12 Diesel heater tips - the missing instructions for a proper install - Chinese eBay amazon heater 

Thank you. I have purchased my diesel heater. My first mistake would have been changing to automotive fuel hose. Second mistake, the muffler set too high. You have saved me a lot of heartache.

I used a piece of 1/4" cement board between the plate and the floor of my cargo trailer.

Great content! Directly addressing the SPECIFIC issues of installation, all educational. No bs intro, fancy graphics or overly vlogging. Keep it up, simple is better!!!! 😀

A solid video! Thanks for taking the time to share what you learned with the rest of the community! It's people and accounts like this that make van life more accessible!

Perfect timing, I have purchased one of theses and it arrived today. Thanks for the tips. I’ve watch a few videos on the insulation of these and hardly any of what you have mentioned in your video were mentioned in the others…. top marks 😊👍

This is the best group of instruction pointers I have seen, and I've looked a lot.

Thank you for making this video. I never would have thought of half of that. My heater arrived wed and I’ll be watching this one more time before install.

Couldn't be happier that I stumbled on your video. Detailed, no BS cutesy crap. Just facts . Excellent video. Thank you!

Outstanding advice and tips. Hoping to put my heater in the van in Spring. these tips help me plan the installation to reduce issues and problems later. Thank you so much.

Nice video. Short sweet to the point. Very helpful. No BS music and graphics. Thanks for keeping it on track!

the various manufacturers should sponsor you. excellent video, my heater arrives tomorrow and your tips will help tremendously .

This is clearly the simplest yet most articulate explanation of truly important details leading an inexperienced installer to achieve a proper installation. Extremely useful. Complementary notions of the overall process can be found in other videos on the Web. Thank you so much. You’re a truly competent communicator. 👏👏🌿

These are great tips. Id love a video where you go a bit more in depth explaining how to do some of the trickier stuff like priming the fuel and inserting the stand pipe inside the tank. Thanks Brad

Thankyou for describing all of this in great detail, it saved me a lot of time thinking about whether this is right choice for me, it is clearly not but at least now I know! You're a legend Brad, keep up the good work :)

Well done Brad! I just finished my second heater install, the first into a vehicle I just sold, the second into a portable case for tenting. I had the pump backwards! And I'm changing the hardware store fuel line to the green supplied one! All before I fire it up this weekend for the first time. Saved me some headaches! Thanks

You’re very thorough! This video gives me ease of mind about installing my diesel heater.

Thanks for the detailed video. I'm still very intimidated with assembling it but your video gives me a bit more confidence.

Although I don't have one of these heaters, it's valuable info for anyone that does. Thanks for taking the trouble to warn owners of problems in use of these heaters.

By FAR the BEST HOW TO VID on installing this flavour of Heater. Thanks. 💙

Dude I'm installing one of this and you explain so much of what I needed to know. Thank you!! Great info.

Thank you for this informative video. You covered every bit of information I found to be confusing. Thanks for taking the time to make this video. Appreciate it!

Leaving this here for later ;) Thank you for your time. Position pump 30' angle with arrow pointing up. Muffler water drain hole pointing town. Exhaust pipe should be higher than muffler so moisture can drip out. Dont pinch fuel line. Double check fuel filter direction. Position air intake so muck doesnt hit and clog it whilst driving. Base plate transfers heat, beware. Add stand pipe inside fuel tank to avoid debris. Prime pump before starting heater. Point exhaust away and off the side of vehicle. Carbon monoxide detector

I am installing my diesel heater in a couple of days, thank you for your excellent video.

Just starting on the Sprinter Van conversion, trying to prevent newbie mistakes. This is a great video I'll review when I get to this stage. Thanks.

Very Informative. I am taking my time installing my Diesel Heater. Having to understand the component of installation is a hassle free. This video is deffenaty for everyone to look into, and take the're time to make the installation correctly. This Video is an A++

I find your vid pretty interesting, especially what u mention about the muffler positioning...I am using a chinese heater at home. In order to do so, I got myself some long pipes and also I made a small modification by leaving the inlet pipe inside tbe house so that I am 100% sure that no toxic gases could get inside. I feel it is doing its job now for a reasonable amount of diesel. Hope it last many many years

Never thought I'd learn something from an Oregoner. Nice job explaining everything.

