Webasto & Chinese diesel heater instant hot water shower

You asked if the Webasto and/or the Chinese water heater could be used for instant hot water for a shower. Also if it could be plumbed to main pressure.
Yes to both. Just need a variable pressure showerhead so you can control the flow, or a tap maybe.
Any questions please ask them.
The 16KW heater - www.alibaba.com/product-detai...

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  • @reubenk7331
    @reubenk73313 ай бұрын

    Very impressive that they can heat the water that fast while flowing water without a heated reservoir.

  • @SomeTechGuy666
    @SomeTechGuy6663 жыл бұрын

    That Chinese heater is amazing. Even has the water pump built in. Seems really powerful too. Shipping cost seems really high though. Someone needs to import a container of these and sell them locally. Thank you for testing this.

  • @neiltitmus9744

    @neiltitmus9744

    3 жыл бұрын

    Its running off the mains of the water board it should have pressure does seam to heat it though.a good shower will burn through 12 liters a minute

  • @1marcelfilms

    @1marcelfilms

    5 ай бұрын

    The guy selling locally would ask for twice the price + his own shipping

  • @twocvbloke
    @twocvbloke4 жыл бұрын

    The little knob thing on the valvestem on the spray head can usually be used to used to increase or decrease the flow for hotter or cooler water with the always-on clippy thing in place, used a similar setup in my first house which only had a bath and no shower, was cheap and effective... :D

  • @BenMitro
    @BenMitro4 жыл бұрын

    Gees! I read all the comments too. Excellent ideas both in the comments and in your demo David, thanks mate.

  • @markzeno6626
    @markzeno66264 жыл бұрын

    I enjoy watching your videos goddammit, keep up the good work lol. If it weren't for people like you there wouldn't be people like me interested in taking on any of these projects. Good ideas thanks mate

  • @rolandrockstarmega1299
    @rolandrockstarmega12994 жыл бұрын

    My Chinese water heater arrives today. Thanks to you I found it. So excited I am building a system for my caravan

  • @carlosvaquerofoto

    @carlosvaquerofoto

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hey mate, did you build the system for your caravan? I want to do the same for mine and I don't know where to start, hehehe. Thanks!

  • @rolandrockstarmega1299

    @rolandrockstarmega1299

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@carlosvaquerofoto yes works well.used a heat exchanger and 4 gallon of antifreeze

  • @carlosvaquerofoto

    @carlosvaquerofoto

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@rolandrockstarmega1299 can I email you and talk about it? I'm super interested on this. Thank you!

  • @rolandrockstarmega1299

    @rolandrockstarmega1299

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@carlosvaquerofoto not sure how to chat. What is your email?

  • @chrissd08
    @chrissd083 жыл бұрын

    Great videos, please keep them coming!

  • @mikedodge1322
    @mikedodge13224 жыл бұрын

    I appreciate the video and your hard work. 👍

  • @MessianicJudaism
    @MessianicJudaism4 жыл бұрын

    Wow that quickly. I think it will work. I would plumb it like a house is plumbed. Let the machine heat the water tank in a plumped loop. Have a cold water inlet to keep the hotwater tank full. Have a water faucet with the hotwater hooked to it and a cold water hooked too; to control the water temperature for a comfortable shower. I found a 24kw 12 volt heater. That should keep up with the hotwater demand. Thank you for taking the time to set all of this up and giving this demonstration. You rock.

  • @thomasguilder9288

    @thomasguilder9288

    4 жыл бұрын

    I use a 5kw DW50 with egr heat exchanger to heat my garden shed and I‘m quite impressed about the gain in efficiency when adding the exhaust gas heat exchanger, I would definitely try this on the 16kW one! Cold water -> 16kW heater -> egr heat exchanger -> shower head. FYI my gas boiler at home is 35kW which gives quite good water pressure and good flow rates

  • @DavidMcLuckie

    @DavidMcLuckie

    4 жыл бұрын

    I plan on trying DIY vs bought heat exchangers to see what's best bang for buck.

  • @loz11968
    @loz119684 жыл бұрын

    I think I would heat the water in the tank then shower with that no chance of scalding yourself that way Keep up the great work

  • @Engineguy66
    @Engineguy664 жыл бұрын

    Good to see you didn’t give up on the water heater shower

  • @DavidMcLuckie

    @DavidMcLuckie

    4 жыл бұрын

    Still working on the Arduino one :(

  • @DanielPawlos
    @DanielPawlos Жыл бұрын

    I was using a water-diesel heater 5KW cheapest what i can get, with a 2x EGR cooler to heat my house with radiators: 3 x 1500W and 1 x 800W. The heat lost from pipes is around 3000W, and I can tell that was working fine at 60C with no problem, but then I was trying to mix waste oil with diesel 50/50, and after, a month carbon build was so big that "atomizer that injection part" was blocked and when I was cleaning it I damaged that part.., so I will never use waste oil even if is thin with diesel... Thanks David for such amazing content !!

