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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: ALAN HAYNES on February 17, 2008, 01:06:43 pm

Title: heater in van
Post by: ALAN HAYNES on February 17, 2008, 01:06:43 pm

does anyone use a heater in thier van over night to stop it frost getting into the ro

had to change my ro frost scraped it

if you do what do you use
alan

Title: Re: heater in van
Post by: Joe H on February 17, 2008, 01:27:14 pm

I am a carpet cleaner and leave hoses and fluids in vehicle overnight (machine always in house)

I use a mains Greenhouse Fan Heater Model MP1 1250watts
Findlay, Irvine Ltd, Penecuik, near Edinburgh

Has a slow speed fan and a wide range thermostatic temperature control which I usually set on 2 (0-12)
which is very low temperature - somewhere not much above freezing but not checked it.
Keeps frost off inside of van windows (open cab/load area in mine)

Title: Re: heater in van
Post by: Gerry Styles on February 17, 2008, 08:21:13 pm

I use a fan heater from B&Q, cost £10. Set fan speed to 1 temp to halfway, keep the temp above freezing.

Title: Re: heater in van
Post by: ALAN HAYNES on February 17, 2008, 09:57:24 pm

cheers for that
will get one had ice in van all day

Title: Re: heater in van
Post by: ollie on February 19, 2008, 07:44:04 pm

In my first hard winter carpet cleaning I put a parrafin heater in trhe back of my van....2 days cleaning the black film of everything lol

Title: Re: heater in van
Post by: murky on February 19, 2008, 08:20:58 pm

I park on the road so cant get a cable to it.

I wrap an old duvet round the TM engine and leave a camping gaz heater running on low in there.

I cant afford a truck heater, thought about the green house heater but the above about the soot put me off, having said that its better than a new engine etc if it freezes.

Any other ideas appreciated as I'm away for a few days and I havent got anywhere to park and plug it in.

So far so good. (fingers crossed).