Chinese Night heater 2Kw

Discussion in 'Mech Tech' started by bluerustybucket, Oct 8, 2018.

  1. Barry Haynes

    Barry Haynes I dance in leopard skin mankini’s

    So Chinese heaters are ok but everything else made in China is crap
     
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  2. To be honest try and find something that isn't made there.
     
  3. Poptop2

    Poptop2 Administrator

    I had this plate made up by pmacs

    It is screwed to the bulkhead and sits nicely over the battery. I know Womball did similar in his bay. It works fine, diesel is combustible not inflammable which means it has to be pressurised to ignite accidentally, but being a plastic tank I think it would smash and the diesel flow out in the course of an accident rather than compress enough to ignite. The bay engine compartment is probably safer re that scenario. Harder to fill though.

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  4. bluerustybucket

    bluerustybucket Supporter

    even your fishing sticks @Barry Haynes :p
     
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  5. Poptop2

    Poptop2 Administrator

    Don’t tell him. He thinks his Shakespeare rods and reels are made in Stratford upon Avon!
     
  6. Barry Haynes

    Barry Haynes I dance in leopard skin mankini’s

    Are they not:eek:
     
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  7. bluerustybucket

    bluerustybucket Supporter

    Here's mine for the engine bay. [​IMG]

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  8. bluerustybucket

    bluerustybucket Supporter

    yes sorry @Barry Haynes , ROD not stick, you play golf with a stick.....:rolleyes:
     
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  9. Barry Haynes

    Barry Haynes I dance in leopard skin mankini’s

    :eek:
     
  10. Here's mine fitted 20180303_171603.jpg
     
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  11. bluerustybucket

    bluerustybucket Supporter

    That's a tidy engine bay :thumbsup:, where did you put the heater ?
     
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  12. Under the rear seat
     
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  13. vinnyboy

    vinnyboy Supporter

    The one im looking at is £120 and dispatched from Manchester so that should be that.
     
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  14. Don't bank on it, Diesel like a lot of things if atomised will burn, even custard powder as Birds at Banbury found out.
     
    Last edited: Oct 19, 2018
  15. Poptop2

    Poptop2 Administrator

    You can light it with a naked flame. Oil does burn. I meant as a added danger being in the engine bay;as apposed to it not burning at all!
     
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  16. Presumably one 'should 'inform insurance co, coz if it does catch fire, an unprotected fuel tank suspended over an enclosed engine bay, ' might ' give them room to wriggle out.
     
  17. It's a plastic tank and the main petrol tank next to it should get rid of any evidence if it does catch fire ;)
     
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  18. vinnyboy

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  19. vinnyboy

    vinnyboy Supporter

    Heater arrived. Nicely boxed kit. All parts present . Pleasantly surprised at the quality look and feel. Set it up on work bench tonight. Had a right laugh. It fired up slightly noisey and lots of white smoke, some polystyrene flew out then the smoke stopped and the heat started.
     
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  20. vinnyboy

    vinnyboy Supporter

    Very quiet and no smoke. Turned up to max it reached 100 degrees so I bottled out and turned it down
     

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