  • @MHLivestreams

    @MHLivestreams

    3 ай бұрын

    Try running waste oil then running pure diesel at full power before shutdown, and diesel on startup.

  • @acefreaky2988
    @acefreaky29886 ай бұрын

    Circuit the water to the main tank separately feed the head using a domestic shower pump ....certainly doable.

  • @Engineguy66
    @Engineguy664 жыл бұрын

    1st glad to see a good video before bed

  • @BillyWestbury
    @BillyWestbury4 жыл бұрын

    Keep up the good work mate, I am keen to try these out for use in my campervan, it's also great to hear a local accent. cheers

  • @mrmatt2525able
    @mrmatt2525able4 жыл бұрын

    That’s awesome!

  • @danielradcliff7081
    @danielradcliff70814 жыл бұрын

    It might be useful to include a mixing valve in the set up to mix a little bit of cold water back in so it’s not scolding

  • @gpo746
    @gpo7466 ай бұрын

    BWAHAHA 😆 That was a right Ricky Fulton "dry boak " at 10:20

  • @xgouldiex
    @xgouldiex4 жыл бұрын

    Do a closed loop system with a heat exchanger let the loop heat up and then you can turn the shower on and off

  • @damiangillett6443

    @damiangillett6443

    3 жыл бұрын

    heat the hot right up pumping back to the tank obtaining hot water via a bleed off tap and mix cold to extend shower time

  • @cerealtiller

    @cerealtiller

    3 жыл бұрын

    It would also stop the Heat Exchanger scaling up in Hard Water Areas...

  • @brendaswann7292
    @brendaswann72924 жыл бұрын

    I would pay for your successful tested recycling water shower. I have been searching for a propane heated recycled water shower system. If I understood all the moving parts better, I know it can be done . Wish you were my neighbour, bouncing ideas ..... love you lab experimental videos. 🇨🇦👏🏽🚌👏🏽🇨🇦

  • @DavidMcLuckie

    @DavidMcLuckie

    4 жыл бұрын

    Something like this - showerloop.org/

  • @1marcelfilms
    @1marcelfilms5 ай бұрын

    I want to see one piped into a central homing system. 5kw would be more than enough to maintain a constant temperature. Although to heat it up from cold you would need a bit more.

  • @la8rattab973
    @la8rattab9734 жыл бұрын

    Great stuff.. Cheers

  • @rolandrockstarmega1299
    @rolandrockstarmega12994 жыл бұрын

    Hot tubs have a flow control valve. That will shut off system with no flow. Also need to use a thermostatic mixing valve.it will prevent scalding. Check out the rixen hydronic system.

  • @robinwells8879
    @robinwells88794 жыл бұрын

    That is quite close to a saleable product! An arduino away perhaps from an off grid HSE decontamination shower or caravan combi boiler. Your average domestic shower head delivers a lot less volume than your garden sprayer head. Excellent mock up.

  • @steventhompson3507
    @steventhompson35073 жыл бұрын

    Put smaller diameter riser pipe to your shower head then it slightly lessens the flow rate through the whole system which allows the water to gather more heat on its way through and slowing the volume used.

  • @karlhranka9079
    @karlhranka90793 жыл бұрын

    do these have a thermostat control option based on coolant/water temp?

  • @robb1chan9
    @robb1chan94 ай бұрын

    been considering one of these , what happens if you forget to turn on the water and start the unit up? does it have any protection?

  • @jeremytoms5163
    @jeremytoms51634 жыл бұрын

    Just thinking about the flow/over pressure issue. Maybe flow switch and pipe temp sensor on the outlet, pressure switch on a tanked system as safety switch, rundown timer on burner with bypass valve to run cold water through it during cool down . I.E. shower flow stops, flow switch sends signal to open bypass valve and actuate rundown timer. Just ideas for safety systems. Good testing though.

  • @humbertosandri2053
    @humbertosandri20535 ай бұрын

    I liked the JP Chinese "Trauma" lol, but I think this is the best option.

