Diesel heater - good quality at low price

[Skyliner33]

I bought a Vevor, most likely Chinese. Whilst it is not of 'German?' quality, if it broke 4 times, it might still be cheaper than one of the brands mentioned above

I am having my garage lower the fuel tank and fit the pipe, and I am fitting the heater myself

Whilst I have nothing against Chinese stuff, I just think that they won’t be as quiet as the ‘premium’ brands.

 

[Dave Mac]

Well have had to buy a replacement Chinese all in one heater as the fan was starting to sound very poorly. had this one 4 years and has ran for around 2,500hrs in the garage.
Has been great without fault until now. £110 well spent and hope the replacement lasts as long.
It's not worth the hassle to try and repair but will keep for spares.

 

[Dave Mac]

Well stuck with the new heater for six days and the subtle high pitch from the fan was too much. So £10 on new bearings and 90mins later all sorted, out with the new and back in with the old one very quiet and toasty warm. will hang onto the new one for a while for spares.

 

[Salty Spuds]

Well stuck with the new heater for six days and the subtle high pitch from the fan was too much. So £10 on new bearings and 90mins later all sorted, out with the new and back in with the old one very quiet and toasty warm. will hang onto the new one for a while for spares.

We have a Vent-Axia whole house ventilation/heat recovery system. It’s been running non-stop for 20 odd years. It started to rattle & vibrate, so I contacted Vent-Axia & they said that the unit was discontinued, but they did have some remaining spares on the shelf. 2 new fan/motor units were available for the princely sum of £295+vat+ delivery EACH!! Bugger that for a game of soldiers, an hour on the bench & £12 quids worth of SKF 6302 bearings & it was good as new. Good for another 20 years, which is more than I can say for me

 

[oldiebut goodie]

Same with my power shower, I didn't even bother with the manufacturer, stripped it down replaced the bearings for around £5 and it is as good as new ( had already replaced the brushes ). Chinese bearings tend to be very hit and miss as to noise so I stick to oem NMB which tend to be made in Singapore or Thailand for my heaters!

 

[Salty Spuds]

Same with my power shower, I didn't even bother with the manufacturer, stripped it down replaced the bearings for around £5 and it is as good as new ( had already replaced the brushes ). Chinese bearings tend to be very hit and miss as to noise so I stick to oem NMB which tend to be made in Singapore or Thailand for my heaters!

Maybe it’s an age thing or just the retired engineer in me, but I get immense satisfaction from repairing stuff for not a lot of money.

 

[oldiebut goodie]

When I was around 5 my father had me straightening nails for re-use! In the '50's we made do and mended.

 

[Dave Mac]

The firm I serve my time with made us whittle timber to make plugs as rawl plugs cost money, also had to sharpen stanley blades when blunt until they broke. The boss was a millionaire when I moved onto pastures new but did admire him.