My Van Heater: Part 1

[@gloriabass9945]

The way you explain things, IS EVERYTHING

[@myBIGtinyhouselife]

Thanks 😊

[@mavahuth5044]

Have a good Valentine's day and the rest of the week.

[@myBIGtinyhouselife]

You too 😊

[@carlaifera5254]

Adeline 🌷... I admire your accomplishments, as a vandweller .... each time I watch your videos, I sense you have faced/overcome resistance/discouragement during this endeavor .... Press on, your pain is your gain .... your knowledge/confidence will prosper and any second-guessing/agreement you have in response to the nay-sayers will be shut down .... this stretching season is cultivating within you strength and good judgement... ✨

[@myBIGtinyhouselife]

Thank you Carla. That was beautiful 🙏🏼😊.

[@tracyvetter7468]

Well done! I appreciate you moving the shelves to show us the unit install. Can I send you you a big box of band aids, poor Adelina always cutting your poor little fingers. Lll

[@tracyvetter7468]

Lol

[@myBIGtinyhouselife]

LOL! I had a run in with a broken glass while washing dishes 🤷🏻‍♀️😬😁

[@tracyvetter7468]

Hope you have a wonderful Valentines Day tomorrow as well as the week. See you next time.

[@esthermarcen7587]

very educational video, thanks for all the info, you are so generous by sharing all the hard research work that you did. I did enjoy listening to🐦🐦🐦 the birdies also.

[@myBIGtinyhouselife]

Thanks Esther 😊

[@dianegoss7181]

You are smart enough to know what to leave to the pro's. You have accomplished more than most lady! Looks like some Fall camping is in your future! If you ever roam down to Virginia, come say hello 👋.

[@myBIGtinyhouselife]

Thanks Diane. I will for sure! 😁

[@lornadeboer7346]

@@myBIGtinyhouselife

[@charletteprzybylski3417]

I love your videos! I always learn something useful, and you explain it in a way I can understand. Thanks.

[@myBIGtinyhouselife]

I'm so glad!

[@hicks5189]

Hi Adelina. This video was so informative. Thanks for sharing your journey with us!

[@myBIGtinyhouselife]

You’re welcome ☺️

[@CindyCaVANas]

Thanks for sharing this information. I was excited to see you sharing a video from your PM. It's what I'm into at the moment because I'm self-building mine. 🙋‍♀️😊

[@myBIGtinyhouselife]

Good for you Cindy!

[@Lori066]

Thanks Adelina. I have all the same objections to other heaters. This sounds like the perfect solution. I look forward to the follow up video with Ian. Take care 😊

[@myBIGtinyhouselife]

Thanks Lori

[@davidmurling4252]

The uninsulated parts of the interior will radiate cold into the van and having the controller right next to the metal will make it read cooler than it is inside. You might want to cover that metal area with something.

[@kevnrob1]

Excellent video, Adelina. Great presentation that explains everthing at a layperson level. I agree that folks should get the best quality that they can afford. Unfortunately, quality cost$$. I, too, hear of the knockoffs failing at the worst time - when things are really cold. This is one component that should not be skimped on. We bit the bullet and got a diesel ESPAR D2 for our Sprinter van. Expensive? YES, but here we are at over three years of heavy use. We run it easily over 100 nights a year with no issues. One thing we do is always run it a full heat. We regulate the room temp with our windows and ceiling fans. I've read and heard that the worst thing to do is run it at low heat because the fuel will not completely combust and you will get soot buildup. I am getting ready take ours apart and replace the internals just for preventive purposes. I am curious to see what soot buildup is in there. Also, and I don't recall you mentioning it, but I installed the altitude compensator. I highly recommend this. We spend many, many days and nights above 6k feet. No problems whatsoever. I also agree with you, these things are amazingly fuel efficient. If we are parked for a week or so and use it daily, our engine fuel meter hardly moves. Love your videos. Robin and I are big fans. Would be fun to meet-up sometime. I work in Yellowstone during the summer. If you get a chance come visit the park and say "Hi!"

[@myBIGtinyhouselife]

Hi! Yes, I’ve heard that you should run it on high too. That’s the sort of thing that the rep, Ian, will go into in part 2. I’d love to meet up and see your rig someday!

