Small Diesel Shop Heater

[DAPPH]

Air bubbles in the fuel pipe are common. Don't worry as long as it runs OK

I think the bubbles actually act as springs and suspension to the peristaltic pump piston in the pump body without them you'd get a lot of wear & need a lot stronger electromagnetic coil, .
IIRC there is a microscopic vent hole in the inlet end of the pump body flange plastic this allows the piston to fall fairly freely , then when the electromagnetic coil gets a pulse it stops a vacuum being formed and retaining the piston . IE it is an essential breather device .

 

[Kayos]

Mine warms my office, even sub zero it gets too warm now it's insulated

 

[DAPPH]

View attachment 480259 garage is getting toasty now after 3 and a half hours of running, I'm very impressed especially with how many air gaps there are near the roof and top of the wall

next job is to insulate between the rafters, any recommendations on what to use? i was thinking kingspan or summet like that
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To save a lot of effort but maybe a little costly how about top skinning the whole roof and side edge with Kingspan wriggly tin sprayed with 150 mm insulation that can be sealed along all edges then screw down with long TEC type screws to the joists . That would leave the inside full of places to add hooks in the joist .
I'd also seal the floor and a couple of feet up the walls to reduce condensation from ground moisture .
Go a bit further slip a cls 44x35 ( ???) frame all round the garage , between it and the walls add a thickness of tar paper as a vapour barrier then infill the frame with fibreglass. insulation batts after adding wiring for all desired / planned power points and electrical fittings . Then plaster board over the insulated frame roller on a one coat finish and add a skirting board .
T'is what I did to the garage at my previous home plus adding a quality 40 mm floor screed & floor boards . When it came to sell the place it increased the value by about 10 K and was a major factor in us getting our full asking price at the second viewing .

 

[DAPPH]

Mine warms my office, even sub zero it gets too warm now it's insulated

Minus six recorded inside my mancupboard the other morning and it zapped that to a nice 18 oC in just under three hours on setting six .

 

[Kayos]

Minus six recorded inside my mancupboard the other morning and it zapped that to a nice 18 oC in just under three hours on setting six .

I haven't yet sorted the remote confirmation but I turn it on 0730 and I'm usually in there for 0800-0830 depending on other family duties. It's still on full at that point but warm enough to work

By work I mean sit at a desk using my laptop, so nothing physical

 

[DAPPH]

What fuel are you using , where do you get it & how is it supplied and decanted into the heater ???

 

[Danez]

To save a lot of effort but maybe a little costly how about top skinning the whole roof and side edge with Kingspan wriggly tin sprayed with 150 mm insulation that can be sealed along all edges then screw down with long TEC type screws to the joists . That would leave the inside full of places to add hooks in the joist .
I'd also seal the floor and a couple of feet up the walls to reduce condensation from ground moisture .
Go a bit further slip a cls 44x35 ( ???) frame all round the garage , between it and the walls add a thickness of tar paper as a vapour barrier then infill the frame with fibreglass. insulation batts after adding wiring for all desired / planned power points and electrical fittings . Then plaster board over the insulated frame roller on a one coat finish and add a skirting board .
T'is what I did to the garage at my previous home plus adding a quality 40 mm floor screed & floor boards . When it came to sell the place it increased the value by about 10 K and was a major factor in us getting our full asking price at the second viewing .

wow proper job that! This sounds really good but i think i'll save that for when i extend the garage later on this year, get it all done at once. Might get a new roof when i do it...

 

[Danez]

What fuel are you using , where do you get it & how is it supplied and decanted into the heater ???

i use kerosene, got it from amazon
Clearell 20L | Pack of 4 x 5L |... https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BYF3VL7V?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

 

[JOEPRO]

i use kerosene, got it from amazon
Clearell 20L | Pack of 4 x 5L |... https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BYF3VL7V?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

That's an expensive way to buy Kerosene.

Do any forecourts near you sell Kerosene? It's worth looking out for, many do and should be around 80p per litre at the pump. Get yourself a large 20L metal jerry can and works out well. Or even red diesel if you can find it, heater will run hotter on that. I found local places in NI that still offer red diesel at the pump. Dearer though.

 

[Gragson]

I would agree, that is even more expensive than normal petrol station diesel

 

[Kayos]

i use kerosene, got it from amazon
Clearell 20L | Pack of 4 x 5L |... https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BYF3VL7V?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

I use the same, delivered to the door in 5 litre bottles

Yes diesel and bigger drums of kero are cheaper but I'm happy to pay for the convenience

A bigger drum would mean a pump and maybe a smaller container, plus somewhere to keep it

Putting diesel in means driving to get it, then the same issues as a bigger drum

The price per litre is not the only factor

 

[Danez]

I use the same, delivered to the door in 5 litre bottles

Yes diesel and bigger drums of kero are cheaper but I'm happy to pay for the convenience

A bigger drum would mean a pump and maybe a smaller container, plus somewhere to keep it

Putting diesel in means driving to get it, then the same issues as a bigger drum

The price per litre is not the only factor

exactly this, it's proper convenient. i don't really have much room, i might do the big drum method eventually when i get more room but this will do me for now

That's an expensive way to buy Kerosene.

Do any forecourts near you sell Kerosene? It's worth looking out for, many do and should be around 80p per litre at the pump. Get yourself a large 20L metal jerry can and works out well. Or even red diesel if you can find it, heater will run hotter on that. I found local places in NI that still offer red diesel at the pump. Dearer though.

i do have a 20L jerry can and didn't know petrol stations sold kerosene so will look into that..

 

[voipio]

i do have a 20L jerry can and didn't know petrol stations sold kerosene so will look into that..

Fuel stations serving rural communities are more likely to sell kerosene, and red diesel, than those in the centre of town.

 

[Gragson]

I lost a magnetic LED inspection lamp for about 3 years. I found still attached to the underside of the front wing of my old Morris. Done a good few hundred miles under there, still worked after a good charge!

Was the diesel heater under there as well

 

[RWD3M]

Was the diesel heater under there as well

I guess this muppet put that in the wrong thread!!!

 

[Kayos]

exactly this, it's proper convenient. i don't really have much room, i might do the big drum method eventually when i get more room but this will do me for now


i do have a 20L jerry can and didn't know petrol stations sold kerosene so will look into that..

If I was heating a bigger space, and using more than 5l a week I would have a bulk tank

 

[oldbikedavey]

For my workshop, I use a Deville multi-fuel heater, which is brilliant .
Purchase kerosene in 200 litre drums , but it can't half guzzle fuel when the thermometer drops and you get it up off tickover...