Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Crystal-clear on November 30, 2012, 08:10:38 am
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It's 0c at the moment was -3 over night today will creep up to around 1 or 2 before going back to -1 tonight quite a spike , about to get in van I'm pretty sure my pipes are frozen ,
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In Ferryhill County Durham it was -2 at 7am not checked temp again but still really cold , Intend on starting at 9am going to fill tank shortly and get ready to go out .
Forecast for snow overnight or early hours of Saturday at least it will be warmer if it is snowing tomorrow wont stop me working though. ;D ;D. Mike
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Yeah up north you have to get around it I used to be up there too! Going out below freezing you just have to as you have days and weeks at those temperatures but down south we don't really need to tolerate it so much, for example come Monday we have highs of 9c and rest of week 6c so not going out isn't so much of a problem I think I will go the customers yesterday were amazed I was out it was a heat wave 6c today at 0 should be fun ;) I just hope my pipes ain't frozen or don't freeze during work
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Hose should not freeze mate it was 1+ yesterday at 7am when i started and the ground was frozen due to overnight frost and water was freezing on sills after 8am , But managed without any probs .
With regards to getting a round a have a L200 Trojan so should be ok even with 500kg in the back , Mike
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cmon crystal clear!you have absolutely no excuse if your pipes are frozen!!surely a heater in the van should be top priority during cold winter nights!! ???
its -2 here as well but off out in a min.van nice and toasty ready for work.oil filled radiator been on all night.no windscreens to scrape,hose reels and DI brought inside overnight.
i always fill up after work in the evening ready for the next days work.
regards
dazmond
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cmon crystal clear!you have absolutely no excuse if your pipes are frozen!!surely a heater in the van should be top priority during cold winter nights!! ???
its -2 here as well but off out in a min.van nice and toasty ready for work.oil filled radiator been on all night.no windscreens to scrape,hose reels and DI brought inside overnight.
i always fill up after work in the evening ready for the next days work.
regards
dazmond
Dosnt that cost a lot to run overnight?
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It was -2 overnight here as well in Brighton.
I'm a bit concerned as I left my merlin in the van over night. The filters are brand new.
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Dosnt that cost a lot to run overnight?
Not nearly as much as a day's wage though.
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cmon crystal clear!you have absolutely no excuse if your pipes are frozen!!surely a heater in the van should be top priority during cold winter nights!! ???
its -2 here as well but off out in a min.van nice and toasty ready for work.oil filled radiator been on all night.no windscreens to scrape,hose reels and DI brought inside overnight.
i always fill up after work in the evening ready for the next days work.
regards
dazmond
Me too its good practice, but i simply have to this time of year....frozen transferr hose! its a bit difficult to bring 30M of 1" hose in to keep it warm!!!!
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The weather forecasters have been saying it will be freezing temperatures since last week.
They were actually right for a change!
No excuses if your system is frozen in my opinion, you should be more prepared!
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Think ill get out of this warm bed then to the feezing van daz :)
Temperature is about to hit 2c in 30 mins too
How much did you pay for that radiator ? Where from
When we have a real cold snap like December time I park my van at my mates garage he puts a heater electrical in the van over night and I give him £3
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Yea pipes froze over night this got me unaware I managed to drain the pump at midnight when I realised , so that's ok, gonna grab a quick breakfast drive over the mates garage 10 mins on the electric heater should be at work by 11 can't grumble will get Bout 5 hours
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cmon crystal clear!you have absolutely no excuse if your pipes are frozen!!surely a heater in the van should be top priority during cold winter nights!! ???
its -2 here as well but off out in a min.van nice and toasty ready for work.oil filled radiator been on all night.no windscreens to scrape,hose reels and DI brought inside overnight.
i always fill up after work in the evening ready for the next days work.
regards
dazmond
Me too its good practice, but i simply have to this time of year....frozen transferr hose! its a bit difficult to bring 30M of 1" hose in to keep it warm!!!!
i bring about this in every fill it sits ontop on the tanks in the unit
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My water is freezing inside the pole, so I have had to stop. I will try again, but I am not optimistic as I have to stop by three to collect youngest from school.
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cmon crystal clear!you have absolutely no excuse if your pipes are frozen!!surely a heater in the van should be top priority during cold winter nights!! ???
its -2 here as well but off out in a min.van nice and toasty ready for work.oil filled radiator been on all night.no windscreens to scrape,hose reels and DI brought inside overnight.
i always fill up after work in the evening ready for the next days work.
regards
dazmond
Me too its good practice, but i simply have to this time of year....frozen transferr hose! its a bit difficult to bring 30M of 1" hose in to keep it warm!!!!
i bring about this in every fill it sits ontop on the tanks in the unit
not so easy in a small kitchen
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crystal clear my oil filled radiator cost me £40 over a year ago.it costs me £2 a night to heat the van overnight.hardly a lot of money considering i get a days work in the next day.
it was very cold today though and the freezing fog didnt lift all day!i still worked 930am-2-30pm and i earned £150.not bad for a cold freezing winter day.better than sat at home earning nothing!! ;) ;D ;D ;D
i also brushed any standing water away from paths and put some salt/grit down.good practice IMO on very cold days.
very best wishes
dazmond
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man up -2 is nothing.always laugh at these posts. ::) :P :P :-\ >:( one inch of snow and your country is at a stand still. winter you dont know what a winter is. :( :o
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Hi Crystal, are you still buying water or have you managed to set up the flat production system?
