The combustion is room sealed but the burner is a 'pot burner '. The diesel is injected onto a gauze mat. Everaporates and ignited. Initial heat to get going is by glow plug.
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It's a variation of the model in the picture.
Going back to diesel stoves now, to avoid confusion again
do you think the internal components are complicated in this stove as in it would be hard to source replacement parts? A problem arises if this company will no longer want to deal with me because jp-parkingheaters are refusing any support or even to let me buy spare parts because I don't have a warranty with them and they tell me to contact seller directly. I don't know why I have to have a warranty to buy parts from them as that isn't a support thing, I just want parts, but that is what they are saying.
So if this company shuts the door on me that means I would not have any way to get replacement parts unless I find another reseller willing to sell them to me.
For most parts outside the device itself it seems super easy to replace with normal chinese diesel heater components. Things like fuel line, pump, control etc. For this ceramic top I think I can just replace it myself with a normal cook stove bought to custom size and the fitting seems just some sealant.
So wondering how specialised the internal components might be and if I could swap them out with generic stuff?
I was thinking how ironically I bought this to be self-sufficient using one fuel source and such however it is the opposite being reliant on a seller constantly for support. Better if it is a well known company like wallas and worst if a shaky startup like in this case.
So if I could 'mod' it myself to how I want it with widely available parts that would be great. I have read somewhere that the internal workings of diesel heaters are very simple. So would the same apply in this case meaning it wouldn't be difficult to commission any custom parts if I weren't able to find them readily available. Thinking of the long term servicing here.
For the ceramic top it seems pretty reasonable price to buy one myself for general home cooktops cut to size. Only around 60-80 pounds from what quotes I got so far. The current one seems to be fixed in just with some type of sealant so if all is as it seems it would just be a fairly simple matter of cutting the seal and dropping in a new one and resealing. I am tempted to do that rather than waiting around for the seller and it will likely be weeks on end for them to provide a replacement if they even agree.
I will give them a little longer but my just get on with it soon myself. I know the warranty would then be voided but their warranty is crap anyway charging the customer for everything including labour costs and still giving them the right to reject to replace parts. Thinking it might just be better to go it alone and get on with fixing it.