Chinese Diesel Heater Installed in an RV // Fulltime RV Family Review \\
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ค. 2024
- Let's talk about staying warm in an RV. There's many options for heating your RV, some are better than others. In this video, I'll show you one of the best, most efficient, cost-effective, ways to heat your RV this winter.
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00:00 - Why a 12v Chinese Diesel Heater?
00:45 - Diesel Heater Limitations
03:09 - How did we stay warm before the Chinese Diesel Heater?
03:45 - Expensive Name Brand Heater vs. Cheap Chinese Diesel Heater
07:10 - Where I installed the Chinese Diesel Heater in our RV
09:54 - Fuel Consumption Data
10:51 - How loud is the Chinese Diesel Heater?
11:20 - Diesel fuel tank location and install
13:11 - Noisy fuel pump tips and fix
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Boondocking/cold weather I definitely would skirt your trailer with anything. Tarp/canvas/plastic. Graphic banner etc. Put a bypass for heat into that bay and into your living quarters. As heat rises. You will. Get heated floor and more distributed heat.
Put heat protection on your exhaust pipe and definatley get a new tank and use the dip tube so you don't get a diesel leak.
The muffler brings Nose levels wayyy down!
After burner remote control is key to get!
Lavaner Pro and the best value for money, they used to build Wabasto heaters, and now they have gone there own way they build a £200 heater which is basically a wabasto.
When your in freezing temperatures for more than a day or so just make sure you have your storage bays heated so you don’t freeze your water lines, even in the fifth wheel. Maybe a small space heater within the main water valve area and if your putting a skirt around one under there as well. Just needs to be above freezing. This will make heating your living space easier too. My dad has a diesel heater in his camper and we are so tempted to get one for our travel trailer $160 vs paying $1200 plus for a bigger propane furnace that draws your batteries down.
Exactly!
I do plan on skirting, but I am thinking of putting a small space heater under the whole skirt.
@@ProjectTrek You can't really skirt if you moving all the time. You can Tee the heater and send some air down there.
Just another awesome video from an amazing family. Christian - your smile was so genuine at start of video... love that
Thanks for the kind words Mark! We’ve been using the heater all week out here in Quartzsite, AZ!
Your factory-installed propane furnace also produces dry heat unlike free-standing propane heaters like the Mr Buddy heaters.
I think this is one of your best videos yet! Maybe because I am from GA and it's been cold here the last few days as well... I watched this and magically felt warmer already. Merry Christmas you guys. Hope we cross paths soon!
Thanks Sandy. We’re planning out our next year now, and can’t wait for the ABQ Balloon Fiesta
Thank You So Very Much!!! I never heard of these until I got an email ad from one of the Chinese exporters. I have an ultralight travel trailer that is expensive and difficult to heat in Ohio when it gets below 40 degrees. Space heaters draw a lot of current and do not heat very well and propane furnace sucks up a lot of gas. I found that putting the LP gas stove is more efficient and effective. A friend of mine just bought a 5th wheel and sent him your video. Like you and others, I am primarily concerned about the safety. I am exploring ideas about mounting the fuel tank below the frame or on the tongue to avoid fumes in an enclosed space. Plus, the basement in a T.T. is very limited. John Mk47 provided me with a invaluable source of guidance from history to actual applications. However, you are the one who inspired me to pursue this scary project. Thank You, Ron
Been working great since this video. It’s really a great for to supplement heat and keep the hassle and expense of LPG down.
oooooh, I had heard of diesel heaters but didn't understand what their benefits are. Thanks so much for this informative vid!
I have two install in my fifth wheel and it’s so much better than propane and helps with the humidity
Good to hear. Condensation is a big concern for our 3 month stay in Utah this winter.
If you're ever in sub-zero temperatures, you'll still need to run your furnace, as the furnace is the only thing that heats the belly where your water tanks are. Of course, if you have tank heaters that helps the tanks, but doesn't really help the water lines that are down there also.
