TOUGH COOKING FOR: BOATS | VAN CONVERSIONS | MOTORHOMES | SLIDE ONS | OFF GRID HOUSES | SLIDE OUT KITCHENS
The 85DT has the following features:
- 2 cooking positions
- optional air heating when when fitted with a Wallas blower lid (see 85NDT)
- 2mm high aluminum bezel surrounding the ceramic surface to protect it
- no naked flames, all combustion is totally enclosed inside the stove
- easy to use self ignition and heat control via a simple control panel
- diesel cookers do not add to cabin moisture like gas, all exhaust and moisture goes outside
- super fuel efficient, using around 200mL of diesel per hour maximum
- external exhaust system ensures exhaust gasses and moisture are carried outside
- all marine grade stainless steel construction
- hand made in Finland to exacting standards, with servicing approx. every 5 years (depending on use) is expected to last the lifetime of the vehicle/boat.
- 2 + 1 year warranty backed by Dieselheat
Avoid gas compliance, gas safety issues, handling heavy and rusty gas bottles, excess moisture inside due to gas combustion and go all diesel.
For the same stove surface mounted over the benchtop, see the 85DP.
Note: Marine or RV exhaust systems are sold separately. We have exhaust kits available for both marine and RV/off grid applications. For additional options, please see the Wallas Stove and Oven Accessories section on the website, or contact us directly for more information.
People often ask, “How do diesel cooktops compare with gas, and how long does it take to boil the jug?” Well, it depends on a few factors, but to keep it short the answer is it does take a little longer.
We have done some heating tests on our Wallas cooktops. We used an XC Duo, but the following applies to all Wallas diesel cooktops. Lets look at a few things. Gas is instantaneous heat, Wallas diesel cooktops require time to get started. After doing some tests we found that with 2.0L of water in a jug at 16.5 °C using gas it takes 13 minutes while using a diesel cooktop it takes 18 minutes to boil.
The drawback with diesel cooktops is that it takes 12 minutes for the cooktop to reach maximum temperature (500 °C ) making the total time to “boil the jug” 30 minutes from stove switch on. It does take some planning when using diesel; when you get up in the morning to “boil the jug” and do what nature needs you to do, just turn the cooktop on and when you come back it is up to temperature ready to put the jug on. Of course, if the stove is already on from boiling the jug, cooking brekkie right after will save that startup time.
When you are on holidays, does 10-15 minutes extra make a difference when compared to the enormous advantages of Wallas diesel cooktops over gas (safer, no condensation, cheaper to run, easier to fill, no compliance issues)? You, the customer, need to work that out for yourselves, but here at Dieselheat, we think the benefits usually speak for themselves.
