First Time you press go... LCD Controller- Chinese Heater
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- What to expect the first time you press the GO button on the LCD controller. From setting the clock, status check, priming the heater and a full run up to temperature and shut down.
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I just purchased one of these for my semi truck. I always thought I had to get an APU to have heat, which was quoted $17000 to me, or a German one which is at least a 1000 online. I found this after a good bit of research and your videos along with others have given me confidence in them too. I wish I'd found them 2 years ago when I lived in my semi truck and didn't have to rough it out in a sleeping bag at night cause I didn't wanna idle the truck.
Probably the best startup video on this particular diesel heater controller (a very common one) that I've ever seen, and possibly all you'll ever need. The written instructions for these controllers are usually woeful, if you actually get any, but this covers the basics really well in an easy to understand way with good camera work, not too long, and no distracting music. Great job, well done!
Aw.... fanx!😀
One tip: Make sure you dont leave the screen on the whole time or it will go dim very quickly. So dim you cannot read the screen. Either unplug the controller or put a switch in the power wire to the unit when the screen is not in use.
The unit continues to function even without the screen? And is there really no way to shut it off through the buttons?
@@Shepherd4now I dont think the unit does - there is no way out of the box to turn it off. In my opinion the biggest flaw with these heaters
Mines been on for 6 months stright and still bright.
Just got a new heater. The display auto-dims ;)
@@Shepherd4now yes
Great simple video very helpful.No cheesy music and cut out all the bits we never had to see.Thank you
This has been so helpful. Thank you. The instructions that came with my heater were so confusing!
Thanks for the tips. Like your suggestion. I removed the fuel hose from the bottom, lifted it up to the pump, got 1/4” ID hose about 18” with little in diesel. Inserted it to hose and feed the diesel until it filled the hose. A little tapping to remove all the air bubbles out. Since it is 18” I was able to route it back to all the holes back to the bottom. Without any air bubbles with a little spill, I inserted it back to the bottom fuel inlet. I just pressed ON and without priming, it just start right up. Cranked it at 5 you can see little bubbles being pushed in to the bottom until there was no more. That was a painless start up. Thanks again.
Good stuff.. glad all working
Thank for video. Fault codes:
E-01 Low voltage
E-02 Over voltage
E-03 Ignition plug failure
E-04 Fuel pump failure
E-05 Overheat
E-06 Motor fault
E-07 Broken line fault
E-08 Flame extinguishment
E-06 I had and that's because my fan had a restriction so I had to unbolt the unit because it was too tight and put pressure on the unit and the fan...
@@landstartrucks I get E-6 error , what shall I do? I dont understand your answer here on top .
PHILL DIXON no there are designed to run on diesel using anything other than diesel glogs ans shoots it up other people have tried and failed iam running a 5kv diesel heater and my workshop is 12x10 and it get too hot sometime i have it set at 26 deg in the cold weather
E 07.... now what
I keep getting an E08 error after it warms up. How do I fix this?
Really useful thank you. I have used mine once before but the length of the shut down freaked me out - thought it was broken or I’d done something wrong - your explanation and demo has put my mind at rest for future usage.
Glad to help... have a great 2022
This was very helpful, thanks. I installed one on my house.
Awesome video! Many thanks from a a diesel heater noob for this lovely clear guide to first time ignition. Our heater is blowing lovely warm air 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Really glad it helped.
Using soft vinyl hose from pump to heater is bad, the hose expands with every pulse meaning fuel delivery into the chamber is weak - it can cause the heater to not even start. Use 2mm id hard hose. Always make sure the pump is from 45 degrees to vertical, and the hose from pump to heater travels upwards only. No kinks or loops. The air bubbles are formed in the pump and must be able to be pushed through in the 2mm hose. The larger hose allows the fuel pulse to slip past the air bubble allowing large air bubbles to form and stop the heater.
manual states horizontal up to 30 degrees towards vertical (same as the big brand heaters do to)? Ive gone with about 30 degrees for the reasons you already mentioned.
