CHINESE DIESEL HEATER ARE THEY SAFE TO HEAT YOUR HOME MUST WATCH

For what they cost its a no brainer

[mrmgs]

Hi Mark I've been heating my home for the past 2 years via a Chinese diesel heater and a hole in the wall into my hallway. I incased the heater outside in a small home made 'kennel' made of sterling board and exterior fence paint as a temporary set up but am sure it has at least another year left in it. Initially my wife was sceptical about the idea but we both agree it's been a fantastic alternative to our outdated and inefficient, conventional boiler and paid for itself several times over already. Thanks for this video. I would have had less trouble convincing her Initially had she seen this.

[JOHNDANIEL]

We get hundreds of gallons of left over processor fractionated coconut oil, mixed with 10% kerosene in it to run 4 of these to heat our entire 2600 square foot home. The solution to proper use of these is making a nice case that fits in a window like a window air conditioner. It hangs out 15" in a insulated metal box with a 3/4 inch hole for fresh air mixing to it and using rigid aluminized pipe for the exhaust and a adapter you have no worries of leaks.

[nightwolf]

You can also hook a solar panel up to that battery to keep that charged😊

[chriswalker]

I tested my one in the garage before installing inside my caravan.
In caravan inlet and exhaust go through floor.
I measured CO as 32ppm with detector two foot from exhaust, also standard CO detector never triggered, (200 ppm over time).
I did a six hour run to test efficiency and was amazed how little CO they emit.
My exhaust comes out and if I have the caravan awning up, would exhaust into my awning. So that's why I ran the test, to see if this would be a problem.
They are designed to be installed inside and exhaust and intake air filter both outside, but usually through the floor, so it should be possible to isolate the bottom inlet/exhaust to outside when internally installed.

[liveyourlife]

I have been using mine in house for 2 years. In basement took window out put in 1/8 steel sheet in its place. Drilled 2 holes one for burner fresh air and other for exhaust. Mine is the kit for vehicle install. Outside is fine if that makes you feel safer. But it can suck exhaust air in the return air and blow co into your house, not good. My install is the same as my high efficiency furnace install. I never run it at night only when we're up. 5am to 9pm. Has cut down on our heating cost approx 100 a month. I only run it on low and average 1 gallon last approx 22 hours. I'm happy and feel safe as exhaust is going outside and burner air is from outside just like our high efficiency furnace does.

[techtinkerin]

Given the right precautions eg monoxide alarms etc 🙂😎👍theres no reason why it couldn't be installed in a house, theres an awesome amount of heat lost in the exhaust too and a long suitable pipe could act as a radiator for this too. I had one installed in a big garage and apart from the annoying ticking sound it was brilliant!

[peterwilson]

Just buy a couple of Carbon Monoxide detectors in the house I am putting my new diesel heater an HCalary 8.5kw I just bought from eBay in the garage under the house and the outlets through the garage wall there is no way any gas can get into the house it is totally airtight when the hatch is closed. I had a detector by mine that ran through the last Finnish winter and not any alarm around it at all. It was burning really well on diesel. I have improved the air intake with one of those tea holders plastic and metal that you use for tea leaves it is a perfect fit and helps the combustion the plastic one supplied with the Vevor one is restricting the airflow a bit I believe. The heater burns perfectly. So this winter when it is down to .-20C The country house should be nice and cozy. Will help with all that trekking through the deep snow carrying firewood.

[haydenbrown]

I ran my heater initially with a very small quantity of diesel in the tank until it actually shut down. I then refilled it full after two successful evenings use heating my workshop as it is sited external to my workshop enclosure but still inside the garage with an external exhaust vent. After start and about ten minutes running I noticed a thin whisp of smoke coming from the case and on inspection inside the workshop saw a thin whisp of blueish smoke in the air. I immediately turned off the heater and vented the workshop having not been working in it.

I took the red cover off the heater and saw smoke emitting from the casing surrounding the heater unit so I guess the fan was venting exhaust smoke into my workshop. Still not really worked out what is going on but the heater is original factory assembly and good install. No damage to the heater so the only difference is that I have fully filled the diesel tank.

It’s a bit of a mystery and makes me a bit weary to leave it unattended for a long length of time. Certainly I would not work in the environment. I had worked fine for six evenings without fault but I only filled the tank full, nothing else.

[martinjackson]

My nephew fitted one under his old army truck loadbed which he used as a camper van. Very efficient. Trouble was it was a bit too efficient. One night his wife and two kids had gone to bed. Us lads were having a few beers round the camp fire as you do. We heared an alarm go off. We quickly had to drag the sleeping wife and kids out of the smoke/carbon monoxide filled truck. He got very upset because he'd nearly killed his family. Apparently it got too warm so she had turned the temperature right down. The combustion chamber had sooted up sending clouds of white smoke out of the exhaust. This smoke then entered the sleeping area which was just a canvas covered affair. Thank God l got them a monoxide alarm for christmas!!!!
He wanted to clean the heater and use it again. I told him to get rid of it and Chuck it in the bin. Not even to sell it to anyone else.
Personally l would use one with caution if l had to. Certainly not in a sleeping area though. And site the thing well away from buildings in an open space. Also have lots of monoxide alarms around.
Cheers from Yorkshire.

