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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: *paul_moss on November 11, 2007, 04:31:11 pm

Title: Drop in temp
Post by: *paul_moss on November 11, 2007, 04:31:11 pm

Looks like it will go to minus degrees in some parts tonight. Time to  start wraping the gear up again.

Title: Re: Drop in temp
Post by: lands on November 11, 2007, 05:29:07 pm

Take my machine, wands, hand tools and solution hose indoors on these occasions.

Pete

Title: Re: Drop in temp
Post by: Mike Halliday on November 11, 2007, 07:10:44 pm

how cold does it have to get & for how long before it damages our equipment?

considering our kit is in our vans I would think its got to get to -4 before it gets dangerous

I'm not saying I'd risk it, but I believe we can relax if we forget to put in the heater once or twice :D

Mike

Title: Re: Drop in temp
Post by: *paul_moss on November 11, 2007, 07:58:53 pm

Only going to hit minus 2 here,thats why im just putting a wrap around the main equipment. But if it starts to fall colder than that then the heater is coming out.

Title: Re: Drop in temp
Post by: Ken Wainwright on November 11, 2007, 07:59:41 pm

I've found the same as you Mike. During the Autumn (now) and Springtime, the low temperatures are typically for a short spell in the night. I fould with my previous machines (drained pump, hoses and valves after each job) that it would be about -5C before I had any freeze up problems, so I use a heater down to -3C and bring inside below that.

Safe and happy wrap-ups 8)
ken

Title: Re: Drop in temp
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on November 11, 2007, 09:05:55 pm

I think John Bolton has it sussed he insulated his van which I think is a cracking idea as it's only a tin can.

Shaun

Title: Re: Drop in temp
Post by: PaulKing on November 11, 2007, 09:27:41 pm

all the vans are linexed and us a 100watt blub in a workshop lamp holder and never had a wand or anthing frezze up yet

Title: Re: Drop in temp
Post by: Mike Halliday on November 13, 2007, 08:57:59 pm

winters over :D :D

it was -3 but its going to start getting warmer now, already +3 so by Feb it should be in the 90s

who says all this global warming is a bad thing, a 1 day winter,

winter used to last 3 months when I was a lad ;D

Mike

Title: Re: Drop in temp
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on November 13, 2007, 10:23:01 pm

at least the Mammoths kept you warm!

Shaun

Title: Re: Drop in temp
Post by: Chris R on November 13, 2007, 10:27:26 pm

Quote from: Shaun_Ashmore on November 13, 2007, 10:23:01 pm

at least the Mammoths kept you warm!

Shaun

Ive seen mikes wife, she aint no mammoth  ;D

ps just back from pub