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JSMC

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hotwash who has one?
« on: September 21, 2011, 09:19:09 pm »
what is involve din the set up of it? my system is a van mount and want to know how this is all set up and what you need to get for the install
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Andy Prittchard

Re: hotwash who has one?
« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2011, 10:48:00 pm »
I think it's an L5 heater from the States.
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Dave Willis

Re: hotwash who has one?
« Reply #2 on: September 22, 2011, 07:36:48 am »
Water in water out, and a gas supply. Some means of venting it. That's about it. Probably need to upgrade the hose to reel.
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ian1972

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Re: hotwash who has one?
« Reply #3 on: September 22, 2011, 08:10:04 am »
Water from pump in water out from heater and gas and no u don't need change hose or reelvery simple to do
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Mist A Bit

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Re: hotwash who has one?
« Reply #4 on: September 22, 2011, 09:40:42 am »
just got my fogwash set up hose in hose out gas, batteries in turn on water and it fires up. very easy.
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JSMC

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Re: hotwash who has one?
« Reply #5 on: September 22, 2011, 12:45:41 pm »
what ye do if pump is frozen? this not render the  boiler part useless? up here last year everything was freezing in the vans
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ian1972

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Re: hotwash who has one?
« Reply #6 on: September 22, 2011, 04:28:14 pm »
Lag the pump or make it quick release and take it in house
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Dave Willis

Re: hotwash who has one?
« Reply #7 on: September 22, 2011, 05:44:51 pm »
Heater would normally be fitted after the pump so won't thaw it out.
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concept

Re: hotwash who has one?
« Reply #8 on: September 22, 2011, 05:54:09 pm »
Get a frost stat and set system up on a loop, so when it hits the low temps, the heater kicks in, as does the pump, and keeps warm water flowing in a circuit through the entire system.
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CLAPHAM

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Re: hotwash who has one?
« Reply #9 on: September 22, 2011, 08:41:31 pm »
What is a frost stat and where can i buy one??? also can i include my ro and prefilters in the loop?
and do you need to vent it straight up through the roof or can you have a side vent?
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concept

Re: hotwash who has one?
« Reply #10 on: September 22, 2011, 09:42:14 pm »
A frost stat is a device that cuts your pump in when te temperature reaches your desired minimum, and cuts it off when it reaches your desired cut off again.

We have one fitted to our transit and it saved us so many days last year simply by leaving it on overnight, and as soon as it dropped below 4 degrees it cut in, fired up the heater, and trickled warm water round the system. Once the temp raised in the morning, it had cut off, system ready to rock, and tank full of warmish water.

Got mine from Poseidon products, you will have to google them.
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JSMC

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Re: hotwash who has one?
« Reply #11 on: September 22, 2011, 10:45:40 pm »
so basically if pump freezes you are still goosed.
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concept

Re: hotwash who has one?
« Reply #12 on: September 23, 2011, 07:23:37 am »
No, as the pump is circulating warm water.
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Dave Willis

Re: hotwash who has one?
« Reply #13 on: September 23, 2011, 06:48:29 pm »
Concept, you got a flue through the roof then? Which one?
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concept

Re: hotwash who has one?
« Reply #14 on: September 23, 2011, 08:10:01 pm »
Quote from: Hydrophyl® on September 23, 2011, 06:48:29 pm
Concept, you got a flue through the roof then? Which one?

Yes, and no idea.

Glad to be of help :)
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JSMC

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Re: hotwash who has one?
« Reply #15 on: September 23, 2011, 08:43:05 pm »
any pics of the flue you guys have fitted?
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concept

Re: hotwash who has one?
« Reply #16 on: September 23, 2011, 08:47:50 pm »
Will try and take one over weekend and forward it.
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