All-in-one Diesel Heater Install | SO MUCH EASIER
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- On this box truck build, I decided to purchase an all-in-one Chinese diesel heater. They have gotten really compact and I have the space where I don't need to locate the fuel pump and tank separately.
I was very impressed with the time savings over having to install each component separately. I definitely recommend this path if you have the space.
VEVOR diesel heater:
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I would recommend having the exhaust extended to run somewhere outside of the camper walls. Carbon dioxide and monoxide are both colorless and odorless, not worth risking yours, your friends or your families life
Great suggestion!
I'd go one step more and have the whole heater outside in a waterproof housing and just run warm air duct into the space you want to heat. Gaskets inside the heater can fail and leak co inside...very dangerous in small spaces.
Agree with the carbon monoxide issue, also, make sure the exhaust hole is sealed with a flame proof foam
Definitely need about three more foot of exhaust pipe .,. The way you have it mounted a light breeze will trap the exhaust right in that steel box you have.... If it's just you all right but if you have kids yeah that's not going to fly ;!!!!!
I think I'd be a little concerned about the air intake. Traveling in the rain and snow you may have a little trouble with that. Without really looking at what you have, I don't know how I would change it.
Great vid ,,Ive installed many diesel heaters in semi trucks over the years,the easiest way to know where the pipes go,,the fuel inlet always runs beside the cold inlet,keep your inlet and exhaust pipes run on a downward angle,in case of any water intrusion,,great install brad.
Great tip! Thank you
Step one: Throw the instructions in the trash.
Step two: Refer to YT😂
Idea for the exhaust. Get rid of the worthless muffler and drill a hole in the side skirt just big enough for the exhaust pipe to go through. Then it goes to the open air.
Great video homie. Thanks.
Thought about that but then it’s going to be pumping black soot up the side of my truck. I’ll stick with this configuration
Brad, you have done the very best presentation of this Diesel Heater have seen. Excellent. always, Tommy🤠
Glad you enjoyed it!
A lot of people have no idea what process you have to go through to put a ceiling in a box truck, and I understand there's hundreds a vids on UA-cam that shows you how, but every bit of knowledge we can gather helps.
I appreciate you
Helpful video, thanks. You got lucky missing those frame ribs! To any others attempting this, its likely better to drill pilot holes from the bottom up, then align the heater from above 😉
Yes, the universe had my back on this one 😂
Great video Brad, you have the best video on youtube right now regarding the install of the diesel heater, thank you for taking the time on that rainy day to make this video!
Thank you, I appreciate that 😊
I am sooo getting an all in one now! Thanks!
thanks for watching!
I installed mine with the exhaust like an exhaust pipe on your car . The end must be past the body so exhaust fumes don’t accumulate under the vehicle and seep inside your rig . I also ran the exhaust pipe thru a six inch piece of water pipe with a flange on the end where in ran thru the floor of my rig. You can screw the flange Down on the floor . It really worked out well .
great advice
I'm sooo glad these exist! Thank you to solo female van life for referring me to you
thanks for watching!
Looks easy enough when YOU install it. Impressive painting job. If I did that I would need 6 drop clothes and be wearing the paint :)
Thank you! My experience definitely helps
Hi Brad, I agreed with you and bought and received a HCalory one, the latest design in grey. I wanted to add a fuel filter, so opened it up to see that it already had one. However, a fuel filter is meant to protect the pump, but they installed it between pump and burner, not only that but the installed it back to front. The outlet should be at the top, it was at the bottom. They attached the pump so high with the outlet touching the top of the casing that the bend of the hose to come down completely closed up the hose. The tank should be higher than the pump to gravity feed fuel to the pump, but the pump was quite a bit higher than the tank's outlet. I wrote to HCalory and the eBay supplier wanting my money back. However, the problem is, I can order another portable one, even from another brand (same factory?) and it will be exactly the same. Several people also have promoted these heaters, but I doubt taht any of them ever opened one to find all these problems.
I’m sorry to hear that you had trouble with yours. I opened mine in this video and didn’t see anything wrong with it. It has been working great for over a year.