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Just settled down for the evening and it's all nice a warm in here. Then... I remember the ro's still in the van so I've got to go and get it.
I live 14 floors up so it's not a case of just going out the front or back door. Once down stairs it's then a 300yd walk to the car park via 2 flights of steps and then I have to unload almost the entire van, get the ro, put everything back and lug it all the way back up here.
Why oh why didn't I bring the ro up with me when I finished work. >:( :-[ :'(
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You sure it isn't raining there?
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You sure it isn't raining there?
Nope, for a change.
Since October it has either been heavy rain, very windy or both or for the last few days, very cold.
Problem is in the SE generally and especially along the south coast is that most of the dry weather during the winter months comes from high air pressure which usually means cold temperatures.
Just having a beer before trekking off to get my ro from the van.
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Bishop's Finger? Roedean Lingerer?
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cmon crystal clear!you have absolutely no excuse if your pipes are frozen!!surely a heater in the van should be top priority during cold winter nights!! ???
its -2 here as well but off out in a min.van nice and toasty ready for work.oil filled radiator been on all night.no windscreens to scrape,hose reels and DI brought inside overnight.
i always fill up after work in the evening ready for the next days work.
regards
dazmond
Me too its good practice, but i simply have to this time of year....frozen transferr hose! its a bit difficult to bring 30M of 1" hose in to keep it warm!!!!
Got the same problem i use the black hose from local aquatics shop which is used on pond pumps bit of pain to empty water so i leave water in hose it was -3 on thursday night and never froze .
I coil it up as best i can and put a tarp over it was wondering if 30m would fit inside a black plastic refuse bin they sell them in diy stores , If i put hose in that i could put it in garage out of the way shame you could not buy a cheap plastic hose reel to put it on . Mike
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-4 when I started in rural Lincolnshire yesterday.
Greenhouse heater overnight.
Morco for toasty water to work with.
www.laneswindowcleaning.com
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cmon crystal clear!you have absolutely no excuse if your pipes are frozen!!surely a heater in the van should be top priority during cold winter nights!! ???
its -2 here as well but off out in a min.van nice and toasty ready for work.oil filled radiator been on all night.no windscreens to scrape,hose reels and DI brought inside overnight.
i always fill up after work in the evening ready for the next days work.
regards
dazmond
Me too its good practice, but i simply have to this time of year....frozen transferr hose! its a bit difficult to bring 30M of 1" hose in to keep it warm!!!!
Got the same problem i use the black hose from local aquatics shop which is used on pond pumps bit of pain to empty water so i leave water in hose it was -3 on thursday night and never froze .
I coil it up as best i can and put a tarp over it was wondering if 30m would fit inside a black plastic refuse bin they sell them in diy stores , If i put hose in that i could put it in garage out of the way shame you could not buy a cheap plastic hose reel to put it on . Mike
Funny you should mention that but thats the back up plan i came up with last winter.
On my transferr pump I have a 1/2 metre length of 1" hose with a GEKA fitting on then a GEKA fitting on the rest of the 1" hose. But I also have 30m of 1/2" hose on a hozelock reel with a GEKA fitting that I can keep indoors then attatch to sub pump when the big hose is frozen.
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Thanks Cleancare how much longer does it take to transfer water at the moment i can transfer 300 ltrs in about 5-7 minutes with 1" hose .
Great idea was considering this myself but was not sure if it would be worthwhile and if it would take far to long my pump transfers at 75 ltrs a minute . Mike
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Thanks Cleancare how much longer does it take to transfer water at the moment i can transfer 300 ltrs in about 5-7 minutes with 1" hose .
Great idea was considering this myself but was not sure if it would be worthwhile and if it would take far to long my pump transfers at 75 ltrs a minute . Mike
You have hit the nail on the head there Mike....Thats the downside it does take quite a bit longer about 15 minutes for 300L I also have a 300L tank, but in reality its not that long to keep you working.
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Got a 400 ltr tank in truck and 300 ltr static tank emptying static tank fills truck tank to the brim , As you say 15 mins is nowt its all about getting out to work . Thanks again Mike
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Combat I'm making my own thanks to your help! I have 2 pumps attached to that battery now , I just need to charge it with my charger but for some reason it isn't charging it I'm gona look into it maybe its the connections what I do is fill up on Sundays which lasts me till Tuesday night then if im lazy normally I buy 1 full tank which lasts me till Thursday night then fill up with my own all done by Friday then I start filling Sunday again !
I'm gona look at this oil rad stuff , better get one