Gear Reviews
🔥 The Dickinson Newport Diesel Heater: How It Saved My RV at –19°F (Real-World Review)
Can You Turn a Diesel Heater Into a Condensing Boiler?
Can a 20kW Diesel Hydronic Heater Heat a Cabin?
Are All 2kW Diesel Heaters the Same?
If you’re staring at both tabs on your screen right now thinking, “Am I really supposed to spend $400+ when the cheap one ‘does the same thing’?”, this post is for you.
Why Choose a 2kW Heater Instead of the 4kW?
It’s tempting to think, “More kilowatts, more better.”
But with diesel air heaters, oversizing is one of the fastest ways to create problems.
How to use a Diesel Hydronic Heater in Your Bus, Van, RV, Cabin, or Food Truck
If you’ve watched my other videos on diesel hydronic heaters and thought:
“Okay, cool science, Jason… but what would I actually do with one of these?”
That’s exactly what we’re getting into today.
If you Pay more for Diesel Hydronic Heater, do you GET more?
Do you really get better performance, higher efficiency, and better build quality… or are you just spending extra for the same thing in a different shell?
Testing the Most Powerful 30kW Chinese Diesel Hydronic Heater
So I went all in. I bought the most powerful Chinese diesel hydronic heater I could find on AliExpress… so you don’t have to.
Surprising 67% Efficiency in the HLN 10kW Diesel Hydronic Heater
Today, I’m putting HLN’s 10kW diesel hydronic heater to the ultimate test to find out if a steel-bodied unit can outperform even the best aluminum models I’ve ever tested. Spoiler: it did. And not by a little—it hit 67% efficiency, the highest I’ve ever seen from any unmodified diesel hydronic heater.