It’s funny that I was offended by this video. It’s your thought process. Teaching us like children. Some need to be educated like this. It turned out good and you’ve already taken the criticism from others and fixed some of the plans you made. I’ve watched all kinds of videos like this and you did well. I’ve got 4 or 5 of these heaters now and all are in different configurations . Thanks for your time and effort to putting this video out so others can see how to do this and how not to do it.
It's really me that's the child lol. I'm no expert and don't pretend to be. I'm what happens when you watch too much UA-cam and think you can do stuff. :)
Ive been running one in the house for a few years. Great kit, all the more noticeable when your in a Canadian wood cabin im sure. Tips are in abundance on UA-cam.
Good little heater! Your exhaust looks like it may have a low spot int he line? You don't want that. you will be getting inline condensation and it will build up in that low spot plugging the exhaust. That could shut the unit down. Also the fuel being outside could get thicker and gel in the cold so a fuel additive it in order or add a little alcohol to thin it.
I'm making a bit of a change to how the exhaust is routed, so it will be pointed downhill and away from the wood box which should solve the condensation issue as well. We'll see how it goes with the fuel, but diesel/furnace oil is commonly stored outside in steel tanks around here without issue. Thanks!
@@HollisDoesStuff I'm glad that you caught that the exhaust shouldn't be touching the wood and needs to be on a downwards angle. The muffler should also be facing a bit more downwards as well and horizontal, so that any water buildup will just drip out. As for the diesel tank outside like that, you might want to find some diesel additive. I forget the name, but it's design to keep the diesel from gelling up. Also, you might want to put some fireproof insulation around the big black pipes as well as you will lose heat with them being partly outside like that. Please let us know how this works out when it's like -25C. Or more. We have several greenhouses, one being our "main" one, which is the largest. Not huge or anything, just 11x11x11. We 'insulated" with 3 layers of bubble wrap and an outer layer of 6 mil poly. Currently, we heat it only with an electric heater, 120V, 15 amps. That thing sucks the power when it's like -15C or lower. In fact, sometimes, the inside goes too low. I'm about to order one of these heaters, but more like the all-in-one you showed. I want to put that into the greenhouse and if it actually does have a thermostat, like a house furnace, then set it for maybe 10C. If it doesn't, I'll design an ESP32 thermostat that can transmit data to the house. So I am curious how well it works with super low temps. Take care and stay well.
@@HollisDoesStuff Actually, the home heating oil, for sub-zero cold climates is usually mixed with kerosene to avoid gelling. Yes, home heating oil, without an additive, will gel below -10F. As for truckers, for winter, the diesel will have an additive. I suppose, if you'll be using diesel from a gas station, that has the additives already in it, you would be fine. That's what I plan on using, even though, the tank is built into the unit. I had thought of getting a much bigger tank, if this works well for the greenhouse, and mounting that outside. As I typed that, I realized, I can easily do a test by just putting some diesel in a sealed jug and leaving it outside to see what happens. Oh isn't this all fun. LOL
That exhaust pipe gets pretty hot, I would consider moving the pump and fuel line away from it. Might also be worth spacing the muffler further from the wood.
exhaust to heat exchanger for hot water then to a sand battery then outside to the muffler, that way you use every bit of heat! you keep the unit inside and it's only a tiny hole out of the building and the end of the pipe stays cool
Your suppose to use pipe wrap on the exhaust to keep from burning yourself or the pump. You put a plate under the heater but the exhaust pip right on the wood. That will burn.
Nice heater, the plywood sideing by your fuel tank is done improperly, you are going to have water wicked in at the floor level when it rains from that's side.
if you put a heat exchanger on the exhaust you can get "free" hot water! either use a pump or preferably thermal syphon to heat a radiator or some washing water and then running the exhaust through a sand battery wouldn't hurt, would work better if it was inside for that to work and just the muffler outside
Move the mounting plate 180 deg. then the exhaust and combustion lines won't cross and your fuel line won't be as close to the exhaust. The fuel pump is right above the exhaust just waiting for a leak, bonfire. the flash point pump diesel is about 126 deg f.
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It’s funny that I was offended by this video. It’s your thought process. Teaching us like children. Some need to be educated like this. It turned out good and you’ve already taken the criticism from others and fixed some of the plans you made. I’ve watched all kinds of videos like this and you did well. I’ve got 4 or 5 of these heaters now and all are in different configurations . Thanks for your time and effort to putting this video out so others can see how to do this and how not to do it.
It's really me that's the child lol. I'm no expert and don't pretend to be. I'm what happens when you watch too much UA-cam and think you can do stuff. :)
Ive been running one in the house for a few years. Great kit, all the more noticeable when your in a Canadian wood cabin im sure.
Tips are in abundance on UA-cam.
Good little heater! Your exhaust looks like it may have a low spot int he line? You don't want that. you will be getting inline condensation and it will build up in that low spot plugging the exhaust. That could shut the unit down.
