Best Compact Diesel Heater for Van Life (TESTED & REVIEWED)

🔥 The Most Efficient Diesel Hydronic Heater I've Ever Tested – Aquano 5kW Review & Test Results
Link to 5kw heater - https://www.hlnind-shop.com/products/...
After testing half a dozen of diesel hydronic heaters on this channel, the Aquano 5kW stands out-as the most well equipped and with the highest efficiency rating I've ever recorded.

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In this video, I put the Aquano through my real-world performance test: heating 5 gallons of water from 19.3°C to 70°C in just 14 minutes and 36 seconds-using only 136.7g of diesel. That's over 65.6% efficiency, with a power output of 4.58 kW. Impressive stats for a heater in this size and price range.

But it's not just about the numbers…

This heater was built by a company with 50+ years in the diesel heater industry, supplying OEMs like Volvo, Caterpillar JV partners, and Yutong buses. Now, they're bringing that industrial-grade tech to the aftermarket-with features like:
• ✅ Brushless motor rated for 5,000+ hours
• ✅ Sealed ECU & automatic altitude adjustment up to 16,000 ft
• ✅ Built-in WiFi + mobile app
• ✅ Integrated intake & exhaust silencers
• ✅ U.S.-based support & service network

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Link to Controller manual
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1afu8...

Link to User manual
https://drive.google.com/file/d/11Cm2...

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Timestamps
0:00 - Intro an d who is the heater for?
0:47 - Testing Parameters
1:23 - The controller
2:31 - First Test
3:28 - Initial impressions
3:57 - Testing continues
6:42 - First Test results
8:13 - App Control and features
10:03 - What comes in the box?
12:08 - Unit tear down
14:15 - second test results
15:17 - Final thoughts and features of the heater
16:31 - Why HLN is different than other brands
20:35 - My only Gripe about this heater
21:11 - review and wrap up.
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