5 Things you need to know about diesel heaters

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(2023-14) In this video we talk about 5 things we learned owning a diesel heater.

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[erikalmighty]

First off, its not an 8000 btu heater. Its an 8 kilowatt heater which translates approximately to 27, 000 BTU’s.

[johnsowhat]

Short and to the point.
Great video thanks!

[patrickcagney]

Straightforward and helpful. Thank you!

[Montana_Outdoor_Adventures]

Very good summary of diesel heater use. Cleaning out the burn chamber before shutdown is your best tip, this will greatly increase the time between burn chamber cleanings. Great video!!!

[bobbailey]

I like the straight forward explanation the cause and effect approach.

[beatriceannbaker]

I bought one for my green house. It should be here in March. Thanks for the information!!

[davidjones]

Thanks for this short but sweet video, it has provided useful information. I am just considering the purchase of one of these type of heaters for my newly commissioned mobile workshop. Its 7 x 12 x 6 feet high, and basically is just a cargo box that I forklift onto the back of my flat bed truck. I often get sent to really remote locations in the depths of winter to fix stuff, and I find that stuff sure gets fixed quicker when i am warm.
David in the UK.

[Tonedog]

Great video actually changed my procedure. Thanks for the "leave it on high when shutting down" suggestion. Makes sense to me!

[IAmInTheIAm]

Good vid, Paul, thanks for the info. I put the smaller version in my VW bus and can run it down to around zero F°. Key to keeping it happy are clean fuel, I use kerosene, seems to make a big difference, and like you say, run it on high most of the time to clean it out- its gotta get hot enough to burn efficiently 👍

[northman]

Well... I know what I need to know now! This is useful. I will still need my propane heater but not as much.

[darrellfincher]

You could spray foam between your rafters and get even better heat retention plus I guarantee you you'll use less fuel plus it will heat lots quicker

[MsLightbar]

Hey, A 911EP 360 Star behind ya. Love it!

[speedfreak]

Thanks for the tips, I want something I don't have to modify just to make it function properly... one of these days

[eyeorewolf]

Great video. You said the diesel heater isn't the end all be all solution for a garage heater but from the standpoint of economics it actually might be. Your video gave me good insight as to how one of these units may help my situation. I have a 30x40 uninsulated pole barn so I would likely get poor results until I decide to insulate my barn. Either way if it take some off the chill of without gagging me like my torpedo heater I would call that a win.

[aaronallenlmt]

Didn't see anyone mention it yet (though I didn't scroll very far) but placing the combustion air intake outside the garage will stop it from sucking in cold outdoor air from every crack and crevice in your structure, likely improving on the 20 degree temp difference you've been achieving. Just food for thought, and I can think of times you may want that fresh air infiltration despite the inefficiency. Thanks for a great, short, informative video.

[PainterD]

If you run your heater on low, it will speed up and clean out the burn chamber before it shuts down. I noticed that on mine after running mine all night on 2 kz I shut it down and the fan sped up and the glowplug came on to burn off any residual fuel in the chamber.

[Jrod_FPV]

Are you running your air intake inside the garage and your exhaust outside the garage? If so you are pulling cold outside air into the garage and making the heater less effective. Maybe it doesn't make a huge difference since you're not insulated garage anyway but you may be able to run your intake outside and achieve higher temperatures in the garage.

[whalesmiff]

I installed a Chinese Diesel heater in my 6x12 cargo trailer conversion... I spent all my effort making sure I properly exhausted the unit through my 1 inch insulated wall using a thru-hull stainless outlet as well as using high-temp RTV around my exhaust hose with high quality hose clamps, and thought everything was great.. I now know that I need to also properly setup a thru-hull port for the combustion intake (away from the exhaust). These devices are primitive.. don't trust that the exhaust flow will happen in one direction with 100% certainty... and don't expect your Home Depot CO detector to save you either.. I've smelled the funky smell, and let it go... and it made me pretty sick.. Don't ignore it... do it right.

...also, if you drop the diesel pump frequency, the exhaust-to-intake leak is even worse... Treat the combustion intake just as important as the exhaust itself.

[vwaudiwelder]

Awesome! I wonder if this bad boy would run on 50/50 diesel and filtered waste motor oil?

[FlexMoePower]

This heater is really about 10K btu. Diesel contains about 33K btu per liter, burn rate is about .35l an hour on high, so only 10K ish btus are available for heat if it were 100% efficient. But with all that heat escaping as exhaust its not giving full btu as diesel has. To reclaim exhaust heat I put a 6' stainless exhuast ran through aluminum downspouting filled halfway with sand. This helps extract lost exhaust heat along with a small fan. Hope this helps.