holy jesus you freakin did it!!!! my guy!!!! you have fixed my heater, i have this 2kw heater i cleaned the fxker , changed the glow plug, put in a 200w inverter, cleaned everything and nothing, this bastard starts up on the first time, no smoke, nothing nada, u uave saved me bro thank you so much !!!!!!! u r doing gods work

Very good advice and info James. I haven't come across any other videos that specify 2kw or 5-8kw when it comes to setting up the controller. You've saved a lot of headaches for folks. Good man! Instant LIKE. Greetings from Alaska.

Prior to me watching this vid my heater was turning my garage into a 80's disco with all the smoke but now its great, cheers mate

At last... Someone's come up with solutions running mint now thank you 👍

Brilliant! Simple easy to follow video. Thank you

Finally I found some information on the two kw and exactly what I was wondering about , the settings. I will try that and see how that works. I had been playing around with it and it wouldn't ignite property then I got that problem solved but it was still shutting off after 10 minutes

i’m so glad you made this video. I was having the exact same issues man and you solve my problem. Thanks a lot appreciate the video.

Thanks James, i hope this cures my problem, its a brand new heater and smokes like a coal train. it did come with the old dial up switch, hoping the lcd works better

Excellent effort sir - always appreciated! 👍🏽 Related note - all that's happened with these particular settings, is that the heater has in effect been 'detuned' to guarantee full combustion. This is great whilst full combustion & therefore no soot is the paramount concern. However - the heater's maximum temperature has been held back by almost 50% here. Here are the parameters occupying your decision-matrix (& note here that the combustion air intake-rate is literally directly connected to the heater fan speed - so to play with one key parameter (blower speed), directly affects another key parameter (combustion airflow)). So - if you have too little combustion airflow for a given pump speed (fuel-rate), then you will get sooting. This is the same as too much fuel for a given combustion airflow rate. So, both over-fuelling & under-airing the combustion process, will cause sooting. What guarantees no sooting (& also virtually no CO emission)? A definitely sufficient combustion airflow, for a given fuelling rate does. So - why not just whack up the airflow to a 'little beyond' what might be optimal - to guarantee no sooting? Because this will 'blow' on the flame too much, cause it to burn cooler than it could (should) - & this will lead to **higher fuel consumption** (for a given output of heat). And therein lies the trade-off - zero sooting but lower temp & higher fuel consumption. Or - some sooting & max heat available. Of course - you can avoid all of that & tune it with a CO monitor to-hand, & keep an eye on sooting at the exhaust pipe. With that extra effort, you'll be getting the most out of the heater. I learned much of the above from another commenter elsewhere on KZfaq.

Thanks for posting this James, top man. I just sorted my 2kw with this.

Short and sweet. Thanks for this

What a great video I had a lot of trouble this has got me out of .

Thanks James. My new heater smokes like crazy also drips diesel from the muffler drain hole. The seller sent me a new glow plug and pump despite me saying they were both tested and working fine. Needless to say no improvement Hopefully a controller reset will fix the problem Thanks again

I’ve had to remove and dismantle my 2kw heater twice after only small use and clean loads of soot out. Beefed up the cable from the rear leisure battery and used your settings. It’s been good as gold since, no smoke at all, running dead clean. Many thanks.

Thanks for that help with everything I needed to know

Thanks for the video. I am about to instal one in a Mazda Bongo

THAAAAAAAAAANK YOUUUUUU, OOOOOOOW MYYYY GOOOOD, I COULDN'T MAKE MY HEATER WORK FOR DAYS, NOW IT RUNS SOOOOOOOO SMOOOOTHLY OOOOOW MY GOOOOOD THANK YOU

brilliant mate will try it out. thanks😁👍

good James well explained

Great video!

