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Title: snow and cold water!
Post by: dazmond on December 16, 2011, 07:22:46 am
Had oil filled radiator on highest setting all night.van toasty.reels and pump etc inside flat.

I've got a commercial job due to clean today at 830am.its just started snowing!do you think if I reel hose out quickly and get the water flowing ill be able to clean it without freezing the hose?
Title: Re: snow and cold water!
Post by: Frankybadboy on December 16, 2011, 07:25:41 am
yes,just keep the water running and you be all ok,dont leave pole stood up against walls and in the cold wind etc.


go for it dazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Title: Re: snow and cold water!
Post by: gary999 on December 16, 2011, 07:58:30 am
try and keep hose off ground as much as possible,i keep
some of that push fit insulation wrap handy works a treat
Title: Re: snow and cold water!
Post by: Window Washers on December 16, 2011, 08:00:39 am
looking forward to working in the snow today  ::)
Title: Re: snow and cold water!
Post by: king marko on December 16, 2011, 08:03:55 am
I've just done two shops in my town centre (7:30 am) with no probs chap
Title: Re: snow and cold water!
Post by: MNWC on December 16, 2011, 08:06:28 am
Do the best you can to keep the water flowing-

Pull the hosereel out of the van, plug your pole in as soon as you can to get the water flowing.

Dont put the pole up against the building or on the floor for any length of time without water flowing- put it back in the van.

Where you can, leave the van running with the heater on.

These measures are for conditions of 0 degrees or less but for -5 and below forget it......

Marcus...
Title: Re: snow and cold water!
Post by: windiewasher on December 16, 2011, 08:16:35 am
I've just done two shops in my town centre (7:30 am) with no probs chap
Have u got snow m8?
Title: Re: snow and cold water!
Post by: H S and Son on December 16, 2011, 08:21:26 am
Its not cold enough to freeze even if it is snowing. You worry too much  ;D
Title: Re: snow and cold water!
Post by: Window Washers on December 16, 2011, 08:23:20 am
Its not cold enough to freeze even if it is snowing. You worry too much  ;D
agree, -4/-5 then it becomes a problem, worked everyday last year bar 1
Title: Re: snow and cold water!
Post by: TomCrowther on December 16, 2011, 08:39:13 am
It's not cold enough yet Daz. It also hasn't been cold enough in Manc to have the heater in the van yet. Lowest temp has been 1.4
Title: Re: snow and cold water!
Post by: bad trippy on December 16, 2011, 10:21:18 am
Flowing water .... WILL NOT FREEZE... so if you have to stop poling for a few minute, leave ur pole upright against a wall, and adjust ur tap to just a mere trickle of water, it will not freeze mate
Title: Re: snow and cold water!
Post by: dazmond on December 16, 2011, 01:59:46 pm
managed to get 2 commercial jobs done and a few domestics this morning.the rain/sleet/snow and icy wind was pretty bad.home now.just got a few hours collecting to do tonight then chilling out until 10am tomorrow morning.£130 better off so not too bad for a half day.

 ;D ;D ;D

gonna put radiator in van again tonight and two 300w aquarium heaters and a duvet over top of tank.forecast -3 tonight here! ;D ;D ;D

poled everything today.very fast and efficient!! ;) ;D ;D


regards


dazmond
Title: Re: snow and cold water!
Post by: AuRavelling79 on December 16, 2011, 04:32:07 pm
Daz - put an immersion in your tank - it's easy peasy and costs less than £20 for the element, another tenner for a timer and another tenner each for a spanner and hole cutter. All from screwfix or tool station.

Supple hoses are luvly!
Title: Re: snow and cold water!
Post by: Scrimble on December 16, 2011, 05:13:26 pm
Flowing water .... WILL NOT FREEZE... so if you have to stop poling for a few minute, leave ur pole upright against a wall, and adjust ur tap to just a mere trickle of water, it will not freeze mate

flowing water was freezing on me last winter so your wrong there, dazmond why are you still faffing around with cold water?
Title: Re: snow and cold water!
Post by: king marko on December 16, 2011, 05:15:15 pm
I've just done two shops in my town centre (7:30 am) with no probs chap
Have u got snow m8?
Only a bit if snow here about half 9 in the morning for all of about 10mins!!
I was trying to make the point that  I didn't think it was cold enough to freeze??
I only struggled last year when it dropped to about minus 3/4  :) :)
Title: Re: snow and cold water!
Post by: david watts on December 16, 2011, 05:33:53 pm
been in liverpool today that cold scousers were walking round with hands
in their own pockets ;D
Title: Re: snow and cold water!
Post by: gary999 on December 16, 2011, 06:59:51 pm
been in liverpool today that cold scousers were walking round with hands
in their own pockets ;D

makes a change from somebody elses pockets! ;D