Diesel heater for workshop

[carver83]

13 hours ago, AHPP said:

I spent three days last winter welding the van. Workshop probably five times the area of yours, much taller, probably less well insulated. A slightly bigger one of those on tickover was almost too warm. It was a godsend. 

Hi , do you reckon one of those units be OK (make bearable) for welding under van outside if say pointed 5/6ft away or closer? Cheers 

[AHPP]

At a guess, yes. Anything is better than nothing for the desperation of winter, kerbside welding. 

[Mark Bolam]

Workshop is toasty now!

 

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[AHPP]

That's an excellent product name. Make sure you list it on the contents insurance.

[Mark Bolam]

What a Godsend this thing is.

 

Workshop was 2deg when I came in, 10deg within 10 minutes.

[AHPP]

 

Fuxking amateur. 

[Mark Bolam]

I’m northern Alex, 3000deg is too warm for me.

[AHPP]

Remind us what your last contribution to the cooking thread was...

 

Northerner indeed. Kent can keep you. 

[Big J]

It's not a workshop, but we recently fitted a diesel heater in our VW T5. It's not exactly this model, but ours is very similar:
 

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It's a pain on colder mornings getting the car defrosted, and on very cold days (below minus 10c), getting the engine up to temperature takes a long time due to the very relaxed nature of driving here.

With the diesel heater, the car is entirely defrosted in 10-15 minutes from a minus 10c frost and you can leave it on for a while afterwards to keep you warm so that you don't have to draw heat from the engine. Uses sod all diesel too (less than 1 litre a week at the moment). 

 

When I use the van in summer to go cycling in Norway, I can use the heater overnight as I like to stay as high as possible (altitude acclimatisation) and even in July, it can be pretty chilly. 

 

Maybe the best £200 upgrade I've ever made to a car.

[eggsarascal]

All  in one diesel heater outside the building, buy/make a box to keep the weather off, core drill two holes into the building, one for air/heat in the other for.air intake, job done. Recycle the warm air equals less fuel, step down unit from 220-240v to 12v s about £30, no need for battery or charger, only downside is if there is a power cut the heater won't go through it's cool down process and could melt the motherboard, chances are slim of it happening and a cheap fix if it did.