For a small space, smallish camper or a pickup truck bed, this is the BEST way hands down to heat. Safer and dryer than a buddy heater. Simpler than propane. Cheap to run, doesn't use much diesel when ran on low, less than half a tank a night. So good I think I'm going to get another just so I always have one in my camper, and a spare in my truck. The clicking from the fuel pump doesn't bother me much, I leave the whole unit outside of my camper or truck and it provides a bit of white noise when I do hear it. If you have a larger camper, say over 25' I wouldn't use one of these unless you only heat one area, they work best heating a more confined space. For the price, and for what you get, it works as expected, the altimeter is even pretty accurate, I take it up to higher elevations on the East Coast (say 3500'+) and it reads my camp at 1.1km. Read more
This would be 5 stars if it worked as designed, and 4 if I could get helpful and productive customer service. But since I cant get any resolution to my problem, it's 1 star, zero if that was an option This is the second Vevor product I have purchased, and I've had problems with both, and the customer service is completely and utterly worthless. The heater works, in that it does heat, actually very well for the fuel consumption. Not sure where others are getting so many error codes. I've only gotten 2, one when it ran out of fuel, and the other when I put a duct extension on, and it didn't like that the outlet temp got too hot - and shut down safely, as engineered. If you want to extend the heat outlet, transition from 3" to 4" after the initial connection to the heater, or use a smooth, 100% metal, 3" duct. My primary issue is the heater won't shut down when it reaches setpoint. It will slow down, but not stop heating. I have read others say they had a similar issue, and after much unproductive back-and-forth with Vevor, have gotten new control boards. Not sure if that fixed the issue or not. I have been texting/messaging back and forth with VEVOR for well over a month, sent in a nearly 2-minute video clearly showing the problem. They finally agreed to send a new display (sort of), I asked if that contained the PID (or whatever system they use to manage calls for heat and stop heat), and I then got a follow-up message saying the previous email was wrong and the operation was normal. It's not. No reason to have a thermostat if it just keeps heating, even if it's low heat output. These heaters are intended for small spaces, and are supposed to be automatically controlled when equipped with a thermostat. This particular heater does not do that. I am very happy with the heat and fuel usage. For others that have complained about the noise, smoke, the endless errors, they're either shilled reviews, or they've tried to modify it, not followed instructions, or used bad/wrong fuel. These are basic systems, and they generally all work pretty well (I believe there's only one or two actual manufacturers of the primary burner. They are put in different color/size cases, and they might have a slightly different controller with additional features, but the remainder of it is identical). You can hear the fan and the pump, but that's expected in a unit that produces this much heat and doesn't need an HVAC professional to install it. It does need a decent power supply (battery or transformer), but mostly for startup. Once it's running, it sips fuel and power. There is wisp of diesel smoke out of the exhaust at startup, maybe 10 seconds (you MUST vent to outside the space your heating), and then it's pretty odor free. For context, this heater is in an off-grid cabin, with a 12v power source running off 110v (solar), at an altitude of 7,200 ft. In general it works great if I need quick heat at the press of a button. The customer service has been the worst, though, as in lots of dodging, and mostly a lot of misunderstanding. I will now readily pay more for a product if I know I'll get help when I need it. The Chinese to English translation is bad enough, but the lack of understanding is overwhelming. No more Vevor products, for me. Read more
I love this little thing however once I first bought it it had some trouble starting, once it eventually did it would stall out and die / turn off. Did some digging and fixed it. While I was under the case to fix the problem I found diesel leaking everywhere from the tank.. so that was a mess to clean up. Found out it’s leaking from the drain tap that’s tapped into the plastic tank itself.. still not sure how to go about this, I’ll probably just have to buy another tank I’m guessing since it won’t seal. What was the fix of it not starting? Well a faulty glow plug on the brand new unit.. threw a E03. Once the plug was pulled a crack in the glow plug was found. Reason being for it not starting. Ordered and replaced the glow plug with some kit I found on amazon and now it runs great. I guess it’s you get what you pay for so I’m not angry or anything just a little annoyed. On the bright side, the heater gets hot! Bought it for my little shed I have for when I work in there during the winter months and works perfectly! Of course that is everything I’ve done to it. Read more
