You'll find out about dpf issues as your van gets older, if it doesn't need AdBlue I would use a dpf cleaner like Cataclean it also cleans the full fuel system as well so it will do your van good with doing short runs like me.
Thanks mate....my van's 4 years old now with 13k on the clock....the filter cleaning light has come on twice now cleaning the filter....no my van doesn't use adblue
Cheapest place to buy Amazon a pack of 2 Cataclean is rated as the best stuff it needs adding when your fuel tank is only a 1/4 full then needs a 10-15 minute drive to get it through and clean your dpf, you will notice a difference after you have used it.
Aye my mechanic showed me my filters after I put it in and they were black. He was asking what I had done, he said its obviously works.
the thing is my diesel heater is plumbed into my vans tank too so i dont think it would be a good idea!unless its good for diesel heaters as well....
It would be interesting to know what the crack is regarding this, from installers plenty of vans with Adblue these days also does any long term users of diesel heaters have any insight have they used fuel cleaners etc over the years with or without issue the likes of @Pjj who has had heaters for years but does plenty of miles.
Adblu is added after the turbo and is sprayed into the exhaust flow to react with those toxic emissions in an scr catalyser before exiting the exhaust. It is not recirculated through the engine with any exhaust and isn't anything to do with the diesel in the tank as Adblue has a separate tank.
Our heaters are plumbed into the vehicle fuel tank I do on odd occasions put a cleaner into the fuel tank so it will go through the boiler burner as well never had any problems doing this on the smaller boilers they are designed to be engine pre heaters on cars and vans so they would be exposed to anything in the vehicle fuel tank I have never seen in any additive bottles don’t use if you have a wabasto heater so don’t think it will hurt it in fact it might even help remove any deposits from the boiler screen .
The spec looks OK though I haven't ever heard of the brand tbh. At 8 amps it has a slightly lower charge rate than the Numax but I don't see that's going to make that much difference. In winter we try to plug the charger and heater in every night so all we are doing is replenishing the power we have taken from the battery that day.
https://www.tayna.co.uk/battery-chargers/numax/12v-20a/?gclid=CjwKCAiAgc-ABhA7EiwAjev-j8wFqyaIv5oUDXi2Z0DYPBpI17cYCs2gDinfaIYkNKUE_CFxKTFqNxoCjngQAvD_BwE
Victron BMV-712
Nice but not cheap at all!!! I guess it's quite a specialised product. Nice info to have available though. I might have a look at building one.
There was a similar monitor on Ebay when I looked for around £30 without the digital logging and app. So I guess it would be more of a battery indicator rather than monitor.
I would check on the additive as they must have an application sheet.
I keep am eye on my Battery by checking the water regulator they can have a battery reading on them.
Defo works for me with my low mileage, otherwise I can get a lot of smoke from the exhaust when it's attempted to do a regen but can't as I have only driven 2 miles up the road I have also had smoke coming from the engine, I went to my garage twice and the owner who is very experienced said as nothing looks wrong under the bonnet so he drew the conclusion that it could very well be the dpf going through a regen but not been able to complete.