@@john85132 You need something that pushes the hot air through the same heating ducts that the propane furnace uses. When you're getting into negative temperatures, just having a diesel heater in the living space isn't going to keep your water lines from freezing. When I bought my motorhome it had just made it through a winter in Wyoming that hit -30.
@@john85132 Yes, but... The reason I would consider a Diesel heater is it is a bit more involved if you have your motorhome parked and set up to use Propane. When it's really cold I would have to break camp and drive in to fill up my 100# propane tank every couple of weeks. Or use a Propane buddy and refill an external tank every 5 days or so. With diesel I can just get a couple jerry cans of diesel that I can keep outside and bring in when I need to top up the diesel heater. Also, with diesel heaters you can also burn waste oil if you have a source of it.
Cool, Robert was impressed hearing you talk about it, its sure gonna help while in Utah 😁. Great new intro on video 🤗💌
Thanks Robin! I don't understand why its not standard equipment on some RVs, especially toy haulers. It was so great seeing you and Robert the other day. The kiddos showed us the card to brought, I didn't even see it when you came over. We'll open it on Christmas morning! Stay safe, and hopefully we'll cross paths in 2022!
Great job on the planning of the install, and doing the install.
I must say 5 years of running Chinese diesel heaters in 5 projects fan bearing went in one of them. The heat is tremendous! Im in a 32 ft tag along. In Maine one 5k heater will do the job!
Can’t wait to see your Park City videos! Definitely brave family! We are not full time and just can’t seem to get out when it drops below 60 not a fan of the cold- in SO CAL Good luck! Save travels!
I won’t lie. I’m nervous - but we’ve done everything we are capable of doing. The RV Park we’re staying at is booked solid, so it has to be possible. Right?😂
What a charming young lady. I appreciate the sincere moment at the beginning of the video
Thank you brother on point. We are doing a mini wood stove, Hope it helps!
Man I’d love to know how that works out. I would have loved a wood stove, but my kiddos are crazy. I guarantee there’d be an emergency room visit within a few days after install.
Chenglish, I love it! We fulltime as well in our toyhauler, we're in WV and its getting cold. I keep the heat low, barely comfortable, trying to conserve electricity and propane. Im interested in adding heat so will look more into this.
The step storage space is great!
That should be our motto for life.
Awesome video. Iight go with the webasto 4k heater just for the efficiency aspect.
First time here. Good Job! Mommy is right, EVERYONE needs one of these heaters (but I'm a little bit of a prepper so "two is one and one is none") and when I say everyone, I mean everyone (talking to you folks with houses tied to utilities). I can heat with wood and pellet wood, electricity (utility and solar), coal, propane, natural gas, and diesel (waste oil in a pinch) gasoline (through a generator). I also dislike being cold :-) I feel you. Remember, people die much more often and much faster due to cold than heat.
Hello there! Great location for the heater. If I could make a few suggestions, actually suspending the fuel pump from the frame will reduce the ticking noise on the inside. But like you said, if you can't hear it and it doesn't bother you all, then don't worry about it. You can actually silence the exhaust a bit with one of the pass through "mufflers" that come with the install kits. Also, I'd recommend installing some heat wrap tape on the exhaust to keep the heat away from the wood of your underbelly. It won't get hot enough to burn the wood, but it'll definitely get hot enough to melt that plastic weave stuff they put on the bottom of RVs. One more thing----where is your return air coming from? I didn't notice a grate in your steps to allow the heater to suck more air in from the cabin.
Great suggestions. The steps are adjacent to the pass-through compartment, and it’s by no means air tight. We’re actually drycamping outside of Vegas tonight, so I’ll be running it for the first time in months. I thought about the muffler, since everyone complained about the noise, but it’s no louder than our propane water heater, so I’ll probably just leave it alone.
