Whitewater Posted December 2, 2012 Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 I have a standard old dutch OD4 kabola. I leave it on as low as I can all day. I went through 160 litres in 20 days. Am I doing something wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grace and Favour Posted December 2, 2012 Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 I have a standard old dutch OD4 kabola. I leave it on as low as I can all day. I went through 160 litres in 20 days. Am I doing something wrong If it's on 24/7 - - that's only 1/3 Ltr per hour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitewater Posted December 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 If it's on 24/7 - - that's only 1/3 Ltr per hour So turning it off during the day is the only way to reduce the amount of diesel I use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Holden Posted December 2, 2012 Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 So turning it off during the day is the only way to reduce the amount of diesel I use. Turn it off at night as well, that'll save even more! Sorry, I'm just putting my coat on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caprifool Posted December 2, 2012 Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 (edited) It has a fuel consumption of min/max 0,24/0,96 liters per hour. So at these temperatures it looks like your stove is doing ok. Edited December 2, 2012 by Caprifool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitewater Posted December 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 Turn it off at night as well, that'll save even more! Sorry, I'm just putting my coat on! I might need said coat if I turn it off at night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grace and Favour Posted December 2, 2012 Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 Turn it off at night as well, that'll save even more! Sorry, I'm just putting my coat on! You'll need to wear the coat if the fire's been turned off all day AND all night...... Whitewater: - a 1/3 Ltr per hour I think is very reasonable (although I do not have a diesel stove - mine's a Morso solid fuel) I'd be surprised if you could find a substantially better fuel efficient diesel heater tbh. As a guide though - we are running our stove on smokeless fuel 24/7, and it's costing £18 per week - (and we're toasty) - so maybe at some point in the future it may be worth considering changing over to solid fuel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitewater Posted December 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 It has a fuel consumption of min/max 0,24/0,96 liters per hour. So at these temperatures it looks like your stove is doing ok. Going to be an expensive winter then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted December 2, 2012 Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 I have a standard old dutch OD4 kabola. I leave it on as low as I can all day. I went through 160 litres in 20 days. Am I doing something wrong That is exactly the consumption of the OD7 from their data sheet http://www.kabola.nl/pdf/OD-EN.pdf so maybe its not running on minimum you should only have used 115.2 Lt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitewater Posted December 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 That is exactly the consumption of the OD7 from their data sheet http://www.kabola.nl/pdf/OD-EN.pdf so maybe its not running on minimum you should only have used 115.2 Lt. I worked it out 160 litres should last nearer to 30 days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koukouvagia Posted December 2, 2012 Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 I have a standard old dutch OD4 kabola. I leave it on as low as I can all day. I went through 160 litres in 20 days. Am I doing something wrong I don't have consumption figures for a Kabola, but I've just had a look at those for the broadly similar Refleks. If you run a 5KW Refleks at full whack you'll consume 384 litres a 20 day, 24 hours per day period. Turned right down the rate is 86.4 litres. Then there's the question of insulation. A non insulated boat will almost double the consumption, according the the table supplied by Refleks. You do seem to be using a lot of fuel. I would check that you really have got thestove turned right down. There's not much you can do about the insulation, although some form of double glazing on the windows may help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard10002 Posted December 2, 2012 Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 You'll need to wear the coat if the fire's been turned off all day AND all night...... Whitewater: - a 1/3 Ltr per hour I think is very reasonable (although I do not have a diesel stove - mine's a Morso solid fuel) I'd be surprised if you could find a substantially better fuel efficient diesel heater tbh. As a guide though - we are running our stove on smokeless fuel 24/7, and it's costing £18 per week - (and we're toasty) - so maybe at some point in the future it may be worth considering changing over to solid fuel? +1 give or take a £ or so per week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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