jaraczs said:
The difference between gasoline and diesel version is just software setting.
The big difference is that gasoline is very volatile at ambient temperatures while diesel is not - Diesel (or kerosene which is what I would use) may be a bit more expensive and may be slightly more odorus but the fact is, it's much, much safer for this application . . . . especially if you intend to burn it in a $400 made in China 'furnace'
GM installed gasoline burning heaters in the trunks of Corvairs in the early '60's and while they were fairly safe, though there were several reports of trunk lids blown sky-high . . . . but that was GM and this is Chinese plastic
Yet, there is a big difference in heating output at the lower stage, 1.5 kW for gas vs. 2.4 kW for diesel. I suspect it could be related to the "poor" flammability of diesel fuel.
'Poor flammability' yet it puts out way more heat? Reason enough to stick with diesel - Much more heat for less fuel consumed . . . . and did I mention, it's much safer
If none of the above makes any sense and you still think gasoline is a good idea, be very careful where you mount the fuel tank, as the fumes from it are very volatile - Far from the furnace and somewhere it's not likely to explode on you in the event of an accident. Even then, you're going to have a plastic line full of gasoline which is quite likely to be cut in an accident and all it needs is a spark . . . .
If we were installing a gas burning heaters in gas burning cars, I could *maybe* understand the choice, as the well designed, properly placed, fairly safe fuel tank is already there in the car, but since we're starting from scratch and installing everything I can't see a single advantage to adding a gasoline bomb to an otherwise very safe vehicle
Don
