Workshop heater identity

[Howburn]

I have this fairly large workshop heater in my shed I wondered if anyone recognises what make it is there is no makers plate on to identify it, but there is a serial number.
I had put it on eBay as I already have a small but fairly old Kroll that works, but now I have this working may keep it. The air blast from it is lovely and warm and our outside temperature half way up a hill in the Lake District is -12.5 deg, so I am tempted.
If anyone is familiar with this heater do you know if they are any good? Parts supply etc or are they just over complicated.
As said it is on eBay so to see pictures have a look.
eBay item number 120516178059

 

[stormin]

Looks to me as though the burner is too small for the unit. May have been changed for a smaller more economical one. The burn tube doesn't fill the hole into the heat exchanger, either that or there is a seal missing. This could lead to exhaust gases entering the cabinet and work area. Looks like one of the outlet vents has been blocked off too. Presumably it was mounted next to a wall.
Not a bad price but he seems to say it doesn't run on the waste oil setting. Would be well worth having it professionally checked over if you buy it. Make sure the heat exchanger tubes are clean and not full of soot as this reduces efficiency.

 

[Howburn]

Thanks for the reply, sorry I should have been clearer, this is my heater and I am thinking of selling it. But since I got it to work I may keep it, I would just like to find out what make it is. It came to me as scrap.

The burner I think is original in the pictures on eBay the burner is not fully in the blast tube, once installed seal seems OK.

Your right about outlet vent being blocked off; if I keep it I will replace it.

I have a heating engineer coming to have a look at it tomorrow.
Thanks for input anyway.
Dave

 

[MrFluffy]

1kcal/hr = aprox 3.97 Btu, or put another way 1 Kcal/hr = 1.163 watts
so its about 160,000 btu (158800) by those figures. Or 47Kw...
Puissance = power in french, and debit d'air means airflow so thats its throughput rating, not sure about the make but local garage here has something similar stood in the middle...