  • @steventhompson3507
    @steventhompson35073 жыл бұрын

    Just need a bypass so that cold water from the tank can be drawn at the same time to be mixed with the hot at the shower riser pipe to control temperature but put a smaller bore hot riser pipe on it so that the flow is restricted enough to give the maximum comfortable heat when the cold water bypass is not adjusted to mix in.

  • @371tattoostudio6
    @371tattoostudio64 жыл бұрын

    Closed circuit water in and out and add a new pump to extract the water from the tank!

  • @_o.0_.
    @_o.0_. Жыл бұрын

    I’m working on a similar project using a similar set up for an off grid washing machine but running into some hurdles with water pressure at the right time for the fill sequence of the washing machine.. let’s just say its a tough one but the challenge is the fun part

  • @cadizsummers3078

    @cadizsummers3078

    6 ай бұрын

    Have sufficient storage for big use days. Best of luck it’s what I did in southern Spain/conil.

  • @cedley1969
    @cedley19693 жыл бұрын

    Probably already been said but a thermostatic mixer valve in combination with this would deliver at constant temp.

  • @winterroadspokenword4681
    @winterroadspokenword46814 жыл бұрын

    Simple solution is put an inline 90 degree tap on the pipe, fast easy control, I regards to saving water till it’s warm, have a t on the hot water pipe to return water to the tank, once it’s getting warm shut off return to tank with a tap, and open up tap to showet head

  • @jedilion2227
    @jedilion2227 Жыл бұрын

    What if you wanted to heat the air in an RV, but you are not using the hot water?, will it cause an issue of overheating the unused water?

  • @Daniel_Ap
    @Daniel_Ap3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the videos, appreciate them. I still haven't figured it out which sisten to install in my camper for both hot air and water. I've seen that new chinese heater for both but since you can't heat the water without heating the air, it's not a reasonable solution. (maybe redirecting the hot air towards outside i the summer). Was thinking of using two separate heaters, so one like this for water and one normal air heater and I'm wandering if I could use the same diesel intake pipe line from the fuel tank for both with a Y splitter... do you thig that will work?

  • @DavidMcLuckie

    @DavidMcLuckie

    3 жыл бұрын

    If/when I ever get around to another van build I'll be using two seperate diesel heaters. One for the water and the other for the air. The combined heater just didn't give enough hot water, 500W compared to the 5000W of the Webasto. Now the clones of the diesel water heaters are becoming more available it should be even cheaper to implement. A Y splitter will work for the fuel line as the fuel pumps themselves act as one way valves. Perhaps run a larger diameter up to the Y.

  • @Daniel_Ap

    @Daniel_Ap

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@DavidMcLuckie cool, thanks. Maybe if you have all the setup, you could make a video on this and run both heaters with only one fuel line ;)

  • @krisdevoecht
    @krisdevoecht Жыл бұрын

    Nice heater for the floor heating…instead of the gas heater..

  • @kntran10
    @kntran102 жыл бұрын

    Is the heat exchanger made out of steel or aluminum? What material is it? Will it rust through?

  • @ashy1423
    @ashy14234 жыл бұрын

    Congratulations Success 👍

  • @glenhodgson3721
    @glenhodgson37213 жыл бұрын

    Why not use on a hot water cylinder as a replacement for a chippy. Will the Chinese controller switch the water heater on and off between two set temperatures?

  • @gamebug1012
    @gamebug10124 жыл бұрын

    where do you get the heater and control unit???

  • @KrisCochrane
    @KrisCochrane4 жыл бұрын

    You can fix the pressure by adjusting the black 'nut' at the rear of the trigger on the head.

  • @DavidMcLuckie

    @DavidMcLuckie

    4 жыл бұрын

    Not on my nasty poundland hose fittings set. :)

  • @az_max1044
    @az_max10444 жыл бұрын

    a mixing valve with temp control would be desirable.

  • @1towmater1
    @1towmater13 жыл бұрын

    I will plump into the cold water line of the propane hot water tank with a flow control switch to turn on the diesel heater. That way the propane will give you a small amount of instant hot water but the diesel heater will give you longer hot water. If the water is hot going into the water tank than the propane burner won't turn on. I was thinking of doing that with a propane instant heater but diesel would be cheaper and easier

  • @maggiehugstrees2024
    @maggiehugstrees20244 жыл бұрын

    That is awesome. Very cool. Now if you are in a caravan and have a set amount of water, say 100 liters, can you add filters and a pump to recycle and reuse that same water so you always have roughly that same 100 liters. Thanks for the cool videos. P.S.- Favorite commentary from the video- "That's a hot, hot shower. That's hot as fuck!"

