How much does it cost to run a diesel heater .
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- Опубликовано: 6 июл 2024
- this video is a guide to how much a diesel heater costs to run
ive been asked by many for a link to diesel heaters so here it is
Vevor USA 5kw heater : s.vevor.com/bfP4Tw
Vevor EU 5kw heater : s.vevor.com/bfP4TC
Vevor UK 8kw heater : s.vevor.com/bfP4TZ 
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If people are going to comment saying its not an accurate way of measuring, then why dont they create an accurate way if measuring! Great video by the way ! and thanks for taking the time making and recording it! 👍
Cheers for that ... I am just editing a new video thats a lot more accurate.. should be up tonight ...that will keep them chaps happy I hope...
@@VANFLIPPINGTASTIC no problem mate! Thanks for posting video’s , i find it really sad that people have nothing better to do than slate someone who has taken time to post a informative video, look forward to the update👍 keep up the great work! You are reaching out quite a distance im located in Nothern Utah USA
@@carloswheeldon2553 thanks very much , I wish all folk were like you..
Your right I think some people were born to just moan ...
0.022ml per pulse plus or minus 3% tolerance. Multiplied by the hertz. It will use more on start up and higher heat setting!
Excellent video. I always wondered how efficient these heaters are and you have just shown that they are indeed very efficient. I'd pay that to be toasty warm.
I agree.. little price to pay to be warm.
We have one in the house .the garage and the camper . the best heating solution of modern times..
Great video
Cheers ...yeah great heaters .I have one in my shed and in my micro camper... I've just done a power usage video..
Hi all, IV got mine in a 5*3mtr wood shed with insulation, I topped my tank up on Friday night 4/11/22, ran it most of weekend (about 10/11 hrs aday) it's now Monday and the level is now bang on the first mounting point.
I find it more energy efficient running it 24/7 and give the 15/20 min burn of full power to clean the burn chamber out ever 24/36hrs.
This is only my 2nd winter......and it's not really cold yet.
Most of my working out was done over Xmas, January and February.
Thinking of setting one up in house Todo downstairs living area.
Most be still cheeper than gas central heating.
I agree it's got to be cheaper than our energy suppliers.
My van is a Renault traffic, low roof, so it's fairly small inside, in the settings you can drop to 0.8ml. ( below the factory setting)
I have ran this heater over 3 winters often below zero degrees, on time is approx 10pm, off time approx 8am (10hrs) approx £1.10 per night.
Toasty warm 👍🏻
Brilliant...I have just sold the van , I am looking for a small van like yours..
@@VANFLIPPINGTASTIC It's been ideal for me as I live alone in it.
Few things I have learned.
Buy decent leisure batteries first time.
Buy a decent inverter first time.
Fit a 15 litre fuel tank to feed the diesel heater.
Add a litre of white spirit to 15 litres of diesel in the winter to stop it freezing up.
Use Redex diesel treatment, it keeps the glow plug and chamber clean.
I see more and more ppl buying vans to convert, I've made the mistakes and learned so they don't have to 😁
@@wishfix How much is red diesel now? and can you still get it?
@@ALYDAVIDSON1 As a builder I had access to red, not seen any for ages.
Gonna get a Chinese diesel heater for my future greenhouse so I can grow all year. Been considering a wood burner, a solar setup but these costs you show are probably the best option. Great video thank you.
Your welcome.. I hope its a big green house ,because these are very warm even on low.
Thanks. it's 2.44L x 1.82W x 2.13H metres. What do you think?@@VANFLIPPINGTASTIC
@@alanjackson2540 run it on its lowest setting..
Nice one Terry. Good to know how much diesel it uses per hour. Cheers buddy 👍🏼😁
Cheers Gaz
Thanks for that experiment really good to know.👍
No problem 👍
If you changed your diesel heater controller and bored to the older version you can fine tune them your pump is running about 15 times quicker and using much more fuel .
great video. Thanks for doing this. 👍
Thanks very much
Someone who actually does a good test. Thanks
@@WcWGoldbergWcW thank you..
Thank you🙂👍🏼
Nice experiment!
Thanks
Brilliant video thank you 😎👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Cheers Brent. Glad you liked it.
Very interesting! I wonder how much red diesel it would use over a nights sleep setting the thermostat to say.... 20 degrees?
once the van reached 20 degrees it would power down to its lowest setting , and would stay at that setting all night unless it dropped below 20..
it wont turn off and on ,so at least 1 litre every 6 hour or more if it got bekow 20 degree.
