric! Have an 800w oil heater on board for when it really bites in. Otherwise, happy to wrap up and use 'hotties' to relieve any chill. Hope your heater comes sooner than later, Kev... can't be having a chilly dog... YAM xx
Hi Yam, i'm sitting in my van..6am..cold this morning but Rupert is snuggled under the quilt in bed and i'm wrapped in a blanket...good news on the diesel heater, it will hopefully be here sooner than i thought!
At the end of the day you know what you want & what suits you & Rupert . So get what you want ❤
Spot on!
I assumed like any other heating device that their output can be controllable..being in a confined space I would be more concerned with having adequate ventilation.the ones that I have seen are all about the same size whatever their output.
Yes the temperature is controllable on all diesel heaters, I have good ventilation in the van, roof vent, windows always cracked, thanks for sharing
I tried a 2kw heater in my van and wound replacing it with a 5kw heater. No regrets at all. Freaking love it. But we all have to figure out what works for us individually. It is much better to have a heater that is too hot than not hot enough.
Thanks for sharing, it's horses for courses as they say
The heat output of the 2kw, 5kw or 8kw heaters are a exagerated by the sellers. A typical 5kw unit only generates a maximum of 3.8kw under tests, a 2kw generates around 1.8 kW. Only one seller offers a 'super' 8kw which has a slightly enlarger burn chamber, but is identical in size to a 5kw. Most of the 8kw sold are actually 5kw.
There is a size difference that easily identifies a true 2kw. The diameter of a 5kw output vent is 7.5 cm, body length 38 cm, width 13.5 cm, compared to a 2kw, vent diameter 6cm, body length 32.5cm, width 11cm.
Having used both a 2kw and a 5 kw in a 6m panel van conversion, the higher output 5kw has proved a more ideal heater.
Amazon currently have a true 2kw maxpeedingrods heater in stock at £180
Thanks Michael, you just confirmed the measurements that I said in my video. I got a message yesterday saying that my heater should be with me in a week or so
I bought a 2kw Webasto ST2000 Airtop back in about 2017. A great unit which cost £600 for the kit and there were no Chinese heaters around then. I used it in a standard height Trafic for around 5 years and removed it when the van was scrapped. I still have it in a case, ready for future use and it was a real life saver in winter, especially at night.
The only issue I ever had was the amount of power they take during start up and shut down, always draining the battery too much. Admittedly I only had the standard dial type control and I don't know if a digital controller would have made a difference but anyway, great if you have a hook-up but problematic off grid.
In my experience a 2kw should be more than adequate for any van and actually I really wish they would make a 1kw.
Thanks for sharing, very good information
Thanks for advice kev I didn't know that thanks again 🎉🎉
No problem 👍
Different strokes - some feel the cold more than others, also the weather outside will make a difference, but you gets what you are going to be comfortable with, and what's suitable for where you are going, e.g. Greenland ‼️
😆😆
Lots of campers have made comments about the heaters being too warm, and what people do not appreciate is that a van is NOT a room in a house. Houses have ceilings which are about 10 feet high, sometimes more, and the room size, even for a bathroom, is usually bigger than your van floor footprint, so it's going to heat up very quickly 😮 Hope you get it delivered soon and fitted pronto ♨️
I agree...got a message yesterday saying my heater should arrive in about a week!
Cheers kev take care look forward to the next vid
The Olympian Wave Heaters are excellent!
Thanks for sharing, I don't like the idea of a gas heater in my van especially as I have a dog but it's definitely an option for some people
We have a 2.2kw Eberspacher diesel heater in our VW T5 it’s more than enough we run it in the evening on about 21-22*c and it runs constantly at that albeit on a low speed at night we turn it down to 16*c and it cuts in and out as required, we’ve slept out in all weathers all year round and not been cold since we had it fitted. I’m with you thinking 2kw will suffice. 👍🏻🇬🇧
I have a 3.5 KW in a converted ambulance and TBH it's way too big, I leave all 3 roof vents open and I'm still roasting, mind you it get zero condensation with all that ventilation 👌
Thank you for sharing
good information kev. hope the right one comes soon 👍
Thanks, hopefully won't be long!
Most people who order a 2 kW heater and get a 5 kW heater delivered for the same price will think they’ve achieved a windfall. I’m like you Kev, I want what I order - and no exceptions! My spouse is notorious for ordering something online and finding out it is either under- or oversized for the application intended. It’s me who gets to return those packages. :/
100% agree
Kev lovely to meet you this morning at Arundel
Likewise Eddie and thank you for your support, hopefully bump into each other again soon...Kev
Yes most definitely bud take care
I prefer my propane heater to me. That propane needs is the best. All you gotta do is to use propane with diesel heater. You gotta use 2 forms of power at the same time. Your battery and then diesel. That's more power. You need to use if you don't use diesel heater propane. Heater just won formal power. That's it.
