Josh so is the thermostat on the controller or the remote?

@@isaiahestes8438 The thermostat is within the controller, but the controller is only sitting in a holster and is attached by 3 wires. I lengthened the cord on my controller so the thermostat could be placed where I want it. There is also a wireless remote, but that only changes the setting on the thermostat (controller) it doesn't act as the temp sensor.

Thanks for the kind words of encouragement. This all started as a COVID hobby but I’m enjoying it more than I thought I would. 15k - 18k feet eh? Wow! You’re up there. Hoping to do a trip to Colorado this fall which may give me a chance to test this thing at altitude, but I admit, I’m hoping for nice rather than cold weather :). I’ll report back on this thing again as I use it more. Until then, thanks for watching and have a good one!

18k feet? Where are you going??

The higher-end models I've seen specify a high altitude conversion kit above I think 5k ft ASL?

Agreed do more videos!

@@TomtheDilettante got one of these last winter to use for camping here in CO, and yes you definitely have to change the settings for the higher altitude here. Just testing the thing out around 7k ft elevation at my house the thing would overheat itself and shut off. You're gonna wanna change the pump speed min to approx 1.2 max 3.5 and fan speed min 1750 max 4500 (assuming this is a 5kw heater). Those figures are approximate but is what I had the best luck with camping at altitudes between 7500 and 10k ft

Thanks for watching and for the kind words! Great to hear this thing works well at altitude. Makes me feel more confident at taking it along next time I'm out west in the cold :)

How efficient was it, in your experience? Would love to know fuel usage, battery power used, and, if anyone out there has tried biodiesel, or black diesel in this rig.

@@mattzee6287I would recommend sticking to regular diesel , don’t know whether I’d trust it to run all night on those fuels you mentioned.

Thank you very much :)

Same.

Being safe, since it not UL or CSA approved, indoors to me would be risky I would have both air intake and heater tube running inside along with a carbon monoxide alarm

I have been using one on my sailboat going on 4 years. I have only had to replace the filter and glow plug once. In my 28' sailboat it is prefect. I foolishly didn't leave Beacon, NY until January and it had my boat 98 degrees inside while it was -15 outside. You can pay a couple grand for an Esbar to heat your boat or use this. I will purchase this unit when mine fails. PS I have mine exhausted into the engine compartment to keep everything warm. Only thing I learned the hard way is you need to run it on high before shutting it down if you have been running it for a long time on low or carbon and maybe fuel will build up in the burner and run rough like the oil burner on the furnace we had growing up and she will smoke like hell. They have a thru-hull exhaust fitting you can find on EBay or Amazon. I hope this unit still has a way to pull off an auxiliary tank as I pull off my main diesel tank.

Donnie, great dry heat for the boat to keep the mold away unlike propane. These normally burn clean just warm moist air exhausted

@@seancushman You have the heater exhausting into the engine compartment?

@@Jhowemca yes, I never put it on a thru-hull. I just open my lazarette lid to vent it. There are two 3" vents that allow air to the bottom of the engine compartment. These burn really clean as long as you run it on high before shutting it off if you've been running it on low for a long period.

Hey man! Thanks! I had to know how much juice this thing sucked and I'm happy to report it's not too much. My fridge draws more power than that :) I was definitely curious about fuel consumption. And, as far as I can tell, the fuel pump output is fixed (not metered electronically) so the only variable is really just pump rate. Calculating run time is a simple matter after that. I was happy to see that the math matched reality with the 10.5 hr observation. Sorry, yeah, I'm a nerd...but I'm guessing you're catching on to that by now :)

Good luck! Hopefully you have no issues at altitude. 6k feet isn't too bad. I've run other heaters at 10k with no issues :)

Very cool! I dig the tent. It's a bit on the bulky side, but the ease of setup is hard to beat. Hope you get as much issue-free use out of your diesel heater as I have!

@@TomtheDilettante Thank you. I bought a bottle of Howes Diesel Treat with hopes of making it last longer. They claim that it will remove water, prevents fuel from gelling during subzero temperatures, prevents deposits and lubricates the unit. Has anyone tried this stuff yet?

I live in an area in the mountains where in the winter the electricity is prone to go off quite frequently dish here it was off several times for two and three days at a time does this heater require electricity

@@glbaker5595 it runs off 12 volts. So the best would be a marine battery/deep cycle battery. And get your self a 100 watt solar panel. Now the 100 watt solar panel will not keep up 24/7 butt if you use the heater at night and allow the battery to charge all day it will run all night

thanks for watching and chiming in! As for putting it inside, I'd need to find a good way to vent the exhaust out otherwise I just might not wake up LOL.

Thanks for watching!

Awesome, thank you! Hope it provides some value to him.

ha! thanks! I have too many hobbies that I find interesting so my whole KZfaq "experiment" is just about sharing things I find interesting LOL. Glad some folks enjoy it. Thanks for watching and have a good one!

haha! Thanks man! I appreciate that. It would be awesome to dedicate more time to stuff like this but I currently lack the confidence to make such a bold move. With more practice and content that folks actually dig, maybe that will come :) Thanks for watching!

@@TomtheDilettante You come across like a professional ! Great video, Jake could be right :)

Thanks for watching! I gotta find a good way to mount this to pipe heat into my detached garage for the coming winter. I hope it does the trick when we get to sub-zero temps :)

Thank you!

thanks for the info! Good to know. I hadn't been expecting something in this price range to be very feature-rich, but it seems to get the job done just fine so far. The real test will be how well it heats my garage / shop this winter. I got this in early spring so didn't really get a chance to put it thru its paces. I'm looking forward to testing it out but not really looking forward to winter. I like being able to play comfortably outside ;) Thanks for watching and chiming in!

Thanks for watching

Thank you very much! And welcome :)

Greetings back at ya! And thanks for watching and the kind words :)

Thank you kindly

Thank you! And thanks for watching :)

Thank you, very kind of you to say. I'll endeavor to continue being worthy of such praise.

Thanks for watching! Working on another update actually where i have it semi-permanently installed in my garage if you're interested :). Should be dropping within the week.

@@TomtheDilettante awesome

Thanks! I appreciate that. I have been wanting to do some videos on video production actually, and your comments are inspiring me to put that higher on my priority list :) If you would like to know anything in particular, let me know and I'll be happy to share. 73!

Thanks for watching!

Well I'm not the only one that thought that. Great minds think alike. I think he would make a killer Captain Kirk.

Thank you!

Awesome thank you!

Thanks for the sub! Glad you enjoyed it :)

Sea foam and diesel 50/50 mix cleans them pretty good we have them on the semis and they have that issue it's does pretty good on cleaning

You usually have to add just a wee bit of lubrication to the kerosene, or you can screw up the injection pump. I tend to use a quart of two of 2-stroke oil per 20 gallons of kerosene.