Best Portable Rugged Diesel Heater - Hcalory HC-A01 12v 5kw
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- čas přidán 10. 07. 2024
- Preparing our van for winter travel we decided to add a backup heating solution and this portable Diesel Heater fits the bill perfectly!
Please note - Due to the design of all-in-one heaters, it is not advisable to have the main unit within your living space. The heating air should be routed from / to your living space.
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Thanks for the in depth information; it looks like a really versatile machine, I am very tempted.
great idea and looks so easy to instal, thanks for the video looking for Diesel heater ideas
Very informative .Thanks
This thing is quite! I could not hear the fuel pump at all standing several feet away. I am very impressed with this heater.
Thank you I had issues wondering how to get the fuel line connected to the tank thanks to you and this footage it now all makes good sense 👍 #B15DOV
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Glad it was helpful! Happy travels!
@@ExploreVanUK it really was I've just message Neil from urban vanlife, as I used his code to purchase it, but now I see what you done is perfect, I will get it built up tomorrow 👍 thank you again, #B15DOV
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It's a really good product.
I've also worked on a distilled water capacitor that can extract hot water from the exhaust heat
We succeeded in extracting hot water to 52 degrees
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It's a high-quality Musudong heater
Please post details! Interested in the hot water heating idea.Have two small 12 volt water pumps that would be enough to push water around.
@@robertkeller9828 If you watch the video on my channel, you can see the waste exhaust of the Musudong heater
There is a content to extract hot water using a distiller capacitor.
Information on installing the fuel line wasn't in the instructions. Thanks for the advice
How is the take down? How or what do you do with the gas you don't use....the process of that take down...
Is the exhaust box really needed?
Anyone know size of drill bit to drill hole in tank ?
Great video I’m thinking of putting on in my motorhome garage too
What would be the best way to fit to the floor for the exhaust? I’ve seen some heaters sat on a turret that the pipes run out
So down is probably the best way
If you are looking to only use it in the motorhome and are planning to go trough the floor anyway I would get one of the many permanently fitted versions and a turret plate rather than an all in one portable version like this one. That way it is fitted securely and all the exhaust connection are totally outside the the van.
If you are temporarily installing one of these, personally I would use a through the hull exhaust fitting like this to get the exhaust out. amzn.to/3XnBslu
Great video as always, thank you. How noisy is it?
Yeah I really should have done some sound measurements - I would say it is the same as any of the other diesel heaters we have used, though the case does muffle it slightly.
I did some sound measurements on a standalone heater in this video, czcams.com/video/NLzXP5chv-Q/video.html
Great video. Do you know if it can be put outside for camping or is it not weatherproof?
Hi, I wouldn't class it as weatherproof as standard, due to the control panel being on the outside of the box, however if you protected this in some way I would suggest it would be ok for outside use but you might want to be cautious in substantial rain.
We will shortly be testing the latest version which seams to have better weather protection so watch out for the video in the next few weeks.
Is the case plastic? Can’t tell. Thanks for making this video.
Hi, yes it is plastic.
I ordered one of these from Amazon and it had no instructions which boots did you use to mount the gas tank
The bolts came with the heater from Banggood. There were 2 hex head bolts with split washers to mount the tank to the two captive nuts in the unit.
Diesel fuel is dirty with sentiment that lies on the bottom of the gas tank, that’s why you will see other units with the gas nipple NOT drilled into the bottom of the tank, but a centimetre or so above the bottom. Just a suggestion .
If you look at the nipple before it goes in the tank you’ll see it’s manufactured to have approx 1 cm of depth inside the tank so when mounted in the bottom the outlet is not flush. There will still be a 1 cm void below the outlet to allow any sediment to settle and not flow into the outlet pipe.
You could also install a fuel filter
@@RobsLBL The unit comes with a fuel filter installed - but still a good idea to have settling area in the tank.
Just got mine yesterday. Easy to put together. I have to troubleshoot it and find out why it won’t stay on. Shuts down after a few seconds. Getting low voltage error.
Hi mine is shutting down after 3/5 seconds.. any advice on how to fix this?? Regards Billy.
Hi I'm thinking of getting one of these for home emergency back up. I was thinking of getting an exhaust extension pipe and running it up the chimney so I can use it indoors if we have power cuts. Is the pipe hot right up to the exhaust? I was wondering if I would need to get stainless steel extension (because of the heat) or if I could get some lighter pipe so it is easier to handle and store away. Cheers.
With most Diesel heaters I have seen the recommendation has been not to have the exhaust longer than 2m - so I would check with the manufacturer first.
@@ExploreVanUK ok thanks, I probably only need 1m and half. Do you know why that is?
If i leave it plugged the 12v to my vauxhall astra car cigarette plug the whole night, will it drain my car battery?
Depends on the battery and how much you use the heater and on what setting.
If you check out our latest video on the latest model we measure the electrical energy usage so you can work it out. But I would recommend having a separate battery / portable power station.
czcams.com/video/33mUEDA44eg/video.html
Hi. Great video. It's really hard to choose a heater with so many on the market. I really need one asap and watching your video on this heater made my mind up because of the interior and robustly made case. It's also easy to move around.