Great video What temperature was your van on the low setting.
Not sure of the temp , but I can tell you it was toastie warm, and it's a large van.
GREAT VIDEO , I'M ALWAYS CALCULATING THE COST TO RUN MY DIESEL HEATER WHICH IS A FORCE AIR TORPEDO . IT BURNS 9 CENTS PER MINUTES AND BURNS 1 OUNCE OF FUEL PER MINUTE .
Thanks .. never heard of a forced air torpedo..
@@VANFLIPPINGTASTIC YOU'RE WELCOME , YES TORPEDO HEATERS ARE FAST TO HEAT UP A LARGE SPACE,
I use one to heat my garage, this will be year 5 now and so far it is still working fine. I see a lot of videos where people say the heater just sips diesel, yes it does, it sips about 20 to 25 liters a week. I just try to keep my garage above 0C in the winter to save on diesel, but hotter when I'm working in the garage making videos.
Great idea to have one in the garage.
hi mate can you tell me how you found this video it seems to have had a massive amount of views over the last few days ... i wounder if its been shared someware..
@@VANFLIPPINGTASTIC RUclips is just recommending the video, I am not even going to try to understand the algorithm. I just posted a video about a forced air diesel heater, ruclips.net/video/glr5cVVPNVA/видео.html and I been getting a lot of heater videos in my feed/home page. I did like the video, a lot of people think the heater takes less diesel to run.
@@FRUGALWITHJOHN cheers for that ,, strange I only get a few hundred views and thus in the last few days has nearly 20k
@@VANFLIPPINGTASTIC Hi there, nice video! I think a lot of people right now are searching online for a cheap alternative to traditional heating, not only for camper but indoor use too. In italy for example metane is 4x what it was last year. Who's got a low income and a big, badly insulated home can't affort thousands of euros worth of bills and is looking for a cheaper alternative. A friend of mine bought a "chinabasto" and uses it in 3 of the 6 rooms for winter time.
also given the insulation in the van - you probably won't need to keep it on for that length of time. Mine stays pretty warm, though I do also have curtains to block off certain areas of the van, so i'm only really heating the lounge - curtain top to bottom of the cargo door and bulkhead. Switching to the rear when its close to bedtime. Thanks for the cost per hour, no idea what I was using.
i do have a lot of insulation in my van your right . and i never have it on for long . Never on for a few hours a night to be honest ..
i guess in winter it will be on more but i am sure low setting would be warm enough..
Been wondering for a while, if you were tempted to buy an inverter to hook your fridge up when you're off grid?
@@He110World yes i have been tempted to double the battery power and use an inverter for the fridge . Ihave been using a 12volt cool box and its worked really well ..
For those of us who live full time in the van, that is going to work out quite a lot - I was hoping for better fuel economy. Having written that it is better than getting cold! I appreciate that there are differences from country to country and where one lives within a country, but I think in many cases the hassle of getting red diesel is giong to be greater than the saving of using it!
I am lucky my local garage sells it ... you just declare your using it for heating and it's fine..
But even red is going up in price ..as of today its 140 a litre ...
@@VANFLIPPINGTASTIC I am in Poland. Here the price difference is less than 3p per litre so in my case it is going to be either proper diesel or vegetable oil - assuming the heater will take it!
@@oliver90owner That would be a good point if the heaters came in various sizes but as a rule as far as RVs are concerned they don't. In February 2021, I was in my van in -22C, so in that case I turned up the heating, something I am hoping won't be necessary this year!
i wouldnt use veggie oil in these heaters..
yes your right but the van is massive .. i must have done a good job of insulation
Did you have the doors closed on the van when doing the test. My diesel heater knocks down automatically when the required temperature is reached, then just ticks over a lot slower that yours, that keeps my van warm 18°c.
Doors were closed . I've set it up to tick over slower from 1.6 to 1.2 , so it's like yours now.
i find that my deisel heater in my van will run all night on one litre of deisel, once its done its high speed start up and has got the van interior up to temp, around 22 deg C. it goes into low speed to just keep the interior up to temp. with doors closed etc. and i have the 8kw model. i've just bought another to fit in my garage where i'll be using a van battery charged from a solar panel and charge controller for elec power. good heaters these and economical. i'll also pipe the heat into the house as my garage is attached. 👍 i'm expecting the price of these heaters to sky rocket if they get popular !
