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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: DG Cleaning on November 18, 2013, 06:01:09 pm

Title: How can i heat my van at night?
Post by: DG Cleaning on November 18, 2013, 06:01:09 pm
I can't get power to it because its parked on the street.
Last winter I tried a small paraffin heater but that was rubbish.
Any tips would be much appreciated ;D
Title: Re: How can i heat my van at night?
Post by: David Kent @ KentKleen on November 18, 2013, 06:03:38 pm
PROPEX gas heating system as used in camper vans. Will cost you tho. But if it saves everything from freezing I am sure it would pay for itself in no time!
http://www.jacksonsleisure.com/heating/space-heaters/propex-hs2000-lpg-gas-heater/
Title: Re: How can i heat my van at night?
Post by: DG Cleaning on November 18, 2013, 06:13:02 pm
Looks good but its a bit dear.
I did think of some form of gas heater but something relatively frugal on gas that I could leave on all night.
Title: Re: How can i heat my van at night?
Post by: David Kent @ KentKleen on November 18, 2013, 06:37:34 pm
Please let me know when you find something suitable. The above is all I could find that does the job properly. Propex are fantastic heaters.
Title: Re: How can i heat my van at night?
Post by: jaymac on November 18, 2013, 06:47:17 pm
Hi, I have a wheelie bin cleaning business and come the winter all I do is cover the water tank with two bed quilts and my pressure washer with a couple of quilted jackets never had a problem with it yet. The last two quilts cost me about 20 quid five years ago and there are no running costs or break downs.
Title: Re: How can i heat my van at night?
Post by: Clever Forum Name on November 18, 2013, 07:42:53 pm
What about the tea lights and plant pots  ;D
Title: Re: How can i heat my van at night?
Post by: Susan Dean (1stclean) on November 18, 2013, 07:51:52 pm
night heaters that runs on derv they do the job nice , its what we have in our carpet cleaning vans , around 1200 pounds fitted but you can get secondhand ones on evil bay 100-150 the same as wagon drivers use when stopping out over night
Title: Re: How can i heat my van at night?
Post by: SeanK on November 18, 2013, 07:58:31 pm
Hi, I have a wheelie bin cleaning business and come the winter all I do is cover the water tank with two bed quilts and my pressure washer with a couple of quilted jackets never had a problem with it yet. The last two quilts cost me about 20 quid five years ago and there are no running costs or break downs.


Do the same Jaymac cover everything up including the R.O. a few years back it didn't go above minus 10 for at least
two weeks and the only problem I got was a busted inline strainer.
 
Title: Re: How can i heat my van at night?
Post by: A & J Owen Window Cleaning on November 18, 2013, 08:50:28 pm
a small greenhouse gas heater should do ya mate. gareden centres will do em
Title: Re: How can i heat my van at night?
Post by: PoleKing on November 18, 2013, 10:23:50 pm
Hi, I have a wheelie bin cleaning business and come the winter all I do is cover the water tank with two bed quilts and my pressure washer with a couple of quilted jackets never had a problem with it yet. The last two quilts cost me about 20 quid five years ago and there are no running costs or break downs.


Do the same Jaymac cover everything up including the R.O. a few years back it didn't go above minus 10 for at least
two weeks and the only problem I got was a busted inline strainer.
 

Where are you, Lapland?!
Title: Re: How can i heat my van at night?
Post by: DG Cleaning on November 18, 2013, 10:37:22 pm
a small greenhouse gas heater should do ya mate. gareden centres will do em

Tried a very small one and it didn't kick enough heat out.
Title: Re: How can i heat my van at night?
Post by: Avo on November 18, 2013, 10:46:48 pm
Can you not just use 1000 watts inverter 12v to 240v and plugin a garage, greenhouse tube heater they run on very low 50 watts power..
Surely this is possible no?!?!?


eBay search this   290880133730
Title: Re: How can i heat my van at night?
Post by: mac74 on November 18, 2013, 11:07:02 pm
Propex hs2000 is the way 2 go then! BUT i found there thermostat i bit keen even on the lowest setting, so i bought a 12v timer from TLC electrics £40ish? to go on/off every few hours, but a p.ss about setting it, however it doesnt use that much gas from a 13kg propane bottle. 
Title: Re: How can i heat my van at night?
Post by: SeanK on November 18, 2013, 11:13:40 pm
Hi, I have a wheelie bin cleaning business and come the winter all I do is cover the water tank with two bed quilts and my pressure washer with a couple of quilted jackets never had a problem with it yet. The last two quilts cost me about 20 quid five years ago and there are no running costs or break downs.


Do the same Jaymac cover everything up including the R.O. a few years back it didn't go above minus 10 for at least
two weeks and the only problem I got was a busted inline strainer.
 

Where are you, Lapland?!
N. Ireland. The winter off 2010-11  temp went down to minus 18 and didn't go above minus 10 for over two weeks.
Nearly six weeks of non stop minus 3 to 4 as well.
Title: Re: How can i heat my van at night?
Post by: PoleKing on November 19, 2013, 08:01:58 am
Hi, I have a wheelie bin cleaning business and come the winter all I do is cover the water tank with two bed quilts and my pressure washer with a couple of quilted jackets never had a problem with it yet. The last two quilts cost me about 20 quid five years ago and there are no running costs or break downs.


Do the same Jaymac cover everything up including the R.O. a few years back it didn't go above minus 10 for at least
two weeks and the only problem I got was a busted inline strainer.
 

Where are you, Lapland?!
N. Ireland. The winter off 2010-11  temp went down to minus 18 and didn't go above minus 10 for over two weeks.
Nearly six weeks of non stop minus 3 to 4 as well.

Thought it was bad here!
Fair play to you if you cracked on through that bud.
Title: Re: How can i heat my van at night?
Post by: Klean07 on November 19, 2013, 08:58:40 am
http://www.garden4less.co.uk/proddetail.asp?prod=8206499

These look good.
Title: Re: How can i heat my van at night?
Post by: DG Cleaning on November 19, 2013, 01:22:46 pm
Can you not just use 1000 watts inverter 12v to 240v and plugin a garage, greenhouse tube heater they run on very low 50 watts power..
Surely this is possible no?!?!?


eBay search this   290880133730

Thanks Avo I'll look into it ;D
Title: Re: How can i heat my van at night?
Post by: Avo on November 19, 2013, 04:36:35 pm
I wanna no myself tbh as I live in a apartment now!!!
Title: Re: How can i heat my van at night?
Post by: dave0123 on November 19, 2013, 04:43:14 pm
I just whack a heater in the van for 30 mins in the morning defrosts everything its sorted!

 i have a little tube heater if it gets really cold nights that keep everything defrosted but i don't really want to run a cable to it all night long.
Title: Re: How can i heat my van at night?
Post by: Neil Gornall on November 19, 2013, 04:44:22 pm
I used a parrafin greenhouse heater once but never again.  It made a right mess of the insides of the van.
Everything was covered in black slimy soot.
Title: Re: How can i heat my van at night?
Post by: Avo on November 19, 2013, 05:16:11 pm
I used a parrafin greenhouse heater once but never again.  It made a right mess of the insides of the van.
Everything was covered in black slimy soot.
lol  ;D
I'm worried running cables in my van too.. New Vans just cost me 15k don't want it burnt out