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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: alireza on November 10, 2016, 07:33:09 pm

Title: How you keep you van warm in winter
Post by: alireza on November 10, 2016, 07:33:09 pm

Hi
I usually use antifreeze through the machine but I heard some use some sort of heater can someone let me know what kind of a heater please or a link
Thank You

Title: Re: How you keep you van warm in winter
Post by: tim handley on November 10, 2016, 07:47:07 pm

halaogen heater with a  timer, no fumes no danger, just a bit of warmth now and then through the night. job done. Lets hope we dont get to many really cold nights......... ;D

Title: Re: How you keep you van warm in winter
Post by: alireza on November 10, 2016, 09:00:20 pm

Quote from: tim handley on November 10, 2016, 07:47:07 pm

halaogen heater with a  timer, no fumes no danger, just a bit of warmth now and then through the night. job done. Lets hope we dont get to many really cold nights......... ;D

Unfortunately I don't have access to electricity  I park the van in the main road

Title: Re: How you keep you van warm in winter
Post by: Matt Steele on November 10, 2016, 09:03:41 pm

Just been quoted £1400 for an Eberspatch heater, runs off the vans fuel tank, Faak that, I scored a green house heater and extension lead for £30 instead  ;D

Title: Re: How you keep you van warm in winter
Post by: Paul Clapham on November 12, 2016, 10:50:59 am

So I am guessing that you guys who run an power cable to the heater in your van have to leave a window or door open a little to allow the cable to get into the van ? How will this affect your van insurance ?

Cheers

Paul.

Title: Re: How you keep you van warm in winter
Post by: Mark Hunter on November 12, 2016, 01:22:28 pm

Also wondering if insurance would be valid with a 240 volt lead powering an appliance in an unattended vehicle?

Title: Re: How you keep you van warm in winter
Post by: dustee on November 12, 2016, 11:37:12 pm

Simple answer  VOID  unless you notify your insurance company

Title: Re: How you keep you van warm in winter
Post by: Bob Allen on November 13, 2016, 09:45:57 pm

I have a truck mount but park van in street, so can not put heater in van, in the past when the temperate dips I usually take wand, stair tool and hand tool indoors together with 2 x 50ft of solution hose
I then wrap the machine in a couple of old quilts seems to help

Title: Re: How you keep you van warm in winter
Post by: alireza on November 14, 2016, 05:17:29 pm

Thank You

Title: Re: How you keep you van warm in winter
Post by: Matt Steele on November 16, 2016, 07:35:33 pm

Someone mentioned on here last year that external temps need to get below -5 before your pump will be damaged, this concurs with my 20 odd years experience, I parked up in Nottingham one night when it dropped to -10, I had a couple of quilts wrapped round the machine, the fluid in the pressure gauge froze but no other damage, make a habit of draining all hand tools and wands off at this time of year, several times I've had to replace brass valves that have frozen and split on tools