I bought this diesel heater to take camping in winter as well as heating up my woodworking shop/garage. I will build a better connection through the door later but wanted to try it out first and let all the smells burn out before I take it camping.

I ran into many issues with this unit. It doesn't come with a connector unless you want to directly connect this to a battery. I had to purchase a 12V cigarette lighter. I also realised that you need a 90 degree exhaust pipe tube elbow to be able to pass the exhaust to side otherwise you can't even stand the machine up. Aside from the power and tube elbow, I also purchased heat wrap roll and a 8' aluminum duct.

8' aluminum duct was a big mistake as it melted on first try and started giving off really bad fumes as well. Replaced this with high heat car duct which seems to hold up much better.

One thing to note on the heat wrap. ALWAYS USE GLOVES! that fiberglass was $#@#$ to get out of my hand for 2-3 days.


Overall Pros:

- Pretty cheap as it was under $120 when I got it. (Watch for sales, there is at least 2-3 companies that have it on sale on Amazon)
- Very quiet once it gets going
- Low power/gas consumption

Overall Cons:
- It doesn't come with power source
- All pieces seem flimsy since it is a cheap unit
- The duct that comes with it is only 2 feet long when stretched out.
- Immediately ran into E-3 error which needed glow plug replacement.
- Documentation included is horrible. No directions what so ever.
- Prone to a lot of issues so you need to keep spare parts at all time if you are going camping.


Products Used (Not sponsored)

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24mm Air Diesel Parking Heater Exhaust Pipe Tube Elbow Connector https://amzn.to/3PXj4he

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Infrared Thermometer Gun https://amzn.to/3Fp32YD



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