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Title: Anyone uses Heaters in their vans?
Post by: michael robinson on November 18, 2009, 04:47:46 pm
just wondering with winter on it's way and no garage if anybody uses heaters over night in their vans, and if you do what do you suggest. Thanks Mike
Title: Re: Anyone uses Heaters in their vans?
Post by: Sapphire Window Cleaning on November 18, 2009, 04:53:56 pm
I use a small oil filled rad in my van.


Matt
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Post by: JRDEasiReach on November 18, 2009, 04:59:38 pm
was told that greehouse heaters do a good job anyone got one?
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Post by: Sunshine/Cleaning on November 18, 2009, 05:04:22 pm
I have a gas heater that I put in when it gets to -4. Runs off propane from a company referbing a barge. Ebay. Not free standing but screwed in. Dont run it during the day but have it on low over night. Do you want pictures?
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Post by: Dale Smith on November 18, 2009, 05:06:57 pm
I use a fan heater, only cost about £8 from Wilkinson's, does the trick  :)
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Post by: Nathanael Jones on November 18, 2009, 05:08:48 pm
was told that greehouse heaters do a good job anyone got one?

I had one,.. it was a cheap job from B&Q and it made a right mess of my shed,.. I'm sooo glad i never put it in the van! It would burn smoke free for a few hours & then sometime in the middle of the night start giving off black smoke. EVERYTHING in my shed got covered in a black greasy residue which was very hard to clean off.

I've ordered an aquarium heater for my van tank this year(I figure its underwater so much less of a fire risk!) and an oil filled rad in the shed.
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Post by: michael robinson on November 18, 2009, 05:14:28 pm
I guess it will have to be either a wilko's fan heater or oil filled rad trouble is they need plugging in and that means cable through letter box to van where i will have to shut the van door on the plug cable, any suggestions?.
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Post by: Sapphire Window Cleaning on November 18, 2009, 05:23:42 pm
I have my extension running through my letterbox.


Matt
Title: Re: Anyone uses Heaters in their vans?
Post by: Dale Smith on November 18, 2009, 06:07:30 pm
I use an extension thru' letterbox as well  ;D
Also I put 3 quilts over the system, that helps as well.
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Post by: stephen s on November 18, 2009, 06:17:57 pm
I also have an extention running through my letterbox,   looks like there a few of us about  :D
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Post by: ftp on November 18, 2009, 06:20:56 pm
I use a tube heater. Extension lead runs under the garage door.

Also runs behind the van for several miles if I forget.  ::)
Title: Re: Anyone uses Heaters in their vans?
Post by: windowcleaninginessex.co.uk on November 18, 2009, 06:26:57 pm
I guess it will have to be either a wilko's fan heater or oil filled rad trouble is they need plugging in and that means cable through letter box to van where i will have to shut the van door on the plug cable, any suggestions?.
Where you park van put on wall exterior wetherproof socket, http://www.screwfix.com/prods/38366/Electrical-Supplies/Weatherproof/Weatherproof-IP55/IP55-13A-1-Gang-Switched-Socket, then just plug straight into this from van
Darren
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Post by: Bobs Window Cleaning on November 18, 2009, 06:30:36 pm
I also use a greenhouse Tube heater. Low cost and very good.

Bob
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Post by: South Coast Cleaning Services on November 18, 2009, 07:17:21 pm
I also have an extention running through my letterbox,   looks like there a few of us about  :D

I use to do this...

I guess it will have to be either a wilko's fan heater or oil filled rad trouble is they need plugging in and that means cable through letter box to van where i will have to shut the van door on the plug cable, any suggestions?.
Where you park van put on wall exterior wetherproof socket, http://www.screwfix.com/prods/38366/Electrical-Supplies/Weatherproof/Weatherproof-IP55/IP55-13A-1-Gang-Switched-Socket, then just plug straight into this from van
Darren

now do this....
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Post by: JRDEasiReach on November 19, 2009, 11:42:53 am
i tie spare microfibres around my pump and the little bottle beside it to try and keep it above freezing, also do the same with my filter housings, goin to invest in a new duvet and then chuck the old one over the tank too :)