Pf = stongness on glowplugg. Thats full power on 6. I use 4. But i have 1.2hz low. Have 3.6hz at topp. Fan speed i have low 2200. High 4500. Fan high can go up all way to last red light goes of. Then back litle so light comes on. Lights have first 2 green. 2 yellow. 2 red in end. Fanspeed can be moved up and down. But all 6 lights have to be on. I think 1hz at low is litle to litle. But if it not clogs up it is ok for you. Have bean using this for years and live in a boat there i use this 24/7 winter time. So after i fine tuned mine 8kw (same same as 5kw ) i did see diesel consume gat waaaaay down. Exteme. I had 5liter tank i cud see then. But Fan speed up and Hz down made same heat, but lower consume on fuel, and alsow lower consume in watt. Start and stopp is not good for this burners. Only use more diesel and very much more fuel. Mine is use 10 12 watt on full speed. But as i told my Hz low is 1.2 high max 3.6hz. And i do regulate Fan speed. Fan speed only blows true house around heater anyway and dont use power almost. And i have bean opening Mine many times. Locking like new inside. If to low at Hz then it can make more carbone inside them say. Best of luck. Good explaining 🎉

Wonderful video. Cant wait to try this on mine (I am getting a e08 code for flame extinguished). What size pump do you have?

Hi, thanks, super helpful. did you only swap the controller or did you need to swap the motherboard too?

Awsome.

Thanks for all this info, great video. But (and I know this is off at a tangent) but I'm desperate for info on how to set up using the 3 button type LCD switch type. There's ZERO info videos anywhere other than priming the pump. Grateful for any instructions for that

My small block 2kW came with 'new design' blue round shape LCD controller, Factory settings were 1.7-5.5 Hz and 1600 -4500 RPM. It gives very low C0 readings at tail pipe @1.7 Hz: 10 ppm but at full speed 5.5Hz/4500 CO goes up to 200 or more (10 cm from pipe). I dropped the low end to 1.4Hz@1500 RPM, and it still gives low CO there. The 5.5Hz is probably too much fuel for 4500RPM air.

Would they have variable speed according to temp setting or goes on and off? I know webasto ebersprscher does that wonder of chinese is the same? Thanks

great video James, thank you, stopped the black smoke instantly. one question though, at low revs my burner makes a whooooo noise, like roaring, it goes away when the revs increase, i've set the low revs to 2500 to overcome this, but still get it at start up and shut down?

good info. i have a 2kw heater. I will be at. High Altitudes. 9-10k ft Would you happen to know the settings for High Altitude ? Cheers

Anyone have a list of settings that would work for each model?

Speed Sensor Type There are two configurations of fan speed sensor on the heaters which can be controlled by these displays. Select one or the other according to the sensor type fitted. The original instructions say that if this is set incorrectly then the fan speed is doubled. As ever, select using arrow keys and press OK. It seems that different sensors are used, some with 1 and some with 2 magnets - speed could also be halved I guess! SN=1: If fan has 1 magnet attached to it, to give the RPM signal SN=2: If fan has 2 magnets attached to it, to give the RPM signal

I run .9 and 1500 for hundreds of hours on my 2kw. What size pump do you have? 22 or 16?

Hi James. I have exactly same unit. Works every time once primed and started BUT if I turn the power off for the controller once turned off and back on E-4 code error comes up and I must reprime the pump again. I stopped and started at least 6 -8 times without turning power off perfect results. I have cleaned all contacts, replaced filter, replaced clamps, no leaks. What is the current draw when power is on but unit not running? I have ordered 2 pumps and filters as spares? I may have to leave the power switch on when travelling for the convenience of instant ignition. Are there any alternatives? Thanks Neil

how well does the 2kw unit do in below 0c conditions?

I've noticed I can't click the buttons that.fast without having to await the screen to catch up after each click. Any info

cheers...