@skapunkoialternativeliving6522 propane ceats moisture as it burns, diesel heaters provide a dry heat keeping condensation t a minimum 👍
@Dirt-Diggler Actually, you can be right, but in this thing is you have to have your windows cracked? I have my fan top open when I'm on my Utah. So I get no conversation. Or. Mold type, I think if you're weak. Vehicles lock closed up. You'll I agree with you. You'll sweat when you keep doing those cracked. You have no crack. I mean, you have no sweat in the windows cause I've used them propane heater for years in my Van for the 5 years. I've lived in my vampire time. I've been doing it for 5. Feel's no problem whatsoever, but you know, it's therondo reovan, looks like it has no windows so yet, so in your case, you have a fan on top, so you can crack the fan. What I had that those Japanese old Chinese heaters are good too I will agree with you. It is a dry heater definitely.
It is important! I might have to listen a few times before I understand it all. Thanks for sharing the info and details!
Glad it was helpful!
Exactly you would think the German heaters where made of gold for the exorbitant prices and they always fail.
Thanks for the info, interesting 👍
No problem, thanks for watching
Even a second hand webasto is better than the Chinese heaters... had loads of experience with Webasto heaters, good performance from them as a long distance lorry driver. Take care freind and you keep warm 😉👍🏴
Thanks for sharing, I'd go for a Web astonished if I could but even second hand they are too expensive for me at the moment
Cheers kev good video hope your keeping well
All good mate, just gotta keep moving forward
@@Re-CreatingKev you look after your selfs please starting to get cold now,I know how cold those transits can be
Kev, if u do multi listings for similar products, it is easy to skip detail, I don’t think ALL of them are “scammers”…I would message the Sellers for confirmation on size.
I agree that not all sellers are scammers, but some bend the rules to make more sales
Great. Don't just talk about it's show of it. My friend, I wanna see what you got. Make another video and show us what you have and let me see what you got.
I'll be doing a video when i fit the heater
@Re-CreatingKev Thank you, my friend looking forward to it.
I have a genuine 2kw there much smaller then the 5kw also running a 5 on minimum is like a 2 on max ! Mine on minimum sits comfortably at 16
It will soot up 100% even if it’s programmed to run like a 2kw
2kw heater is all you need in a van whatever size of van you van big or small, mine on minimum sits comfortably at 16c
a 5kw on minimum in a MWB would be 20/21 & upwards
Great information and thank you for sharing
2kw autotherm does the job in our sprinter
Thanks for that
Keep going geez Rupert and all ❤
Never give up!
We're looking at what we are looking in America. It's not cold yet. It's still national one actually in the 70s and 80s in America right now the part I live so we are lucky we don't get a cold weather as much as you people in England.
Thanks for sharing..
My pleasure
Good info! Thanks
Glad it was helpful!
5kw and 8kw are same unit you need bigger pump to get 8wk only difference they send 5kw pump with either because they are same unit
Thanks for that
Used my electric heater on the 1kw setting to heat my flat all last winter. 5kw is a huge amount of power, I'd be worried about it melting items near the outlet.
Thanks for sharing
Hi Kev, I'm enjoying your van life experiences, thanks for sharing. I'm looking for a van to live in, unfortunately I have nowhere to register it, any ideas? Thanks Mick
Family or friend is the best option
@@Re-CreatingKev I understand that but last remaining mate died recently & no family!
These heaters work better when they are running at a high level so a 2kW is a far better choice than a 5kW one.
I agree, thank you
i and i have also probably got the wrong one for my 30 foot boat but the chinese heater ratings are all wrong perhaps the 2kw is around 2 kw there are a few videos on you tube about the 5 and 8kw ones where people actualy do the maths given that for a given volume of diesel there is x amount of energy in it its about how much it uses in an hour and then doing the maths of how much fuel used in that hour so they also discovered there is no 5kw or 8kw heaters as they are both the same the only difference is the 5kw has a different motherboard to control the frequency of the pump so the5 has a lower minimum frequency hz and a lower max hz the one officialy called 8kw frequency in hz lowest is a little higher and its max hz a little higher too controled by the motherboard so the 8 feels hotter than the 5 but the heaters in the 5 and 8 are exactly the same burner so about the videos where some bright spark runs the test and does the maths with a given amount of diesel and a factor of time concluded proved it actualy that the chinese 5kw heater is about 3.5kw and the 8kw due to pumping in more fuel anyway is a little bit more but less than 4kw and the chinese heater specs on the websites they looked at how the chinese specified the output so for the 5 it says 5000 calories i think and the 8 is 8000calories but its nonsense as there is no time factor as you need to know how many calories in an hour so the ratings are just nonsense and they are also copies of the higher end heaters as like webasto and the two heater are 2kw or 3.5kw so thats also what the chinese ones are
Hi Christopher, thank you for sharing this detailed explanation.....Kev
Why can't you run it on a lower setting? Set it for the temperature that you want
Because a 5kw on low is the same as a 2kw on high, I want a 2kw that I can turn down, thanks for sharing
There`s a simple way to calculate the true output of the any diesel heater...
