I want to thank you all for your comments. After reading them I feel its time for an updated video. These comments have given me a lot to think about with a lot of valid questions. see you very soon. Have a great day.
Please include information about a filter. I found I needed a filter for both the Buddy and Wave 3 when the hoses clogged and they both stopped working. Got a filter and were back in business.
I just ordered my wave 3 after spending a few nights in my van at the Oregon coast freezing my arse off...my van is insulated ....thanks for this video
It sure beats freezing. we have looked at other heaters to possibly put in our van but we seem to manage just fine with the wave 3. feel free to let me know how it works for you in your area. we deal with both freezing and scorching weathers. thank you so much for your feedback. have a great day.
My piezo starter quit working after a year. I just light the pilot with a match. Quality is not that great but it works. Cover is over priced, I just made one.
Great review. I bought this heater, wave 6 and mr heater buddy as backup. This year will be my first winter in my van. Im curious to see how this heater and my van handle a cold montana winter. Thank you for the vid
IDEA : Some people make a metal stand over the heat and place quiet woodstove fans on it. I use these whisper quiet wood stove fans on my gas fireplace shelf top.
Been using that exact same heater for about 15 years now...... the best of the best in my opinion. I had the larger one and it was way too strong..... sold it and got the smaller one and still have to run it on low
Heck yeah. I believe this thing would still be working 15 years later. There is no moving parts or wires and you can trust that it will work every time. What kind of temperatures are you getting? we know when its warmer than 30 degrees than we run it on low. Thank you so much for checking out this video. stay warm :)
@@altereddailyliving3213 Using it in a small fiberglass 16 Casita travel trailer.... upper 30's low 40's here in say Quartzsite Arizona in the dead of winter and at them low temps for here i have to lower it all the way to Low and then press in at that stop and go even lower.....1/2 crack at the roof vent and one side window the same.... have all the detectors with readout and nothing.... like you say i keep a cover on mine at all times and it still looks brand new. Having live in Pennsylvania we are done with the snow..... stay warm :) By the way.... put a Fantastic Fan In/Out with a thermostat into that vent on your roof..... in the summer you will thank me
Very cool !.. I’m planning on heating my 10x10 canvas tent ( Kodiak) with this heater for winter camping…. ( I’m planning on insulating the interior with similar to what you have too ) I’ll see I guess.. 😆
Man that is so cool. We were just thinking about some winter time camping gear aside from the van. have you looked into the tents that you can put a wood stove into? That sounds like it would be a good time. I appreciate you checking out the video. Have a great day.
@@altereddailyliving3213 ...hey again!... Yes, I have also purchased a portable wood burning stove for my tent as well as the stove jack and floor mat etc.,. I say " portable" but it's actually more like truckable (90 lbs).… 😂.,. I don't want some lightweight folding thin skinned woodstove like most people use... I want it to be like Miami beach in the middle of a blizzard bro....l 😆., Take care and be safe now !
My brand new wave 3 will not ignite. The pilot light lights but after holding in the start button for a minute and turn to burn the ignitor goes out. Very frustrating
Because it is pretty chilly here during the winter I go through about 2 fills on my 20 pound tank in a 5 month span. Thank you for watching, hope this helped.
@@z4u68 The folk that say they sip gas probably don't feel the cold like I do. I'd have it running almost 24/7 in winter and going by the specs, I'd be doing well to get one weeks use between low and high settings. That's around £30 in gas per week here for a 6kg/13lb tank of gas....refills every week and no room for a backup bottle means this would not make sense for me; not as my main heat source. My diesel heater is a great heater, it's just too hard on my batteries during the winter. I like how it runs off the diesel tank in my van, I just fill the tank as normal and my gas lasts months running only my gas ring cooker and oven. We need better heaters for vans that run on diesel and don't use much, if any, electricity. There are these types of heater of course (sig marine sell them) they don't run well on low settings though, so great for very cold conditions although not so good for those milder but still chilly days.
Thanks for the video. I started living in my van a couple months ago. I'm in Anchorage Alaska. It gets 20 below at times. Do you think the wave 3 can keep me warm. Thanks.
Thumbs up. Subscribed. Thanks. There can be an issue with some of the hoses, releasing rubber atoms onto the catalytic device and ruining it. I am just studying this, not sure of the details there. Thank you.
