Cheapest Diesel Heater on the Planet 

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I run a mix of 90% diesel and 10% gasoline. Seems to help thin the diesel out and burns cleaner when its really cold out.

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The larger one is estimated to burn around 2 gallons per hour, based on the literature I found on similar-sized models. However, this is not really practical for a one-man operation. Typically, these heaters have thermostats, but in a large shop like yours, the fuel will never shut off, causing it to run at full throttle. The front plate is designed to turn cherry red, indicating maximum heat output. If this doesn't happen after running for a while, then the spray tip and spark plug need to be cleaned. I believe your idea of using either a traditional infrared electric heater on a stand or the new far infrared panels is a good one. These heaters work by directly heating objects instead of the air, allowing you to point it directly at yourself while working to stay warm. They consume less energy and can be safely directed towards you, best option IMO.

A heater of that type will also generate a lot of moisture. I'd cover all unpainted areas of your machines if I were you.

I had one of them that was twice the size of that and also to get rid of the kerosene smell or diesel smell the pressure has to be because they get out of whack but you have to have the pressure adjusted I would have mine adjusted once a year so it wouldn't smell well I say one of them actually I had 30 of them the business I was in we had to have them

We used to run diesel in large heaters like that, probably didnt burn as clean that's for sure. The fuel costs were terrible. We were using them in Northern Alberta to heat up a building for masons to lay brick. We always heard warnings to be careful running those heaters and even those sunflower heaters, as they consume a lot of oxygen out of the air especially in smaller spaces. Your shop is likely big enough to not be too worried...

I use 5 gallons red diesel to 1 gallon of gasoline. Have been doing this for twenty years.

and then there's china Webasto clones, while smaller are more efficient...I had the original US made version 1.0 back in 2000 and it melted a computer I sat too close. I you could find used vegetable oil/grease for it would be super FREE

For what it's worth, I have used those heaters when I had too, I placed mine in an outside doorway so the heater was always drawing outside air and it cut down on how bad they smelled and how much shop oxygen they where consuming.

The big one runs way too rich. They souldn´t smell too much like exhaust. And check the bearings- the sound seems way too loud. Open em up, clean em out and You´re set. They might run other fuels depending on the jetting. Maybe the big one has the wrong jet in? But they should run rather quiet and not smelly, then they´re right.

I run4 gallons of diesel fuel to 1 gallon of unleaded cheaper than kerosene no soot

Out of curiosity. Do you rent the entire building or just part of it? I notice the large corrugated steel walls seem to cut off parts of the building.