With a maximum heat rating of 5000 watts, this diesel air heater has enough power to heat a large campervan up to a nice comfortable temperature efficiently. The heater is controlled by an intuitive control panel and appears to be well-made. The operating system is snappy that features a big and bright display. The device itself is constructed using premium materials and as you would expect, the build quality is exceptional. Moreover, thanks to advanced engineering, the appliance is whisper-quiet when operating at full power. Talking about power, the Air Top 2000 STC can efficiently provide up to 2000 watts of heat. Now that you’ve got your Chinese diesel heater installed, let’s get it fired up! Here are the Chinese diesel heater instructions for the first start-up process. Prime the Diesel Heater Fuel Pump Attach exhaust pipe & muffler to the bottom of the heater underneath the van. Mount muffler with drainage hole angled down to the ground and the exhaust directed away from the caravan. If you want to view the current temperature inside the caravan, you can do that with a simple push of the button.

Once you’re all warm and toasty, it’s time to turn the diesel heater off and conserve your fuel for next time. The instructions for turning your Chinese diesel heater on and off are pretty standard. You can expect the heater to be smokey the first time you fire it up. Whether it’s burning off excess fuel from over priming or extra oxygen that was sitting in the lines, a bit of smoke is completely normal. This model comes with everything you need to plumb it into your van’s own diesel tank (if fitting to the top of the tank) as well as a 10 litre tank if you would prefer to keep it separated. Running the heater from the included 10 litre tank will make this significantly easier to install. Also note that the instruction manuals on these budget heaters may be very limited or mostly in Chinese! The heaters suggested in this guide all run on 12v systems so can easily be connected to your leisure battery. After the initial surge, this draw of energy will be around 1 amp per hour. Why use a diesel heater? Now, it is worth mentioning that, with any item that has an unusually low cost (when compared to similar items), it is not surprising to expect a loss in quality. However, taking a look at all the comment from verified owners, as well as having a good read of all the online forums dedicated to Chinese diesel air heaters, a substantial amount of users do in-fact report that the maXpeedingrods diesel air heater is well built and works remarkably well.There will also be an exhaust system and intake pipe, which will both be mounted outside of the caravan. No separate fuel source required since they run off diesel in the running tank (for plumbed in heaters) This model also comes with a silencer which makes the heater that much quieter. There is however, some noise from the pump whilst the heater is running. Separate silencers are available to buy if required.

Below you will find what each error code means, plus the troubleshooting solutions you can try. ERROR The Webasto Air Top 2000 is a German-made diesel air heater that has been on the market for a number of years. So much so, that this heater is regarded as one of the most reliable diesel heaters ever made. The Air Top 2000 has become a favourite amongst professional campervan conversion companies and self-builders alike. Buying a diesel night heater for campervan use in the UK can be a hard decision with such a wide range of options and prices. As you can see from the table the main differences between the budget and premium models are the cost and warranty availability. The only thing not considered in this table is the build quality. How does a diesel heater work in a campervan? However, if you do want find out if there are any error codes, here’s how you can access that information.

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Weighing only 7.2 kilograms, this heater is available in a variety of colours – however, most of the time you won’t see this so were not so sure how much of a deciding factor this is. Regards heating power, this heater has a maximum heat output of 5000 watts; more than enough power to heat a large campervan efficiently.

The main operations of the heater are all done via a responsive LCD control panel. The display is bright and is multi-coloured. The information displayed on the screen is easy to read and simple to understand and the operating system is intuitive and very responsive. Why We Recommend This Model There are lots of companies offering this type of budget heater (Maxpeedingrods, Vevor, FlowerW), all with different power options. This is the 5KW version which is suitable for mid-sized or large vans, such as Sprinters or Transits. There are more powerful versions available but this works fine in our Renault Master. If you have a smaller, Transporter-sized van I would opt for the 2KW version.The most common type of diesel heater is the air heater which simply blows out hot air. The air and water heater blows hot air and acts as a water heater. Finally, the most modern type of diesel heater is the hydronic heater which blows hot air and heats water but also use the excess heat energy produced by the engine as a fuel source, effectively providing a limited amount of free energy from your drives. Webasto are a well established company with a reputation for building high quality products. This is a high end product which is reliable and well supported however, this obviously comes with a big price tag. I selected this heater as the premium heater choice over a similar model by German company Eberspacher, because they are slightly cheaper for the comparable quality. Many of the Chinese diesel heaters have a handy timer function. They are especially useful if you want to have it automatically turn on before you get out of bed in the morning or if you’re out at night and want to return to a toasty caravan. As recently as five years ago, if you wanted to fit a diesel air heater aboard your campervan, your overall choice on what model to install was rather limited. In fact, the only real choice was between a few German-made brands.