I have never heard of that until now. I do know I have been running my heater for quite a while now, I haven't had any issues so far. my carbon monoxide tester has never displayed any numbers from the heater. I will have to look into that as well. Thank you so much for the information and thank you so much for watching and subscribing! If you find any other information feel free to send it my way.
Thank you very much. That is a good question. I usually crack one of my front windows and my roof vent. I also have a small dc fan that I run to keep air flowing. I picked up an outside hood cover for my fantastic fan roof vent. so far it has made it easier to open that vent when it is colder outside. I think a lot of it comes down to experimenting with your own set up. Hope this helped and I hope you have a great day.
I was reminded the other day that the teflon tape for gas systems is yellow. Is there a difference other than color, I doubt it. A good many van lifers are giving this unit rave reviews. It seems the most popular heaters are by price... Budget option: Mr. Buddy Middle-of-the-road: Camco Deluxe option: Webasto
I think they are rated for weight and temperature. I have never had a leak using the white. as far as budget heaters go the wave 3 seems to work very well for most applications. Budget might be a part of it, but it is very economical to run and a very easy installation. what heater did you go with? Thank you for watching the video. I appreciate your comment.
It does not take a filter. It does a good job of burning up its own carbons. Thank you for watching and thank you so much for the comment. I have done an update video since this video originally posted. here is a link to it if you haven't seen it. ruclips.net/video/XFiWLee5uEs/видео.html
The manual says to use a 2 lb propane tank. I've never heard of one. I have a 20 lb tank. Can I use that safely? And also, I've never connected a propane tank to anything before. The instructions say to use 2 wrenches but doesn't have a diagram and no videos showing dummies like me. Can you help? Thanks.
That was a great review of the wave 3! I really love that little heater I've had mine for almost 3 years and it still runs just like brand new. Hey keep up the good work I like your videos and if there's anything I can ever help you with hit me up. Looking forward to your next video, Later 👍✌
Thank you very much for being part of the community and watching. This little heater has been wonderful. I believe it was one of your videos that gave me the idea for it. I see no reason to put in a different heater. I really appreciate your feedback and support. Your comment made my day. Have a wonderful day.
These heat What's in the room ..t I have the big one and a ford van .. at 27 degrees to be warm you have to be right in front of it. The other end of the van will be ice cold and condisation out the ass ... I have sense got a small trailer to pull behind with my generator... it runs my elec baseboard... this heats the whole van ... The olympian heater it don't heat the air it needs air to run... But it don't heat the air... So you have to leave a window open... If it's cold or outside then 45 Well the window cold air the cold air is fighting the heaters warmer it's warmer and the heater loses... This thing works like a microwave it leaves my eyes all dry and itchy... It's my humble opinion you need to heat the air in your Van not the and not the items in your Van you need to heat the air.. It doesn't have a thermostat and on the mildly cold nights you turned it on low and you burned up... Super cold night you freeze the death... Medium cold night it's decent... Mildly cold nights you burn up. And there's nothing worse than sleeping in your Van with the wind down low enough someone can reach your hand in and unlock the door.. For me personally it is not a practical heater... I mean seriously it works like a microwave the inside of the microwave doesn't get hot the item in the microwave gets hot.. Kind of ridiculous when you think about
I want to thank you all for your comments. After reading them I feel its time for an updated video. These comments have given me a lot to think about with a lot of valid questions. see you very soon. Have a great day.
Please include information about a filter. I found I needed a filter for both the Buddy and Wave 3 when the hoses clogged and they both stopped working. Got a filter and were back in business.
I just ordered my wave 3 after spending a few nights in my van at the Oregon coast freezing my arse off...my van is insulated ....thanks for this video
It sure beats freezing. we have looked at other heaters to possibly put in our van but we seem to manage just fine with the wave 3. feel free to let me know how it works for you in your area. we deal with both freezing and scorching weathers. thank you so much for your feedback. have a great day.
@@altereddailyliving3213 i surely will it will be here next wed and i am headed back to the coast...
@@LollyGaggler safe travels man. maybe we will see ya down the road sometime.