  • @xgouldiex

    @xgouldiex

    4 жыл бұрын

    I'm in the process of fitting a recirculating system in my self build using heat exchanger and the shower having it own closed system with filters. Just put recirculating shower system into youtube your find videos

  • @avivamae5171
    @avivamae51713 жыл бұрын

    Can it heat the water without heating the air (pretty important in Van where I'm considering using this) or is there an option to send the heated air out the exhaust or something? Basically I'm wondering if I can use this for hot water in the summer time without heating up my van. It would only be as a back up option if I couldn't use my instant propane boiler for some reason. Also I've watched quite a few of your diesel heater videos now and I feel that I owe you a big thank you!! I've learned so much and I really appreciate all of the time and work you put into this. Great job and thanks!

  • @DavidMcLuckie

    @DavidMcLuckie

    3 жыл бұрын

    No. Both air and water at the same time. Granted you could vent the hot air outside but that would waste a lot of fuel to heat the water. Have you seen the video on the Bobil Vans water heater setup?

  • @davidsleigh7189
    @davidsleigh7189 Жыл бұрын

    These heaters work better if you circulate the water through a water tank then when the water reaches the desired temperature you can then pump it to the shower

  • @gb79126
    @gb79126 Жыл бұрын

    Hi mate, is there a way to install a simple switch to the cinese heater bypassing the controller?

  • @DavidMcLuckie

    @DavidMcLuckie

    Жыл бұрын

    Sadly not that I know of.

  • @AndyFromm
    @AndyFromm4 жыл бұрын

    Can any of these water heaters be ran on a timer or remotely for warming engine coolant?

  • @DavidMcLuckie

    @DavidMcLuckie

    4 жыл бұрын

    Both can. You just need a timer or a remote control and replace the switch on them. They both have a 'dumb' switch that tells them to turn on. You could use all sorts of controllers that just use a switch as their output.

  • @AndyFromm

    @AndyFromm

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@DavidMcLuckie nice

  • @charlessaville1911
    @charlessaville1911 Жыл бұрын

    for the fail safe what about a low pressure sensor in the output pipe and straight after a soleniod shut off valve, soon as the pressure drops the valve closed stops the flow, could have a relay in the system that drops out and kills the fuel and water pump, instant stop the system but stops burns,

  • @neiltitmus9744
    @neiltitmus97443 жыл бұрын

    Run it through a thremostatic bar mixer shower body using a couple of washing machine taps

  • @TheKangDangalang
    @TheKangDangalang5 ай бұрын

    Would you try another test possibly? Use a pump and Recycle the the water within in a 20 or 30 gallon container. How long does it take to heat 20 gallons and what temp can you get the water up to? Pleeeaase

  • @vsdhillon5310
    @vsdhillon5310 Жыл бұрын

    Hi how long last chines one I am looking for my hiway truck

  • @KevinMcMillan
    @KevinMcMillan4 жыл бұрын

    Wonder how the efficiency is compared to the horse showers /portable gas showers? Would be good to see a comparison. If the diesel heater could do hot air and water that would be a perfect combination for a camper

  • @mikedodge1322

    @mikedodge1322

    4 жыл бұрын

    Kevin McMillan I saw someone connect these to a small radiator and fan setup to get heat. Looks promising.

  • @earlgray3925
    @earlgray39253 жыл бұрын

    Hi there David What's your thoughts on using gray corrugated washing machine pipe for the air inlet on a 5kw diesel heater?

  • @DavidMcLuckie

    @DavidMcLuckie

    3 жыл бұрын

    On the inlet would be ok, just not the outlet.

  • @earlgray3925

    @earlgray3925

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@DavidMcLuckie Many thanks David, I gave the gentleman some insulating sleeve to try and protect it but I thought I'd ask the Pro for advice 👍

  • @albertol.abrisqueta4324
    @albertol.abrisqueta43244 жыл бұрын

    Thanks bud! I asked that, im planing for my next campervan build, the idea is to make a coolant circuit including floor heating, radiator with 12v fans as heater, heat interchanger for instant hot water (maybe store in inox tank) and maybe a wall radiator in the bathroom/shower. My concern is wich one use in order to manage a steady temperature without reaching max temp and shutting off, any recomendation?? Thanks again!

  • @DavidMcLuckie

    @DavidMcLuckie

    4 жыл бұрын

    The Webasto (stock ecu and aftermarket) will heat up to 70ish ºC and then slow to half power, if the water eventually reaches 80ish ºC it shuts off. The chinese one you can select a water temperature. But I haven't tried it yet to see if it throttles down to half or just switches off.

