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Title: what kind of heater
Post by: jason1 on March 11, 2013, 10:45:42 am
Can anyone please recommend what heater to get to put in back of the van as went out this morning started first house and the water just frooze all on windows  first time this as happened
thanks
Title: Re: what kind of heater
Post by: Spruce on March 11, 2013, 11:02:17 am
Quote from: jason1 on March 11, 2013, 10:45:42 am
Can anyone please recommend what heater to get to put in back of the van as went out this morning started first house and the water just frooze all on windows  first time this as happened
thanks

If the water flowed out of your brush head, then the water hasn't frozen in the van. Sticking a heater in the back isn't going to solve that problem.

I think you will find that the house you cleaned is freezing inside and your water froze on their windows. I've had it twice. The first time was a conservatory that had no heating and the other was a house that's boiler had broken.

Although I used a lot more water on the house to wash and rinse, which quickly froze up again, when windows defrosted after the boiler was repaired they were fine as was the conservatory. If you are new to wfp something like this can become a source of panic. It will always look worse than it is.

If its too cold I bypass houses with conservatories and return when the weather warms up a little. All of my work is very close to home.

Some have put an electric element into their tanks to warm the water up a bit which will speed the process of cleaning on very cold windows, but the chances are that it will freeze soon after anyway. There are others who have installed gas and diesel on demand water heaters to heat the water as they use it, but freezing cold windows can crack.

Nearly all homes are centrally heated these days, although with the price of gas we may see more fozen windows in the future.
Title: Re: what kind of heater
Post by: S.A.J on March 11, 2013, 11:36:05 am
Our water is heated to 40c / 45c and it still froze on the glass this morning did 3 houses and every single pane of glass froze. I think The wind chill of -7 played a big part.
Title: Re: what kind of heater
Post by: bobplum on March 11, 2013, 11:47:46 am
L5
Title: Re: what kind of heater
Post by: richard jagger on March 11, 2013, 12:33:05 pm
Cointra gas heater is a very good quality heater available at Amazon.
Title: Re: what kind of heater
Post by: Gav Camm lammy 283 on March 11, 2013, 05:46:56 pm
My van was toasty nice
Propex 2000 heatsource son
It's the most simplest thing ever
Worth every penny
Title: Re: what kind of heater
Post by: landy2 on March 11, 2013, 05:57:31 pm
water can be as hot as you want but when it hits the glass all ways chance of freezing today was one of them days wind chill was very bad .
Title: Re: what kind of heater
Post by: dazmond on March 11, 2013, 08:46:26 pm
to stop pump,hoses,poles and water freezing overnight in the van on freezing nights i use an oil filled radiator left on all night.costs about £1-50 a night.in fact ive just put mine in as its forecast -5 here overnight.

i can lock van doors with heater in van and i use an extension lead through my letterbox! ;D ;D ;D

radiator was about £45 from argos 2 years ago.
Title: Re: what kind of heater
Post by: Spruce on March 12, 2013, 09:50:17 am
Quote from: S.A.J on March 11, 2013, 11:36:05 am
Our water is heated to 40c / 45c and it still froze on the glass this morning did 3 houses and every single pane of glass froze. I think The wind chill of -7 played a big part.

and when the water eventually melts and dries the windows will be fine