Protemp Kerosene / Diesel Heater Review PT-70-SS - Part 1

[@gpjohn7728]

watched your video and did more research and bought one of these heaters. your video has good info. unpacked my heater filled with diesel (approved fuel on instructions). plugged in. red light came on flashing. did not ignite. tried a few time with no ignite. nothing in the manual about flashing light. manual is terrible. many pages of safety warnings with an eighth page of operating instructions. called the tech support number on the paper taped to top in box. no answer. fuel leaks out of cheaply made cap. pretty heavy to move when full of fuel. looked online more for complaints. these are common problems, so do some reading before you buy.

[@user-kt6ok9xz6z]

Great review! I was wondering if the diesel was still working ok with your heater? The manual states #1 or #2 fuel oil (diesel fuel) cannot be used, as that these fuels do not burn as clean as 1-K kerosene. It would definitely be nice to have options on fuel.

[@MyPlayHouse]

Hello knurlgnar24 Is diesel safe?, we hear much about the carcinogenic particles from disel cars. It's different this way to use it? Thank you for another great video,, sides now in excitement for the next.

[@Coolkeys2009]

Hasn't diesel been used as heating oil for years? Although the combustion products would normally been vented outside. I think the carcinogenic thing was related to the fine particulate matter which can find it's way deep into the lungs when used in combustion engines. It would be interesting to know the chemical differences between kerosene and diesel as they all come from the same place.

[@knurlgnar24]

Diesel engines emit a large amount of particulate matter. Carbon is a carcinogen when in certain chemical shapes and you commonly eat it in fried foods without thinking about it. Breathing diesel fumes is also a common source that people are more concerned with even though it is a smaller factor than the foods we eat. Anyway, this combustion process is much different and much cleaner than that of a diesel engine and there is almost zero particulate emissions so the emissions are carcinogen free, nitrous oxide free, and surprisingly even carbon monoxide free. That said, on startup there is some particulate emission for the first few seconds before the flame chamber warms up. Nothing like a diesel engine though.

[@MyPlayHouse]

Hi ***** Okay,, really did not want knurlgnar24 to get hurt,, or you. But you have probably also heard that diesel cars are the reason for manny manny cases of lung cancer,,, and why all new diesel cars now has a particle filter. So that was my concern :-/

[@z1power]

It would be interesting to see how well it can run from a modified sinewave inverter.

[@knurlgnar24]

Seventh!!!

[@Coolkeys2009]

Third! I think somethings wrong here.

[@yubertuber1]

What's stupid is that the manufacturer didn't put in an automatic thermostat. Foolish! Is there any way to install one in there?

[@DMAN22yeah]

you cant due to the design

[@SeriousSchitt]

@@DMAN22yeah I've just bought one of these heaters, it's a Korean made one, and it's got a thermostat on it put there by the manufacturer, but I never use it, I always use the heater on 'full noise'!

[@joe40867]

2nd!

[@ElektrikaCo]

sure you can put it on a thermostat, just have to wire it in series or parallel with on/off switch

[@knurlgnar24]

Very true. One would need to access the switch rather than just install a standard inline thermostat like people are accustomed to doing with a torpedo style heater.

[@brianc5592]

Awesome! It's always great to see a new vid from you. How did you know I was thinking about heaters 20 seconds before this video appeared?

[@bigredinfinity3126]

I am in Austalia and the bp diesel is great i mix it with some k1 kero and it has no smell at all compared to the kero by it self

[@BCElginTex]

LOL. I was expecting to see a huge diesel fuel filter sticking out of the side.

[@jeanlabrek8454]

__ Nice, but cannot be used in a power shortage, as needs a 110 volts cord.

[@mattmopar440]

you could use it with an external thermostat you just have to wire it into the switch on the back !

[@dankuc2690]

mattmopar440 how do u do that. I can't get it any help. Please

[@tarefoot]

It's my understanding that diesel fuel now since nearly all sulfur has been removed is cleaner than kerosene.

[@knurlgnar24]

Yes, that is true by regulation but generally not by practice. Since K1 ATSM spec can be met by simply using #1 diesel without the additive package they nearly always do that now, which means K1 is usually

[@yubertuber1]

Here's the link. Couldn't get it to work in my previous post. Sorry. Mr. Heater Thermostat for Portable Kerosene Forced Air Heaters #F261210

[@cassandrahenley445]

What makes heater shut down after 30 mintues

[@nicholascremato]

I never understood how to use this type of heater in my garage because of the ventilation. If I open up the door the cold rushes in. Any suggestions?

[@SeriousSchitt]

You're absolutely correct in what you say, opening the door lets the cold in and kinda defeats the purpose, that's why I let mine run with the garage door shut, whilst I'm in the lounge for an hour or two, watching KZbin videos, and when I do go out, the shed's toasty and warm and, with the heater still running on 'full boar' I then leave the garage door open and start a working! Hope this helps?

[@yubertuber1]

Researched the thermostat issue, and I think this is a solution. Anyone use one of these on your bullet/torpedo heater?

[@DMAN22yeah]

it cant have one due to the design

[@kg4boj]

You did put the kill a watt meter on the ac input didn't you?

[@knurlgnar24]

No, I didn't actually...

[@kg4boj]

Just trusting the sucker only draws 200 watts...

[@knurlgnar24]

Peter Carlson I actually made a video on this based on your comment and it does draw around 200 watts as advertized. Coming soon...

[@kg4boj]

Been a while since part one, got cold feet?

[@knurlgnar24]

I haven't had a chance to review the uploaded video in its entirety yet, but I just released it anyway. I hope there isn't something dumb in it that I missed! (my odds aren't very good are they?)

[@kg4boj]

***** I dunno, some of us are really good at spotting every little thing...

[@kg4boj]

First mistake is you used gasoline