My problem is I can't seem to find any a01's out there apart from the banggood site which is currently charging about 100 quid more plus 30 postage.
May have to settle for a different all in one if anyone can recommend?
Shame because I liked the fact that it looked so well build with the pipe insulation and exhaust port metalwork etc.
Thanks
Yeah I think they have run out of UK / EU stock so they have to come from China. Hoping they get a container load over sometime and go back to the old price.
Might be worth waiting until Black Friday Cyber Monday as sometimes they have deals on then.
I’ll drop a note to my contacts at Banggood and see if they will say if they have any plans for the lower price in the future.
Thank you for that. I want one that I don't have mess about with too much and that looked ideal.
Get this be out side in the rain
Do you think the intake could just be inside the case entirely instead of the big hose sticking out? The case has some rather large vents on it. That would get rid of the bit floppy intake hose
I imagine it could - the intake would actually come from the side of the case as it is already routed out of the case and you connect the flexible tube on the outside. Not having the air filter on may make it a bit noisier and over time may mean more dust / contaminants get into the combustion chamber that may cause problems later though.
@@ExploreVanUK I just got mine in. The black muffler/"filter" on the end of the combustion isn't actually a filter (just a straight hole through to the pipe). Apparently its a muffler. I found a Webasto 25mm intake filter that I'll try. I'm considering just disconnecting the internal intake hose...routing it down (short run) inside to the bottom of the case and connecting the filter. I can't imagine it'd be choked for air with all of the ventilation in the thing. Then we wouldn't need that follow black intake hose and muffler outside the case. I've seen the Keegan builds (which they kind of knocked) do this...tho instead of vents he has a small CPU fan bringing air into the case.
Other diesel heaters require at least 13 continous volts during start up. Is that the case for this init?
We run it from an AGM leisure battery which would generally be in the region of 12.1 to 12.7 volts.
Hi guys, I bought the same heater but when running the ignition keeps clicking and doesn’t stop. Can I ask does your ignition stop clicking once it fires up. Thanks 👍
Hi I think you may be confusing the ignition with the fuel pump.
The Fuel pump ticks and runs continuously (you will find it speeds up and slows down as you change the heat settings)
The ignition uses a glow plug so is silent.
Any idea how to sink this with your android phone ? Directions that came with it are not very good.
Hi afraid I use an iPhone so can;t be much help with android. the App for iPhone is called "airHeaterByBLE" may be it is also on android.
I was hoping to know 1. How long does a tank run for? (low, and high) and 2. How much power does it consume? Amps (low, and high) 3. is it ok to burn Kerosene, bio diesel, jetA etc? thanks...
Hi - I didn't go into that level of detail as I have done those previously on the separate unit which you can find here - czcams.com/video/NLzXP5chv-Q/video.html
Afraid I have only run on Diesel so can't comment on other fuels.
Great video, can this be kept out in the rain?
I wouldn't suggest it would be waterproof, especially with the controller mounted on it.
hi, I have same heater but the controller is different, and I wander if I can upgrade to this one, can you share picture of the connector
Hi, here is a picture of the connector, though I don't know if it can be used with different controllers.
ibb.co/VLfdyWB
@@ExploreVanUK thanks, connector is a different but 3 wires looks same, I got the controller, like on your video and I connect wires but heater doesn't work, mean there is a power and I can control everything also I connect Bluetooth but heater and pump wont start
How far can the unit push the hot air? I have a piped system on my boat so potentially the air needs to be pushed 6-7 metres is the fan on this devise strong enough to cope with this. Thank you.
Hi our run has about 5 meters in one direction and 2 in the other and has plenty of output so I suspect you would be ok.
@@ExploreVanUK Thank you
I bought one of these heaters and after 2 months of steady use, the internal fan burnt up. I haven't opened it up yet, but I'm pretty sure I'll find out that the fan is down wind of the heat source.
Thats not great, did you contact the seller? We are now at over 12 months using ours and it's been fine. You can see the follow up video here - czcams.com/video/k2e0yrFKT0s/video.html
Does it have that annoying "tick tick tick clack clack clack" sound from the fuel pump like the other ones? 🤔
It does tick, but because it is inside the case and mounted correctly I would say it is less noticeable
i purchased one from amazon and had no problems setting this up my only question is would this heater run with a afterburner control unit so when the heater reaches the set heat it will completely shut down and turn back on when the temperature drops : this unit will not turn of with it's present settings it just keeps running which is a waist of fuel
thanks
Afraid I don’t know if the Afterburner controller is compatible.
Might be worth popping the question in the Chinese Diesel Heater Facebook Group.
It has a start stop mode built in, no after burner needed.
Just a short question from a yank. Can the display show the temp in fahrenheit?
That’s a great question! I’m away from it at the moment but once I am back with it I’ll have a look in the settings and let you know!
@@ExploreVanUK Have you had a chance to look at it?
Apologies I forgot all about this!
I’ve just had a look in the manual, the App settings and had a play with the controller and I am afraid I can’t see a way to change it to Fahrenheit.