Yes I think the heaters are great and work very well on low for a van ..I used to run it on low all night in my van on less than a litre. Very economical
Can you tell me where you connect the fuel out from the tank as there is no pre drilled hole ?
You have to drill your own hole..
I think it's best to buy a top feeder from ebay .no risk of leaks then.. its a long metal tube that goes in the top of tank and feeds right to the bottom...
If you want to sub-divide the 1L into quarts then you shouldn't do it across the "big plastic dimple" in the fuel tank.. it's not a linear at this point.... you could use the part between the two lower dimples and the upper dimple
Thanks . It's just a rough guide anyway , best way to do it would be dip the fuel line into a container with 1 litre of fuel in it. Maybe I will do that to get an exact figure
Great video, just bought one of these to heat my utility room and conservatory and was wondering about running cost, the one I have says 0.1liters per hour @ 5kw output (medium setting) so should be around 16p - 20p per hour. Even if its a bit higher, its still a cheap alternative to gas.
I have just done a new video today , a more accurate measurement. It's a test using exactly one litre of fuel , with the hater flat out . Will upload later today...
@@VANFLIPPINGTASTIC great, I will be watching that for sure
Does the heater work off a termostat?ie,with the door open it might be running alot longer to get to cut off temprature,just a thought.
It does . But mines not set up like that.
Hi, have you seen how well the diesel heaters run off 50/50 waste oil/diesel? The btu level increases too.
Yes I've seen that ... could use heating oil and that's even cheaper...
Very interesting, assume it would be about 22p ish an hour on regular diesel? All the best, David 👍
Yes you won't be far away with that figure.
Hope you and Rachel are doing well... atb. Terry.
Nice video
Cheers ...
Hi if you look at the baffle in your tank it'll affect the displacement
Yes your correct.
It does make a little difference to the result..
Where can you buy smaller quantities of red diesel in the UK as they have jacked the price of 200litre barrels incase you use it in a car.
try to google "gas oil " and its at some petrol stations ..bp do sell it at some of theres ..
you can buy as little as 1 litre from them
That ticking sound, is that the sound the heater makes?
We are looking for a heater in our little van for fishing.
No it's the pump .. but in your van you would run the heater on low so the ticking would slow down... its annoying for some people... you can fit the pump outside the van if you want....
Newer unity’s the pump can be heard. It was $89 for the whole thing.
@@VANFLIPPINGTASTIC I would agree 100% how ever you can purchase a hardplastic case for the pump as we did.
Nearly killed myself with one of these things,
Had it up and running no problem,
Good little heater , warmed my shed up no problems,
Then I decided to move it ,
the exhaust has a small "silencer " on the end of it , which had become stuck ,
So I fed it through the wall from outside, to its new position.
Then decided to finish the job next day as it was getting cold and late.
Id actually reattached it to the heater , but forgotten to tighten up the clip to hold it on!
So the inevitable happened,
The pipe vibrated loose , and i was breathing carbon monoxide for the next two weeks ,
(My fault ,not the heaters),
No cure for stupid!
Went to bed one night in January, and had a massive fit in my sleep,
Was blue lighted to hospital, anyway, just a heads up ,
Keep an eye on the exhaust,
BTW , ive since been diagnosed with epilepsy,
Oh my got mate , your lucky to be Alive, I will get some detectors fitted .thanks for the warning....
diesel exhaust gases are primarily composed of CO2, H2O so when it in burning process it would only produce carbon dioxide and not carbon monoxide
@@yates6608 In the case of diesel heaters Carbon Monoxide and other dangerous gases are produced. So google said ..
@@yates6608 thats only for modern disel ICE engines fitted with urea-based diesel exhaust treatment systems i believe. these diesel heaters are basically just a flamethrower in a can.
@@yates6608 that's what I was thinking too.
What would be the best way to run it off mains electric rather than a battery ??
a good 12volt battery is great to run it no problem.. mains is to high a voltage unless you have a reducer or 12 volt power pack , but in a van its got to be 12 volts
Brilliant 😎👍😀
sorry Brent i missed this comment ...
thanks for it anyway . all the best😄😄😄😄😄😄
We ran a test with 2 5KW heaters and we found better heating output with home heating home oil provided you have a separate tank for your heater and stay clear of supermarket diesel and we found BP super diesel gave a better performance over all. as in engine and heater performance please note I don't work for BP or any fuel company but involved in a fleet of ambulances
Very interesting information there.
