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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Alan Brooker. Aqualink Carpet Care on April 21, 2006, 06:22:37 pm

Title: propane water heater
Post by: Alan Brooker. Aqualink Carpet Care on April 21, 2006, 06:22:37 pm

I think Dave 'Liahona' said he used one of these.
Im trying to think how I would put one together. I want it for use with a porty so it'll need to be relatively portable itself. Anyone got any ideas where I can find one?

Alan

Title: Re: propane water heater
Post by: mark_roberts on April 21, 2006, 06:45:56 pm

Only in the states.  Cant get them over here.

IMO its not something you want to be lugging about but rather keep it in the van.  A diesel heater from a local powerwash supplier adapted for cc would be best.

Mark

PS. unless your a gas plumber I wouldnt dream of trying to make something like this.

Title: Re: propane water heater
Post by: Alan Brooker. Aqualink Carpet Care on April 21, 2006, 06:56:01 pm

Oh. Forgive me if my plan was a little caveman like but my idea was to use a propane or butane supply to a small burner with a large metal coil 'heat exchanger' (somehow) ??? - I haven't got to that bit yet ;D and then mount it all on an adapted sack truck.

Help

Title: Re: propane water heater
Post by: david_m on April 22, 2006, 06:27:40 pm

 hi there alan

this is something that i thought about myself just never knew
how to go about it also marks idear on the diesel burner
for a power hose
both would make intresting  solutions to heating water especialy
if you left your porty in the van while working

could you please post the out came to your findings please alan

thanks davy

Title: Re: propane water heater
Post by: Mike Halliday on April 25, 2006, 04:47:28 pm

a couple of years ago i looked a a small propane water heater from a WFP company in crawley London ( Omnipole i think) at the time i did'nt have the knowledge to adapt this for carpet cleaning use, but now i know it could be done.

cost about 35o pounds, but the problem at the time was it had no thermostat so when it was on it was constantly heating water, now I couls fix this problem with a bypass vavle.

might be worth looking into, it was also small about a ft wide without the propane bottle.

Love from egypt :)

Mike

Title: Re: propane water heater
Post by: Alan Brooker. Aqualink Carpet Care on April 25, 2006, 07:49:05 pm

Thanks Mike, I'll look into it. Bring some of their weather back. It's miserable over here.

Alan

Title: Re: propane water heater
Post by: NZ Lee on April 27, 2006, 12:33:54 am

Dont they sell Hotomatics in UK?

Title: Re: propane water heater
Post by: carpetclean on April 27, 2006, 06:01:49 am

hi alan you was joking the other day about re inventing the wheel . i am not so sure now if it was a joke !?

Title: Re: propane water heater
Post by: Alan Brooker. Aqualink Carpet Care on April 28, 2006, 10:07:07 am

Well... now you mention it..... ;D