Turn on your Diesel Heater by sending a text.

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Camper Van Hacks - part of Camper Convert

5 жыл бұрын

If you have not already done so, you might want to join the Facebook Group 'Chinese Diesel vehicle air heaters - Troubleshooting & Parts sales.'
Loads of tips, ideas and resources there:
groups/14683...

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@Aaaaaagggghhhhhh 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video, thanks very much! This would be absolutely ideal for me, my heater is on a boat which is kept about a half hour drive away. To be able to get the heater fired up before leaving home would be great!

@essexcamper7904 5 жыл бұрын

Oh M8 you are a genius !! Im a electronic div, im proper impressed great vid just... liked and subscribed

@racingblonde 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent video, very informative and very interesting, well done.

@ziggymike1 5 жыл бұрын

Great job as always sir.

@DonnieDarko1 5 жыл бұрын

This is awesome, thank you.

@traceypurcell2687 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks well done Greg!

@novanut1964 Жыл бұрын

great video, technical stuff explained well, thanks

@ianaristotlethompson4186 9 ай бұрын

Very good and informative. Thanks.

@campervan_hackers 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback!😁

@TheFallibleFundi 5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant, many thanks.

@karlmoss552 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thanks for the info.

@campervan_hackers 3 жыл бұрын

No problem!

@rabfinn70 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic 👏 i will be doing this, thanks very much. I have liked and subscribed 👍

@campervan_hackers 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was of use... good luck!

@rabfinn70 2 жыл бұрын

Ok so as with doing a self build other things get in the way of all your good intentions! Do you or anyone you know making these? Or would they? as I’d rather buy one as my soldering skills leave a lot to be desired. Any advice would be really appreciated. Thanks

@whippetsadventuresandoneman 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you excellent video :)

@campervan_hackers 3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome!

@sadsod2197 5 жыл бұрын

I think this is very clever but not for a boat while away, brill for a van though. Well clever thanks.

@ashleycorner5806 4 жыл бұрын

Nice idea, where do I get the GSM module from buddy?

@psyamok3735 5 жыл бұрын

great hack!! Thumbs up

@zenzen9131 5 жыл бұрын

Terrific video mate :)

@mark7218 5 жыл бұрын

Hello I have purchased a heater with the new lcd controller , my question is , is that when I turn on the timer and enter the start up time and press ok it does not go to switch off time it goes to the second timer , am I doing something wrong. j hope you have some ideas please thankyou kind regards ,Mark

@toastieup 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Greg, can you do this with Alexa and a sonoff WiFi switch ( the same you did with the little remote) as long as your van is on WiFi ? Maybe you could do it your way as well for when you have no WiFi. ?

@MrHoratiusuciu1974 3 жыл бұрын

Hello , You can Use a EweLink smartphone control 7V 220V DIY 1ch 4 Channel Jog Inching Self-locking WIFI Wireless Remote Switch with RF controller to controle it !!! And it works directly from EWELINK.

@gordonduff5895 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Greg I can’t find the o2 123 deal on their site all I see is their classic payg Is this the same? Or can you provide a link straight to the o2 123 deal you talk about in your video Cheers matey

@chrisparaviator 5 жыл бұрын

I think Greg meant O2 321, which is googleable and brings up O2 "Classic Pay As You Go" which seems to tick all the boxes for this project. Just need to make sure you use a "chargeable activity" at least once every 6 months or you lose your credit. 2p per text, if using the reply service. www.o2.co.uk/shop/sim-cards/pay-as-you-go#simtype=classicpayasyougo

@TruckDriver326 5 жыл бұрын

is there a usa service

@Rodfraeser 5 жыл бұрын

Do that gms-uk stuff only work in uk ? thanks for the vid.

@TheWolodo 5 жыл бұрын

i have one in switzerland. sms messages go to UK, come back the the GSM Receiver. Works perfect!

@BREN2009 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video very well explained it would be amazing if you could have a phone app linked that shows you the status of the heater ie tells you if it's on/off and what temperature and also a timer for on off time or is there one? I have just purchased a Chinese night heater for my pick up ready for winter hopefully here tomorrow thanks again top class video 👏

@campervan_hackers 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was of interest. Your heater,... did it come with the black rectangular controller?

@BREN2009 2 жыл бұрын

@@campervan_hackers yes it has the rectangular controller

@campervan_hackers 2 жыл бұрын

@@BREN2009 this vid might help you drive it if you're struggling with the Chinese instructions. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y9CYgNeXt6ioooU.html

@sunnylandcamper 5 жыл бұрын

mine did not come with a remote,, where can I find one? your vid did walk me through setting the timer, thanks

@avidtin 4 жыл бұрын

You van buy them on ebay..Round £5

@Luckie337 4 жыл бұрын

You have to keep the Diesel Heater powered up all the time for this to work. right?

@adamrunyan1983 3 жыл бұрын

No mate it's an on/off switch...

@johnbirkett 4 жыл бұрын

Sadly that GSM controller has been discontinued by GSM-UK. I have looked at some similar Chinese ones, but not sure which to buy in view of the fact that "we" need a "momentary" type relay action (as in the R101 input) and the adverts for the Chinese "gate opener" units don't mention this, and it's waste of time asking them!!!!!! - Any thoughts...........