Hello from the high desert of New Mexico USA 🇺🇸. I have been installing and repairing diesel air heaters for over 20 years. Eberspacher is the first company to make a diesel air heater and it is what 95 percent of the Chinese copies are based on, and they are safe and reliable if installed correctly. I have two metal housing 5kw diesel heaters in my 1967 GM TDH-4519 city transit bus conversion that I live in full-time. I also recommend that you throw away everything but the heater, controller, wiring and fuel pump, get two pass through mufflers, the kind you can see through, get some Eberspacher 30mm stainless steel exhaust tubing and real marine grade SS clamps, as for the tank get a yellow diesel 5 gallon gas can, your kit probably came with a pickup tube to install into a tank just install it into the fuel can, now for the fuel line, never use that green soft pvc tubing that comes with some of the cheaper kits, please use the proper hard white nylon fuel tubing, I also recommend that you put clear soft pvc tubing over the hard white nylon fuel line to protect it and dampen the noise. But my biggest recommendation is to install the heater with a turret plate.if you have any questions please contact me at jamesdmason72@gmail
That's great advice James. Thanks! I think the Amazon retailer I purchased my unit from must have gotten the same feedback on that green fuel line, as they supplied the kit with the hard white nylon fuel line. Also, since I mounted the fuel pump on the exterior of the RV there really isn't much noise to speak of. That turret plate though, thats what I really needed. The shipping time was about 2 weeks at the time of install and I only had a few days left at our campground. I will probably go back and reinstall it with the turret plate.
Thanks again for your expertise!
@@ProjectTrek anytime, also running two of those mufflers will make a big difference in sound, just remember to mount it vertical with the drain hole facing down
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What would I use to run piping through underbelly plastic?
@@jshoop30 a boat hull exhaust fitting
Nice video! May I make a few suggestions to prolong the health and running of your diesel heater? I would first put two or three 1 inch or 1 1/2 inches holes on the left side of the steps and put a screen on the backside of the holes. It's because you don't have enough air gap there. It causes the unit to get a little hotter than usual. With the holes, it should fix the problem quickly. Second: Order a few extra parts like a new glow plug, a new controller, and a pump. Or order a whole new unit for parts or a backup. This option will be best, and you'll be glad to have the unit/ parts on hand. Remember to run your heater once a month during the off-season. Or just run it hot, cool down normal, then drain the lines/ tank of fuel. Thrid always knows your elevation and changes your pump Hz in higher elevation from the controller settings to run smoothly. If not, you find your diesel heater can blow white smoke and not start as it should. I have had mine going for four years/ seasons now, and it performs beautifully every time. I had to change out a glow plug one time, and glad I had it on hand. It took 20 minutes to change out and running again. It was in the high 30s' that day.
its so funny that you're saying this - as we just had our first E-05 error 2 days ago. It was actually due to dog hair/lint collecting on the intake screen. Once cleaned, it fired right back up w/ zero issues.
I did finally figure out how to change Hz for altitude, thanks to TH-cam!
Now that its starting to warm up I think I will end up draining lines, as I'm terrible remembering monthly tasks like that.
Thanks for all the great tips! You sound like you've had a lot of experience with these!
I don't know where the rumor came from that propane heat generates a lot of moisture. Not true. Where the propane burns is completely separate from your interior air and any moisture gets exhausted to the outdoors. Cooking with propane WILL add moisture as the flame is inside your living area. The only other thing is warm air can hold more moisture so while the relative humidity can be the same at 40 degrees or 80 degrees, the 80 degree air hos a lot more water in it. It has nothing to do with your propane furnace.
