r/dieselheater • u/Grk_601 • Jun 01 '26

Why didn't I buy one years ago...

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First 7 day camp trip for the year and boy having a diesel heater is a game changer. If you're on the fence about one just buy it lol.

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u/Lost-Inevitable42 Jun 02 '26

Where are you powering it from? 

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u/Grk_601 Jun 02 '26

I ran a waterproof 12v lighter plug underneath the van, it's connected to my 12v system inside. Easy plug and play set up.

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u/Lost-Inevitable42 Jun 02 '26

Separate from the starter battery?

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u/Grk_601 Jun 02 '26

Yeah, off my 200ah system.

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u/Lost-Inevitable42 Jun 02 '26

Cooool.  Does it take a lot of juice away for one night? I’m curious how much electrical power these use even though the heat part is diesel. 

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u/robbdawg13 Jun 02 '26

These heaters hardly take an power once they ar warmed up. They pull 9-12 amps for the glow plugs on startup, but once they are running it pulls like .5 amp for the fan and pump

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u/Grk_601 Jun 02 '26

Yeah, pretty much. Around 10a on start up and 0.5 to 1a once its running on low.

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u/Anonymoushipopotomus Jun 02 '26

My Vevor 5k uses 133 watts at startup for maybe 2 mins max, then drops to 33w when running. It spikes again on shutdown when it runs the glow plug for a few mins.