Diesel heaters; approved by Canadian insurance providers for vans/cars?

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Greetings

Good forum so far!

Question about Diesel heaters in vans/cars:

  1. Are they often covered by car/van insurance providers in the event of accidents of any sort OR can they be used to deny you coverage?
  2. I guess diesel heaters need to have some form of government approval, like CSA or related to be covered by insurance providers?
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No idea about camper vans. But most big trucks have a diesel heater, and most bigger boats have a diesel heater. Insurance companies are probably, and should be, more concerned about propane, especially on boats. A simple rule of thumb. A fire is annoying, and explosion can ruin your entire day.
I have a diesel heater on my boat, cost about $2,000.
I have a propane heater in my camper van, cost about $150.

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I use a portable liquid candle heater that will run on diesel, but I prefer cooking oil.

Since it requires no installation, it’s no problem with insurance, and only cost about $5.00 to build using dollar store parts.

I think I found the directions on this forum, sure beats the buddy heaters.