Just shows super diesel does work as they say it does..
Thanks for that..
TERRY
Hello mate. In your opinion is the anything to gain from investing in a webasto or similar high end heater? Many thanks in advance.
In my opinion the answer is no and the reason why is that I've used these heaters for years and had no bother with them except for a 5 pound senser packed in on me on one.. I have a video on how I repaired it ...it took 10 minutes..
The high end ones costv10 x the price
@@VANFLIPPINGTASTIC Thanks for the feed back. I ask because I live in the North Of Sweden and it gets very cold. I think I Will probably buy 2 units like yours then I have a complete set of spares. If its OK with you I will probably get in touch in the new year for some more advice amd a better explanation. Thanks again.
@@jamiemarchant2687 no problem ..
Fab heater :)
Well that'd be easier than replacing the heater core in my Jetta.
yes it would be cheaper probebly
Greetings from the left coast of the U.S. Thanks for posting your video. I am curious about which? Kw rating your heater might be. 4Kw? or 2 Kw... and, is it the Far East version of the Webasto/Eberspacher? Stay toasty! this winter. You're one step ahead of the game.
HI from north east uk ...It's actually a 5 kW cheap Chinese heater from ebay.. SERVES ME WELL..vans gone now and searching for a smaller one..
just subbed- my heater was tested last week on reg fuel on low setting was a coffee cup for2.5 hours. not sure why its less but hey maybe to van and thermo?
that sounds like its half as much as mine uses ,, i think my pulse rate is too high on low setting .. i am on 1.8 clicks a second , yours will be 1.2 clicks so uses less on your low setting ... i will have to adjust mine ..
anyway thanks for sub.. i have just sold the van this week , but stay subbed i,m looking for a smaller one
Did you have your doors closed as that will help as the thermostat will kick in & turn it off when the van reaches set temperature. This test was done with the doors open so heater will stay on all the time.
@@trevorford9432 heater wont turn its seff of when its on its lowest setting ..
its will just go on and on , the door open makes no difference. its not set up like that on mine ..its got 6 settings and stays on that setting no matter what the temp ..
diesle heaters like this type dont turn off and on , they only turn lower and higher and mine was at its lowest ..
@@trevorford9432 these chinese heaters never turn off and on .. they have to go through a cooling of sequence to turn off so thats why they dont.. Heater will always stay on untill its turned off manually, it may increase and decrease in pump rate but thats all, but never off and on ..
@@VANFLIPPINGTASTIC hi when I fitted mine in a van it would run and when the van got to temp it would keep running but would go down to what I can only describe as tick over (fan would slow down and heat would still come out but would be reduced) that was a 5kw Chinese model.
I was told home heating oil is suitable please advise.
I'm now using Kerosene at 89p a litre ..works a treat..
Hi Terry,could I ask you for a bit of advice on the diesel heater in the iveco .. it’s always worked a treat always but I’ve bn getting Er-8 a lot but has worked after & come back to life.. it’s now not lighting & the Pump isn’t clicking on & only the fan .. I’m suspecting it’s the pump that might have failed .. any advice would be greatly appreciated .. 👍🏻🙏🏼
Error code 8 is usually low battery voltage..
@@VANFLIPPINGTASTIC I’ve read that but the solar & battery is showing 12.6 & 13.1 volts even in this lack of sun.. the pump isn’t clickicking in unless I prime it & it clicks.. the tank is 3/4 full aswell..
@@petertucker7061 not sure mate ..could be the temp senser. Maybe the controller. I'm just guessing
@@VANFLIPPINGTASTIC Hi mate,found out it’s the glow plug. It wouldn’t switch off either & I had to disconnect the power on the unit. All new to me Terry .. hope your new is going well & look forward to some updates.. 👍🏻
@@VANFLIPPINGTASTIC I’m getting the limiter taken off next week aswell pretty cheap .. or to just 60mph so I’m not pissing the 44 tonners off creeping past 🤣🏋️♀️🙏🏼
what is your diesel heater model rated kw?
its a 5kw
Can it use kerosene or domestic heating oil. Both can be cheaper
Yes .I have used both in the past...
5 liters last me on 16c lowest setting 15 hours, 2×20 liters a week, very expensive & 3 years ago I found myself living in a field so the only time I haven't been using diesel is July & August in the day.😩
I've just done a test flat out in my latest video... I thought it was quite economical..
