Diesel ⛽ Heaters

[laurieash]

How good are the diesel heaters now you cannot get red to run them on.

 

[Two on Tour]

How good are the diesel heaters now you cannot get red to run them on.

Ours is very good as I run it on our home heating oil.

 

[2bob]

they good of what iv seen and heard
they run on normal diesel

 

[tonka]

I only use a small amount so use normal white diesel, red is only about 30p a ltr cheaper around here and I have to travel to get it. So not worth the hassle for me.
Heater works the same on both.

 

[GMLS]

The red is just a dye so makes no difference.They can run on various fuels.Loads of comparisons on internet

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[Lenny HB]

Why can't you get red our local garage has it. But kerosene (heating oil) is cheaper and burns cleaner.

 

[Carpmart]

You can chuck all sorts through these heaters. A workshop I know, mixes used engine oil approx 20%, with their usual miss fuelled vehicle mix, so effectively they heat the workshop through three cheap Chinese heaters for free.

I have suggested that Greta and co would not approve…

 

[Spriddler]

You can chuck all sorts through these heaters. A workshop I know, mixes used engine oil approx 20%, with their usual miss fuelled vehicle mix, so effectively they heat the workshop through three cheap Chinese heaters for free.

During my apprenticeship as a mechanic the workshop was heated in winter with a couple of mobile noisy and foul-smelling ones like jet engines that ran entirely on drained vehicle oils.

 

[Steve and Denise]

During my apprenticeship as a mechanic the workshop was heated in winter with a couple of mobile noisy and foul-smelling ones like jet engines that ran entirely on drained vehicle oils.

were they called Salamander, oil in the tank/ dish at the bottom with a big flu that glowed red
they would stink your Motorhome out

 

[Two on Tour]

were they called Salamander, oil in the tank/ dish at the bottom with a big flu that glowed red
they would stink your Motorhome out

Ring any bells Steve, the one we had in the workshop seemed to be always on the verge of exploding.

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[rod_vw]

I've used Eberspacher blown air heating in my campers for over twenty years, all have drawn their fuel from the vehicle tank and I have never noticed any significant difference in fuel consumption figures when the heater has been used for considerable periods.
Yes I am one of those persons who keeps a tally of all fuel put in the vehicle tank.

 

[Steve and Denise]

Ring any bells Steve, the one we had in the workshop seamed to be always on the verge of exploding.

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They were marvellously simple and bloody dangerous if not used correctly,
many a fire been caused by them.
pits hardly surprising that all workshops were all black and sooty

 

[Mike2222]

Why can't you get red our local garage has it. But kerosene (heating oil) is cheaper and burns cleaner.

 

[missmollie]

Ring any bells Steve, the one we had in the workshop seemed to be always on the verge of exploding.

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Always interesting if there was a bit of water in the diesel/oil they use to pop away. This was our only heating in a workshop where I served my time, all the fitters had no arse in their overalls through getting too close to it.