Thank you for clear, concise instructions without any background music👍👍 My friend gave me this heater as he couldn't get it to run, and looking at the "Instructions" supplied I am not surprised. But your simple and accurate step by step video was great, everything worked exactly as you said! I now have a new, never used 5kw heater for free, but I feel guilty so will pay the next time I go to a restaurant with my friend😎😎
Glad it helped😀
@@campervan_hackers 👍👍
I'm working on an Arduino program to switch the digital wireless remote on and off with a home thermostat. If I can get it right it will be 100% better than the factory controller for my application which is actually a non battery powered tiny home, and it's running off a power supply which is turned up to 13.5V
Matt Dudley - I was watching this thinking about a python app on a RaspberryPi, but arduino would fit the bill.
@@ppainterco yup, I have it working on a $7 clone, and a $3 dual relay module. I borrowed code from one of the basic sketches in the Arduino IDE. I opted to buy a manual dial control with the on/ off buttons as it was more logical to work with rather than the wireless remote. I put everything in a wooden project/ jewelry type gift box amd mounted the home thermostat to the face of the box
Matt Dudley Awesome! Have you published a HOW-TO? I’d love to read it and try it.
The biggest issue that I see with these Chinese diesel heaters is the lack of good instructions, or instructions at all, Bypassing the controller would advance this quite a bit.
The second issue is that while they have a CE rating, none of them are UL rated, so there is a safety risk, but they seem simple enough to counter the safety question since the combustion is all isolated to the outside.
@@ppainterco I have not, done a tutorial. but I could provide the code used. The code is just the "button" sketch from the Arduino IDE modified to switch either one LED or another LED on depending on if a button is pressed. The button is the thermostat, and the LED's are the relays. The relays just close jumper wires I soldered to the micro switch terminals inside the dial/ on off controller.. I even copied the basic wiring schematic from the Button tutorial using a half length bread board. An Arduino Uno or clone, dual relay module and a 10k resistor are all that is needed to make it operate.. I got the idea on 'jumping' the remote and manual controller from a youtube video where a guy wired them to a GSM receiver. I replaced the GSM receiver with the Arduino clone setup
This heater has been installed for almost a month without the thermostat control working well. I was worried about the LED power supply failing but it works. I also took a new unused upright 20 gallon air tank I had on hand and converted it into a diesel tank. Also. 3/16" brake line works for fuel transfer. I used some nicopp line that I had on hand
By far the best instructional video I have seen on this diesel heater. I wish there was a "rating" for videos (this would rate 10 smile) so I did not have to watch all the thick head videos where either the volume was too low or else they had no clue themselves haha. Thanks for a job well done. I can now feel confident operating this heater.
hello, really appreciate your video. Does the machine actually turn off at some point when the desired temperature is reached? Mine goes all night at its lowest setting but does not turn off and it gets way too hot.
I installed mine last night and couldn't make much headway through the 'manual' supplied. This is a real help! Thanks.
Excellent tutorial thank you
Glad it helped.
Thanks, I was terrified of installing this but after tutorials installing it then following what you added, it's all perfect! One thing you should have added is by holding settings and up button it changes to degrees c instead of Hz.
We are purchasing one of these Monday for our defender csw so the children are warm in winter only thing we're not clear on is can this be running while we are driving and when we are parked up without the engine running what is the battery drain like on this running for some time we are purchasing the one with the remote control and led display so should be able to put it on without going out to the vehicle candidates seem to find any information on it regards mark
Mark Smith hey semi trucks run all night but they do have four batteries and no need to run your engine just good battero
felixjaimes714 i would use a seperate battery and a switch relay i will leave a link for a switch relay below the heaters can drain the battery join the facebook group you will get all the advice you need
Relay
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Facebook group
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@@felixjaimes714 these sence relays are brilliant! I fit one in my camper conversion a few months ago as solar is kinda poor where i live seems to be forever overcast with constant cloud and rain.. this thing has been a game changer!
Thanyou from me too. Mine was a cautious installation in a fairly new T6 van. Lots to consider at the same time so it's taken me about 3 days to do a tidy job. Test run would have been a pain had you not done this video. Talking us through the set up and shut down was a massive help. Regards, Russ 🚐 👍
DUDE you really needed to leave a link so we could go and check it out and get one. I see them in kits but was wondering if I could get one for my machine. Anyone know where to get this display?
