HCALORY Bluetooth Diesel Heater full setup and review. Much better than my original!

#dieselheater #wintercamping #camping
Check out the link below for this heater. HCALORY did give me a coupon code to give to all of you if interested in this heater. So far i'm more impressed with this than the original diesel heater I purchased to use on my camping rig and will be using this one instead.
HCALORY 12v 8kw Diesel Heater
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[@BuiltbyD]

Most of these heaters have a temperature sensor in the control panel. If you cut and extend the wires to it, you can place the control panel inside your tent and then the heater will react to the temperature inside the tent, vs the temp outside. Reacting to the outside temp, your heater will try to roast you. My heater, and I believe all of them, also have a menu option to control the output in two ways. The default setting (on my Vevor unit) was to control heat by adjusting the fuel pump pulse rate, thereby raising or lowering the temp output. This works for getting the output temp lowered enough that you don't roast, and the temp sensor in the control panel doesn't affect the output. Using this option won't automatically adjust, so you'll find yourself fiddling with it through the night. The other menu option is to control the output via thermostatic control, meaning the control panel's sensor will tell the heater what the ambient temp is, then the heater will auto adjust output based on the sensor's reading vs your desired temperature. That option only works if you extend the control panel's wires to bring it inside your tent. Knowing this was, for me, the biggest game changer for my comfort. My wires are extended, I changed the menu option to run thermostatically, put the panel inside my sleeping area, adjust to the temp I want, and sleep comfortably without having to wake up and adjust the settings in reaction to changes in outside temperature.

[@GearGadgetReviews]

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[@jerryquintana2508]

Just bought one based on your review. Runs great. Thank you!.

[@GearGadgetReviews]

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[@mediazification]

Thanks so much for these instructions. Would have never figured out the fuel tank install.

[@GearGadgetReviews]

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[@fitybux4664]

What a Frankenstein's monster once it's all built up. 😆 It gives me a new appreciation for the "all-in-one" design. (Even if there are bad parts, having to prop it up.)

[@oceangoin79]

I appreciate this video. I got to the exhaust, and my head was going to explode. What a horrible design. It's like they cut the tubing and secured the other end to the exhaust outlet, and now it won't fit together.

[@GooberTimeGuideService]

I’ve had that same hcalory unit about a year without issue. Use it on our boat to keep the clients warm on trips

[@GearGadgetReviews]

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[@trailhunterusa]

Awesome review!! thanks!

[@GearGadgetReviews]

Thanks👍🏻

[@Qaz375]

The sponge in the air intake is there more as a Air silencer than a air filter , the heater only needs a mesh filter to keep bits out. The heaters with the tank inside can have a change over valve just before the pump and then run the extra fuel pipe through a hole to a different tank. You can also use the internal tank for start up / shut down with diesel and have lower quality fuel in the external tank for running when up to temp

[@GearGadgetReviews]

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[@Steve-Goff]

That one definitely seems better built, and uses higher quality materials, than the last one. You said you can sit in your “tent” and change the temperature. I’m looking forward to seeing your build

[@GearGadgetReviews]

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[@PainterD54]

I see they didn't change that cheap green fuel line. It's not good to be using that and it can be dangerous to use so be careful with it. It's been known to swell up and leak fuel which could start a fire being so close to the exhaust on the bottom of the unit.

[@GearGadgetReviews]

Thanks👍🏻

[@taylorlapham6367]

Hcalory is a perfect name. Calory or Calorie is the metric unit of heat.

[@GearGadgetReviews]

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[@ViviTy3]

Any help on first startup, the exhaust was spouting out a bit of diesel upon first 3-4 minutes of running. Any insight or help ?!

[@TheStuppets]

You may want to try running Kerosene as it should work fine and has a much lower temperature gel tolerance than diesel for winter camping.

[@GearGadgetReviews]

Good point👍🏻

[@IvanTubing]

That big battery will be a problem to seal inside a vehicle 🤔...any suggestion for a small chargeable battery 🔋?

[@daviddenman7479]

I just ordered mine. $169 and it will be here tomorrow

[@GearGadgetReviews]

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[@JonRuzicka]

Does this unit need a new quieter pump, or is this new one much quieter? Thanks!

[@r0tekz]

Where is the ambient temperature thermostat sensor? Inside the case? The heater would presumably need to be located inside the heated space to work on automatic, yes? I want to have the heater outside the tent/vehicle, so this I guess would rule out using the automatic temperature control?

[@GearGadgetReviews]

Yes, it’s inside the case unfortunately

[@davidmoore4085]

Cant figure out the manual and different settings "manual" doesnt say Like menu f7 or f8 believe says 16u 22u and 32u what is that also get to f insted of c

[@jakekemmis5242]

Just bought one and it works great but did you figure out how to change temp from C° to F° ?

[@GearGadgetReviews]

No, I didn’t. I do t think there is a way to change it unfortunately

[@MyVanMonty]

How do you store this when not in use? Do you disconnect the Fuel line and tank? Or do you leave it all connected? Wondering if I can leave this inside the van when not in use. Hoping there is no diesel smell from the tank. Thanks!