@MrHoratiusuciu1974 3 жыл бұрын

@lpeter5781 2 жыл бұрын

I have my heater in a little camper for hunting in winter (-20-30C) man it would be nice to come back to a warm rig at night! Any tips on getting my stove to start cooking dinner for me 😉

@campervan_hackers 2 жыл бұрын

Ha! Maybe just stay at home and call Uber eats😁

@lpeter5781 2 жыл бұрын

@@campervan_hackers that’s about as likely as you staying home and listening to the radio instead of going to music festivals!

@d27vam 2 жыл бұрын

Hi do you know if I can pair two remotes to the lcd controller? One to turn it on like you’ve just shown and the a second remote to turn it off next to my bed

@campervan_hackers 2 жыл бұрын

Yes in fact I have just that. You need to get a copy remote or clone remote. Search on eBay loads will come up. You use that to clone your first remote which keeps the codes unchanged.

@BrothersGrim2012 4 жыл бұрын

Is there anyone selling these already made ?

@hunter00047 5 жыл бұрын

I use a pre-formatted text to send on-off commands.

@garyreed354 4 жыл бұрын

I know a similar way to do the same thing with Wi-Fi electric switch and a relay tried it to works from anywere

@philelmes6967 4 жыл бұрын

Is it easy to programme the switch? I've done the GSM relay but very interested in the wifi switch

@nigelbrown8578 3 жыл бұрын

Please do elaborate with the WiFi way of doing this that would be great 👍

@garyreed354 3 жыл бұрын

don t don't remember the topic but it's obviously you're something about getting heater to work from anywhere and I think it's the Wi-Fi switch that I use on my forced air heater if you connect it up to the remote on your diesel heater and it will work as well from anywhere all you need is small relay connected to the remote fob that's activated by the Wi-Fi switch providing have the internet that's it simple

@shmarrett Жыл бұрын

i'm going to ask this because you seem experienced in diesel heaters - do you have any idea why mine would smell of burning rubber when running?

@campervan_hackers Жыл бұрын

Hi Barrett... mine smelled slightly plastic - ish when first fired up... but after 15mins or so at full blast, it stopped and never had any problem since. If it is ongoing, it might be worth taking the cover off and seeing if anything has got on the heat exchanger that is causing the smell.

@philelmes6967 4 жыл бұрын

Have you tried a wifi switch?

@gdrozd555 5 жыл бұрын

LOL. MY Google home was trying to reply as well

@MrHoratiusuciu1974 3 жыл бұрын

@campervan_hackers 3 жыл бұрын

great that there are some many remote options with these units!

@Elites-asthetic Жыл бұрын

Why do you need a 4 channel tho ? When a 4 channel is to run 4 lights If your wanting it for one heater you surly don’t need the 4 channel Just a basic Alexa smart switch will do

@jurgenwilhelm1472 5 жыл бұрын

Hello how do you open the Color lcd Controller? Greets Jürgen

@campervan_hackers 5 жыл бұрын

I think you have to peel off the glass front... I did not want to try which is why I went into the remote... a less expensive fail!

@jurgenwilhelm1472 5 жыл бұрын

Camper Convert ah ok....the Remote Controller give then the Signal to the lcd Controller.... You have the gsm with one relais...can then i Switch the heater on and off?

@campervan_hackers 5 жыл бұрын

@@jurgenwilhelm1472 Yes... that company sells dual channel gsm switches if you have two buttons as on my remote.... but I only wanted to switch on.. to turn off... I am already in the van. Details in the video.

@Nextrio1080 3 жыл бұрын

Anyone figure out how to turn it off by itself? Like once it reaches a temp? Maybe a third party unit.

@faffybubs9099 3 жыл бұрын

what about a relay to fuel pump to a temp control

@FBall-im8ui 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Mate, why don't ypu just stand at your window with the remote control and turn on your Van that way, seems like an awful lot of work for a remote system

@Brad_hodge_photography 2 жыл бұрын

I ran my heater dry now won't run again 🙃 😒

@campervan_hackers 2 жыл бұрын

Eeeek.. did you re-prime it? Can you see if fuel is getting into the machine?

@pistonslapuk 5 жыл бұрын

Hey google, wipe my arse. Great channel mate!

@DonnieDarko1 5 жыл бұрын

😂

@gordonduff5895 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Greg Can you send a link for the gsm you bought I’ve got the lcd controller I’d like to be able to turn off and on by text mate Also I’m with giffgaff Would I get one of there sims Thanks mate you’re videos are brilliant But you must be into electronics or something cos I’m clueless Well done bro Moan the hippies f**k the system

@campervan_hackers 5 жыл бұрын

Hi... the one in the video I got from www.gsm-uk.net/ You can use Giff Gaff if you want to because they use the o2 network which is supported by these gsm modules. But I am not sure if Giff Gaff do a PAYG without needing a top up each month?

@petecoventry6858 2 жыл бұрын

1:00 why do people pay £130 to Autoterm for this more like lol I'd pay you to make me one if you want :)

@karldingbat 3 жыл бұрын

Why did you hack the remote, its much easier and less hassle to hack the actual controller with the screen, i hacked the controller itself much easier to solder. I will be posting a vid soon to show how, plus you can do it with single channel controller

@campervan_hackers 3 жыл бұрын

I have in fact done that now but at the time I was playing with different controllers and wanted to keep that one 'clean' for another purpose which is why I also featured Henk's stuff where he hacked into the actual controllers.

@karldingbat 3 жыл бұрын

@@campervan_hackers great stuff. Those gsm switch modules are excellent things.