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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: kingfisher on October 04, 2005, 11:34:56 pm

Title: Heating the van
Post by: kingfisher on October 04, 2005, 11:34:56 pm

Has any one used a greenhouse heater in there van over winter.

I am a bit worried about the hose, tank, pump, filters etc freezing up!

Title: Re: Heating the van
Post by: chris@c.m.s on October 05, 2005, 12:08:13 am

safer with electric i think

Title: Re: Heating the van
Post by: Chris Cottrell on October 05, 2005, 12:12:43 am

Being an ex lorry driver (long distance , nights out etc etc) I can hole heartedly recomend getting a eberspatcher night heater (runs on diesel about half a jam jar overnight) assuming your vans diesel not petrol that is.

Title: Re: Heating the van
Post by: rosskesava on October 05, 2005, 12:37:50 am

Hi ChrisC

Could you explain a bit more. Thanks.

Would it help with the horrendious condensation during the colder parts of winter? Some mornings last winter the insides of our work vehicle were sodden.

Cheers

Title: Re: Heating the van
Post by: james44 on October 05, 2005, 02:27:17 am

Hi rosskesava i think he mean this

http://www.espar.com/htm/applies/pickup.htm








james

Title: Re: Heating the van
Post by: james44 on October 05, 2005, 02:48:37 am

or have a look here ebay no. 8004801580

Title: Re: Heating the van
Post by: Chris Cottrell on October 05, 2005, 10:53:24 pm

Kingfisher

its spelt as ive typed it
it was fitted in every truck ive driven
it burns diesel

cant find their web site
in a nutshell powered by electric pumps fuel from your tank spays it on to a glow plug it burns and a fan blows the heat down a metal duct into the air in your van

lovelly to get into a warm van 1st thing on a winters morn

hope this helps if not flag down a truck driver and ask him for brochure from vehicle handbook    theyve all got one

or ask at a comercial vehicle dealership

Title: Re: Heating the van
Post by: rosskesava on October 06, 2005, 12:04:13 am

Thanks ChrisC and James44

Pity. Our work van is petrol.

Back to soggy days in winter with condensation everywhere.

Cheers

Title: Re: Heating the van
Post by: kingfisher on October 06, 2005, 12:19:10 am

Thanks Chris thanks James

It looks like a good idea but a bit wasted on my tatty old L reg transit.

Its something I would get instaled on my next van.

Title: Re: Heating the van
Post by: matt on October 06, 2005, 05:21:36 pm

Ive just ordered a  eberspatcher heater for my VW camper, they are a classic design, not altered since the late 50's (or so i am led to belive ;))