[@GearGadgetReviews]

I keep everything together. It is stored in my garage now and I do not smell any off gas

[@ryanlongino6505]

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[@facts1752]

Have u tested the diesel heater with the exhaust pipe vertical like that for hours in cold weather?, just asking because people say it throws a error code if it doesnt sit horizontal

[@GearGadgetReviews]

I have not tested it for hours this way. But on my setup I’ll be running it horizontal anyway. I don’t like the way they have this routed

[@facts1752]

@@GearGadgetReviews oh ok thanks for the info.

[@baileypinto9483]

I received a startup failure error code E-01, which the Hcalory website indicates is due to the operation of the oil pump. Have you received this message before?

[@carp491]

Is this waterproof And people are saying about the exhaust should be lower but they give you a bracket to put it in. Was thinking maybe the exhaust goes it the bracket but you bend the the box over

[@GearGadgetReviews]

I would not consider the case to be waterproof.

[@r0tekz]

When you say that you primed the fuel, this was not shown. How do you do it? I have just received one of these Hcalory heaters and the manual Chinglish is not clear about the procedure at all. Do you have to hold down the pump key for 300 seconds until the timer counts down, as the manual kind of suggests in the weird translation?

[@GearGadgetReviews]

There is a small button in the lower left of the LCD screen you press and hold (approx 7-10 seconds) on my model and it starts priming the pump.

[@r0tekz]

@@GearGadgetReviews Thanks for the replies. I may see if the temp sensor can be moved to the control unit, and then put a long lead on it.

[@franny5295]

I think I'm gonna have to stick to electric sites so I can plug in an electric space heater, or two. I saved a whole year to buy a springbar traveler tent. I skipped the wood stove completely because I'm widowed with a 7 year old boy and when we go to bed, we both need to sleep through the night. I'm just gonna have to save to buy a planar diesel heater because I can't be doing all of that. I'm not even super sure what most of what you're talking about is and I don't want to accidentally unalive us.

[@GearGadgetReviews]

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[@michaelhernandez6178]

Nice, but that exhaust should pointing down 👇, or straight out,..could be a big problem later on, there's a reason those mufflers have a drain hole... Other then that Bluetooth and better wiring 😮 yeah 👍💯 i just ordered one with Bluetooth, i needed another pump cause it's pushing out too many air bubbles causing the E-08 from time to time , gonna also buy upgraded pump, the quiet ones not that bothers me (i have mounted outside) so i don't hear it much, but good review, it made get one so now I'll have 2 in case there's a problem

[@GearGadgetReviews]

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[@dirtywooky6557]

Is there a way to change the altitude settings on these? I can’t seem to figure that out in mine

[@GearGadgetReviews]

I’m not aware of how in these. Sorry

[@graemegilroy6481]

So I have one of these with a Bluetooth rotary controller, it has a small oil pump button bottom left , does it need to be switched on/ off ? Long press (how long) ? I can’t get this thing primed ? Hellllppppp !

[@GearGadgetReviews]

Try holding in that button for a few seconds and listen if you start to hear the oil pump “clicking”. That is the priming

[@graemegilroy6481]

I’ve tried that with the power on and off, il check all the connection in the morning , thanks for yr time 👍

[@maverickmoore]

Ran my vevor heater 3 nights on my 50ah battery and only got down to 40%

[@GearGadgetReviews]

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[@joshuadavis4199]

How big of a 50ah battery do you have

[@treywilly431]

Is the case waterproof, how would you keep water off the unit??

[@GearGadgetReviews]

The case is not waterproof

[@RyanMcClellan-tn9bx]

What size drill bit for the gas tank hole? 5/16?

[@GearGadgetReviews]

9/32

[@Outdoor-Adventures]

I couldn’t get the remote to pair with the heater, do you have a way? Thank you

[@GearGadgetReviews]

I don’t have the manual in front of me, but there was a page in there that showed the steps to set it up. Also, probably obvious, but my remote did not come with any batteries. I had to buy them separately.

[@cindysnco6782]

Bonjour, est-il possible de faire fonctionner la valise coucher sur le côté? Merci. Philippe.

[@kevinwoodruff9431]

i don't like that it has an app to run the machine What is the current draw on this machine The fuse is 20 amps, It must take about 10 or 15 amps. And where do you buy them .. kw phx.

[@GearGadgetReviews]

You don’t have to use the app. Can control directly from the unit itself. Mine takes standard automotive fuses

[@GooberTimeGuideService]

What’s the name of the app if you don’t mind?

[@GearGadgetReviews]

“AirHeaterByBLE”

[@jasunto]

First!

[@GearGadgetReviews]

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[@kevinwoodruff9431]

How do you bypass a Bluetooth? No power, no internet, you got no heat. Are we coming to your house for the barbecue LO? L?

[@GearGadgetReviews]

You don’t have to use the Bluetooth. Just a “feature”

[@gatecrasher1970]

seriously you just skipped app pairing like it was nothing ?

[@GearGadgetReviews]

Seriously. It’s pairing an app. Should be quite easy and not worth making the video longer.