{"id":3864,"date":"2023-12-04T06:00:29","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T13:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cozyminds.com\/?p=3864"},"modified":"2023-12-04T11:30:46","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T18:30:46","slug":"diesel-heater-emergency-home-heat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cozyminds.com\/diesel-heater-emergency-home-heat\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Use A Portable Diesel Heater For Emergency Home Heat"},"content":{"rendered":"
Diesel heaters are most commonly used for heating camper vans, vehicles, and RVs. But they’re also great for heating garages, sheds, cabins, and emergency home heating.<\/p>\n
There are two versions of these types of diesel heaters.<\/p>\n
First, you have the permanent option that comes in parts.<\/p>\n
The diesel heater, LCD screen, exhaust pipe, fuel pump, 12 volt power source, and fuel tank are all separate pieces that need to be installed in the right positions and places.<\/p>\n
Then there’s the portable option that has all of the main parts put together in a metal box.<\/p>\n
The only things. you have to set up are the exhaust pipe and a 12 volt power source.<\/p>\n
Related Product: Get a\u00a0Jackery Portable Power Station (click to view on Amazon)<\/a> to get electricity during a power outage.<\/strong><\/p>\n For emergency home heating I recommend using a portable diesel heater.<\/p>\n The main reason is there isn’t a good place to put a permanent one in a house and you can move the portable one to the parts of your home that need it most.<\/p>\n Also, you can use a portable diesel heater to heat lots of other things making it multipurpose.<\/p>\n In this article, I’m going to give a quick outline of how I have my portable diesel heater set up for emergency home heating.<\/p>\n During the cold winter months, I have it fueled up and ready to go just in case the furnace decides to give out or we have a power outage.<\/p>\n See Also:\u00a03 Things You Can Get To Heat Your Home During A Power Outage<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n There are many different portable heater options, and most of them are made by Chinese companies.<\/p>\n The two big name brand diesel heater companies don’t make portable versions.<\/p>\n For emergency home heating the Chinese options are excellent because they are budget friendly and with a few additions they work really well.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Check Price on Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n I got an 8KW Vevor portable diesel heater because it has a high heat output and I like the style that has the fuel tank on the side instead of on top.<\/p>\n The tall and thin versions like this one by Vevor (click to view on Amazon)<\/a> are very popular though and could be the better choice for you depending on your needs.<\/p>\n For emergency home heating it doesn’t really matter what style you get because the heater will be outside with plenty of space.<\/p>\n I’m not going to go too into detail about all the features of this diesel heater. I’m just going to talk about how I set it up for emergency home heating.<\/p>\n If you want to read more about the Vevor diesel heater check out this review<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\nMy Portable Diesel Heater<\/h2>\n
8KW Vevor Diesel Heater<\/a><\/h3>\n