Hi James, these settings are oké if you are using the 0.022 ml pump, there are a lot 0.016 ml pumps supplied with the 2 kw, then settings are rather low, it wil still work but outlet temperature would be low. With the small pump my settings are 4 and 1,3 hz at 4500 and 1500rpm. But it all depends on the power you need, less fuel means less fauling, but don’t go to low, then the heater wil flame out.

you beauty, running like a 2kw diesel heater, no smoke or smell. thank you very much, one thing, does the fan have to run at 4550rpm on high or is that the proper settings

I have a brand new 2kw, chuffs out loads of white smoke fails to start e10, takes four times to start done everything going to it to make it start first time so will try these setting tomorrow

thanks for this. I just came back from a long trip visiting many places and relying on a similar heater for the first time. If you observe the color bars on the lcd, at different altitudes you need different settings. I was worried every time both red bars are on, wasnt sure if it is running too hot. I increased min rpm and lower pump speed for higher alt, andt try to run it with only one red bar. Any thoughts on this anyone? I was told that it auto adjusts for altitude but it doesnt seem that it does so properly. Therefore i was afraid to run it in temperature mode but ran in pump freq mode instead. Is it possible to run these too hot or do they have safety built in?

I tuned my heater a similar way but instead of just input figures for high and low frequencies, Iowered them 0.1 each time and repeated this until the 6 burner icons changed to 5. I then added 0.1 to the figures and set these as default. I am now running on 1.3 - 3.6 Hz. 2300 - 4500 RPM. The figures at the end after 12-24v setting is to change the number of magnets in your heater… these can vary depending on model 😊👍🏻

Tried my 2kw heater tonight whilst its starting to freeze outside to get an idea on performance before we set off on a road trip to cold places in Europe. Got these settings punched in and I have to admit it seems to run really well although its the only settings I use as I have not long installed it. No smoke and no error codes etc. I put it on flat out and it went from 2.2 degrees to 11 degrees in just under an hour. I have a MWB high top camper decently insulated and opted for the 2kw as most people said the 5kw would be to much, wondering if this is not powerful enough as not sure if its normal to wait so long to get the van warm?? can anyone advise? front of the cab windows are not covered though so I know that would not help! if its 8 deg outside takes about 20-30mins to reach a comfortable 16-17deg.

Hi, great video. Don't suppose you know where I can find similar settings for a 5kw heater. Cheers Steve

Could someone provide a link? I see links for 5kw and 8kw, is it compatible? One review said it did not work for their 2kw.

Is there a way to delete the codes. I seem to have the same issue after changing controllers. I get error code 7, 8 + 10

Is the 1688 your personal lock number or the device number to allow setting changes??.

These settings really depend on the fuel pump size and the tolerance of each unit. Show people how to tune, not just copying your numbers.

Great vid. I have a question. How can I adjust the screen's brightness, if possible? Thx

Hello , Could you tell me what the diameter is of the outlet port? is it 75mm?

My heater is a 2kw with those same settings, but my display only shows 2 green,2 yellow and 1 red segment, don't think my heater is throwing out enough heat.

Do you know the setting for the 8kw full power?

Is that the fan or pump noise? I'd rather put a jumper on than listen to that xD

Anything on the 5kw?

I cannot access settings on my controller. Same controller as yours. Any ideas? Thanks

Great vid, but how did you find the parameters and what are they for different heaters. The instructions are frankly useless.

Can someone help me out? I have the 5k one ☝️ and it keeps giving me the E06 error Not sure 🤔 what it means? check the polarity of the magnet, the position of the hall sensor or the loose cable clamps Is what the translation is. We’ve checked these they all seem fine everything is level any ideas

I hope the location of the heater close to the fridge freezer isn't going to cause the fridge to work harder..

Why won't my controller do anything that I see on KZfaq?

Perhaps you should put out a printable English version of the operating manual as whoever translated it from Chinese had NO command of the English language.

This way it can run 24/7 no point on and off just keep your window cracked open

Those thermostats have a short life span

Damn this is a dumb design. What were they thinking? Don't tell me webasto is this cumbersome.

Please dont try operating that simple piece of crap while driving!