[charlesdehavilland]

The first bend on the warm air outlet will lose 1/5th of the output heat, so try to duct in straight line.
I believe there is a limit on the outlet hose length of 2m, otherwise the fan is going to struggle getting the throughput - not sure if there is over heating / strain on air pump otherwise.
Having the unit outside will create positive air pressure in the room you are hearting (if you do not duct the air inlet for air warming - black inlet fan from air inside the room).
You should always have an air quality monitor (these diesel heaters do give off particulates) and an alarm with these - you cannot smell Carbon Monoxide, it is a deadly poison.
Keep the exhaust hose away from wood or combustibles - it will get hot enough to start fires.
Keeping heater unit outside (protected from weather) is better option - reduction of pollutants and formaldehydes.

[jenniferstewarts]

It really depends on the size of the home and the ability for heat to move through it. These work best with an open plan set up meaning few doors and walls in the home. and some people MAY use more then one. using 1 for the bedroom (and bathroom) and 1 for the main living area and kitchen.

That said... They work great in small unit applications like cottages, as long as you chose the right sized unit, that said, they make these things in some insane sizes, especially the units for busses which can go up to 30kw heat output which is about 103k BTU

[Cybertruck]

I'm about to install one of these. I prefer not to have the tank so close to the combustion so I have not got the all in one case model. I've seen a lot of youtube videos and in my opinion safety is not focused on enough. Gasses, electrical, liquid fuel. Need to think how devastating it will be if we are lax with any of all of that. Can't wait to set mine up. Thanks for the video.

[paulwest]

The exhaust pipe foes get very hot as you said, ive bought a roll of exhaust insulation or anti scald tape they use on motor bike exhaust manifolds, im about to wrap the exhaust pipe with it for safety. The intake hose filter i am thinking of drilling a load more holes in it the same size as the ones in it to help it breath better. Im thinking of using it camping and putting it outside the tailtent and feeding the hot air in under the tent.

[MCscarfacematt]

ive had a chinese diesel heater in my shop for years but what ive noticed in my first winter in my new house is theres a lack of insulation and the pallet stove doesnt really heat the back half of the house so i ordered another and go figure the day it came in we got 3 feet or a meter and a half of snow. so my plan to build a wooden box for it and pass the heating tube through the wall got put on hold but it all worked out as the unit came in defective so i ordered a new controller and a bunch of accessories so when the snows gone i can get on it. my plan is to use a modified fuel can as a fuel tank have that inside to keep an eye on fuel levels and ease of refilling just swap the cap with the stand pipe from can to can and leave the battery on a trickle charger like i have on my first one that way its constantly charging the battery so the only time it will drain the battery is if the power goes out which is another reason why i wanted one for the house. the power goes out often and the pellet stove needs power for 3 fans and the auger.

thankfully when i bought this house there was a bunch of vinyl siding shingles and rough cut wood left in the shop im sure i can make something with

[phalstaf]

I use one on my 3 season porch. I ducted in through the wall but i also made a return to use the warmer inside air to be heated through the heat exchanger. Makes a huge difference when it gets very cold outside.

[Aerogrow]

I'd recommend making the container fireproof that you house this in and think about "if things go wrong". Couple cinderblocks stacked around on earth, small metal roof and away from house; battery in separate enclosure (battery box) works well.

What i did for my garage.

Just keep in mind the cheap parts and lack of QC; if this was to start on fire; it doesn't do anything but nuke itself.

[bamnjphoto]

I'm going to run 2 of these using this method to heat my garage

[hansjansen]

You can mount the component burner against an outside wall with the burner intake and exhaust toward the wall. There is no reason that it must be mounted with those tubes downward. Most trucks have them mounted on the floor of the sleeper, and the tubes ARE down but there's nothing inside except the glow plug and the wicking medium.

[johnshockley]

Ther could be an issue with the diesel fuel gelling in the cold weather with the unit outside. Plenty of ways to run the exhaust out safely.

[nixonsmateruby]

Had one for a few years and if diesel was cheaper the full country should swap instead of gas and its standing charges that are now 200% more year on year. So no fuel crisis, because if there was they could make deisel cheaper by at least cutting vat, but Britain has now got the supermarket following by not stocking shelves fully so some idiots think a shortage has happened and buy more. Just like eggs, there's no less eggs being laid because a hen has to lay one a day, but the supermarkets discovered farmers can store them, so dont buy eggs or the price will never ever come down. Newspaper will be stone tablets soon.