@@nomadbrad503 Thanks Brad, looking at your video again, you don't seem to have a fuel filter, howver I liked that long hose and I could insert that perhaps in mine to install a filter in that and then connect it to the pump.
Thanks for the video. You have a great voice for doing videos and the content is very helpful for me. I will be installing my first Diesel Heater in my motorhome as backup heating. There are very few videos explaining how they are installed. A suggestion if you will allow me is to become more conscious of what the camera is actually seeing, how the area is lit and how to be less jarring when you move the camera. I know that's annoying stuff to learn and keep track of at first but it will help with your viewers. I suspect you are going to be popular. Good luck.
Hi, Thank You. I just bought one for my house (travel Trailer).
You got super lucky missing those ribs
Haha yes I did 😅
You don't want your exhaust anywhere near your air intake hose. You'll just be sucking exhaust back into your heater and it won't have enough oxygen to burn properly. Looking at your wooden floor cutout, it looks like you will be a little close to that wood and could cause a fire so I'd keep an eye on that!
So how's it working for you now? Any suggestions? How about a follow up on lessons learned. Thanks, great video.
I heard the metal silver one gets super hot 🔥
yes im sure it does
thank you for having the only real install video on youtube that isnt a tear down of the unit install!
how has this heater done for you since youve installed it? any problems you ran into with exhaust or anything?
Unfortunately I installed it near the end of winter and it’s currently still over 100’ in Texas so I haven’t used it much. I’ll make a more in depth review this winter
You say at the start of your video it's pretty cool, it's probably because it's not switched on yet 😊
You're right!
Dude, u didn't show us how u hooked up ur power supply??
It’s just 2 cables. One to positive, one to negative of your battery
what about the wiring? everywhere I look it says straight from the battery ie no fuse but surely it would be safer through a fuse board?
You should definitely fuse it
great video.thank u for yourwork
I appreciate you 🙏🏻
Instead of attaching the fuel line to the tank inside that box, could you simply plug the fuel line into the nipple on a promasters main tank connector between the two seats? Android diesel directly from the promasters main tank. Any thoughts. Between the driver seat and the passenger seat on a promaster there is a box in the floor and inside that box there is an auxiliary nipple that you can connect a bundy tap. Its how you install a webasto directly to the main diesel tank.
great video, Question for you, My exhaust pipe burns the grass when I sit it outside of my van. Will the temp burn the plywood without it being protected? I didn't take the heat gun to mine yet but will this winter.
Good question. I wouldn’t want it making direct contact with wood. I drilled my hole larger than the pipe and sealed it with high temp rtv silicone.
Rock on brother
I appreciate you Brian
Why not put intake from inside the vehicle to make sure it doesn't intake from the exhaust? They just look very close.
Also, my floor is wood. How hot does the exhaust get and should I drill larger and pack with a non combustable?
The exhaust temps get very hot. If you’re going through wood, you’ll want a large air gap. The correct and safe way to install these in a car is with a turret style mounting plate.
Simple. Intake air is right beside the fuel line, and exhaust is furthest away.
Also, try holding the up arrow and down arrow to prime the pump.
I tried a few things then just let the heater pump until it shut down on error code. Then I reset power and it fired up on the 2nd attempt. Easy enough
Brad,
What if you didn't run the pipe that brings in the (to be heated) air through the floor, let it open to the room instead. That way, the air being pulled in would already be warmed. Wouldn't that work?
That’s not how it works. That pipe you speak of is not “air to be heated” it is only for the combustion process.
The fresh air intake must come from outside the vehicle. If you take air from your living space and exhaust it outside the vehicle you are creating a vacuum which is not good.
If you hold the top left and top right buttons it will go into prime mode!!! Probably not helpful when you installed it but good for reference. 😂😂
Absolutely! Sometimes you have to prime multiple times to get the fuel to fire off
15:54 you need switch the LCD controller and the motherboard to the old CLD works lote better you can adjust the fuel pump from the old one
Does the exhaust gets hot or is a special material that doesn't gets hot ?