Van Time : AliExpress
Ebay: Diesel heaters
EBay various kits about £134 al kind of switches digital with remote or rotary and various heat outputs and kw outputs from 2 kw to 8 kw well worth the investment
Ebay you can buy all the spare parts aswell
@@phillallen01 Really? I have not seen those, what was your search criteria?
Great instructional video. I just installed one and this video helped me with how to work the controller...I joined the FB group too and without those members I would have totally failed with my install because I had issues ...
Thanks for a brilliant video, very informative. Just fired my heater up for the first time, however, the LCD controller does not give a Celsius temperature, instead of showing celsius it shows the letter P followed by 1.2Khz and goes up to 5.0Khz. Please can you tell me, is there any way to change it back to celsius like yours does? Thanks and look forward to hearing from you.
Got it from Steve Dyer. Thanks
Ive had same issue and As stated above when Hz mode press two top buttons together and this should change to temp increase...I'm just about to go try myself...😁
Mines is the same, no target temp just as above
@@redcrestems5217 put it on the Hz setting and push two top buttons at same time..
Hey presto
Thank you DIYMAN.......my heater is 2 days old and giving me grief. As well as There being diesel in the air inlet pipe, Could this be caused by the pump being over primed?.... it mostly only ticks over with plumes of smoke from the exhaust, very little heat and doesnt run very long....Any advice would be appreciated
Thanks for the info. I bought your cd a few years ago on converting a van to a camper, as well as using the info to get it registered to a motorhome many thanks
Can someone help me please? My heater is perfect but can’t adjust the temperature. If I get to the ambient mode and press again, I get P-4.5hz come up..... I’m at a total loss. I’m not getting any error code, just that.
You are being in pump control mode, which is perfectly fine. The number after P shows the frequency of the pump operating per second. How to switch to temperature control mode is described in the manual. Look up point 7 in the manual concerning the display.
If you don't have this manual, try if you can open this (it's from a facebook group). m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2456710567696337&id=100000722547810&set=p.2456710567696337&source=47
Greetings from Germany.
If you need help watch JOHN Mck 47 on utube. He has a series of videos on Diesel heaters. They r the most complete answers 2 all ?s about these heaters and any of the controllers. I hav had my heater 1 winter and into a 2nd and i found his vids. Look and u will find ur answers.
push up arrow make it at about P- 39
Great explanation, just what I was looking for. Many Thanks for the time and trouble you went to.
If i turn the lcd controller off does it lose all settings?
Yeah it sucks. I have to set the time each time. Ive gave up with it lol
Just fired mine up for the first time, the instructions with it were so unclear. Thanks so much for posting this video. Mine is an all in one stand alone unit I bought from Wish, but has the same display. Again, many thanks.
Thank you SO much! This just made my first run so much easier and less stressful. Absolutely fantastic, much appreciated!!
Thank you. Will save this to my camping video list for when mine arrives
Thanks for posting. My remote is a different type but the functions are the same. I was stumped at the password step, but didn’t realise it wasn’t really necessary to get into. So now I’m off and running. Mine is still at bench test stage too, I don’t want to start hacking into my van until I’m confident the heater is suitable. My big concern is the exhaust pipe temperature, I’m looking at lagging the pipe with insulation and also mounting the unit on a non combustible material. The supplied tank is crappy too, I’m looking at a small outboard fuel tank and utilising the quick connect fitting to facilitate filling. This will mean I can just sit the tank in the front boot. Cheers!
This has give me the confidence to fire up my new diesel heater as I've just installed one in my shed 👍
OMG thank you so much. Was ready to fire it up and the booklet is useless. I had no idea what to do. You helped me figure it out.😃
Much more informative than many vids I have seen thank you.
