Heating Van

[supersparky]

I don't know that I would be game enough to run either a diesel or a gas heater all night whilst inside a building. How big is your workshop T1?

[Dot]

BIG

[Lance]

Yep, a bit bigger than my garage...............

On the heater question, as far as I can see the major advantage of running a Diesel as against a gas heater is the ability to use one fuel supply..........the RV Diesel tank.
If your RV is petrol, please disregard this comment.

[JohnM]

I find the best is an electric blanket on the bed, draws next to nothing, great for the odd cold night, I believe if I need any more "I am too far south"

[native pepper]

Have to admit, can't stand diesel heaters, they are noisy and heavily polluting. Nothing worse than having someone start them up and have to put up with the constant put put all night and the inevitable smoke screen laying round the camp site. We've moved a number of times because of them, luckily most places we camp have no others there, or they are more like us and have a wood heater with chimney reaching above their vehicle, which moves any smoke away quickly. They should have high chimneys on diesel heaters so the pollutants can be dispersed, instead of close to the ground as they all seem to be and gassing everyone around.

The same type of gas heaters don't seem to create the same problems and the ones I've come across, don't leave much smoke or smell. They also seem to give off more heat, compared to diesel heaters.

[Wilbor]

I love diesel heaters. I have used both gas and diesel and while I find the performance of each is much the same, diesel is my choice. Cheaper to run, not by much mind, but cheaper. Easier to fit, you don't need a gas fitter. Can run off the main fuel tank or a separate tank. Ours will run all night on idle speed after it has reached temp. Woke up this morning and the MH was a lovely 20 degrees. Well maintained they don't smoke.

My preference is the Eberspacher, in Wilbor Too we have a Eberspacher D2 air heater and a Webasto thermotop C water heater. I also have a Eberspacher D2 in Wilbor. If I knew what I know now I would never had bothered wasting my money on the Webasto and should have bought a Eberspacher Hydronic.

I don't know much about the chinese built planer air heaters but can recommend the Eberspacher D2

[SteveW]

Have to admit, can't stand diesel heaters, they are noisy and heavily polluting.

No, they're not!

[Dot]

My suggestion is still the best go to bed and get hot and sweaty

[supersparky]

Have you been watching "the Castle" Dot? Remember the catch phrase from that movie. Tell 'er she's ...................

[Greynomad]

We love our diesel heater.
From inside, the only way to check if it's operating is to stick your hand in front of the outlet.
From outside, it just hums once it's fired up, and that's the fan noise. Doesn't seem to bother neighbours - apart from the richard-cranium who squeezed in just a door's width from us (as explained above). Leave 3m or so between us & next-door and the fumes dissipate effectively.
Also, I specifically asked for an exhaust pipe which had a downturned end (like on some car exhausts)... any potentially bothersome noise was then aimed at the ground, not the neighbour.
The one drawback is that, while drawing its fuel from the RV fuel tank is convenient, heavy use of the heater affects fuel economy figures for that tank-full.
Still, you can't have it all your own way. Paradise is only a M/h brand-name.