@@VANFLIPPINGTASTIC compering the price of diesel since it's gone up it was still costing me £58 for 7 days on constantly,into a month,far more expensive than a house.my household bills have always been £80pcm for gas & electric+ the dryer was on 3 times from a day & washing machine,a hot bath each day & a 120 w tubuheater on constantly for my guinipigs+ hovering.i know household bills have now gone up but it's still more I haven't any choce.my 15kg gas bottle last 3 day's on constantly a slightly warm setting number 2 ,not 10 which is totally unaffordable in the caravan ,I'm trying to figure out which is more economical.as thay keep putting up the price of gas bottles.my 15 liter generator is supposed to last 8 hours,it's now been reduced to 4 hours .life will be like this for ever nothing ever comes down in price in England in my lifetime,or it's diluted with detergents.for every day living the diesel heater is a££££ killer but keeps you warm.i use a 5kw not the 2 KW which would be cheeper but not warm enough for me.😩
@@josephjackson5330 I feel for you mate, we're all paying a massive price for energy and it's not going to get any better soon. diesle heaters are perfect for van lifers and people who live in a caravan .
Good for heating one room or a shed but might struggle to heat a full house economically
@@VANFLIPPINGTASTIC I agree there the best I'm cooking as I speak,there better than stoves after 3/4 hours of being on.yes I'm not in the best of places hi up in the hills with a field full of sheep 🐑.ow well thanks for the reply 😊
@@josephjackson5330 no problem ... Take care my friend
Good Video,,, What I am reading and watching is when running these heaters on low too much, they tend to fail due to carbon build up inside the combustion chamber and the glow plug. FYI.. Look into that...
Yes it's best to blast them on high once a week for half hour to burn off any build up..
@@VANFLIPPINGTASTIC ,,, Researching these and having a 8K one. It looks like buying a 5K heater for $100 on Ebay is the best deal. My understanding is the only difference between the 5K and the 8K is the programing. The pump pulses can be increased if one learns how to get into the programming. I may buy one while they are that cheap because these little heaters are just great and having an extra may be wise.
Hello, any idea where I can get the inner burner tube, mine has melted .. Mine is supposed to be 8 kW.. but I seriously doubt it is. This also generates a huge amount of soot.. is there any way to reduce this... Thank you.
i dont know sorry . i have nev er had a problem with soot .maybe its not burning correct , i would think its probebly more sense to just replace the whole unit at 100 quid .. i would think if you found the part it will be half that to buy
Try burning Kerosene instead of diesel if you consistently run it on low. Less carbon and cleaner burning. I have only run 5-10 gallons of Kerosene through mine so far, and it loves it.
@@scootervette1975 i now use Kerosine
Hi Guys we always add and use ( DIPETANE) In the fuel and don't be afraid to add extra, regards soot well again run your heater say around 35c for about an hour ( Steady Voltage Is Very Important) and that should clear the soot up but as stated above pour in Dipetane before running the engine if your fuel is coming from the main vehicle fuel tank or if your have a fitted plastic tank be generous with Dipetane as you will not cause any damage to the burner but I can't stress this enough run the heater at maxum temperature for no less than 1 hour even if that means opening a door or windows but as I have stated before avoid supermarket fuels. We have been installing diesel and yes petrol heaters for some years now and we have picked up a few tricks and yes we have a heater 20 years old and yes we have changed a few glow plugs in our time and you should as a rule get around 7,000 hours plus with a decent glow plug and remember to check the wire mesh in the bore hole of the glow plug. Added note: Steady Voltage is VERY IMPORTANT with any fuel heater but more so if your using Diesel but if your using a plastic header tank use heating oil less soot and better heating output etc in passing use the air intake and make sure the filter is fitted on that in take pipe more so if you fit the intake pipe say under your vehicle as the intake can draw in dirt and road dust or in the winter it can draw in road salt partials and road spray etc. In passing Dipetane is great for cleaning out your injection pump and injectors etc WARNING do not use home heating oil to run any diesel engine. We hope the few tips we have posted help:)
@@VANFLIPPINGTASTIC I would try Dipetane first and be very generous with the Dipetane as we had that problem and after adding extra Dipetane the problem ceased. In short use a decent fuel we have over 30 years experience working with different heaters including the electrical heating type but I won't recommend any make or model as I will state the Electrical heating type just love the batteries lol but do give out fast heat. Please note we don't sell them or service them other than our own fleet. PS all our ambulances are kept on charge when not in use as that prolongs the battery life and will save wear and tear on your alternator. Help tip we have found, starting your engine for say 5 minutes (Winter)
making sure your charging light is out and start up your heater as some heaters can take as much as 12amps plus to ignite the heater and all our heaters use around 3amps there after depending on the KW heater output.