Just opened one of these up today, first time I have seen one. Buddy brought it out, we set it up in 15 minutes, works great! In 3 hours it warmed up my 400 square foot shop from 20f to 42f. That is impressive considering this was the 5kw version. He wants to use it in his ice house, so I just ordered the 8kw for the shop. Cant wait. Oh, a side note make sure you have a really good battery, otherwise it just keeps trying to start over and over...
I went for the gold and just got an 8kw. If you go into the admin menu with code 1688 you can turn the 5kw up to about the same output as the 8kw. The default HZ on my 8kw is 5.5 max 1.2 min. You can even play with fan speed which if you get too low will over heat the unit. I also used a 12v 20 amp $25 power supply from ebay to run mine. Only warms the PS up slightly when the glow plug fires. My total cost for both was $205
Great video and very good explanation, so much clearer now, the instructions we got were diabolical
Thank you so much. I thought the ticking sound I was hearing was something to worry about. I now realise it's the heat pump and it keeps going all the time the heater is on. this is frustrating (coz it's noisy) but a Relief. Thank you.
Mount the fuel pump outside, I have mine mounted in the back door of my van and I can barely hear it, kinda calming at night and helps you sleep
Cheers from across the pond, mate! I was flummoxed how to work this thing before the video, but now we're right as rain!
Really helpful thanks. The manuals I have refer to different controllers which bear no resemblance to the method of priming the pump etc. Great video!
Fantastic instructions, My controller worked exactly as you described. 👍👍
Brill!
Cracking video! Just got a van with the same controller in but no instructions with it so was really helpful!
All good now, I’ve had a good play and kind of mastered it. It’s an amazing heater.
I had trouble understanding the Chinglish instructions on my heater until I saw this video. Well done.
The instructions supplied with the heater are nonscence so Thank you for your efforts in this vid.. 10/10
Excellent video my friend. This was a great help. I could not follow the Chinese instructions.
Thanks for this brilliant video.
Just bought a used campervan with this heater and the user manual is virtually useless!
Glad it helped.
Thank you so much for such an in depth explanation, I just fitted mine but the instructions didn’t explain how to prime etc, I’m so grateful for your shared knowledge, mines all working great now thanks to you.
This mode is like a fan speed setting. Hold both top buttons and this will put it into thermostat mode and you can then adjust by setting a temperature.
An excellent video. This is the first one with a detailed explanation of first time with LCD controller. You may want to consider switching out the 4mm flex hose with a 2mm rigid vinyl hose. Check out John McK 47's series of videos to understand why the rigid vinyl 2mm hose is required.
Good job, I bought one my self using it in the shed for now will be fixing it into a trailer 2berth camper I am working on at the moment, your advice on it help me a lot thanks nice one,🙂👍
Fantastic video,just installed one on my boat, extremely helpful,thank you.
I’m glad you explained it coz I didn’t get any instructions whatsoever so at least I got the thing to work but the remote is the same as yours but mine says RPM settings as well which is also gobbledygook but thanks for the main instructions as it’s impossible to guess how it works. I got the 8KW for my boat and it’s really hot so a 5KW would have been plenty.
Great little heater.......I find the pump goes flat out when it starts up, then slows down and goes flat out again till it reaches the required temperature, then clicks on slowly.
Is this how the pump should work, doesn’t seem to be any leaks in the fuel line, and very small bubbles.
Was concerned with the pump racing on, don’t won’t to burn the thing out...
Great video,started mine up tonight for the first time in my campervan......Fantastic stuff luv it!!!
Thank you for the video as I am looking to get one of the heaters for my van conversion as the night and early mornings are getting colder....
Fantastic video, thank you so much for posting it. I was completely lost without it! The instructions are beyond useless. Thanks!
Thanks mate! I figured most of this out on my own but it's great to here someone else walk through it... Very useful. Gratis!
great instruction, the listings of those heaters should link to this video...
Fyi: I have a heater with a slightly different LCD controller. Same display, other casing. And one significant difference. In stead of using the OK button, mine is primed by simultaneously pressing the Settings button (the wheel symbol) and the arrow down. Then release. From there, just as in the video press the arrow up and priming begins.
Thank you. That was a HUGE help because the instruction book is useless.
