Portable Diesel Heater

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He's done 3 Nordic winter trips (and is probably there right now for round 4). Lapland, Lofoten islands, Nordkapp, the Russia/Finland/Norway border etc etc etc.

Thanks - will check it out!

Remember if you are piping warm air "in" from the outside you also need to think about where the cold air already inside can get out - otherwise you have a fan that's designed mostly to blow against little resistance trying to pressurise the van to push the cold air out. That's another thing that isn't an issue when installing conventionally as you are taking the air from the van and putting it back so zero sum pressure wise.

Also take great care that your exhaust isn't going to get drawn in to the intake. That's easier to keep a good distance apart in a fixed install, but easy to miss in a portable.

Yes, I was wondering about the air getting out. I don't know what others have done. I'll have to search I guess. I was thinking that the vans probably aren't perfectly sealed so would probably be okay but I don't know. Maybe I could create a pressure chamber or switch it into reverse for some altitude training ;-)

 

[TallPaul_S]

Thanks - will check it out!


Yes, I was wondering about the air getting out. I don't know what others have done. I'll have to search I guess. I was thinking that the vans probably aren't perfectly sealed so would probably be okay but I don't know. Maybe I could create a pressure chamber or switch it into reverse for some altitude training ;-)

They're sealed pretty well, it's why you don't open or close a pop top without a door or window open!

 

[drinfinity]

The price of the van-mount option is up to you. You can spend £1000+ on the Erbespacher, or £130 on a Veevor to mount under the van which will be the same heater unit as in your portable one.

 

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They're sealed pretty well, it's why you don't open or close a pop top without a door or window open!

Ah, not being a pop-top person I did not know that! makes perfect sense though.

The price of the van-mount option is up to you. You can spend £1000+ on the Erbespacher, or £130 on a Veevor to mount under the van which will be the same heater unit as in your portable one.

Yeah that's a fair point, I image installation costs would be similar though somewhere IRO £600? because I still wouldn't fancy installing it myself.