Soot or heavy/black smoke from the exhaust from your Vehicle engine with big mileage so we cured that problem (1 don't use cheap diesel fuel) 2 ( Add Dipetane before you re fuel as it will mix much better with your fuel at the pumps. Those who use a header plastic tank find an old say gallon container add the Dipetane first then your fuel and that should mix it up well as we have portable generators and we carry that out as your did many years ago if you had a 2 stoke engine.. I know a guy a whiz kid in fact who takes out the injectors and pours Dipetane raw directly into the engine cylinders and leaves it over night to soak in and yes it works well but stand back for all the crap that will come out of the exhaust :) NOTE do not put your hand over the end of the exhaust or your face ( Health & Safety) WARNING avoid using Easy Start on any heater !!! Passing note if we can help re heaters feel free to drop us a line and we will do our utmost to give you advice but not a cure lol. Don't use the like of Halfords or Supermarket fuel cleaners etc cheap and rubbish but each to their own choice. Batteries / Leisure batteries : Try and fit a battery no less than 100 amp hours plus and yes lead acid leisure batteries will be fine but charge them up once a week or them like wise. more so in the winter. Summer Note: If you can run your heater once a month in the summer for around 10 mins 35c as that will keep it in top condition that is why I stated fit the air in take filter due to road dust etc and of course from time to time add a little fuel cleaner of your choice but as stated above we will stick with Dipetane as it does what it says on the bottle.
if you allow a 2 quid a day for heating its only 60 quid a month in winter.not bad.how does gas work out at for cooking 2 meals a day with the oven on i wonder..them heaters are getting better i believe..
i think on medium heat 2 quid a day is easy enough
how many gallons a full day of 24 hourS? at minimum
I would say 3/4 of a UK gallon per 24 hours ... about 4 litres...
Will be doing a more accurate test soon .... my new heaterr arrives soon so will be rigging it up in the shed
Can you use heating oil
Yes you can ..
Can these be run on Kerosine
I gave never tried it but have heard they do.i will have to research that one ..
I have the red 5kw all in one unit and I learned from John McK 47 who made 20 videos as an Australian engineer about these little beauties, that each pulse from the pump injects 0.02 ml of diesel
So here are the maths...
Fuel usage
H1 2.0/sec = 120/min = 144 ml/h
H2 2.6/sec = 156/min = 187 ml/h
H3 3.4/sec = 204/min = 245 ml/h
H4 4.0/sec = 240/min = 288 ml/h
H5 5.0/sec = 300/min = 360 ml/h
I'm happy with that....
Yeah I've got them figures .I watch him too
Bună ziua ,eu am acest heter 8kw, de 4 ani , sunt mulțumit pentru timpul de iarna ,cu el încălzesc o camera de 25m2 , ca consum de diesel .
1. La 11 zile 24/ 24 ,la 1,6hz pentru 22°c am co sum de 20l diesel. Eu zic ca e ok.
All depends on what pump it fitted on the heater..
@@VANFLIPPINGTASTIC ,te salut este aceeași pompa ca la toate heter de 8kw cred ,
@@mariandonose9886 there's no such think as a 8 kw heater .it's all rubbish..I have a so called 8kw and it's the same as the 5kw...
arent the fumes extremely strong coming from that plastic conatiner?
No fumes whatsoever ..its sealed lid on it..its just a fuel tank..
@@VANFLIPPINGTASTIC mine made my whole van smell like diesel maybe BC it sat for months in heat
@@Vpopov81 yeah maybe... not one smell from this ...
how many amps does it use?
About 7 amps on start up for a short time with glow plug , then after that around 1 amp when running the fan to blow the hot air out and run the pump.
Not a lot..
how many KW's is your heater?
It's a 5kw heater
Will a diesel heater run on kerosene I prefer the smell of kerosene better than diesel
Yes it will , no problem
how do you keep battery charged up while diesel heater is running ..if no sun
There's daylight hours that help keep it charged and there's a split relay charger fitted so when engine is running the leasure battery charges.. its 100 amp battery so will easy last through the night.