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! I had no idea, now I know! Thank you for taking the time to do this! God bless!
One of the best instructions on TH-cam.....very helpful ....cheers
Got a LCD control unit now and your video was really helpful 👍🏻 Thanks Stevie
Thank you!! my heater did not come with instructions, while figuring out the install was easy, you just made my day.. I dont have to figure this part out!
You didn't miss much, my instructions may aswell have been written in elvish!
Helped me out a lot firing my new heater up for the first time, thanks! 👍
I got my new diesel heater going, after i watched and took notes from your video. it was very informative, many thanks!
Excellent!
Thank you. Helped me alot. 😊
Thanks for the information, I just bought a van with one of these hooked up and couldn't figure out how to turn the damn thing on I was about to rip it out and smash it
Glad it helped :)
Great vid. Used this twice now to set up, thanks this made it easy.
Thanks. You're a hero. I could not make head nor tail of the instructions and now I think I've got it.
Hi Just bought one of these for my semi camper workshop Sprinter. Great video seeing as the instructuon book is nearly useless - it translate words for you cmprehend correct utilization in operate of machine for not making space cold!! - I'm sure that makes the same level of sense if you're familiar with the manual. So you mention a forum? Could you tell me how I find and join it please (or anyone else out there who knows) just for future reference for error codes etc.
Many thanks, keep up the invaluable work.
Regards
Guy
Great video, well done and thanks
cheers from Australia ware we don't have a heat wave at present, thus the heater will be useful
Thanks so much for this video. It has given me the confidence to press go and it has worked first time.
Thanks again!
I can't set the clock or timer on mine. It's only three buttons on the LCD display - up, down & on/off. When I cycle the display around to the clock, the < > buttons alter the permanent temp display above the clock. Holding on/off down, just turns the heater on. Oh well, at least the heater works.
If the target temperatur setting doesnt work like discribed here.
Try it wit pressibg up+setting buttons together. My controller works this way👍🏻
Same for me.
i think the pump does a "post pump" to purge the nozzle of soot, the fan evacuates the fumes.
Just come across your video . As I’m about to fit one of these . Thank you for taking the time to make this . It’s an excellent video again thank you
Awesome video, much appreciated! I have it running in my triple garage, -20c and it's almost 10°c inside! Only difference is my temp is controlled in Hz on the battery, not degrees Celsius. Either way, I'm quite happy! So far so good!
wes schimpf I’ve got the same issue. Is 1.6Hz the same as 16oC?
@@overlordone1246 My best guess is no, it doesn't relate back to Celsius. Hz stands for 2 things, Hertz, which is a unit of frequency. I don't think it relates here. It also stands for Habitable zone, which is probable what they were going for. The higher the number, the more habitable it is. Like I said, my best guess. CHEERS!
Hold down the on/off power button and press buttons at the same time. Will change the mode from hz to setting the room temperature with arrow keys.
I have temperature and HZ on mine.
HZ is the pump speed. You can adjust it, so pump speed should relate to the speed of the fan/heat output in operation.
Thank you for posting this. very clear and very helpful.
You're very welcome!
Thanks for the advice re selecting & setting the max temperature by pressing up and setting at the same time. Another question ... what should the pump pressure P be set at in Mz.
Thank you
thanks for helping me get mine purged. Dang of a time with that what.
As I. Am setting my system up this video has been very helpful. Thank you
yes good video and great heater .i myself fitted a eber d4 plus to my motorhome 2 years ago.i think with this heater your getting a lot of your money.
Next video idea: in depth into the "nerd zone" advanced setting!👍
Can someone please explain the cell service feature? Otherwise great video.
Sam can you clarify what you are meaning by the cell service feature?
@@campervan_hackers the little T with the bars at the top!
Ah!... That is the icon to show it is listening for the remote control signal if you have one... it is not listening for a cell phone signal. You can make a switch to turn it on by SMS text quite easily but that is not part of that controller
@@campervan_hackers ahhh thanks I think I found an article online being able to turn it on remotely via cell service. We have a regular on/off up/down remote so my curiosity got the better of me!