This is similar to an espar heating for trucks they work good
This is a video worth waching your wife was the iceing on the cake - those heaters burn 1/3 less fuel than propane heaters - propane is 90000 BTUs a gallon. Were as diesel is 130000 BTUs a gallon - so u get more heat per dollar -
Some on commented to have a spare heater - im a retired offshore oilfield teck we had 3 of every thing for a reason - i would say have to spares -
I live in the rural south winter power outages are common -
I use.a diesel heater when the power is out when i go to sleep so when the wood heater burns down my house stays nice and warm lol
in the vid your pump is horizontal. it should be vertical to keep the piston lubricated and also prevent the build up of an air pocket on the top side. this will extend the life of the pump and will also make it a bit quieter. would love to see an update video. great vid have a great day
Hey Aaron, I’m part of a diesel heater Facebook group and went with their recommendation of mounting it at a 45* angle
Thanks for video, from a testimonial point your video gave me the green light to install sounds like it’s an all thumb up decision for heat , I know from experience that the propane heater in the camper is just too expensive and a pain to refill the two 30 lb tanks so often thanks
My only regret is that I didn’t incorporate it into the existing heating ductwork. I’ll probably end up adding another unit. I’m heating a very leaky 430sq ft. But it does an excellent job keeping the chill out. The propane furnace does a great job bumping the temp up a little every now and then.
I'll be curious to see how it well it heats in Park City. I plan to install one in my 36ft TT in the next 2 weeks. I'm a traveling healthcare worker and use my rig as often as I can while on the road throughout Montana. Most RV parks are charging for electricity, so I'm trying to be as cheap as possible while also remaining comfortable!
It’s pumping along great. The internal setting have to be changed to adjust for the high elevation, but it’s working great!
Hey y'all! wow it's been awhile! We have our diesel heater installed under our dash (motorhome) and it is awesome for eliminating the cold spot up by the dash and door. I am now installing a second one that integrates into the propane furnace so I can share all of the furnace ducts. This involves installing reverse duct to the furnace and making a sliding cover to block the air intake grates on the furnace. I've been poking around the internet trying to see if anyone else has tried that.
My one regret with the heater was not running it through the existing ductwork. Glad it’s working well for you!
I've done it, but no videos. You're on the right track! Works great to get the heat going through the underbelly to heat the water lines and takes advantage of the ducting to help distribute the heat. The heat doesn't come out as hot as it would directly from the heater, but I was expecting that. I actually have two heaters in my 35 foot fifth wheel, primarily because I like to overdo things, but also because the insulation on my rig is pretty light....and I don't like being cold. We had our rig down to -14 with both heaters on medium, with the rig skirted, and we were able to keep the interior right around 72 degrees.
Well done!
Can someone guide me to a video of plugging into the existing duct work? Smart!
I wonder if ecoflow would sponsor you for their new Solar setup.
Do not install mistake, Live life to the fullest 😂
Words to live by. 😂
Thanks for the info very very helpful but what kind do you have? What kind of diesel heater?
Hahahahaha. . . warm is so relative. Did it come with the Chinese corona too? 😂😂😂
If desert nights are a challenge, it's gonna be interesting watching y'all in the snow! Do you have heated snowsuits? ☺
Haha, we are definitely snowbirds. Utah should be ... interesting.
I just modified a 5 gallon yellow Diesel plastic fuel can,and that lasts all month.
Great video! How does the power consumption do now with the diesel heater over the propane furnace?
Without any specific figures to give you - it’s way more efficient. 🤣 if you check out the diesel heaters on Amazon you can get an idea of the actual power draw.
As a Swede, we always go one step further in safety.
I would make the distance longer between the air intake and exhaust.
Nice videos 👍
That intake is for the combustion air only. It does not get circulated inside the RV.
I really need that type of heat...the exhaust worries me though. The unit itself, how hot does it get? I have a large floor compartment. I just dont want to burn myself out or gas myself.
What type of clearance do you need for the actual heater in your stairs?
Being from Texas I do understand a lot of people are used to the heat but for me 65° with the fan on is great. My husband likes it warmer so I bought him an electric blanket. 🤷🏻♀️ This is a great tip though and one we may ultimately decide we need.
I think we’ll be doing electric blankets as well. Having not paid an electricity bill in 6 years that first one should be interesting.