It might be worth asking the question in this Facebook group as there is a lot of knowledge in there and someone may know a hack to do it.
facebook.com/groups/146837062640024/?ref=share
Anyone know the size of the duct?
Which one? Heating air out? I can measure later for you.
Is it waterproof, is there a way to make it easily waterproof ?
Due to the vents needed it isn’t water proof.
You’d need to maintain a level of ventilation around it so some sort of waterproof cover / tent would probably be the best option if you were wanting to protect from the weather.
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Any odd smell from the heater?
Not that we’ve noticed.
@@ExploreVanUK thank you for the reply. My current all in one has some smell to it.
Worth remembering that anyone who is unlucky to have a fire in a vehicle or building which has one of these heaters installed, isnt insured. There are many videos covering these heaters, but not seen a single mention of no insurance cover?
Hi thanks for the comment. Could you elaborate as to why people wouldn’t be insured if a conversion is declared?
@@ExploreVanUK The heaters dont conform to any recognised safety standards, which means a claim could be refused. I would suggest contacting your insurers, and if they suggest cover is not affected by fitting a heater, which does not conform to safety standards, to make sure you have that in writing.
Ah yeah agree, definitely worth people checking their insurance.
Mine does have an exclusion for fire caused by an LPG appliance that hasn’t been fitted to gas safety standards or manufacturers. But as this is diesel so wouldn’t be covered by this.
I believe this one is also CE marked but I’ll double check.
There is also possibly a bit of ambiguity of whether a solution like this is actually “installed”.
It’s often the case that policies reference gas installations and the requirements to be installed in accordance with gas safety or manufacturers instructions but being I’ve also seen specific exclusions to wood / solid fuel burners.
Like most things Insurance companies will try to get out claims in a s many ways as they can.
@@ExploreVanUK Yes they will try and avoid paying out any way they can, and I am pretty sure the Chinese heaters, would be pretty comprehensively condemned if an expert took one apart, to check safety aspects.
I think its something that would be well worth checking out for sure, as its not really much use being told the Chinese heaters mean no insurance cover, after you have made a claim!
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Hi I just purchased this but it keeps cutting off 3/5 second after it says heater on. Any advice please 🙏?
Sounds like low voltage or low current. When the glow plug kicks in.
How are you powering it?
Is it showing an error code?
Hi dont see any codes. Im using an anker 757 powerstation. Says on there videos direct u can use it to power a diesel heater.@ExploreVanUK
@@ExploreVanUKFor the power station model 757, we have 100-120V for US/JP version, 220-240V for UK/EU/MEA/CN/AU version.
@@billyd9205 yeah I suspect that is your problem, pretty sure the Anker only has a car accessory socket outlet which is limited to 10 Amps. All the Diesel heaters I have used need more than 10 Amps to start up.
We use the Aferiy which has a 25 Amp 12 volt outlet to run diesel heaters.
czcams.com/video/5tLCGoJn-jE/video.html
@ExploreVanUK is there any way to put a normal house plug on to the cable or is that a no go?
can i buy this unit i live in canada
I would think so. Check out the Banggood link.
hell no, they want us dead.
Just checked Ebay, no sign of this model, and Bandgood was over £300!
Here’s the link for eBay. It’s down as out of stock at the moment.
I think they have been very popular.
Suspect they are waiting for another container load to arrive.
When they have them in the UK warehouse again I’d expect them to come back on eBay and the UK warehouse on Banggood.
bit.ly/3ysLoQC
Check on their website
I liked everything about this presentation except that we did not see and hear it actually running.
Hi thanks - the unit is running in all the bench footage and thermal imaging footage - you are right though some measurements of the noise level would have been a good thing to include.
We have done this previously on a non enclosed heater in this video - The case reduces the noise level further czcams.com/video/NLzXP5chv-Q/video.html
@@ExploreVanUK ~ Thank you for your reply. 🙂
That's so dangerous point in these units is to put them outside
Hi, not sure you picked up from the video that the unit is in a separate compartment which is air tight to the living space.
What aspect do you see as dangerous?
@@ExploreVanUK if that exhaust leaks good luck to you underneath mounting would be safer
You need to have the air in take outside the van! Otherwise it will use all the oxygen in your van from the combustion of the diesel and will suffocate!
I've been a long term fan but I think you should edit this video or take it down and reupload it, stuff like this is really serious. Not everyone reads the description and may install it the same as you did inside their van.
Hi thanks for taking the time to comment - just to be clear - as I state in the video at 6:30 the heater was mounted in the garage, not in the living space. It is entirely sealed from the living space so will not consume oxygen from there. It is also well ventilated to ensure there is enough oxygen to ensure complete combustion.
Just like breathing will use all the air up in the van!
Please never run one of these all-in-one units INSIDE your van. They should always be used outside with the hot air duct routed into your van.
Very true - I should have made that more clear in the video.
I'll add it to video description
I agree yet even a home fireplace exposes dangers if precautions are not taken. Similar to "Don't go in the water if you don't know how to swim". If used inside be careful. Ventilate, CO detector and a fire extinguisher.
@@a787fxr CO not CO2
@@reidnichol9255 Good catch. I edited. !:- )
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