My piezo starter quit working after a year. I just light the pilot with a match. Quality is not that great but it works. Cover is over priced, I just made one.
Great review. I bought this heater, wave 6 and mr heater buddy as backup. This year will be my first winter in my van. Im curious to see how this heater and my van handle a cold montana winter. Thank you for the vid
Can you use one pound propane bottle with this heater?
Teflon tape is for pipes that rely on the threads for sealing, those propane heaters only use threads to lock o ring in place.❤
Excellent review. How much space is needed infront and to ceiling? TIA.
IDEA : Some people make a metal stand over the heat and place quiet woodstove fans on it. I use these whisper quiet wood stove fans on my gas fireplace shelf top.
Thank you for this review- very helpful!
You are so very welcome. If you have any questions about this or any other thing on this channel feel free to ask. Thank you for watching the video.
Been using that exact same heater for about 15 years now...... the best of the best in my opinion. I had the larger one and it was way too strong..... sold it and got the smaller one and still have to run it on low
Heck yeah. I believe this thing would still be working 15 years later. There is no moving parts or wires and you can trust that it will work every time. What kind of temperatures are you getting? we know when its warmer than 30 degrees than we run it on low. Thank you so much for checking out this video. stay warm :)
@@altereddailyliving3213 Using it in a small fiberglass 16 Casita travel trailer.... upper 30's low 40's here in say Quartzsite Arizona in the dead of winter and at them low temps for here i have to lower it all the way to Low and then press in at that stop and go even lower.....1/2 crack at the roof vent and one side window the same....
have all the detectors with readout and nothing.... like you say i keep a cover on mine at all times and it still looks brand new. Having live in Pennsylvania we are done with the snow..... stay warm :)
By the way.... put a Fantastic Fan In/Out with a thermostat into that vent on your roof..... in the summer you will thank me
to the point review great. what type of propane detector do you have thanks
Love the Wave 3 but needed more heat so I ordered the Wave 6.
Very cool !.. I’m planning on heating my 10x10 canvas tent ( Kodiak) with this heater for winter camping…. ( I’m planning on insulating the interior with similar to what you have too ) I’ll see I guess.. 😆
Man that is so cool. We were just thinking about some winter time camping gear aside from the van. have you looked into the tents that you can put a wood stove into? That sounds like it would be a good time. I appreciate you checking out the video. Have a great day.
@@altereddailyliving3213 ...hey again!...
Yes, I have also purchased a portable wood burning stove for my tent as well as the stove jack and floor mat etc.,. I say " portable" but it's actually more like truckable (90 lbs).… 😂.,. I don't want some lightweight folding thin skinned woodstove like most people use... I want it to be like Miami beach in the middle of a blizzard bro....l 😆., Take care and be safe now !
My brand new wave 3 will not ignite. The pilot light lights but after holding in the start button for a minute and turn to burn the ignitor goes out. Very frustrating
Do not use Teflon tape on 37 degree flare fittings, unlike NPT fittings, flare fittings don’t seal on the threads, they seal on the angled surfaces.
How much propane do I need to get through a average winter?
Because it is pretty chilly here during the winter I go through about 2 fills on my 20 pound tank in a 5 month span. Thank you for watching, hope this helped.
A 20 pound bottle lasts me 10 night
@@z4u68 The folk that say they sip gas probably don't feel the cold like I do. I'd have it running almost 24/7 in winter and going by the specs, I'd be doing well to get one weeks use between low and high settings. That's around £30 in gas per week here for a 6kg/13lb tank of gas....refills every week and no room for a backup bottle means this would not make sense for me; not as my main heat source.
My diesel heater is a great heater, it's just too hard on my batteries during the winter. I like how it runs off the diesel tank in my van, I just fill the tank as normal and my gas lasts months running only my gas ring cooker and oven.
We need better heaters for vans that run on diesel and don't use much, if any, electricity.
There are these types of heater of course (sig marine sell them) they don't run well on low settings though, so great for very cold conditions although not so good for those milder but still chilly days.
Does it create moisture?
Yes, a lot.
Thanks for the video. I started living in my van a couple months ago. I'm in Anchorage Alaska. It gets 20 below at times. Do you think the wave 3 can keep me warm. Thanks.