Great tips - thanks! Tip number 8 though: that metal plate is to go under the floor (outside) if the floor it is thinner than 1.5mm. That big black gasket on the bottom of the heater is to create an air-tight seal, preventing exhaust fumes from entering the vehicle. Leaving air gap between the bottom of the heater and the surface you're attaching it to defeats the object of this gasket. Try as you might, you're very unlikely to make a perfect seal where the exhaust pipe attaches to the heater. Even a tiny leak in the exhaust can release fatal doses of carbon monoxide into the vehicle. Sorry to poke holes, but it is seriously dangerous. Anyway, thanks again for the tips - trying to decipher the manual this thing comes with is seriously challenging!

_I like to add you can use the fuel pump horizontally, providing you use a vac pump to get the small amount of air out. You can use any 4mm OD x 2mm ID fuel or hard nylon line. For short-run like yours, you can use rubber/ silicone, but it's best to use a hard line at all times. If your metering pump doesn't have an arrow, just remember the connection is always going forward for the flow. When it comes to the fuel tank, those little square pads allow a slight tilt to get more fuel usage. It might be best to do a top-down fuel line, lest likely of leaks and easier to change out fuel tanks down the road. Those tanks seem to split after awhile. Not all, but 60% do! If you do a top-down, you can have any tank you want and fit your needs._

Wow such amazing and helpful tips. So happy I watched this before starting the installation. Thank you!! 👍👍👍👍

Absolutely brilliant! Some excellent information there, I'm glad I watched this before I install my heater.

very clear, very direct, no wasted time. Thanks. No manual with mine, so the pointers helped.

Thanks for the tips 👍 The muffler orientation is particularly insightful. Now we just need someone to create a clear and easily understood owner's manual on how to correctly operate and adjust all the features of the heater using the digital control unit.

Dude, you win the Internet for the Day. Excellent video. Your #12 is critical. I just broke down and bought an almost $200 personal CO monitor/alert, the AV8 version of Sensorcon. This version let's you set the CO level at which to alarm you. I am sleeping in sailboats, campers, and cabins, and actually fly small airplanes, all of which the CO monitor will be with me. Even though I have a portable Chinese diesel heater for my squaredrop, which runs outside my camper, you just never know if some weird meteorological phenomenon will blow the exhaust back into the camper.

The pump tilt is also to seperate sediment as it only delivers 5ml of fuel per 250 pulses ! You're right about the cavitation bubbles. Good to share !

Great tips! Everyone should watch this video right before installing their new heater.

Beautiful video brother. Just getting ready to install mine. Thanks so much for sharing. Saving thousands of people from headaches and stress. D🤙😎🇺🇸

Thanks for taking the time to give us your tips. I've got the green vinyl tubing & was planning to swap it for the rigid nylon since folks say that the pumps aren't as happy with the soft stuff. Really appreciate you pointing out the slope & drainage for the muffler. I'd heard that keeping the exhaust clear and short is important but wouldn't have thought about moisture build-up being a concern.

Thanks, the best tips I have seen of YT so far.

This is all so helpful. Thank you for sharing! I'm about to install one of these and I'm so glad to have found this first.

Very cool video cause Im about to install the same system and I would not have known any of the good information in this video.Thank you for saving me potential issues

That was very good! I learn more with every video I watch!

Thank you VERY much. Well done! My 5kw is producing C Monoxide. I am removing and replacing with a 2kW. Following all your tips closely.

This is a good video and you took the time to go over some awesome tips thank you so much - I think the most important thing I've learned about installing 2 heaters in my school bus was the trick using kite string and a small weight to route the fuel tank pieces when you are assembling the fuel tank parts.

Thanks for the video. Lots of good points. I just installed mine, so damn, I have to go back and make some corrections 👍

Your video was excellent! Not too much yapping and unnecessary informaion. You were concise and direct with your instruction and whatever pertinent information that you were trying to relay. I originally purchased the heater that is put together. I had to replace it (because it up and stopped working) so I chose this type in the video. Which is a whole production, but it's good to learn and know what you're dealing with (*sometimes) vs just opening the package and using something that you're depending on to work because your mind has you automatically believe and trust that because said product is new, it is good and you'll be good. 👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀

Thanks for a Great video. I've ordered a heater, so this information really comes in handy.

Thanks! Not quite ready to install ours, but getting close. Good reminders.

Great video Brad, thank you for all the good information on the Diesel heater. 😊

Thanks for a simple explanation, just what I was looking for.

