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As anybody fitted a diesel night heater into their Motorhome. Been told they are very efficient and at least will not have to hunt around to find LPG Pumps for my refillable bottles.
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I would think it’s the heater of choice for almost all diy converters. Have you googled Chinese diesel heater. You’ll be there a while.As anybody fitted a diesel night heater into their Motorhome. Been told they are very efficient and at least will not have to hunt around to find LPG Pumps for my refillable bottles.
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It might be £80 for the heater but I had to buy extra pipe to duct the hot air, a splitter for the ducting, stainless steel strap to secure the exhaust, a turret for the floor, sealant, different fuel line as the supplied flexible green stuff is not very good, plus a few other small bits. Easily another £100 or more on top of the heaterI have one in my self build. Absolutely brilliant. Easy to install. And only £80!
I just finished installing mine yesterday. Ran it up for the first time and was very disappointed with the noise from the pump. It's encased in foam and inside a plastic box under the van but is still very noticeable inside the van, (think woodpecker) The actual heater noise was reasonable once it has warmed up and I was pleasantly surprised how quiet the exhaust was outside.
I plan to double insulate the pump. Maybe put the whole thing inside a bigger box filled with sound insulation and hang it on rubber straps?
Yes, I had read that and lots of other advice. I think I didn't really appreciate how loud the ticking was actually going to be. I have put my fuel line inside soft tubing but the box seems to be less helpful.Remember that as I said before that anything the pump touches conducts the pump clicking and can include your foam packing plus by putting it in a box, your box has a large outer surface and you may well have made a nice bass speaker to boom out the clicking noise.Foam and acoustic foam are two very different beasts.
If the fuel line touches anything it will conduct the pump clicking to that surface.
I ran a good length of my fuel line inside a soft fishtank like plastic tubing which helped.
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Quick update on my loud ticking/tapping diesel heater pump. Honestly it was like someone tapping a tiny hammer against the underside of the floor, sleep would have been impossible.Remember that as I said before that anything the pump touches conducts the pump clicking and can include your foam packing plus by putting it in a box, your box has a large outer surface and you may well have made a nice bass speaker to boom out the clicking noise.Foam and acoustic foam are two very different beasts.
If the fuel line touches anything it will conduct the pump clicking to that surface.
I ran a good length of my fuel line inside a soft fishtank like plastic tubing which helped.
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Did your workshop burn downI had one in the workshop, no way would I put one in the van.
Propex lpg £500, much better. Quiet, with added bonus of not burning the van to the ground.win-win![]()
Haha no, but it's made of concrete!Did your workshop burn down.
Gas heaters use a lot of gas at subzero temperatures, a 6kg bottle only lasts a couple of days.
I had one in the workshop, no way would I put one in the van.
Propex lpg £500, much better. Quiet, with added bonus of not burning the van to the ground.win-win![]()
Exactly why there's no 'right' answer to most things. Just preference, luck and experience of a particular thing. Sometimes based on a bad example, sometimes on a lucky example.The other way around here.
Our van came with a factory fitted Whale (re-badged Proplex 2000) blown air propane heater which is very noisy and either full on or off, no variable heat control, so I fitted a Chinese diesel heater with an Afterburner controller which after the 3 or 4 minute startup cycle turns down to be barely audible.
I imagine if a diesel heater is fitted by an idiot then it may be possible to burn a van to the ground.
Diesel heaters are usually noisy because they are under spec-ed for the situation that they are used in and have to then run a full chat to try and heat an area too large for the heater output.
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I have allot in common with this comment. My case: we have a propex he2800 and eats gas like there’s no tomorrow, in freezing temperatures, I have to find gas by day 4. Added a Chinese diesel heater self install in 2020. Conversion completed in 2019 so a year experience with the propex.Haha no, but it's made of concrete!
If it was a top brand one, I might consider it, but not a Chinese one like I had. Very noisy and didn't trust it. Also it exhausted as much hot air as it produced. Used plenty of diesel. Mates one leaked from day 1.
Our van is well insulated, and when cold the propex only needs to be on a short while to get it snug.
But each to their own. I wouldn't recommend a cheap one, but that's just my limited experience and guy feeling.