Thanks for another good video. It looks like the exhaust pipe could get mud and debris thrown into it from the tire. Is that a concern?
Mud from the rear spinning tires would be directed to the rear of vehicle missing the exhaust pipe. Mud from the front tires won’t be able to hit it
@nomadbrad503 , thanks! I couldn't tell (didn't try too hard either) which side of the rear wheel it was on. Keep up the great work!
Does it work plugged into cigarette lighter ?
Don't use foam on the exhaust pipe. It gets too hot. Use a high temp silicone product that's rated for at least 700 degrees.
Yes, I’ll be using high temp silicone
They make high temp foam too.
Good video. Thanks! 1) Are you smelling exhaust inside the van? 2) Does the heater work okay in freezing temps? 3) Any idea how many hours you can run it at a specific temp before running out of fuel?
I haven’t ran it much, kinda installed it at the end of last winter and I don’t live around freezing temps. I’ll do an update this winter
@@nomadbrad503 A suggestion for content would be a video update about that heater that could include answers to my questions.🤙🏼
Thanks for your great content!
@@joeblow1942 yes, I agree. I’ll post an update in a few months
@@nomadbrad503it worked this winter ?
@@edisonortega2546 oh yes, I have been using it all week at skooliepalooza
mines getting E-10.. its brand new.. I primed it for about 2 mins.. I can hear the ticking of the pump.. and fan blows... turns off after a few mins
Sometimes you have to prime for multiple cycles. Installed one on a bus last week. Had to prime 3 times for fuel to reach the unit. Look at your fuel line and see how far the fuel has traveled. The pump moves very slowly
@@nomadbrad503 Thank you very much! I have a better quality fuel line in the mail just in case.
@nomadbrad503 UPDATE: I feel ridiculous.. I only put a little fuel in to test it..and it wasnt enough to reach the fuel line on the side of the tank. I thought it would be more toward the bottom.. anyway..put moreeee diesel in it..and its running great!
I need to have this done on my Van , but i cannot do this on my own . If anyone in Louisville KY knows how to do it please contact me PLEASE! HELP!
Does it have to be connected to a battery at all times in order to work?
Yes, the battery runs the fuel pump and fan
What’s the price for this ??
There is a link to this product in the description, check there because the price changes
Do you get a diesel odor from the unit? What is the fuel consumption?
For the first few cycles I did get an odor. I don’t think it’s a diesel odor, I think it’s all the components heating up for the first time
Hey Brad! Id love to get in contact with you. Love your work at the Greater reset and all of your You Tube Videos.
I appreciate you. Nomadbrad503@gmail.com
Whats the dimensions hwd please
Any specific advantage to a diesel heater vs a propane one?
Most propane heaters do not exhaust outside the vehicle…like wave and buddy heaters. This creates moisture inside your vehicle..I know because I had one. Also you can fill a diesel tank at most gas stations by yourself..propane tanks are not as easy
And diesel heaters just sip fuel.
Is it plug into battery
yes it is
You forget the electric part
Too much hot exhaust on that tire. It will dry out and blow going down the road!
No one shows where the oil goes into the heater or how much it burns
You fill the diesel by opening the blue cap
Mine goes to 11
Wow, that’s a lot of heat!
Not a good idea bro, if that exhaust leaks it's going to kill you.
Perhaps this will be my last video
@@nomadbrad503 Noooo; I enjoy this channel too much. lol
I'm sure he will have a carbon monoxide alarm near the unit to detect if any is getting into the box but I would have extended that pipe for extra measure.
@@mannys4036 The problem as I understand it is the bottom of the heater needs to be sealed off from the inside so if for some reason the exhaust leaks it will be on the outside of the truck. The all in one heaters should be outside and the hot air ducted to the inside. You don't have diesel fuel inside either but each to their own.
@@vanman3752 I appreciate your explanation and I agree. If I were installing one it would be outside and would duct the hot air inside. It's all a personal preference concerning location. Thank you
Maybe mention which unit it is. Brand&size