If you're going the diesel heater route, there's a guy on YT (John McKay?) whose suggestions can save you a lot of headaches related to things like exhaust routing or pump longevity. David McLuckie also has some good videos.
I like the diesel heater because I can refill my own fuel cans when I stop for gas vs waiting around for the one employee at the box store with the key to the propane cage to get back from lunch. The 20-pound propane cylinder exchange is the Home Depot equivalent of McDonald's milkshake machine.
One thing I learned is that these heaters apparently aren't fond of being shut down straight away after hours of running on the low setting.
Since the 'brain' of the heater is inside the plastic shell on top of the heat exchanger, it's essential that the heater have enough power to run its cool-down cycle. If the power source is a battery, no big deal but if you're running directly from an AC power supply, this can be an issue.
If you'd like to have the heater start at say 50F and shut down at like 65F, check out the Bureck thermostat which basically clones the on/off RF signals from the heater's remote.
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