  • @albertol.abrisqueta4324

    @albertol.abrisqueta4324

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@DavidMcLuckie many thanks, I will be aware of ur new posts in case you try the Chinese heater, I'm still doing another conversion

  • @finno123456
    @finno1234563 жыл бұрын

    @David McLuckie It is a shame this heater does not have a blower for hot air on it there are loads of these on aliexpress for around €300.

  • @MHLivestreams
    @MHLivestreams3 ай бұрын

    Random question. Are you from Berwick or thereabouts? The accent is very musical.

  • @randharper
    @randharper2 жыл бұрын

    Great videos, thank you. We’re diving in The Bering sea very cold water, I’ve been looking at getting a Toyo water heater for our hot water system. After watching many of your videos, I must ask your advice. Keeping seawater heating in mind and the toyo has a stainless heat exchanger. Can you recommend anyone else’s product in place of the 2400 dollar option? Thank you

  • @DavidMcLuckie

    @DavidMcLuckie

    2 жыл бұрын

    Almost all the plate heat exchanges I've seen have been stainless. I'm guessing you're using the heated seawater to heat your diving suits? Depends how DIY you want to go. You can get a diesel burning coolant heater from 5KW to 30KW, add in a heat exchanger, header tank, pipes, and a pump and you've got hot seawater. :)

  • @josephinring
    @josephinring4 жыл бұрын

    Great channel mate, I'm very curious to see how efficient you could make a Chinese diesel air heater by putting an air to air heat exchanger (recuperator) on the exhaust and combustion air intake, see if you can get most of the waste heat out of the exhaust and back into the primary air. I guess it would be easier and more efficient to get the heat from the exhaust into the heater air intake (as opposed to the combustion air) but I'd be afraid if there was a leak in the recuperator that the exhaust gas would make it into the hot air delivery and suffocate someone. It seems like an obvious efficiency upgrage, basically turn it into a small condensing heater. I'd be very interested in an experiment like that. Thank's for all the great content.

  • @unmountablebootvolume

    @unmountablebootvolume

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's the concept the german Veritherm boilers use. They are basically normal condensing boilers with a combustion air heat exchanger added on, which made them incredibly efficient, even when runnig at very high temperatures. Sadly some "fakenews" caused a huge shitstorm against this boiler in the late 80s/early 90s, which made them unpopular to this day. Luckly the manufacturer didn't care, and even gave their entire boiler lineup digital controls in 2004. You can actually still buy one new, though you will have to contact them directly. I think it's a grea idea to try this concept on one of these heaters, though i'd worry about the plastic of the impeller melting/getting brittal.

  • @josephinring

    @josephinring

    3 жыл бұрын

    If the plastic of the housing and the vents can take the heat I’d imagine the impeller would be ok, I can’t imagine the economiser would heat up the incoming air to an extent that it would melt the plastic. If a manufacture decided to do it for a production model they could simply put the impeller before the economiser. It would be a very interesting experiment. Probably need to run it exclusively on kerosene to keep soot build up to a minimum (as opposed to diesel).

  • @douglazamar8889
    @douglazamar88893 жыл бұрын

    Am thinking buying this for my semi. What is its power 5kw or 16kw? Is it fully automated? Could I program it to start say two hours before I come to work so my engine is warm and ready to go?

  • @DavidMcLuckie

    @DavidMcLuckie

    3 жыл бұрын

    This video is using both the 5KW Webasto and a 16KW chinese version for the purpose of a DIY diesel powered shower.

  • @markyambler05
    @markyambler053 жыл бұрын

    do you reckon you could use this to heat a small swimming pool circulating the water ?

  • @DavidMcLuckie

    @DavidMcLuckie

    3 жыл бұрын

    Oh yes. But a normal Webasto heater would also do the same job.

  • @arthurperrea3714
    @arthurperrea37143 жыл бұрын

    Mixing valve to control hot water but what s going to happen when you not using hot water with that pump running and it just dead heading

  • @DavidMcLuckie

    @DavidMcLuckie

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's why there is no mixing valve and the heater is controlling its output to heat the water.

  • @philipdeeneyify
    @philipdeeneyify3 жыл бұрын

    Do you think this would be suitable for heating my Pure water in my window cleaning tank(500 litres) on a loop system back into the tank

  • @DavidMcLuckie

    @DavidMcLuckie

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes, the Chinese one would let you set the temperature that you wanted.

