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Re: Heater price is here (diesel)
« Reply #280 on: April 28, 2020, 03:02:38 pm »
Would be same dimensions just laying down , I just looked at your video and it might lay down between the tank and reel if that is 25cm of space between the two .
Other than that it looks like load bed to roof isn’t far off 100cm
I’m thinking that it might go stood up by the tank filler / level indicator , is there 25 by 25 of floor space there ?
What is the measurement from floor to roof as we could shorten the the exchanger a bit
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Re: Heater price is here (diesel)
« Reply #281 on: April 29, 2020, 08:55:46 am »
Any chance of video/or some pics of the setup in use? In the van I mean

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Re: Heater price is here (diesel)
« Reply #282 on: April 29, 2020, 10:07:18 am »
Any chance of video/or some pics of the setup in use? In the van I mean
There is a video of my own heater in use , it’s not the finished product that is supplied plus it is shoe horned into my Fiorino !
I will though show you the finished product and a vid of mine in use .
I am at the moment mid build on one , when I come to test it I will make a better video !

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Re: Heater price is here (diesel)
« Reply #283 on: April 29, 2020, 10:12:36 am »
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Re: Heater price is here (diesel)
« Reply #284 on: April 29, 2020, 10:21:42 am »
Finished product vid

https://youtu.be/xKDuBe9adDw
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Re: Heater price is here (diesel)
« Reply #285 on: April 29, 2020, 10:50:12 am »
Looks brilliant!

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Re: Heater price is here (diesel)
« Reply #286 on: April 29, 2020, 12:06:12 pm »
Looks brilliant!
Thank you !
The only ones in operation so far are mine and one in Southampton, another will be in Scotland soon I hope , my fabricator is in lockdown still  :(
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Re: Heater price is here (diesel)
« Reply #287 on: April 29, 2020, 04:47:43 pm »
Would be same dimensions just laying down , I just looked at your video and it might lay down between the tank and reel if that is 25cm of space between the two .
Other than that it looks like load bed to roof isn’t far off 100cm
I’m thinking that it might go stood up by the tank filler / level indicator , is there 25 by 25 of floor space there ?
What is the measurement from floor to roof as we could shorten the the exchanger a bit

The max height is roughyly 96cm so with little space at the top 90cm would be perfect. What sort of reduction in heat would that be looking at?

Also can these be connected up for quick removal? I use the truck occasionally for other things and would be handy to be able to remove it.

What is the max temp at the brush with a full length exchanger?

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Re: Heater price is here (diesel)
« Reply #288 on: April 29, 2020, 05:14:18 pm »
Lee , 90cm is easy , there is still spare space at the bottom so I would only have to shorten the exchanger from 50 to 45cm , you probably won’t lose any heat at all !
As for max temp at the brush it differs depending on your system .
I use 2 LPM through 100 microbore then through Gardiner red fan jet pods , I usually get 35 to 40 at brush in winter and 45 to 50 in the summer .
What is your setup , I can give a better idea then .
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Re: Heater price is here (diesel)
« Reply #289 on: April 29, 2020, 05:46:21 pm »
I have 100m of microbore, 15m pole hose and have a shurflow pump running at 40 on a spring controller.


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Re: Heater price is here (diesel)
« Reply #290 on: April 29, 2020, 07:10:18 pm »
I have 100m of microbore, 15m pole hose and have a shurflow pump running at 40 on a spring controller.
What jets ?
Any idea of LPM from brush ?
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Re: Heater price is here (diesel)
« Reply #291 on: April 29, 2020, 07:19:12 pm »
Looks brilliant!
Thank you !
The only ones in operation so far are mine and one in Southampton, another will be in Scotland soon I hope , my fabricator is in lockdown still  :(

How about making it portable, to use externally?  So you can put it in the van that needs it and lift it out, spark it up....

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Re: Heater price is here (diesel)
« Reply #292 on: April 29, 2020, 07:38:36 pm »
Could be done easily already
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Re: Heater price is here (diesel)
« Reply #293 on: April 29, 2020, 07:55:05 pm »
I have 100m of microbore, 15m pole hose and have a shurflow pump running at 40 on a spring controller.
What jets ?
Any idea of LPM from brush ?

No idea, just standard Gardiner pencil jets

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Re: Heater price is here (diesel)
« Reply #294 on: April 29, 2020, 08:07:16 pm »
How long have you been using your heater for? Do you find your battery goes flat by the end of the day as the pump is running all the time?

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Re: Heater price is here (diesel)
« Reply #295 on: April 29, 2020, 08:30:54 pm »
How long have you been using your heater for? Do you find your battery goes flat by the end of the day as the pump is running all the time?
I use a 105 amp which does the job no problem, you should be looking at 6 amp use per hour , so an 8 hour solid day would use about 48 of the 105 amps , but don’t forget as the day goes on you can turn the heater down as the tank/feed water is getting hotter , I normally knock the heater back by 20% after the first hour and 30% by the second , it usually only actually uses 25 amp for a 6 hour stint
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Re: Heater price is here (diesel)
« Reply #296 on: April 29, 2020, 09:03:47 pm »
Oh and it has been running for 15 months now , the only issue has been a failed glow plug , which was I think my own fault whilst combustion tuning it for the most heat transfer , I was running it at 8 Hz instead of the prescribed 5.8 Hz , I have since found the best combustion is 5.1 Hz but you can safely go to 5.8 without issue .
The glow plug is only £12 anyway  ;D
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Re: Heater price is here (diesel)
« Reply #297 on: May 01, 2020, 09:16:22 am »
Guess you’ve checked up on Carriage of Dangerous Goods regs? Not sure if it’s relevant but may be worth checking out, just in case.

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Re: Heater price is here (diesel)
« Reply #298 on: May 01, 2020, 10:16:47 am »
Guess you’ve checked up on Carriage of Dangerous Goods regs? Not sure if it’s relevant but may be worth checking out, just in case.
Not really sure what you’re getting at there Ooooog ?
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Re: Heater price is here (diesel)
« Reply #299 on: May 01, 2020, 02:01:18 pm »
Guess you’ve checked up on Carriage of Dangerous Goods regs? Not sure if it’s relevant but may be worth checking out, just in case.
Not really sure what you’re getting at there Ooooog ?

Is it really classed as dangerous goods when you carry around a tank of diesel anyway?