Is it worth installing a diesel fuel heater for the garage?

Thinking about adding a heater to your garage? If you want to work warm even in winter, then of course, but which heater is better to install? If there is always leftover fuel in the garage, then the best option would be a diesel heater. They are becoming increasingly popular due to the fact that they have low production costs and low fuel costs. Are you interested in diesel heaters for your garage? Then read on and you will find out what the operating principle of a solar heater is, what its design is, types of diesel heaters, the pros and cons of diesel heaters, their fuel consumption.

Types of diesel heaters for the garage

In total, there are two main types of diesel fuel heaters - stoves and boilers. Below we will look at each of them.

Diesel fuel boilers

Diesel boilers operate on the principle of turbocharged gas engines:

The pump pumps diesel fuel from a container with fuel, it is transferred through hoses to the main structure, where the inflated air is mixed with diesel fuel, and an air-fuel mixture is formed. It is set on fire, and a kind of burner is obtained, and its flame transfers heat to the coolant. Usually water acts as a coolant. In this way, a portion of water is heated, after which it is mixed with water in the barrel.Heated water from the barrel is supplied through pipes to the residential building.

The main structural elements of a diesel fuel boiler:

• Water barrel
• Boiler (working chamber, chimney, temperature sensors, coolant tank)
• Pump for diesel fuel
• Fan

Diesel fuel stoves

Diesel stoves are also known as potbelly stoves. They are distinguished from classic potbelly stoves by the presence of a built-in fan and the fact that they use diesel as fuel.

Their types:

1. Directly heated – there is no chimney, the fuel burns and the air is heated by the flame. Rarely used in garages and other enclosed spaces due to the lack of a chimney (gas accumulates indoors).
2. Indirectly heated – from the tank with diesel fuel, the fuel flows to the combustion chamber, where it is mixed with air and ignited, the resulting heat is transferred to the heat exchanger, which directs the flow of warm air into the room. No chimney.

Structural elements of a diesel stove

• Container with fuel and valve
• Screw for adjusting the diesel fuel supply
• Frame
• Lattice
• Flame Reflection Plate
• Combustion chamber/burner

Many users tune their stoves by adding automation - a flame control system, temperature sensors, and heating temperature control.

Diesel stoves are more mobile and smaller in size than boilers. Most often they are installed in small domestic premises - garages, security posts, construction sites, private and country houses, small residential premises.

Diesel stoves are more popular than boilers. This is due to their size - mobile stoves are often taken on hikes and trips. Users can quickly organize heating in an emergency. An additional plus is the ability to cook with them.

Pros and cons of diesel heaters

Diesel fuel is not an ideal way to heat a house; gas is still better and cheaper. But why do users still use such heaters? It's a matter of possibility and cost of installation. Gas lines are not available everywhere; sometimes you will have to lay gas pipes yourself, and they cannot be laid everywhere. For example, in a garage and retail space. Additionally, to connect to the central gas system, you need to obtain several permits and sign documents. For all this you will have to pay a lot of both money and nerves.

That is, diesel fuel heaters are the best of the worst. Their main advantages:

• Low installation/manufacturing cost
• No special permissions required
• Low cost (compared to electricity, oil)
• Ease of use (compared to wood-burning stoves)

Among the disadvantages of such devices:

• Unpleasant smell from diesel fuel
• Only high-quality diesel fuel is required
• High explosion hazard (there are no official manufacturers of diesel heaters, there is also no guarantee, reliability depends on who made it)