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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Paul Evans on January 30, 2012, 06:09:23 pm
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Mines been in last couple of nights, The cold snap is here.
Paul
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We've had snow here last couple of days, and more forecast for the rest of this week.
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minus 2 and 3 for me is fine, its minus 4 and above that i have to be careful, think i may just put heater in tonight just in case. cheers paul.
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Had the heater on once so far...
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Had it on all weekend.
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I've had my froststat heater on for weeks I'm taking no chances, plus some of the solutions/products don't take too kindly to being subjected to just above freezing temperatures.
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especially tonight. Dont put setting on frost protection as I'v had stuff freeze up at the back of the van.
I always put fan heater on 2 setting to make sure ambient temperature circulates around the van.
A fan heater only checks it's thermostat temp.....not where it could be -2 near the backdoor.
Nothing worse than getting on a job to find out trigger valves are minced.
I once went away for xmas some years ago, put all my kit in the house except for the hoses.
-12 had punched a hole in one of the steel braided solution hoses ::)
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Perhaps I should add that 2 double quilts go over the top of machinery and other bits crates a smaller void to be heated, with the heater outside the 'tented area' but blowing into it (igloo like). If we get to the stage where it gets colder then a tarpaulin goes over the top of the van at night to further insulate it.
For the sake of £1 or two in electricity you can save a lot of expense and lost time.
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Sprinter is tucked up in new insulated workstore 8)
Andrew
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Not for the last two nights got some one parked on the drive for repair it will take about a week, but got three quilts 1 sleeping bag and some Xtratherm on top of that, hoses, wands, chemicals in the garages with the tr6
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considering last years weather and home fuel prices going up.....i bought myself some jammies for the first time in 30 years!
Nice and warm in the morning...though still difficult to hide early morning glory ;D
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all equipment comes in for me and then i just have small bottles so anything lost to frost isn't too much of an issue. easier then setting up the heating imo, though a pain in the morning when it's cold and you've got to put everything back in the van.
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all equipment comes in for me and then i just have small bottles so anything lost to frost isn't too much of an issue. easier then setting up the heating imo, though a pain in the morning when it's cold and you've got to put everything back in the van.
But when you are young.... dumb.......... and full of c.......... as you are Kermit, a bit of exercise each morining does you good...
;D ;D ;D
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Sprinter is tucked up in new insulated workstore 8)
Andrew
You lot get frost in't middle of summer marra... ;D
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Everything inside for me too.
Blocked off hallway to side door to use as storage.
Coats, shoes, ironing board and cc gear.
John
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Sprinter is tucked up in new insulated workstore 8)
Andrew
You lot get frost in't middle of summer marra... ;D
Less of the Marra, you Jam Eater, i am from east cumbria not West ;D
Andrew
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tri iso 9 insulation...like toast in van...
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Sebastopol heating system....simples ;)
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Buffer in van simpleser ;D
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Buffer in van simpleser ;D
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the handle can be a bit chilly though first thing in the morning like ;D ;D ;D
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Buffer in van simpleser ;D
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the handle can be a bit chilly though first thing in the morning like ;D ;D ;D
Oh dear, best get some gloves ;D ;D
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Van is fine, all toasty :)
Last year I spent a bit of time sorting out my brick-built store shed where I keep my portable, solution hoses, chemicals etc etc.... draught proofed the door & window and put 4" of polystyrene insulation in the roof. Installed an electric fan heater which runs on a thermostat, and it has been working really well so far.
Got thermometers all over the place in there... the fan is set blowing down at an angle but it's amazing how half way up the room the air is at 10 but at floor level it's touching freezing!
We're forecast -7 overnight towards the end of the week so that'll be a good test.
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Anyone else having problems this morning?
The TM is ok, but I think the diesel in the van is frozen, bloody thing won't start!
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Same here in Sunny Cardiff Ash >:(
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Just had the heaters replaced in the van engine. Starts first time with frost all over it.
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Yeah, I anticipated a problem so I changed glow plugs yesterday, I think the valve in the priming bulb has gone.
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http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_freezing_point_of_diesel
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That says freezing @-9.5c, it got down to -7c here last night.
Freezing was my initial thought, but now I think I've got air getting in somewhere.
This was the view out the window on my way to pick up some parts today
(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1328212346_IMG-20120202-00066.jpg)