Chinese Diesel Heater - How To Wire 240v to 12v Guide
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- čas přidán 7. 11. 2023
- Following on from my Chinese Diesel Heater Build Video, I take things a step further and show you how to wire your heater for use in your workshop/shed/garage etc using a 240 volt power supply. Your heater features a negative, and a positive input cable, and your 3 pin plug has live, neutral, and ground/earth wires. In this hoe-to tutorial video I show you which wire goes where...
You'll need a 240v to 12v converting transformer, and you'll need to source a 3 core cable with 3 pin plug to run from your mains electricity supply (Links for all parts below).
Buy the kit in this video:
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240v to 12v 30amp Converter: amzn.to/47mEM5u
3 core plug cable: amzn.to/3Szn5eT
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I have no interest in diesel heaters but I love watching your videos 😂
Haha, thank you very much 😀
Straight to the point, good video 👍
I’m glad it was of some help to you 😃
Really helpful thanks 👍🏻 What sort of current does the power supply pull through the 12v cable? Should be able to fuse it down to 3amp shouldn’t you?
You're welcome. I'm not sure to be hinest but the converter is rated to 30 amps, so less than that!
The heater won't pull anywhere near 20a the kettle plug will have a 13a fuse anyway but I would take it down to 3a. But I reckon they probably use less than 1a as you see people just running them from a car battery and only charging weekly
I've never really liked these units as they don't come with an isolated external unit/casing. And mains cable clam. Also keep an eye out that you pick the right amp ratings. It's possible yours looks like a 20amp unit?
This is a 30 amp unit. I too would prefer that the wiring was more isolated but that's just how these transformers are. It is safe if done properly 👍
I am interested in adding a battery for power supply in situations where the mains power is interrupted. When starting/stopping, the heater has a cleaning cycle, between 3-5 minutes. If there is a power outage during this time, the cycle is interrupted and restarted at the first start. this source does not allow a battery to be connected to one of the links, because it does not know how to automatically switch to the battery. Are you thinking of adding a battery in the future? A video would be interesting. Thank you.
That would be a good idea but to be honest it is not something I would need to do here. If there was no power I couldn't do any work so I'd be off home anyway 🤣
Great, was gunna go buy a big battery buy after seeing how easy this looks im gunna go this way now. How was the heater? Any problems with it running?
The heater is great. I'm using it in a decent size workshop and it is very effective in everything but freezing conditions. It would be even better in a smaller space. I have another one to install for those extra chilly days!
Brick teaser : your power supply. Does the fan run continuously soon as you plug it in? Mine is so dont know if its faulty or meant o be. Cheers feller 😀👍
Hey, yes the fan runs constantly if there is power to the unit 👍
@@hausofyax bullseye thanks Pal!
You're welcome 😀
How many amps is your 12v PSU please?
30 Amps I believe. I'm pretty sure it says in the description if you want to check, in actual fact click the link and it will take you to the product in the video 👍
Your link to the 12v/240w takes me to a 12v/360w, can i use the 360w or does it have to be the 240w? Also why a 13amp plug, not a 3amp?. Thanks
It may be that the seller has updated the listing to a different product.
@@hausofyax will a 3amp do then? Cl
You can get 1a Fuses for plugs but they are hard to get . you should be using as small a fuse as possible if it says 350w probably a 3a fuse but no bigger than a 5a
240w or 360w please
You just change the fuse in the plug to a 3a if it blows, which it shouldn't unless there is something wrong put a 5 a fuse in if that goes there's really something wrong with probably the power supply box or the heater itself
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it's not a good idea at all to run your 12v diesel heater off 240 volts 12v power power supply , in any case of a power blackout your heat , won't be able to go into cool down mode and will damage your heater
That is a valid point, I wonder how much damage would actually be done in that event. It's not happened to me so far.