Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Sean Dyer on February 02, 2012, 11:11:45 pm
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Got a 2000w oil filled rad from b n q today
Got it in now to keep the frost off
Just wondered how you use them ?
dont wanna leave it running all night , do you have a timer or thermostatic plug type set up ?
like this?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TIMEGUARD-ET05-PLUG-HEATING-THERMOSTAT-NEW-/260786933885?pt=UK_DIY_Material_Electrical_Fittings_MJ&hash=item3cb81cd07d
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hi sean i leave mine on all night on 1500w setting(full blast)on cold nights.costs me around £1-50 a night in electric but worth it for no freezing pump/water or windscreen to scrape.
drained tank and brought trolley inside for now as not working again until monday! ;) ;D ;D
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sack the rad mate they dont circulate heat so when it gets really cold it wont save your gear
ask deege he found out the hard way!
get an osselating lecy fan heater with temp contol
agros do them and really cheap to run for peace of mind
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Hi daz thanks for reply
I left everythin in there as figured radiator will keep it all ice free
Wasnt that bad last night but had frozen hoses , pump , and thick ice in tank
by the time id drove to b&q and bought everything though it had mostly thawed out as the sun was on the van ,
I dont like the idea of it running all night but like you say a few quid once a year wont do any harm
Might get a thermostatic plug like above to just keep the temperature constant and use less leccy
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sack the rad mate they dont circulate heat so when it gets really cold it wont save your gear
ask deege he found out the hard way!
get an osselating lecy fan heater with temp contol
agros do them and really cheap to run for peace of mind
Really? gutted just been and spent on this now ,
Does anyone else find the oil filled rads dont work?
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oh and my fan costs approx 60p per night to heat the van mate
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propex heater all the way m8
google it propex heatsource 20000 ;D
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it needs a flue? Do you leave it mounted permanently in the van? Seems dear when my oil filled radiator cost ten times less. Has anyone tried insulating the van so that the heat stays in a bit more?
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no flue m8 it needs two holes wherever u
mount it one for exhaust one for fresh air
yes it will b permenatly in van ;)
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ow much to buy yr wfp gear again???
i think its a cheap price to pay ,my
mrs used to go berserk me dragging
di vessels poles reels in house ;)
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fair enough mate. Will look about.
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oh yeah i can drive about wiv it on
can u wiv a oil rad nope ;)
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like central heating for me gear n van ;D ;D ;D ;D
n they stay in van no more ear ache ;D ;D ;D
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How does it heat thru nite gav
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richy its got a thermostat when temp
drops it kicks in , iv got it wired up to my
battery which is on a split charger and its own gas bottle ;)
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just bin out to van m8
its like the caribean in there
the hoses av cocktails
musics playing pole hose is all nice n soft ;D ;D ;D
reels r getting jiggy wiv da pumps
di s r sweating ;D ;D ;D
rich flirt over tomorrow come see
youl av one tomorrow la
fr that place in saltney
telling ya kidder ;)
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Has anyone tried insulating the van so that the heat stays in a bit more?
on my list of to do's. not cheap tho, best part of 200 quid. plus insulation. but think would be worth it to keep heat in better.
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Has anyone tried insulating the van so that the heat stays in a bit more?
on my list of to do's. not cheap tho, best part of 200 quid. plus insulation. but think would be worth it to keep heat in better.
whats £200 ? ply ?
Mine is ply'd already , im thinking of leaving it in for this , as i have managed to water tight my system
Just need to put some insulation behind it maybe , or maybe gavs propex heater is the way forward :)
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just bin out to van m8
its like the caribean in there
the hoses av cocktails
musics playing pole hose is all nice n soft ;D ;D ;D
reels r getting jiggy wiv da pumps
di s r sweating ;D ;D ;D
pmsl
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sack the rad mate they dont circulate heat so when it gets really cold it wont save your gear
ask deege he found out the hard way!
get an osselating lecy fan heater with temp contol
agros do them and really cheap to run for peace of mind
Really? gutted just been and spent on this now ,
Does anyone else find the oil filled rads dont work?
Sadly Sean the guys right.
I started out with trying to use this, pleased as punch I was, remember it well when I went out the next morning and all was frozen :(
I could not work it out, so I did it again the next night. Same thing happened. I got a little space heater with a cut out works fine
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Got a good day in today
Insulated van tank - check!
Oil filled rad - check!
Immersion heater - check!
Yard broom - check!
Salt - check!
Thermal underwear - check!
Hat with ear muffs - check!
Sunglasses - check!
Toasty - supple hoses - full days work in sub zero temperatures - Yay!
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I use a small electric fan heater on a thermostat control, set to low, aimed at both my pumps. It works.
But it didn't stop my pencil jets from freezing, or my pole from freezing up.
I'm going to get a 3kw heater cut into my tank; I should've done this ages ago - does this help with the pencil jets and hose freezing up?
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I find an oil filled rad works just fine. Or a convector heater. Better than a fan IMO.
Just keep your hoses off the metal floor if it isn't ply.
Also I got some sheets of 25mm polystyrene from Wickes and no more nailsed it to the roof of my Vivaro and rockwooled behind ply panels and back door panels. Holds the heat much better. I've also put polystyrene under pump box and connecting hose where it touches the metal van floor even though the hose is already insulated.
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For last 2 winters beeen using a oil filled rad in a ciroen berlingo. Its cable tied to the strap on the tank.
I use a digital timer from 3am to 4.30am then 5.15am to 6.15am and it does the job.
Mind I also polystyrened the roof and the sides of the van and a blanket chucked over the reel.
Champion man. You havent wasted your money. ;)