12 Diesel heater tips - the missing instructions for a proper install - Chinese eBay amazon heater

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In this video, I’m going to share 12 installation steps that are poorly explained or completely missing from the Chinese diesel heater instruction manual. Please watch this before attempting installation. It’s no surprise to me that a lot of folks are having reliability issues with their diesel heaters, I can’t believe the manufacturer left out such critical information. I believe that once these units are installed properly they will provide reliable heat for a long time. I have been running mine for over a year now with 0 trouble or error codes.

[antmanprover]

Thank you. I have purchased my diesel heater. My first mistake would have been changing to automotive fuel hose. Second mistake, the muffler set too high.
You have saved me a lot of heartache.

[kendonahve]

This is the best group of instruction pointers I have seen, and I've looked a lot.

[twoweary]

I know others have said it but this is the best diesel heater video out there. I boondock in a small square drop camper ( a Hiker). Just got my heater and plan on building a stand for the heater outside the camper, with the air intake and exhaust both pointing down and the heat blower tube pointing straight into the camper. Another video I saw recommended putting the pump in a harbor freight camera box ( or other foam padded case) to muffle the clicking sound of the pump, as opposed to buying another pump for $60 or so as another guy recommended.

[heretohelp]

Great content! Directly addressing the SPECIFIC issues of installation, all educational. No bs intro, fancy graphics or overly vlogging. Keep it up, simple is better!!!! 😀

[paullapointe]

This is clearly the simplest yet most articulate explanation of truly important details leading an inexperienced installer to achieve a proper installation. Extremely useful. Complementary notions of the overall process can be found in other videos on the Web. Thank you so much. You’re a truly competent communicator. 👏👏🌿

[davidbrown]

the various manufacturers should sponsor you. excellent video, my heater arrives tomorrow and your tips will help tremendously .

[MrGarda]

Leaving this here for later ;) Thank you for your time.
Position pump 30' angle with arrow pointing up. Muffler water drain hole pointing town. Exhaust pipe should be higher than muffler so moisture can drip out. Dont pinch fuel line. Double check fuel filter direction. Position air intake so muck doesnt hit and clog it whilst driving. Base plate transfers heat, beware. Add stand pipe inside fuel tank to avoid debris. Prime pump before starting heater. Point exhaust away and off the side of vehicle. Carbon monoxide detector

[timmytorco]

Nice video. Short sweet to the point. Very helpful. No BS music and graphics. Thanks for keeping it on track!

[twizz]

Couldn't be happier that I stumbled on your video.
Detailed, no BS cutesy crap. Just facts .
Excellent video.
Thank you!

[tommoore]

Great tips - thanks! Tip number 8 though: that metal plate is to go under the floor (outside) if the floor it is thinner than 1.5mm. That big black gasket on the bottom of the heater is to create an air-tight seal, preventing exhaust fumes from entering the vehicle. Leaving air gap between the bottom of the heater and the surface you're attaching it to defeats the object of this gasket. Try as you might, you're very unlikely to make a perfect seal where the exhaust pipe attaches to the heater. Even a tiny leak in the exhaust can release fatal doses of carbon monoxide into the vehicle. Sorry to poke holes, but it is seriously dangerous. Anyway, thanks again for the tips - trying to decipher the manual this thing comes with is seriously challenging!

[markparr]

I used a piece of 1/4" cement board between the plate and the floor of my cargo trailer.

[MrNothing]

A solid video! Thanks for taking the time to share what you learned with the rest of the community! It's people and accounts like this that make van life more accessible!

[crossthreadaeroindustries]

Dude, you win the Internet for the Day. Excellent video.
Your #12 is critical. I just broke down and bought an almost $200 personal CO monitor/alert, the AV8 version of Sensorcon.
This version let's you set the CO level at which to alarm you.
I am sleeping in sailboats, campers, and cabins, and actually fly small airplanes, all of which the CO monitor will be with me.
Even though I have a portable Chinese diesel heater for my squaredrop, which runs outside my camper, you just never know if some weird meteorological phenomenon will blow the exhaust back into the camper.

[MultiOutdoorman]

The pump tilt is also to seperate sediment as it only delivers 5ml of fuel per 250 pulses !
You're right about the cavitation bubbles. Good to share !

[vendright]

Although I don't have one of these heaters, it's valuable info for anyone that does. Thanks for taking the trouble to warn owners of problems in use of these heaters.

[allantaylor]

Perfect timing, I have purchased one of theses and it arrived today. Thanks for the tips. I’ve watch a few videos on the insulation of these and hardly any of what you have mentioned in your video were mentioned in the others…. top marks 😊👍

[allanwhite]

These are great tips. Id love a video where you go a bit more in depth explaining how to do some of the trickier stuff like priming the fuel and inserting the stand pipe inside the tank. Thanks Brad

[ktrump]

By FAR the BEST HOW TO VID on installing this flavour of Heater. Thanks. 💙

[FirstSuiGeneris]

_I like to add you can use the fuel pump horizontally, providing you use a vac pump to get the small amount of air out. You can use any 4mm OD x 2mm ID fuel or hard nylon line. For short-run like yours, you can use rubber/ silicone, but it's best to use a hard line at all times. If your metering pump doesn't have an arrow, just remember the connection is always going forward for the flow. When it comes to the fuel tank, those little square pads allow a slight tilt to get more fuel usage. It might be best to do a top-down fuel line, lest likely of leaks and easier to change out fuel tanks down the road. Those tanks seem to split after awhile. Not all, but 60% do! If you do a top-down, you can have any tank you want and fit your needs._

[brandoncsolson]

Thank you for making this video. I never would have thought of half of that. My heater arrived wed and I’ll be watching this one more time before install.