[@marirose19]

@K & R On the Road I had never heard about the altitude compensator. Great & useful info. Thnx.

[@brigittecrawley1872]

Very interesting to learn. Smart woman!

[@martykong3592]

KUDOS again for another GREAT share! Well done and yes, your research and thoughts are wonderful! Very thorough, and yes if I can get a bigger Van like you have, a very good investment indeed, Solar is nice, but not very as we live in a northern climate, but not quite as cold sa you get.. here in PNWEst, still need heat more than occasionaly :) ALL THE BEST and look forward to you other video! Take care and Cheers from south of the border! :)

[@myBIGtinyhouselife]

Thanks Marty. Take care 😊

[@hazellegate9624]

Glad to see you doing things in your van again. Must be the spring-like weather! 😉 We’re converting a cargo trailer so didn’t want to carry diesel or gas in it as well as the propane tank. We went with the Wave 3 propane heater. The coldest weather we’ve experienced when camping was at night in Arizona and New Mexico; it was so dry that I was getting nosebleeds so I don’t mind having some extra moisture in the air. That’s my rationalization anyway. LOL

[@myBIGtinyhouselife]

That makes perfect sense Hazel 😊

[@amandasousa8812]

Thanks for the information! 😀 Very helpful.

[@myBIGtinyhouselife]

You’re welcome ☺️

[@Jonty_and_Chantal]

Very informational. Thank you!

[@myBIGtinyhouselife]

Thanks ☺️

[@Eyesis_1]

Great video. Thanks for the information. Stay safe and TFS💖

[@myBIGtinyhouselife]

😊

[@Louie12673]

Thank you for all the information

[@davidmurling4252]

Running a small fan on low will help circulate the warm air.

[@myBIGtinyhouselife]

Yep 😊

[@marirose19]

Great job, Adelina. So do I understand correctly that you have an Espar /gas/ heater rather than the more common diesel ones? You’re the Queen of Research.👸Looking fwd to PT 2 & hope Ian &/or his loved ones heal up quickly & completely. He’ll have natural immunity now which is excellent once you make it thru being sick.

[@myBIGtinyhouselife]

Hi! No I chose the General Components heater from Polar Mobility. More expensive than the Chinese knock off ones from Amazon but much cheaper than the Espar and Webasto.

[@alschneider6364]

Looks like they did a nice install underneath your van....I honestly wouldn't mind that controller, It's nice and simple. I've seen some of them that are way too complicated. BTW....Where's Sophie?

[@myBIGtinyhouselife]

She was inside the tiny house. Van is parked at home 😊

[@tinacolecampbell]

♥️

[@myBIGtinyhouselife]

😊

[@susananderson7473]

Is there space for a second car battery? It can be charged by the main battery when driving. Would be a inexpensive back up.

[@Steveteras]

Does the intake side of the heater has a filter? Can you put one? Just thinking. Because the heater is on the floor, it may pick up dust and dirt etc very easily. I know this because i have an air purifier at home. When I change the filter every year, I see the bottom of the filter has always more dust than the top part of the filter. With a filter, you can maybe catch the most of the dirt going into the unit?

[@myBIGtinyhouselife]

No I don't think there's a filter. I wouldn't put one in without the company saying it's safe.

[@christine9604frisco]

How does. Propane heater release moisture into the air. I’ve always known any heat to make a place dry.

[@myBIGtinyhouselife]

Propane just does 😊. I’m not sure today the mechanics lol.

[@christine9604frisco]

Weird, eh? Gas heaters in the house dry out the air!

[@DaphneLowe]

Diesel and petrol heaters draw in and vent air from the outside. Propane furnaces in houses and propane heaters (ie. Propex HS 2XXX) in factory built RVs also pull in and vent air from the outside (cold air has less water vapor) and thus produce dry heat. Mr Buddy heaters and the like are unvented, and thus recirculate warm air, which contains more water vapor, hence moist heat.

[@myBIGtinyhouselife]

Thank you for that explanation 🙏🏼😊

[@abbe1abbe156]

The moisture is the byproduct produced when the propane is used.