Episode 6 - Installing a diesel
heater
It’s November, and daytime highs are often in single digits
(Celsius.) I’m going to need a reliable heat source to allow me
to work inside the bus for the next five months.
In the Episode 6 video linked to below, I review several options
for heating a skoolie: electric heaters, wood stoves, portable
propane heaters, propane furnaces and diesel heaters. I
settle on this diesel heater (click to see the image larger):
While I did my best to determine a permanent spot to install
the heater, I anticipate having to move it a foot or two in the
final build. So the installation method I use involves the fewest
and smallest holes in the bus.
I’ve never done such an installation
before, so setbacks are inevitable,
like when I found I’d melted a hole in
the fuel line.
I have previously used my
Ecoflow power station to
power a water pump, stereo,
lights and power tools. In this
episode I use it to provide
electrical power to the diesel
heater. This power source has
come in so handy.
Click the image below to see the episode on my YouTube
channel. And while you’re there, click the Subscribe button so
you don’t miss subsequent episodes.
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