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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Chris R on February 20, 2005, 08:49:28 pm

Title: Propane water heaters?
Post by: Chris R on February 20, 2005, 08:49:28 pm

I read about propane water heaters all of the time on the yank carpet cleaners forums.

They can be used on electric or fuel powered truckmounts to heat the water supply.

Are they available in the UK?

If not, why not?

cheers

Chris

Title: Re: Propane water heaters?
Post by: CARPET KNIGHTS on February 20, 2005, 09:10:44 pm

not sure about propane but eberspacher and webasto do make some awsome diesel powered water heaters aswell as cab heaters

Title: Re: Propane water heaters?
Post by: Mike Halliday on February 22, 2005, 08:21:19 pm

Chris i looked for a long time to find an effective water heater the only thing i found was a 'hotbox' which is basically a diesal burner (as found in steam pressure cleaner)

I fitted this onto my truckmount to heat the water, it worked brilliantly and could produce steam at the wand.

as for propane I don't think there is any type available in the UK.

Mike

Title: Re: Propane water heaters?
Post by: des on February 22, 2005, 09:30:09 pm

Ive been told that woodbridge are changing over to propane heating and i think they are using there old lavorwash boilers price 420 pounds  ish   des

Title: Re: Propane water heaters?
Post by: Mike Halliday on February 23, 2005, 06:44:06 am

Des, are you saying that Woodbridge will be selling water heaters for £420ish? I'd like a propane heater, they burn a lot cleaner, so the inside of my van would'nt get black with soot.

Mike

Title: Re: Propane water heaters?
Post by: George-Reid on February 23, 2005, 05:50:33 pm

Chris
Dont the thermo pure water fed pole guys use a propane burner in their system try asking on the wfp board.

Cheers

George

Title: Re: Propane water heaters?
Post by: SMP on February 23, 2005, 06:09:54 pm

I'd have thought it would be a pain having to carry and refill a propane tank.  I know that there are lots of LPG garages now (I've run our cars on LPG for years) but the costs and insurance implications of having a proper tank fitted might be interesting. 

Perhaps I'll have a look at the thermo pure set up - the roof of my van does get pretty filthy.

Cheers

Title: Re: Propane water heaters?
Post by: mark_roberts on February 23, 2005, 07:44:22 pm

I thought the diesel heaters have a chimney stack through the roof of the van.  If so when does the inside get dirty?

Mark

Title: Re: Propane water heaters?
Post by: des on February 23, 2005, 07:55:45 pm

Mike i have a woodbridge t/m and it burns diesel but they are using the same boilers and converting them to propane burners.There is a chap in southampton that has had it done and he said that it is very easy to do .When i repaired my boiler this weekend i was talking to the chap at lavorwash and he said that the boilers were only 420 pounds to buy   des ps phone me if you need to talk