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Title: Best Heater for the winter
Post by: stephen@keennclean on November 23, 2011, 04:36:13 pm: Just coming up to my first winter doing the WFP window cleaning!!!
Fully aware that i'm gonna need a heater for the back of the van during the night to give me a start in the mornings.Does anybody know what the best heater to get is?
I have a 650 litre tank in the back & i have fully lagged all the pipes as best as.

All comments welcome cheers
Title: Re: Best Heater for the winter
Post by: Ian Lancaster on November 23, 2011, 05:27:17 pm: If you have access to mains electricity, a greenhouse heater is ideal. Thermostatic frost protection - it cuts in at about 3 degrees and off again at about 5.
Title: Re: Best Heater for the winter
Post by: AS Window Cleaning on November 23, 2011, 05:39:06 pm: i use green house heater too, not as cheap as oil filled rad to run, but circulates the air better. Mind you, with temperatures last winter needed to turn it pretty high.

Did the job tho, no damaged filters! Can get them from any garden place, about £20.
Title: Re: Best Heater for the winter
Post by: Gav Camm lammy 283 on November 23, 2011, 05:58:05 pm: google propex heatsource 2000
best 400 you will ever spend ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Best Heater for the winter
Post by: jarvy on November 23, 2011, 07:10:29 pm: http://ezinearticles.com/?How-Safe-Are-Indoor-Propane-Heaters?&id=4948627

Carry on using it....... ;D
Title: Re: Best Heater for the winter
Post by: Cliff perkins on November 23, 2011, 07:39:08 pm: I got mine from argos its an oil filled rad but only rated at 500w so will be cheap to leave on overnight,its got a thermo on it and its not very big so can leave it in van,should take the edge of the cold havnt used it yet but should be ok i hope,if it isnt ive only lost 25 quid.
Title: Re: Best Heater for the winter
Post by: andyM on November 23, 2011, 08:05:39 pm: I prefer a 2kw convector heater with thermostat control to an oil filled rad. Probably a bit more expensive to run but they do seem to produce more heat imo.
Title: Re: Best Heater for the winter
Post by: simon w on November 23, 2011, 08:26:34 pm: Quote from: Gav Camm lammy 283 on November 23, 2011, 05:58:05 pm
google propex heatsource 2000
best 400 you will ever spend ;D ;D ;D

I remember guys on here last winter talking about the propex heaters. What was the outcome with the guys that had them fitted were they any good?
Title: Re: Best Heater for the winter
Post by: AS Window Cleaning on November 23, 2011, 08:30:29 pm: None of them survived to say whether the fumes were deadly....... :( :'(
Title: Re: Best Heater for the winter
Post by: simon w on November 23, 2011, 08:50:28 pm: Quote from: AS Window Cleaning on November 23, 2011, 08:30:29 pm
None of them survived to say whether the fumes were deadly....... :( :'(

Blimey this time last year they were supposed to be the best thing since sliced bread :D
Title: Re: Best Heater for the winter
Post by: AS Window Cleaning on November 23, 2011, 08:52:11 pm: Quote from: simon w on November 23, 2011, 08:50:28 pm
Quote from: AS Window Cleaning on November 23, 2011, 08:30:29 pm
None of them survived to say whether the fumes were deadly....... :( :'(

Blimey this time last year they were supposed to be the best thing since sliced bread :D

What, you can get bread sliced now already? What will they think of next? They'll be saying you can buy self cleaning windows! :-\
Title: Re: Best Heater for the winter
Post by: paul saunders on November 23, 2011, 09:33:19 pm: Quote from: Cliff perkins on November 23, 2011, 07:39:08 pm
I got mine from argos its an oil filled rad but only rated at 500w so will be cheap to leave on overnight,its got a thermo on it and its not very big so can leave it in van,should take the edge of the cold havnt used it yet but should be ok i hope,if it isnt ive only lost 25 quid.

If it aint up to the job, it could end up costing you more than £25. ;)
Title: Re: Best Heater for the winter
Post by: Gav Camm lammy 283 on November 24, 2011, 12:18:48 am: try asking chopsie
justin at c-n-c
jsm just to name a few
i think propex heaters r superb
work of a thermostat
wot more can i say ;)