@tillallareoneluv Yeah the wave 3 isn't doing good this week temps in the teens. Thanks for the advice
Thumbs up. Subscribed. Thanks.
There can be an issue with some of the hoses, releasing rubber atoms onto the catalytic device and ruining it. I am just studying this, not sure of the details there.
Thank you.
I have never heard of that until now. I do know I have been running my heater for quite a while now, I haven't had any issues so far. my carbon monoxide tester has never displayed any numbers from the heater.
I will have to look into that as well. Thank you so much for the information and thank you so much for watching and subscribing! If you find any other information feel free to send it my way.
They should call it the microwave heater. It bounces around microwaves within itself until it gets hot. Kind of ridiculous really
Great video. How much ventilation do you need? Do you run your ceiling fan or do you just keep the windows cracked?
Thank you very much. That is a good question. I usually crack one of my front windows and my roof vent. I also have a small dc fan that I run to keep air flowing. I picked up an outside hood cover for my fantastic fan roof vent. so far it has made it easier to open that vent when it is colder outside. I think a lot of it comes down to experimenting with your own set up. Hope this helped and I hope you have a great day.
I was reminded the other day that the teflon tape for gas systems is yellow. Is there a difference other than color, I doubt it.
A good many van lifers are giving this unit rave reviews. It seems the most popular heaters are by price...
Budget option: Mr. Buddy
Middle-of-the-road: Camco
Deluxe option: Webasto
I think they are rated for weight and temperature. I have never had a leak using the white. as far as budget heaters go the wave 3 seems to work very well for most applications. Budget might be a part of it, but it is very economical to run and a very easy installation. what heater did you go with?
Thank you for watching the video. I appreciate your comment.
Yellow Yeflon tape and liquid Yellow Teflon both on ALL gas fittings !!!
Hello,is there any difference between Wave 3 model with the angled bottom panel and this Wave 3 with the straight one? Thanks
What kind of gas does it run on?
Propane
Does it need a filter like the buddy?
It does not take a filter. It does a good job of burning up its own carbons. Thank you for watching and thank you so much for the comment. I have done an update video since this video originally posted. here is a link to it if you haven't seen it.
ruclips.net/video/XFiWLee5uEs/видео.html
The manual says to use a 2 lb propane tank. I've never heard of one. I have a 20 lb tank. Can I use that safely? And also, I've never connected a propane tank to anything before. The instructions say to use 2 wrenches but doesn't have a diagram and no videos showing dummies like me. Can you help? Thanks.
I use mine with a 20# tank and their (camco) low flow lp hose. Works great. This will be the most economical option. Follow the start up instructions.
Do you open the propane tank wide?
You always open it wide
That was a great review of the wave 3! I really love that little heater I've had mine for almost 3 years and it still runs just like brand new. Hey keep up the good work I like your videos and if there's anything I can ever help you with hit me up. Looking forward to your next video, Later 👍✌
Thank you very much for being part of the community and watching. This little heater has been wonderful. I believe it was one of your videos that gave me the idea for it. I see no reason to put in a different heater. I really appreciate your feedback and support. Your comment made my day. Have a wonderful day.
Very nice video,but please get rid of weird music,thanks
These heat What's in the room ..t I have the big one and a ford van .. at 27 degrees to be warm you have to be right in front of it.
The other end of the van will be ice cold and condisation out the ass ... I have sense got a small trailer to pull behind with my generator... it runs my elec baseboard... this heats the whole van ... The olympian heater it don't heat the air it needs air to run... But it don't heat the air... So you have to leave a window open... If it's cold or outside then 45 Well the window cold air the cold air is fighting the heaters warmer it's warmer and the heater loses... This thing works like a microwave it leaves my eyes all dry and itchy... It's my humble opinion you need to heat the air in your Van not the and not the items in your Van you need to heat the air.. It doesn't have a thermostat and on the mildly cold nights you turned it on low and you burned up... Super cold night you freeze the death... Medium cold night it's decent... Mildly cold nights you burn up. And there's nothing worse than sleeping in your Van with the wind down low enough someone can reach your hand in and unlock the door.. For me personally it is not a practical heater... I mean seriously it works like a microwave the inside of the microwave doesn't get hot the item in the microwave gets hot.. Kind of ridiculous when you think about
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