Tag: exhaust

Vlog 72: The Heat Is On

Posted on January 12, 2023January 12, 2023 by David Johns

In what is arguably my dullest video yet – and that really is saying something – I present a few minutes of me touching my hand to an exhaust pipe and saying “yes, it’s hot” as I do the first test run of the newly-installed Planar / Autoterm diesel heater in the campervan, as well as CO checks and making sure the van isn’t about to be set alight.

Vlog 71. Prime Time

Posted on January 4, 2023January 4, 2023 by David Johns

In which I show you what further installation I did over Christmas and then do the final bit needed to get the heater ready for its first test run.

Vlog 70: Elf and Safety

Posted on December 7, 2022January 4, 2023 by David Johns

Bit of a chat explaining my choices on the diesel heater install which, while not optimal “by the book” are still OK, I believe, and if not I only have myself to blame.

Vlog 39: Tranquility Base

Posted on January 24, 2020June 1, 2020 by David Johns

I mentioned in a recent video that I was going to test whether the new “acoustic ducting” from Propex would really reduce noise levels of the HS2000 propane (LPG) heater in the van, plus I wanted to point my infra-red temperature sensor at the exhaust pipework to see how hot it really gets as it wends its way from the heater to the outside of the van, so in this video I do both those things.

Vlog 36: Back in the High Life Again

Posted on December 8, 2019December 8, 2019 by David Johns

After many months with the campervan in secure storage while I went cruising around the canals on my narrowboat (for which, see www.cruisingthecut.co.uk), I am now moored for winter and that means I can go and get the van again and begin my plans for what to do with it and where to go over winter.

Vlog 27: Exhausting Work

Posted on November 13, 2018 by David Johns

Having tested the Propex HS2000 propane heater in my DIY campervan, I decided the exhaust was still rather hot despite having wrapped it in a heatproof material, so I added another layer of a different kind of exhaust wrap as well. This has made it very cool indeed where the exhaust pipe exits the van, which is a good thing because that’s quite near where the filler pipe is for the LPG tank.

Vlog 19: Swiss Cheese

Posted on June 21, 2018June 1, 2020 by David Johns

In this video I show how I screwed the sink into place on the worktop, using the supplied fixings, demonstrate a silly design flaw in my inverter, and go into further detail about the Propex heater installation, looking at the exhaust and air inlet pipe routing through the floor of the van. This involved drilling holes in the van floor – a nervewracking experience!