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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: dazmond on December 22, 2017, 04:07:37 pm
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finally ive sorted it! ;D
the mixer valve was on full(or seemed like it was)i unscrewed it until it came off spewing water out(while the heater was on)screwed it back on and NOW im finally getting HOT WATER! :D :D
coiled up temperature 61c.................with 60m of hose out 48c!
i washed the van and the golf this afternoon and with 8 metres off the reel the temperature was 58c!!
do you think the mixer valve could of had an air lock lads?its done the trick anyway!
well happy now!! 8) ;D
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That temperature sounds more like it!
Mayb it wasn’t unscrewed all the way out?
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Now you’ve got he other problem, it’s too hot for winter time. ;D
Is it easy to adjust the temperature down? Is there a winter setting etc.
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Good job you've sorted it out. You were beginning to put me off thinking of buying one lol :D
How did you find cleaning with the upped heat?
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Good job you've sorted it out. You were beginning to put me off thinking of buying one lol :D
How did you find cleaning with the upped heat?
effortless!this heater is a beast now! ;D
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;D good for you Daz.
I'll ask you again in a couple of weeks!!!!
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Now you’ve got he other problem, it’s too hot for winter time. ;D
Is it easy to adjust the temperature down? Is there a winter setting etc.
ive not tried to turn it down yet jonny but ill have to if it gets really cold again or ill be cracking glass at them temperatures.it was scolding hot at times today.itll be great for first cleans and add ons.
theres no winter setting mate just a mixer dial at the side of the heater.its defo on full at the moment.a little turn upwards will decrease the heat.
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my old halfords £40 charger has also been charging my batteries the last few days!its been showing a full charge by morning after 14 hours on charge.they must of been pretty drained the first time i tried to charge them.ive still got the numax 20amp one on order though. :)
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Daz it’s not just first cleans m8 now you have it working properly you know what all the fuss is about hot,on regular cleans your almost just holding the brush over the glass very little effort needed to get them clean. If I was getting 30 degrees I wouldn’t be over the moon with a hot system once you’ve done your work a couple of times the frames will look like you’ve used colegate 😂
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ive had a big grin on my face all day since ive managed to sort it(with a cloud of steam following me around!) ;D ;D
the heater is truly awesome.easy powerful enough for a sole operator.much better than a gas shower heater! ;D
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It's great that you have got it sorted but it would of been better if Grippatank's fitters had properly tested the install before delivering it back to you. Oliver's customer service is excellent but Grippa need to start getting it right first time. It would save them an awful lot of time and fuel.
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Did you work that one out yourself ?
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Daz it’s not just first cleans m8 now you have it working properly you know what all the fuss is about hot,on regular cleans your almost just holding the brush over the glass very little effort needed to get them clean. If I was getting 30 degrees I wouldn’t be over the moon with a hot system once you’ve done your work a couple of times the frames will look like you’ve used colegate 😂
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It's great that you have got it sorted but it would of been better if Grippatank's fitters had properly tested the install before delivering it back to you. Oliver's customer service is excellent but Grippa need to start getting it right first time. It would save them an awful lot of time and fuel.
put it this way they wont be testing a new install out without making sure its running fine WITHOUT the engine running from now on. ;D
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It's great that you have got it sorted but it would of been better if Grippatank's fitters had properly tested the install before delivering it back to you. Oliver's customer service is excellent but Grippa need to start getting it right first time. It would save them an awful lot of time and fuel.
put it this way they wont be testing a new install out without making sure its running fine WITHOUT the engine running from now on. ;D
Yes, but you should not have had to refit the mixer valve yourself in order to get the water up to a decent temperature.. Not everyone would have the intuition/luck to have tried that.
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It's great that you have got it sorted but it would of been better if Grippatank's fitters had properly tested the install before delivering it back to you. Oliver's customer service is excellent but Grippa need to start getting it right first time. It would save them an awful lot of time and fuel.
put it this way they wont be testing a new install out without making sure its running fine WITHOUT the engine running from now on. ;D
Yes, but you should not have had to refit the mixer valve yourself in order to get the water up to a decent temperature.. Not everyone would have the intuition/luck to have tried that.
trial and error mate.......just a few little teething troubles thats all.ive never had a diesel heater before.ill learn more about these heaters as i gain more experience using them every day.
by sharing it on here it might help somebody else out who might have the same problem.
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Did you work that one out yourself ?
paul have you been working with your temperature dial on full?
i think i may need to turn mine down a wee bit now! ;D
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Glad your sorted. :)
How much diesel you reckon your using mate?
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It's great that you have got it sorted but it would of been better if Grippatank's fitters had properly tested the install before delivering it back to you. Oliver's customer service is excellent but Grippa need to start getting it right first time. It would save them an awful lot of time and fuel.
put it this way they wont be testing a new install out without making sure its running fine WITHOUT the engine running from now on. ;D
Yes, but you should not have had to refit the mixer valve yourself in order to get the water up to a decent temperature.. Not everyone would have the intuition/luck to have tried that.
trial and error mate.......just a few little teething troubles thats all.ive never had a diesel heater before.ill learn more about these heaters as i gain more experience using them every day.
by sharing it on here it might help somebody else out who might have the same problem.
I would still be a bit concerned if you had done that yourself. Could of made things worse if it was not under the instructions of Grippa. They must of tested the temp on yours twice (both times they had van) and must had been fine at the time. Seems a little strange to me.
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Did you work that one out yourself ?
paul have you been working with your temperature dial on full?
i think i may need to turn mine down a wee bit now! ;D
Never had to turn mine down. Once the hose is out the temp from brush is luke warm to warm to hot (but not scalding to touch). Depending on outside temp.
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Did you work that one out yourself ?
paul have you been working with your temperature dial on full?
i think i may need to turn mine down a wee bit now! ;D
Never had to turn mine down. Once the hose is out the temp from brush is luke warm to warm to hot (but not scalding to touch). Depending on outside temp.
you ve got a return to tank constantly flowing havent you mate with an additional controller when your working away?
ive been keeping the boiler running for 5 or 6 hours a day without it going into its shutting down cycle.i think there is a short "stand by" mode on these heaters before shut down.(5 mins or so)which allows me to move hose/reel in etc and keeps the boiler running.
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Glad your sorted. :)
How much diesel you reckon your using mate?
i need a full months working with the heater to give an accurate figure mate.when working with cold water i was putting in £40 a month in the van.i fully expect this to triple to £120 a month.still a lot less than some window cleaners with cold systems that have to travel a bit for their work.i bet some window cleaners put than in their vans in a week!
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Yes chap. I use second controller to just trickle feed back to the tank.
It helps put temp back into the tank.
I might have a go at what you do in the new year as my way does not circulate through the hose when travelling. ( I only do that when travelling to first job and frost mode). The hose temp then drops and takes a while to warm it up again at the next job. Sending hot water through a cold hose causes temp to drop faster. Once material on hose is hot the water raises in temp (red hose).
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Yes chap. I use second controller to just trickle feed back to the tank.
It helps put temp back into the tank.
I might have a go at what you do in the new year as my way does not circulate through the hose when travelling. ( I only do that when travelling to first job and frost mode). The hose temp then drops and takes a while to warm it up again at the next job. Sending hot water through a cold hose causes temp to drop faster. Once material on hose is hot the water raises in temp (red hose).
ive been parked up for hours at a time most of this week paul with 4 days work on one estate.
on other work when i do a bit of driving i simply fit my return hose back to tank (that oliver made up for me)after reeling in and it keeps the water hot straight away for my next job.it literally takes 2 seconds.