Also the fuel being outside could get thicker and gel in the cold so a fuel additive it in order or add a little alcohol to thin it.
I'm making a bit of a change to how the exhaust is routed, so it will be pointed downhill and away from the wood box which should solve the condensation issue as well. We'll see how it goes with the fuel, but diesel/furnace oil is commonly stored outside in steel tanks around here without issue. Thanks!
@@HollisDoesStuff I'm glad that you caught that the exhaust shouldn't be touching the wood and needs to be on a downwards angle.
The muffler should also be facing a bit more downwards as well and horizontal, so that any water buildup will just drip out.
As for the diesel tank outside like that, you might want to find some diesel additive. I forget the name, but it's design to keep the diesel from gelling up.
Also, you might want to put some fireproof insulation around the big black pipes as well as you will lose heat with them being partly outside like that.
Please let us know how this works out when it's like -25C. Or more.
We have several greenhouses, one being our "main" one, which is the largest. Not huge or anything, just 11x11x11. We 'insulated" with 3 layers of bubble wrap and an outer layer of 6 mil poly.
Currently, we heat it only with an electric heater, 120V, 15 amps.
That thing sucks the power when it's like -15C or lower. In fact, sometimes, the inside goes too low.
I'm about to order one of these heaters, but more like the all-in-one you showed. I want to put that into the greenhouse and if it actually does have a thermostat, like a house furnace, then set it for maybe 10C.
If it doesn't, I'll design an ESP32 thermostat that can transmit data to the house.
So I am curious how well it works with super low temps.
Take care and stay well.
Consider wrapping the fuel line to prevent gelling during extream cold
Might be an idea if I run into issues, but diesel/furnace oil is commonly stored outside in steel tanks around here.
Isn’t the fuel gonna gel in the cold temps being outside?
Just put it in an insulated box if that's the case.
Shouldn't, furnace oil is typically in steel tanks outside, same thing.
@@HollisDoesStuff Actually, the home heating oil, for sub-zero cold climates is usually mixed with kerosene to avoid gelling.
Yes, home heating oil, without an additive, will gel below -10F.
As for truckers, for winter, the diesel will have an additive.
I suppose, if you'll be using diesel from a gas station, that has the additives already in it, you would be fine.
That's what I plan on using, even though, the tank is built into the unit.
I had thought of getting a much bigger tank, if this works well for the greenhouse, and mounting that outside. As I typed that, I realized, I can easily do a test by just putting some diesel in a sealed jug and leaving it outside to see what happens.
Oh isn't this all fun. LOL
Project Farm did a video testing these.
Any concern of the fuel gelling with the tank outside?
Not really. Diesel is the same as furnace oil, which is commonly stored in steel tanks outdoors in this area, same as big trucks.
That exhaust pipe gets pretty hot, I would consider moving the pump and fuel line away from it. Might also be worth spacing the muffler further from the wood.
I'd be more worried about a grizzly picking it up or a mighty wind😅😅😅😅😅
exhaust to heat exchanger for hot water then to a sand battery then outside to the muffler, that way you use every bit of heat! you keep the unit inside and it's only a tiny hole out of the building and the end of the pipe stays cool
Thanks, I have actually done this already after thinking that. It's uglier, but probably alot safer.
Ha no grizzlies here, just a few black bears.
Maybe one day if I put water in the cabin!
Your suppose to use pipe wrap on the exhaust to keep from burning yourself or the pump. You put a plate under the heater but the exhaust pip right on the wood. That will burn.
I've actually already modified it by moving the exhaust away from the box and will be also putting on a heat shield.
Lowered expectations has a whole series on modifying them, and what happens with waste oil blends
Nice heater, the plywood sideing by your fuel tank is done improperly, you are going to have water wicked in at the floor level when it rains from that's side.
I know it looks that way, but the siding actually goes lower than the floor. The board you're seeing is just trim. Good eye though.
if you put a heat exchanger on the exhaust you can get "free" hot water! either use a pump or preferably thermal syphon to heat a radiator or some washing water and then running the exhaust through a sand battery wouldn't hurt, would work better if it was inside for that to work and just the muffler outside
Might be an idea for hot water if I ever put water in the cabin.
Move the mounting plate 180 deg. then the exhaust and combustion lines won't cross and your fuel line won't be as close to the exhaust. The fuel pump is right above the exhaust just waiting for a leak, bonfire. the flash point pump diesel is about 126 deg f.
Good point, except the intake and exhaust heat inside are where I want them to be currently.
watch out the muffler is very close to wood !
Move the pump...
I'm considering that. I moved the exhaust away from the wood already.
Try harder. I'm sure you can burn it down. 👍😉
DUDE this powerpank has 12 volt out....
Yup, but only at 10 amps. Glow plugs on these need more to start it.