  • @montythebeagle

    @montythebeagle

    Жыл бұрын

    Did you end up trying this for window cleaning?

  • @TOMAS-lh4er
    @TOMAS-lh4er4 жыл бұрын

    WHAT HAPPENED to the circuit board you were going to work on , ?? AND on the last video did you see my comment about the other video that showed how to fix them ?? thanks .

  • @DavidMcLuckie

    @DavidMcLuckie

    4 жыл бұрын

    The Arduino shower? Still work in progress. I'm not really solder skilled enough to try and reflow all those components. :)

  • @c11453198
    @c114531984 жыл бұрын

    You mention webasto from the scrappy, what will they call them? If I was looking on eBay/Ali what would you search for?

  • @DavidMcLuckie

    @DavidMcLuckie

    4 жыл бұрын

    engine pre heater, diesel pre heater, auxiliary heater

  • @MaxTOYS4fun
    @MaxTOYS4fun2 жыл бұрын

    how you can both burn down your garage, and flood it.

  • @jonathanbale5410
    @jonathanbale54104 жыл бұрын

    Just a thought, you have a very cheap ECU in the Chinese heater the could be fitted to a wabasto at a push, and they cost bladders

  • @DavidMcLuckie

    @DavidMcLuckie

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes in theory it could. I'm not sure how best to convert the fan speed of the webasto compared to the chinese one and how you'd get the sensor to detect the spinning fan. Not impossible but some work required.

  • @bruceracine8132
    @bruceracine81327 ай бұрын

    Where can I find this heater

  • @usavanlife7240
    @usavanlife72403 жыл бұрын

    If you want to no wasted any water just recirculating the water thru the pump and then buy a cheap 5-0r 7 Stage water filter and you have an eternal heated water supply just add more when needed since there's are been some water evaporation ! And of course you're need a small shower tub for The recirculation !

  • @MrTieskejanssen
    @MrTieskejanssen4 жыл бұрын

    have you seen these jp combi diesel air and water things? they look promising as well, would love to see them tested

  • @DavidMcLuckie

    @DavidMcLuckie

    4 жыл бұрын

    I haven't no. Looks interesting, although pricey.

  • @thebrokenstringspete
    @thebrokenstringspete Жыл бұрын

    Do these act as a space heater as well as a water heater? for example in a motorhome it will produce heating and hot water?

  • @MHLivestreams

    @MHLivestreams

    3 ай бұрын

    They're just heaters that people like to mess with.

  • @DaveAber9999
    @DaveAber99994 жыл бұрын

    Another excellent vidjeeo. Now, here's a question for you. I've got a (inoperative) Eberspacher D5W which once it is working will be plumbed to a 5L calorifier. With this Eber D5W (5kw, very like your webasto) a water pump, 5L calorifier (and some sort of anti-explosion header/expansion tank), will the Eber be man enough to give me a decent shower from the calorifier? Or will I need a 12, 13, 15, 16KW chinese jobby? At the moment, the calorifier is heated by 240v when on a campsite, and that gives me plenty of water for a shower - the calorifier is set to about 65 degrees and has a thermostatic mixer outlet valve, so I am using (I reckon)10L cold + 5L hot for a 40ish degree shower, and that is a long shower, very generous. Ultimate goal is to be able to fire up a shower without needing to be on 240v hook up.

  • @DaveAber9999

    @DaveAber9999

    4 жыл бұрын

    Oops - my mistake, it's a 10L calorifier I have. www.surejust.co.uk/10-litre-vertical-single-coil-surecal-calorifier

  • @DavidMcLuckie

    @DavidMcLuckie

    4 жыл бұрын

    Assuming that the heater in the calorifier setup is a 3kw 240v element, then a 4-5kw diesel heater should provided more than enough heat to get water up to temp.

  • @DaveAber9999

    @DaveAber9999

    4 жыл бұрын

    Actually, I've just checked the spec. 1KW electric heater. So, 4-5kw diesel will be moar than enough. Interesting comparison that your 12-16KW gave you a good toasty shower (too hot?) but the 5KW Webasto seemed more like an old man pissing on you - I suppose it makes sense as the 'instant heat' configuration has to get the heat in there 'on the fly' and the calorifier layout could take an hour or more and you wouldn't care, just have the shower later!

  • @merlin146
    @merlin1463 жыл бұрын

    Could it be used for a hot tub?

  • @erikh.5679
    @erikh.56793 жыл бұрын

    Nice video, compliments! Would it be possible to heat up the 80 liter boiler in my boat?

