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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Crystal-clear on December 06, 2012, 12:30:30 pm

Title: Oil heater need to order one
Post by: Crystal-clear on December 06, 2012, 12:30:30 pm

I'm looking for a portable stand alone heater that's safe to run in a closed van
I heard the cost is about £2 a night which is nothing considering losing a days work

Title: Re: Oil heater need to order one
Post by: Don Kee on December 06, 2012, 12:41:17 pm

B&Q got a good deal at the moment for oil radiators if thats what you mean??

Title: Re: Oil heater need to order one
Post by: concept on December 06, 2012, 12:43:32 pm

I stick 2 big ones in each van, one by the pumps and one by the reels.

Does the job, don't care if it costs £20 a night, will pay for itself the next day, and some.

Title: Re: Oil heater need to order one
Post by: Window Washers on December 06, 2012, 01:05:37 pm

Quote from: Crystal-clear on December 06, 2012, 12:30:30 pm

I'm looking for a portable stand alone heater that's safe to run in a closed van
I heard the cost is about £2 a night which is nothing considering losing a days work

dont be surprised if your van still freezes with an oil filled rad, I found that out the hard way :(

Title: Re: Oil heater need to order one
Post by: concept on December 06, 2012, 01:07:43 pm

Never had it freeze yet with 2 in.

Title: Re: Oil heater need to order one
Post by: Crystal-clear on December 06, 2012, 03:38:54 pm

Oh so do I need 2? Is it really £20 for both?

Title: Re: Oil heater need to order one
Post by: concept on December 06, 2012, 03:51:20 pm

Don't have to have 2, I just experienced issues with only 1.

Title: Re: Oil heater need to order one
Post by: john@windows2clean on December 06, 2012, 04:03:52 pm

We have gone down a different route.

We have 2x 4ft electric tubular greenhouse heaters in the van, cheap to run. Was -7 outside here last night, nothing frozen in van.

Title: Re: Oil heater need to order one
Post by: dazmond on December 06, 2012, 04:07:21 pm

i use one oil filled radiator on full blast all night.i bring reel and DI in overnight.always warm and toasty in the morning.if its forecast say -10 then i bring pump in as well.

always ready to go the next day and costs me around £2 a night in lecky!! ;D ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Oil heater need to order one
Post by: Alex Wingrove on December 06, 2012, 04:23:47 pm

I didnt have a heater in my van last night, I insulated it instead

Title: Re: Oil heater need to order one
Post by: concept on December 06, 2012, 04:38:47 pm

Quote from: Alex Wingrove on December 06, 2012, 04:23:47 pm

I didnt have a heater in my van last night, I insulated it instead

I'll be doing that with my next one!