A major technical system is largely completed which allows interior air to be heated and later instant hot water on demand.
I chose to use diesel as the fuel for my heating. Mostly this allows convenience but another major benefit is safety. The diesel is sucked directly out of the van's fuel tank so there is no hassle with an additional fuel source. Diesel is a relatively safe fuel as it lacks the combustibility of propane and gasoline. Furthermore diesel contains more energy per gallon than gasoline which means more heat with less volume of fuel.
The system makes use of a very small diesel boiler which both heats and circulates glycol (engine coolant). That heated coolant cycles from the boiler to inside the van where a heater core with fans transfers the heat to the air. Later on I will be adding a heat exchanger to heat my fresh water to allow for hot showers and hot water at the sink.
After some planning and a bunch of wire and hose routing, here is the system. It works great though is a bit noisy.
For the van geeks, this was the Webasto Thermo Top C boiler.
I chose to use diesel as the fuel for my heating. Mostly this allows convenience but another major benefit is safety. The diesel is sucked directly out of the van's fuel tank so there is no hassle with an additional fuel source. Diesel is a relatively safe fuel as it lacks the combustibility of propane and gasoline. Furthermore diesel contains more energy per gallon than gasoline which means more heat with less volume of fuel.
The system makes use of a very small diesel boiler which both heats and circulates glycol (engine coolant). That heated coolant cycles from the boiler to inside the van where a heater core with fans transfers the heat to the air. Later on I will be adding a heat exchanger to heat my fresh water to allow for hot showers and hot water at the sink.
After some planning and a bunch of wire and hose routing, here is the system. It works great though is a bit noisy.
For the van geeks, this was the Webasto Thermo Top C boiler.
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