@@VANFLIPPINGTASTIC How would you set up in a house , inverter + battery as back up...advice please on relays etc .
@@stepho9999 if it was in a house i would buy a 12 volt tranformer that can cope with 15 amps max and use that . no battery needed ..AMAZON ,,,
@@VANFLIPPINGTASTIC What about a back up in case of power cut ? cheers
@@stepho9999 in a power cut the battery will take over for quite a long time, until the sun comes out ..its 100 amp battery and the heater only draws 2 amps when running..
Run it on alpine mode, really slows down the pulse rate of the pump.
Yes it does slow it down ...
Does anyone know where I can buy red diesel? Or kerosene? I am currently in the Glasgow area. I am asking for help from people living in vans and not only. Winter persists. Cold at night😱
Search on Google for GAS OIL in your area
Might help
@@VANFLIPPINGTASTIC The rules for selling Red diesel have changed. But I bought 25 liters of kerosene from OILFAST without a license for £26. Is that a good price?
@@jjcale1976 yeah it's not a bad price..
I buy red diesel at an off brand station called Rotten Robbie's, east of San Francisco. They sell it at a regular gas pump for $4.89 per US gallon which is about $1 cheaper than road diesel. They used to sell kerosene at that pump but no longer do. I use 30-35 US Gallons per month for heating and for small diesel generator sets. What do you pay in the UK?
Could you not BURN a LITER as you said for this video?
Numbers would be SPOT ON if you did so.
Vans gone now but I am buying a new one very soon and will do a more accurate test...with a full litre ...
you got to use clean fuel, on-road diesel. off-road has an additive that will coat the interior of the fire box with a hard film that is really hard to remove.
Been using g red for years , no problems ..
where can I get red diesel from in small amout
I get it from my local BP garage at the pump ..
Google " gas oil " and not red diesel that's what I did and found out my local BP sells it at the pump
@@VANFLIPPINGTASTIC thought only farmers could use red deisel
Try to Google Gas oil . you might find a BP near you that sells it at the pump
@@VANFLIPPINGTASTIC some gulf fuel station sell red diesal at the pump to
@@icarus_ap I thought they might sell it ..I will research that , cheers
I saw $4.12 diesel yesterday in north Louisiana
WHAT WOW a litre or Gallon
@@VANFLIPPINGTASTIC gallon
@@VANFLIPPINGTASTIC I think that’s about $1.08 per liter
@@doittoday1 THATS A LOT CHEAPER THAN OVER HERE ..
Good
Thanks
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What's a Pence ?
One penny
Turn down your pump frequency to 1.4 the lowest. I hear yours going rather fast.
Got it down to 1.2 , cheers ....
Van sold now ....
Webasto Heater?
This is just a cheap one . Not Webasto
where u buy red diesel by the gallon
All over the country... just Google gas oil...
@@VANFLIPPINGTASTIC ok heating oil
A hell of a lot now.
too right very expensive
I would like a cost comparison with LPG.
Me too . Sorry can't help there ..
I can tell you now, Diesel heaters are cheaper to run.
5kw alde heater can use 3 13kg gas bottles in a week. That is £90 to £120 under hard continuous use.
@@Jack-tx2ve I agree , much cheaper....
It sounds expensive in the long run. Many people will suffer this winter because of fuel costs.
I agree . Fuel costs are ridiculous, some people are struggling because of this fuel price hike
If it is a 5kw it should run 8 hours on Low at 1.6hz . .022 x 1.6 x 60 X 60
My inaccurate method worked out at 6 hours . The way I measured the litre was a bit of I guess..
You can't buy red diesel now though and pump price is £1.89 ish per litre
I bought red diesel today mate from the BP Durham road in stockton on tees 1.35 a litre..
You have to fill a form in saying its for heating..
@@VANFLIPPINGTASTIC ah that's good I was under the impression you could only buy it for boats. I was watching as I am looking at all I can the provide heating for the house that's cheaper than running the gass boiler.
@@goysb4jays566 I HAVE JUST FOUND SOME OLD DIESEL FROM AROUND 6 MONTHS AGO AND ITS USELESS ALL DIRTY AND SLUDGY ,,,SO YOUR RIGHT
on pulse setting, 2.0 runs 7 hours on 1 liter
I got this one down to 1.6 . Works fine
@@VANFLIPPINGTASTIC Then why are you burning more fuel than my setting ?
@@stevecarlisle3323 I got it down to 1.6 after the video...