1 Litre of diesel will yield 10KW per hour (or 1 KW for 10 hours)
Look for the delivery rate of the pump included. (Usually expressed as (X)cc or (X)ml per stroke) This will give you the true range of heat output derived from the frequency set on the controller. (EG, a pump with a rating of 0.3ml/cc per stroke, operating at one stroke per second (set on the controller) will deliver 1.080KW/H)
Nothing else matters. The size of the unit makes no difference.
If the pump delvers 1 litre of Diesel in an hour. It is a 10KW Heater. You can extrapolate from there.
Hope that helps...
Thanks for sharing that
Good morning!
Hello there!
But, it shouldn't make a difference? It will work for shorter time to keep the temperature at the thermostat setting? Right?
Yes it will but these heaters operate better for longer when running at a higher setting, they soot up if they are on a low setting for long periods
@@Re-CreatingKevOh, I see what you mean. Also I seen some people running the exhaust pipe through water tanks or sand buckets to trap the heat that would otherwise be wasted, because the exhaust runs very hot.
🦋🦋🦋
TBH I'm really not sure it matters that much. Just put it on the lower setting when not too cold and ramp it up in deep winter freezes. alwys use the fuel pump setting for maximum control rather than the thermostat settings ( temp controls ) as this give you total control of how fast the blower will go and what temps the van gets too.
Thanks for the tips!
What about a wood burner?
I love the idea of a wood burner but not in a van, that's just me, I know many people have them, maybe one day, thanks for sharing
Got a 8kw im my motorhome keeps it warm 24 hrs when its cold
It depends on how big the fuel pump is. 18ml. 22ml. or 28ml. 2kw. 5kw. or 8kw. If you put a 18ml pump into a 5kw - its like having a 2kw. its that simple. i have a 5kw with a 28ml pump, perfect on a cold winter day, night. 18ml will save you ££££ I know because I have had a diesel heater for 4 years with no problems.
Thanks for sharing, very interesting
@symonsmith3497
Not really that simple, using a 28ml pump on a small body heater will run it very rich and you get sorting, running an 18ml pump on a large body heater it will run super lean and hot and you get ashing issues and posable control board warping and then there's the different control boards with various programming, there is indeed some overlap but there are 2 main body sizes and 4 or 5 pump sizes and AFAIK 4 different control board programs, I service boat diesel heaters and tend to avoid cheap Chinese ones if i can as its a bit of a minefield, mostly you get lucky and they just copied a webasto or eber but sometimes they try and get clever and totally feck up the specs.
If you want a deeper dive into diesel heaters, I suggest giving David McLucky, John Mack, lowerd expectations, or DIY helper a look on YT. 👍
It is starting to get fresh on a morning and evening now.
It certainly is Charlotte, I've only used my heater a couple of times but I think next week the tempratures will be dropping to single figures!....Kev
No disrespect, but if you want a reputable heater then your choice is rather limited.
There’s eberspacher, autoterm, webasto and dometic off the top of my head.
They’re heaters that give details of the manufacturer and have after sales support.
The vast majority of the rest of them are cheap Chinese copies imported and resold
Hi, I agree, I'd obviously get one of those if I could afford it, thanks for sharing
Thermostat ? on the heater ?
Doesn't matter how many kW the heater is. Just set it to the required temperature. A higher kW just gets warmer quicker.
Doesn’t work like that.
Larger heaters will be running too low and they soot up.
Ideally you need them flat out to keep them clean. That’s why 2kw are ideal.
You can have them ticking over for a while when up to temp, but ideally you wanna be using them flat out most of the time. Especially before shutting them down
You run a 5 on minimum will be a 2kw on max ! The 5 will be much bigger in size & running on minimum it will soot very fast
2kw in a van is more then enough
I agree
spot on
Kev no such thing as 8kw they are all 2kw or 5kw
That's what I mean, it's very confusing when people are looking to buy a diesel heater online, they are advertised as 2kw or 5kw or 8kw
Pointless video. No matter what kilowatt it’s says on the machine. The 2kw and 5kw heaters are exactly the same internally.
Hi, no they're not, the 2kw is much smaller internally, that was the point of my pointless video
@tezzaskayakfishing
No they're not. There are 2 body sizes, 2KW uses the smaller body and the 5KW uses the larger body, IF that is they are correctly labelled, which many are not.
The one you brought wont be 5kw