Its UK centric but it tells the story... th-cam.com/video/SfIPUbEFc7g/w-d-xo.html
I purchased one of these for a school bus.. Works great at 30-f wait I g to see how great it works at -30-f
Excellent video!!!
Best explanation I have seen. Great job. Thank you
Great vid, and convinced me to get one for my boat. Much thanks!
Excellent video and very thorough thank you
Thanks for posting this. Made my life much easier, good on you👍🤙
Perfect. Just exactly what I needed. Thanks for making this video. Cheers Al
You are a life saver mines a bit different with setting temp u hold the up arrow and system button
The fan speeds up when the glow plug turns off almost certainly because the glow plug's power draw drops the voltage.
FYI mine completely flattened a 100ah battery while on standby in 3 DAYS! I'm now going to put a switch to it so I can turn it off when the van is out of use.
Tunnel Runner I need to do this too. Im running mine from a mobility scooter battery in my simple camper van set up and it eats the battery in two days of standby.
@@branchsnapper2228 dont know why it takes the charge, by rights should just run same as a digital clock on standby, maybe its because ive run a few metres extension off it to reach the back of the van and it soaks the volts up, dont know. . great little heater tho so you take the rough with the smooth..
I brought a van with one installed already and the fella I got it off put a killswitch next to the heater, I only run it for hour hour or so before bed then knock it off and always turn it off by the killswitch once done. He told me if it's left on say over a weekend it will drain the battery
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John McK 47
Very good video which covered all I wanted to know. Well done. Regards Peter
Thanks bought a heater followed your instructions cheers.😊
Fantastic video, very informative and entertaining, think I'm going to get one of these for my van
These controllers are £12 on ebay and not worth repairing but the backlight on mine has virtually gone out. I don't know that I've inadvertantly dimmed it or even if that is possible. Seems more likely the LEDs have been destroyed by the peak voltage from my solar panels via the battery charger hitting 14.6V on sunny days. The manufacturer of these controllers state the importance of not exceeding (I recall around) 12.5V (on the one I have - I note there are 24v units available). These 3 wire devices I assume control a relay in the heater itself that handles the 9 amp current to the glow plug. I noticed a 3 Volt drop at start up and shutdown as the glow plug heats the chamber to ensure combustion is complete thus avoiding carbon build up. What I plan to do is use an 8V-18V voltage inverter I have lying around to step voltage up to 19V then use a bucky inverter to drop down to a steady 12V on the back of the controller so it will ensure consistant 12V in all weather (cold, winter batteries at 11.6V through summer 14.6V peak) to save the backlight at least.
Its certainly not a common fault for the backlight to blow on these considering the 1000's of RV solar installations. 3 volt drop does sound a bit too much might have to beef up your wiring however the unit has hi low voltage sensing and will shut down if it goes out of spec. So if it works its in spec. My solar also can hit 14.8v for a few minutes as it ends the bulk fast charge before going back to 14.2 and the only thing it does sometimes is trip my inverter on over volts if there is no load. I personally wouldn't worry about using buck and boost cos if they blow you can end up with a much bigger problem and you lose the battery volt monitor.
@@tonytca9439 Sorry my typo, 0.3V drop, e.g. 12.2 to 11.9 - its quite a heavy duty "ring main" that is tapped off where necessary.
I'm waiting for a replacement. The odd thing is its not the backlight, when I operated mine with the cover off I can see the LED's are bright. It seems to be a contrast type issue.
Great instructions however i couldn't find temp to adjust. Otherwise it's primed and working. Thanks.
Do you see a 'P' number? if so you are on manual mode rather than thermostatic mode. This vid shows you how to switch between the two. th-cam.com/video/NhKU4AIt4jM/w-d-xo.html
@@campervan_hackers hi, yes i see the "P" number, I can alter that. It's the 2-5 kw heater so I've dropped it down to P3. Now I've watched this video now I now how to switch to thermostat mode. Thanks once again for the instructional video.
When you can see the p number, press & hold the top right up ⬆️ button and then top left settings ⚙️ button at the same time. Should switch out of p mode & into temperature reading