Which heater is this? I have been looking for a good heater for off grid home that has a wood stove while I am there but I need a heater for when I am not there.
Its just the 100 quid Chinese diesel heater from ebay..
Id like to see the same test at max and also how many BTU are claimed to actual
New van coming soon so will be doing a more accurate test
Obvs running it at low will clot it up over time.
Just blast it once a week on high for a little twhile and it should be OK... I've had no problems...
@@VANFLIPPINGTASTIC yeah good stuff, glad it's working for you.
It's now October of 2022. Diesel in Cali is $7 and there's a shortage of it in the east coast. There's only 25 days supply unless they figure something out, and even then, it'll be expensive just like how they planned it.
7 doller .... wow your lucky its double that here .. Almost 2 pound a litre... rip of...
look into black diesel
I just filled up a 5 gallons jug of diesel, and don't even own a diesel, for barter when everything hits the fan.
@@gsp49
What is the shelf life of diesel?
The price of diesel is coming down here and has dropped over 40 cents a gallon in the last few weeks. We buy heating oil at the pump that we don’t have to pay road tax on. We heat 572 sq ft house and it’s full basement with less than 200 gallons a winter.
Why not just empty the tank and put 1 L diesel in
Not as easy as that draining the tank, can get messy.. plus I couldn't be arsed.
It's not really an accurate test because if your doors & windows were closed it will use a lot less fuel because the thermostat would turn the heater off when the van reached the set temperature & come back on again when the van cooled down.
Apparently the doors were closed ....
correct
yep thats right mate
yes all doors are closed
A lot because prices are through the roof
Yeah it's ridiculous the prices
Your markings are miles off. You ignored the dimple in the tank meaning it actually used less than 1/4 of a litre.
Yes I've been told a few times , I will redo some time soon
It had the dimple before and after so he's right
@@steveffuksake I have redone the test in my latest video ..thanks for defending me ....
Volume is too low!
I've just watched from another computer and no problem.
Sound is ok..
Are you sure its not at your end . 75000 view and your the only one to say that.
@@VANFLIPPINGTASTIC It wasn't yer accent afteral...it was my worthless tablet hahaha. Cain't wait ta recieve my new diesel heater. Cuddling with a Sasquatchess is getting really old. Sasquatch 💩soap is not 'cheamp'. lol
It's very noisy
only from the back of the van ... not too bad from the inside
The math is: pump is .02 x [ pulse rate ] 1.2 let’s say x 60 x 60 = 86.4 / liters of the tank 10 = 8.64 / 2 meaning about 4 days of run time with the pulse rate at 1.2
YOU LOST ME AT " THE MATH IS " ha ha
Theoretical run time
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Pump pulse rate 0.02 mL
Pump flow 1.2
Diesel used per hour is :-
0.02 * 1.2 * 60 (s) * 60 (mins )
=
86.4mL
Tank holds 10 litres (10,000mL)
10,000 / 86.4 = 115 hours run time.
* But this doesn't account for more fuel being used on startup etc. 250mL over 90 minutes is a bit high so your pump rate must be higher than a pump rate of 1.2 clicks per second.
@@PatrickTimmins pump rate was just example. You can change the pump rate that you desire. Your math is correct now divide 24 into 115 it will be 4.7 days round down to 4 for simplification! Your answer is exactly what mine is.
@@PatrickTimmins i think its 1.6 clicks / second
It'll burn gallon of diesel 22 hours 🤔
Us gallon or UK gallon
How old is this vid. A £1 a ltr more like £1.46/ £1.50 nov 2022
This is 6 month old. It was 1 pound for red back then ... its 1.35 for red today .. notvto bad compared to 186 for white ..
Have a look at my latest video .it's up to date with the prices
Waste of time. If you are going to measure something, measure it correctly. A rough idea is not helpful.
Cheers ... loads of nice comment saying it was helpful. Have a nice day..
Probably makes a difference with a 2KW compared to a 5KW? That would be a fun study as well!
yes , will be a lot cheaper to run .
Depending on the size of the van or in our case the ambulance we always fit the 5KW.
the 5kw honestly burns not a lot of fuel if it's on low and it's more versatile as you can use it for bigger spaces. Large van or rv = 5kw, small bedroom (and I mean small) 2kw is fine or a car, suv, or van 2kw is also fine. Overall I recommend 5 though unless you're living permanently in a tiny car.
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