WorkshopChris
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Just go for it, the internet was designed for stealing ideas.I like that, I’ve been looking for a way to fix my heater in the hut. Would you mind if I stole your idea?
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Nicely done but rather unnecessary, the only part of the heater that gets hot enough to worry about is the exhaust pipe and that should be lagged. I've fit plenty of these on boats at work and we've never needed anything more than the standard L shaped bracket they come with and we usually fasten them to the wooden structure of the boat.
daedalusminos
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Go for it!Would you mind if I stole your idea?
Now I just need it to stop raining so I can drill the exhaust hole in the wall.
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Snug fit
Love the remote, works from bed
Hmm, what's that flickering orange glow I can see through the bedroom window?
daedalusminos
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doubleboost
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I bought the
The only concern is what if you have a power cut
The heater needs a run down cycle
same one running very well
The only concern is what if you have a power cut
The heater needs a run down cycle
jerrytug
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It might melt or worse..Perhaps powering it off a car battery, on permanent trickle charge, might be a good idea?
The possibility of a heater melting, giving off flames, burning paraffin, toxic smoke and dripping melted plastic is not a jolly one, specially in a camper van or boat.
(I have a 1960's or 70's Webasto HL 3003 12v blown air diesel heater, no cool down cycle or anything, and preheat on a clockwork timer!
But that's made of thick metal, I think it's from a German panzer or something..)
owas
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Hmm, what's that flickering orange glow I can see through the bedroom window?
No issues so far
I tidied up the wiring, tad bit too much of it for me.
captain-destructo
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could be of interest to some of you?
Yes nice tear down and service video.
I had read somewhere this can happen - not such a problem with ours - using Kero and always flat out.
That's not all that you should clean and nowhere did he mention about fitting new gaskets to ensure combustion air can't leak into the environment that you're trying to heat, mind you I didn't see any gaskets either. I'm beginning to see why these cheap Chinese heaters are cheap. The more I see of these cheap Chinese heaters the less I like them.
IF ANYONE IS PLANNING ON USING A CHEAP CHINESE HEATER PLEASE FIT A CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM. End of public information announcement, sorry to shout.
Yes I have 3 - very paranoid about it.
Mind you with the draughts we get you would be quite safe.
I have seen a youtube video testing the actual exhaust itself and the CO level isn't enough to cause you any harm anyway - at least under normal combustion conditions.