  • @DavidMcLuckie

    @DavidMcLuckie

    3 жыл бұрын

    In theory yes. The code could be tweaked. It already shuts down automatically at a certain temperature, would just be a matter of adjusting that.

  • @erikh.5679

    @erikh.5679

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@DavidMcLuckie Thanks for your reply!

  • @gordonmccallum1402
    @gordonmccallum14022 жыл бұрын

    Would freelander water heater work just the basic on off switch and water pump , asking for wife lol love your video pal

  • @DavidMcLuckie

    @DavidMcLuckie

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sort of. Most won't trigger with just a 12V feed and need a command from the car ECU. But you can get a box that tricks the heater into working. So you'd need - the water heater, a water pump, a fuel pump, and the box to trick it into turning on. But we might have a project soon to replace the board in the heater so it works without any other tricks. ;)

  • @jhonwaynegretzky8882
    @jhonwaynegretzky88823 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much for your videos! You are the best! One question: if you had to choose between the Bobilvan heating system and the Chinese diesel water heater for you van, what water heating system would you choose? Btw, if you are willing to sell your Chinese diesel water heater feel free to contact me! I need one but it takes to much time to order it on Alibaba.

  • @DavidMcLuckie

    @DavidMcLuckie

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'd pick the Bobil Vans version.

  • @hwntwww
    @hwntwww4 жыл бұрын

    Amusing videos, a problem with these heaters is soot build up. How cd this be dealt with? DO diesel engines offer potential solutions. How about some sort of electrical element burning off the soot, or injecting something clean and hot burning into the fuel line to remove the soot?

  • @DavidMcLuckie

    @DavidMcLuckie

    4 жыл бұрын

    I will need to try running an off the shelf 'diesel cleaner' that you'd normally put in you cars fuel tank and see if that has any cleaning action.

  • @andrew270298
    @andrew2702984 жыл бұрын

    Hellooooo it’s mrs Doubtfire here.......

  • @Dr.Muthenna
    @Dr.Muthenna4 жыл бұрын

    hello friend... do you think it can works by kerosene or LPG? thanks for useful video(like)

  • @rolandrockstarmega1299
    @rolandrockstarmega12994 жыл бұрын

    KZread the hour shower. You could incorporate your heater with that system.

  • @mikedodge1322

    @mikedodge1322

    4 жыл бұрын

    rolandrockstar mega I just watched his videos. I literally have been trying to figure that out on my own and this guy has a working concept. Awesome!! Thanks for the recommendation!

  • @rolandrockstarmega1299

    @rolandrockstarmega1299

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@mikedodge1322 your welcome. Glad to help. I am building one myself also. Can't wait. Doing a closed loop system with 3 heat exchangers. 1 coolant to hot water for shower. 1 coolant to hot water to heat my hot tub. 1 coolant to air to heat rv.

  • @preachers4135

    @preachers4135

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@rolandrockstarmega1299, Have you incorporated these heat exchangers into an hour shower yet? It’s a great concept.

  • @rolandrockstarmega1299

    @rolandrockstarmega1299

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@preachers4135 yes. I have one heat exchanger for my sink and shower. And another heat exchanger to heat my hot tub.

  • @rolandrockstarmega1299

    @rolandrockstarmega1299

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@preachers4135 check out ryan and su. Great 3 part video.

  • @TOMAS-lh4er
    @TOMAS-lh4er4 жыл бұрын

    DO YOU HAVE TO BE careful not to leave the spray nozzle closed too long ?? will it build up too much heat and pressure ??

  • @DavidMcLuckie

    @DavidMcLuckie

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, normally you'd be using a real shower head that you can't turn off.

  • @TOMAS-lh4er

    @TOMAS-lh4er

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@DavidMcLuckie Thank you Sir, ,love your show !

  • @douglazamar8889
    @douglazamar88893 жыл бұрын

    arent these designed to heat diesel engine blocks in winter?

  • @DavidMcLuckie

    @DavidMcLuckie

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes, that is their primary purpose.

  • @benegginton8716
    @benegginton87164 жыл бұрын

    Love your video’s So..... my potential future set up I was thinking. Is using the Chinese diesel water/air heater, Have the water heater circulating the water in the tank hearing it up using a 12v pump. Then have a second 12v pump out from the tank with water to my shower. So the shower only needs to be turned on when the tank is hot? Thoughts on if this would work? And any chance of running it as a test?