Excellent video. My heater stopped working and although the air blows, it will not get hot. I can smell the raw diesel at the exhaust but it is not igniting completely. The old unit had the most impossible thermostat to operate!

Dude the vid was really good, you just got to the points and it was super helpful. I'll definitely be using these tips with my install. Thanks very much

First class instructional video. Thanks very much. Really helpful.

Thanks for all this info, just about to install my first 5kw heater.

Thanks for the tips! I'm getting ready to install one in my build.

Great video. Thanks! Installing ome in my off grid travel trailer this weekend.

Thanks for this, very awesome. I love the information And will help solve my error codes.

great review, some things I ignored...corrected now, Thank you!

Thanks so much for your tips...Really appreciate it...Happy travels, stay safe...

All great info, thanks for taking the time to help

Thank you so much brilliant advice straight to the point no messing around and yes everybody get carbon monoxide detector with a new battery you never know it could save your life thank you for posting

It’s a big help for me co’z planing buy that heater in the future

In the instructions for my Webasto petrol heater it says to install the muffler as close to the unit as is appropriate for your install. Thanks for the tip about the weep hole, I had mine mounted sideways! 👍

Great video with important information! Thank you

Excellent tips! Thanks for sharing

Thanks for putting this together, very helpful!!!

Well done! You just solved one of my issues! Thanks so much!!!!!!!!!!!

Wish I’d found this video earlier! Thankyou !!!👍🏾

Man this video was extremely helpful! thank you!

Great video, very helpful 🇬🇧

thanks so much for sharing, love your concise and easy to understand presentation.

Thanks for sharing these great tips!

Great summary!! Well done! Thank you!

Thank you for your timely tips.

Very good tips. Great job. Thanks

Extremely helpful video! I am subscribed.

Great video and info,thank you and big hugs from MN

Excellent video, thanks from the UK mate...

Excellent! Nicely explained.

All good tips! Thanks.

Great presentation and tips.

Very informative! Thanks for the tips.

Every day a school day. Thank you!

Useful video. Thank you!

Excellent information mate...

Brilliant video thanks

Great video! Appreciate all information. Thanks

Thanks for teaching us this. I learned allot.

Thanks for the priceless info!

Good video with no BS Thanx👍

The simple fix is keep the included wiring as short as possible, longer runs of wire need to be a much heavier Guage, but really you need a secondary battery, short as possible wiring and an isolator to be safe and not stranded if it's in something mobile. If you have access to 110volts AC or it's for a structure then a simple solution is a variable output AC to DC converter. You get the ones that are 0-48v DC output up to 480 watts. They are $40-60 and last indefinitely as well as work flawlessly even for multiple heaters, also add some polar power diesel fuel treatment or fuel injection cleaner for better operation. One final tip is the controller that is rectangular and has digital alarm clock LCD font with green characters, and light up red only icons works perfectly after years and years. I have 5 diesel heaters, 2 going right now as I'm a huge fan of these awesome and inexpensive heaters. I use old iron steam radiators to collect and store a ridiculous amount of basically free energy from the exhaust heat.

Thank you sir for the very informative video👍🏼

Hi 👋🏽, thanks for the missing advices. I installed my all in one diesel heater inside my van, my air intake is inside too, cause I have enough fresh air flow inside my vehicle. The exhaust is mounted outside straight down, no curves at all, so the moisture can’t stuck anywhere.

So helpful. Thank you !

Great video…. Thanks! Installing one today…. The company should be paying you for tech support.

Great vid buddy I found it helpful

I got one of the stand up diesel heaters. First thing I noticed there was no fuel filter, the second, there was a kink in the white nylon fuel hose and a mix of different fuel hoses. The exhaust hose also didn't fit. Luckily I had spares from a previous heater and was able to sort all that out but damn, it's a hit and miss affair with these things. I ditched the little fuel tank and plumbed into my 20 Litre tank. So far so good.

I think the problem with air in the line is that it doesn't block the flow of fuel but gets to the injector & causes sputtering or the flame to go out. I would install a fuel filter between the tank & the pump and keep a spare filter or 2 on hand. To be more quiet they make a silencer for the air intake and upgraded mufflers that can cut the outside noise level in half. If your heater didn't come with a silencer they go for around $25.

Thank you. Well presented.

Well done, all the basic's, when I am watching people RU-vid installing the heater you see the filter the wrong way around, no priming done, pump at wrong angles, the list goes on