Thanks for the Video. I am thinking on getting a diesel heater for our small 21' rig. What part of Q is that you were in? We are looking at heading there this winter for the first time and are looking for a place without so much dust and away from all the ORV trails. That area looked to be nice and rocky vs dust/dirt.
I don’t remember where exactly it was other than it was south of LTVA South. It get more secluded and prettier the more south you go.
Good video. May I suggest going to a marine store and buying a 12 gallon red boat fuel tank for an outboard motor? That’s what I use.
You could go smaller if you wish.
I like the low profile design of the stock tank, but it is quite small.
I wonder if you can run farm diesel in it.
You can absolutely run off-road diesel
You guys are so funny ,,,LOL
Thanks @DougD! I guess we'll just be missing you 'eh? You're coming to Quartzsite soon right?
@@ProjectTrek yes in the middle of Jan
So how did the diesel heater work at the elevation Park City? We summered in Heber City and had to adjust generator to high altitude jets because of the 8000 ft elevation. I've read that the diesel heaters don't work well above 5000 ft.
Worked great for us. I did change the settings to compensate for the elevation. I believe it does affect the efficiency somewhat though.
What did you use for the pass thru on the floor for the exhaust so you don't catch the floor on fire? I'm sure that exhaust pipe gets pretty hot
I enlarged the hole so that it doesn’t make contact with the exhaust vent, but after checking it extensively with IR thermometer it’s nowhere close to combustible temps for wood. The plywood doesn’t even have any discoloration. I was going to put some RTV sealant on there, but just never ended up doing it.
Where do you stay in Park City in an RV during winter?
Park City RV Resort - it’s a small campground, but very nice facilities and nice staff.
The only thing I didn’t like about it, was the Highway noise.
It’s been some time now are you still happy with the Chinese diesel heater? Thanks
Running like a champ! So happy with the cheap heater!
i really want to tear out the 'energy hog furnace' in my RV and replace it with a diesel heater, but am unsure where to start. overnight, my current furnace will kill my 2 deep cycle batteries by 2am... :/
Might need some anti-gel with that fuel line being exposed...or insulate it.
I’m glad you mentioned that, I hadn’t even considered it.
Hey Jack, just so you know, I’ve been adding a little Seafoam to each fill up and it’s been working great down to 1*F. Thanks for the tip!
We want one! Am I missing the model you got?
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This is the same model I got: The 5kw 12v Diesel Heater. They all seem to be the same manufacturer, but different retailers. Looks suspiciously close to the name brand model as well.
@@ProjectTrek thank you! My husband will not quit until it is ordered. We Rv in the mountains in Colorado and our propane heater doesn’t always want to work. It’s been like this since we bought the Rv. Coachman Freelander dropped the ball. Lol.
You’ll love it! Nice dry heat. If you have any questions regarding the install, be sure to ask.
Stay warm!
Great video I purchased a Lavaner diesel heater still Chinese but higher quality, easy read instructions and customer support. Other heaters don't offer that. PLEEEZ lose the man bun not cool anymore just another form of feminizing our male society!!
Glad you enjoyed the information on the diesel heater, but its actually milk - milk is giving men boobies, not man buns.
That diesel tank off gases, and usually the cargo area shares the same airspace as the interior. You are going to get diesel off gasing! Don't ask me how I know. Real bad idea, you got to get that thing to the exterior. That's actually why I clicked on the video to see how you had done this. I had to uninstall mine because the gas tank off gases, especially on hot days. That means your family will be breathing in a faint smell of petrochemicals 24 hours a day especially when sleeping
Did it come with the headband or was that extra🤣🤣🤣
Your mom had extra.
@@ProjectTrek lmaoooo i like your style!
All my concerns too…. Don’t trust anything Chinese made.
I mean...I’m Chinese made🤣.
In all seriousness though, these things have amazing reviews at least than a 1/10 the price of a Webasto.
Even if it did fail, I could replace the main heating unit several times over without coming close to the same price.
@@ProjectTrek That’s exactly what my husband said!