Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: P @ F on December 06, 2010, 09:02:35 pm
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As you all will probably know i jumped on the L5 wagon at the weekend , i have to say although i paid a fair bit for it i dont care , not in the least , in fact looking at it now , i would have paid even more for it after the day i had with it ,not that it made me vast amounts more money , but it did speed me up a lot , so i guess it did in fact make my time more lucrative.
It was so nice just to have warm hands and a soft reel of hose !
There are a few small things to sort , like the annoying tiny drip that i cant stop on the water inlet , but then am i overly worried about that ?
I do have a couple of Qs though
What settings do you have your dials at ?
And more importantly , when draining down at night i was told to undo the small screw that is recessed , i have done this , i took it right out and a spring followed , i have placed them both back in and all seems well Qs on this are
Does the screw serve any purpose in the way of factory settings , its just that i did it back up and it just went on forever , how far in should it go ?
Cheers in advance , Rich
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Think I have read to use either brass or hozel lock pro fittings (the metal ones) on L5, That might cure your drip. I am so tempted to get one.
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What's that metal sheet behind the L5 about? I mean, how does it attach top the tank, and how does the heater attach to the metal sheet?
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It would be intresting to know how long the gas lasts
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Have you drained those inlet and outlet hoses, on the L5 if not they will freeze.
The drain plug should screw in hand tight(pinch)
11kg last me 2 or 3 wks
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Looks good mate, can you pop round tomorrow and do my windows and show me the benefits of hot water. Had a rough time today with stuff freezing up everywhere!! ;D ;)
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Nice one Rich.
I'm glad you put the pics up. I want a box shape tank (400ltr), can't get one without having it made. However, I can get 2 x 210ltr tanks & thought about strapping them together. :D
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i would move that gas bottle if you have a side impact crash the bottle will take a battering :-[
if the gas bottle goes bang it will be a case of RIP plus dont you need to have stickers displayed on the outside to show emergency services that you a carrying gas i did on my caravan ???
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Chopsie , if you can warrant the spend do it , its a simple fit , and i actually enjoyed being out there today , i havent felt like that since i took the second van off the road , due to muppets !
SSWC, pure magic my man !
The metal sheet is the stainless from the other halfs cooker hood , shes gonna go mental , its there as i didnt know what sort of heat the unit kicked out , it was more a case of a tellin off from the wench or melted tanks , its all suspended from a steel frame behind the stainless plate, bolted to the floor and ratchet strapped at the top, done like this for easy removal , if you look in the pics you can see strap between tank lids .
Rich
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ok, thanks.
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Erith , where should i put it ?
Its gotta go somewhere , preferably against a wall , i might trip over it else , and the stickers are on the van , you cannot see them as your looking inside the van , anyway them big lorries , i think down here they are called gas taxis , they have all sides lined with all manor of gas , what if they got T boned by an artic , would that be ok ? ;D
Not havin a pop mate , wasnt my 1st choice of situ , but until i get a longer gas feed thats it !
Rich
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what bits did you need to buy to get it up and running?
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Does a gas bottle always have to stand upright or can they be laid on their side? (as fork lift trucks have them)
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All i had to buy was the brass fitting set , wickes pro fitting set , £10.21 from wickes ;D
You will have to buy also a regulator , red in colour , mine was marked at £4.80 , and gas bottle ?
Thats it , heres the brass set , i said mine was leaking , its not the fitting its the thread on the unit , needs some PTFE tape is all .
Rich
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Does a gas bottle always have to stand upright or can they be laid on their side? (as fork lift trucks have them)
They have to stay upright,as i found out :o
It's special bottles that can be laid on there side with a different regulator.
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Rich sorry to sound thick but is the water drawn through it, or pushed through by your pump ?
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So ......what about this drain plug then , sounds like i got it wrong by turning the screw inside it , am i just meant to twist it by the knurled brass ?
If so then what have i done by turning the inner screw ? Help ???
Rich
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Andy ,the water is pumped though it , order is TANK , PUMP & FLOW CONTROL , DI , L5 , REEL.
Rich
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thanks mate ;D
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you getting one Andy?
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I would not have that gas bottle so close to the heater any gas leak from the hose or bottle and up goes your van!
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I better throw my calor gas fire away then , some idiot put the bottle inside it ;D
Rich
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I better throw my calor gas fire away then , some idiot put the bottle inside it ;D
Rich
;D ;D ;D ;D
too many panic merchants on here me thinks ;D ;D
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Rich, shows just how naive you are! calor gas fires are safer now than they were before!
They were modified as they were so many exploding!
Calor gas fires were the cost of a lot of house fires thats why they were modified
If i were you i would move the bottle to the other side of the van away from the heater!
Am only thinking of your saftey!
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Rich, shows just how naive you are! calor gas fires are safer now than they were before!
They were modified as they were so many exploding!
Calor gas fires were the cost of a lot of house fires thats why they were modified
If i were you i would move the bottle to the other side of the van away from the heater!
Am only thinking of your saftey!
james mate he already said he would when he gets the proper length of hose
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HEHEHEHEHE, You gotta chuckle , thing is the gas pipe they supply is about 4 foot long , does gas stop drifting at 3 foot 11 inches , probably does its on one of the HSE Data sheets ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Thanks for you concern James , much appreciated , but like stu mac said it will be getting moved , when a new pipe is purchased , take a look at my previous post , i mentioned a concern in that , but this was my only option at the time .
RICH
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I'm not being funny here, but would be be ok to heat the gas bottle a little to get more gas out of it when it gets cold and is running low?
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SSWC , are you trying to upset James ?
;D ;D ;D
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Not really no. I mean, you could put one of those brew belts around it to warm it up just enough maybe? As it gets less gas inside, this should help it get out.
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The only thing i have left to keep warm now is ME ;D
Rich
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Have you tried stamping your feet?
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I'm not being funny here, but would be be ok to heat the gas bottle a little to get more gas out of it when it gets cold and is running low?
I used to use gas in a job I did years ago, we used to stand the gas bottle in hot water to get more "life" out of it.
Now where can you get hot water whilst out at work? ;D