  • @draventannoy
    @draventannoy4 жыл бұрын

    I would work with heat exchangers, that way you have much more flexibility and possibilitys.

  • @jothain

    @jothain

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's quite obvious 😂

  • @somewhereinchicago8743
    @somewhereinchicago87432 жыл бұрын

    Anyone in US bought it, how does it work?

  • @PaulAlford75
    @PaulAlford754 жыл бұрын

    Jesus wept - that shower might even be hot enough to satisfy Jessie!

  • @lawrencemonaghan8033
    @lawrencemonaghan80334 жыл бұрын

    Success, one working shower

  • @DavidMcLuckie

    @DavidMcLuckie

    4 жыл бұрын

    Working is perhaps too much. Theoretically working shower more like it. :)

  • @rolandrockstarmega1299
    @rolandrockstarmega12994 жыл бұрын

    Also check out liquid to liquid heat exchanger.

  • @christopheraugustine5816

    @christopheraugustine5816

    4 жыл бұрын

    He has done similar in previous videos with the use of EGR coolers. Many are stainless and can have water run through the exhaust side.

  • @rolandrockstarmega1299

    @rolandrockstarmega1299

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@christopheraugustine5816 yes I have seen that. That is an air to water heater.

  • @christopheraugustine5816

    @christopheraugustine5816

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@rolandrockstarmega1299 Right, I think you are missing the point that it does not have to be air (exhaust) passing through it. It could be air/air or water/air or air/water or water/water. It is just a heat exchanger.

  • @rolandrockstarmega1299

    @rolandrockstarmega1299

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@christopheraugustine5816 true. But to my point I have not seen him do a liquid to liquid heat exchanger. This might help with a more consistent water remp.and no water loss while the heater is turning on.

  • @mikedavis1127
    @mikedavis1127 Жыл бұрын

    It needs a mat to dhower upon - a weclome mat would be dandy, thanking youuuUu

  • @Globalizmas-Keiksmazodis
    @Globalizmas-Keiksmazodis6 ай бұрын

    How much electricity does it use to run?

  • @MHLivestreams

    @MHLivestreams

    3 ай бұрын

    I think it can get down to about half an amp when running as just a diesel heater on 12v 5amps when it's starting. The rest is whatever you add to it.

  • @coldtrader4737
    @coldtrader47374 жыл бұрын

    Could you just shunt the 'lost' cold water run off back into the supply tank and recirculate until the water takes on a bit more heat ?Was going to add as someone below see' 'The hour shower' recirculating system just an in line water filter and add epsom salts to the water and use bio friendly soaps and shampoos - brilliant if that can be pulled off.

  • @DavidMcLuckie

    @DavidMcLuckie

    4 жыл бұрын

    That is a good idea. Could preheat the water some then run that into the heater. You'd just need to see how hot you want your shower. :)

  • @je-fq7ve
    @je-fq7ve4 жыл бұрын

    take look at recycling shower or hour shower

  • @tztz1949
    @tztz19495 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the audio. I'm definitely not getting that loud arse system. Jeezzzus

  • @steventhompson3507
    @steventhompson35073 жыл бұрын

    Priorities eh. Bet it could give you a few hot cups of coffee.

  • @battonfive
    @battonfive4 жыл бұрын

    Nice testing, for a small tank method another pump and filter that cleans the water as you pump it back in to that tank could be cool, what type of filter im not sure but I think it would be handy for a small loop shower system say. Good luck with the arduino work that could be a handy board, I've not dabbled coding arduinos yet, not had chance but they look handy once stabalised.

  • @mooseunit2711
    @mooseunit27114 жыл бұрын

    Helloooo! Mrs. Doubtfire?

  • @zwarst
    @zwarst4 жыл бұрын

    If that can warm better than 25 deg c above ambient you have cracked the code of portable showers 🚿

  • @hillonwheels8838
    @hillonwheels88384 жыл бұрын

    See if BigClive.com on youtube can make you a board as a collaborative video project. He makes some really cool pcb's and probably has all the parts in stock to make it. Also what about the air water heater or do you think the heat output is just to low to make a on demand shower water heater.

  • @DavidMcLuckie

    @DavidMcLuckie

    4 жыл бұрын

    Bigclive is a big league KZreadr, I'm just playing in my workshop. Yeah, the air/water heaters output is too low for instant heat.

  • @Mumblix
    @Mumblix3 жыл бұрын

    So just park next to a waterfall and use that for the input supply. Or draw water from a stagnant pond and let the heat kill (most) of the amoebas and brain-eating parasites.