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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: geefree on January 04, 2010, 09:05:59 am

Title: Anyone frozen up this morning?
Post by: geefree on January 04, 2010, 09:05:59 am
Guess who did not put a heater in the van overnight.? yeh , me!

put one in early this morning, but the 100m microbore is solid.

Anyone else trying to work today?
Title: Re: Anyone frozen up this morning?
Post by: gewindows on January 04, 2010, 09:07:26 am
Run a hot bath and put the microbore in it.
Title: Re: Anyone frozen up this morning?
Post by: geefree on January 04, 2010, 09:09:48 am
its bolted in the van... last year i threw a kettle of hot water over it and split the centre of the reel.
Title: Re: Anyone frozen up this morning?
Post by: Tom Mac on January 04, 2010, 09:11:51 am
I leave an electic oil filled radiater in the trailer overnight running on 5 degrees. Nothing freezes now
Title: Re: Anyone frozen up this morning?
Post by: gewindows on January 04, 2010, 09:15:12 am
Ive had a small 1KW heater running in my van on the lowest setting, its toasty in there at the mo. Just checked the water temp too, as have had a 300W aquarium heater in the tank and thats at 24C   ;D  Just like my fish tank  ;)


I'll give it a go in an hour or so but when I do the aquarium heater will go in my IBC out the back.
Title: Re: Anyone frozen up this morning?
Post by: steve a on January 04, 2010, 09:40:22 am
Ive had a small 1KW heater running in my van on the lowest setting, its toasty in there at the mo. Just checked the water temp too, as have had a 300W aquarium heater in the tank and thats at 24C   ;D  Just like my fish tank  ;)


I'll give it a go in an hour or so but when I do the aquarium heater will go in my IBC out the back.

How do you fix/use the aquarium heater in the tank, can you just immerse it fully(under the water) or do you have to suspend it in the water, also what about when travelling surely you have to remove it as it will get smashed up due to the sloshing around of the water.
Thanks in acvance for the info.

Steve
Title: Re: Anyone frozen up this morning?
Post by: Blue Frog Systems on January 04, 2010, 09:42:25 am
what about pouring warm water over the reel ?

im heading out at 10 though its given out 0 all day so will see how i get on
Title: Re: Anyone frozen up this morning?
Post by: pingu on January 04, 2010, 09:49:21 am
I watched so much ice road trucker, kate & that guy and kids...all the tattoo programs and even porn is just plain boring now...arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrhhhhh

I just want to work and earn some cash....

Title: Re: Anyone frozen up this morning?
Post by: ronniemc on January 04, 2010, 09:52:01 am
No chance of work here.
Still -5 and no sign of improvement.
Title: Re: Anyone frozen up this morning?
Post by: marcus hopkins on January 04, 2010, 09:58:44 am
Still minus 3 in kings lynn norfolk. Damn i need to go to work
Title: Re: Anyone frozen up this morning?
Post by: gewindows on January 04, 2010, 10:12:05 am
Ive had a small 1KW heater running in my van on the lowest setting, its toasty in there at the mo. Just checked the water temp too, as have had a 300W aquarium heater in the tank and thats at 24C   ;D  Just like my fish tank  ;)


I'll give it a go in an hour or so but when I do the aquarium heater will go in my IBC out the back.

How do you fix/use the aquarium heater in the tank, can you just immerse it fully(under the water) or do you have to suspend it in the water, also what about when travelling surely you have to remove it as it will get smashed up due to the sloshing around of the water.
Thanks in acvance for the info.

Steve


I just make sure mine doesnt touch the sides of the tank just to be sure it doesnt burn it, sure it wouldnt but you never know, also make sure its at the bottom of the tank as heat rises.

Yes I will take it out when Im travelling, I'll put mine in the IBC duriing the day when Im out.
Title: Re: Anyone frozen up this morning?
Post by: Jays Window Cleaning on January 04, 2010, 10:50:52 am
Its freezing water keeps freezing up onthe glass. The suns out now here in kings lynn might try again in an hour the rest of the week looks like its gonna get worst.

jay
Title: Re: Anyone frozen up this morning?
Post by: Klean07 on January 04, 2010, 11:01:49 am
Van froze solid, so I'm using today to try and get everything thawed for in morning. Everything except tank will be taken into my house today. Tank will be covered by some blankets with a fan heater.
Fingers crossed.
Just glad Cricket is on today though otherwise I'd be watching a repeat of the power getting his 15th world title (yawn yawn)
Title: Re: Anyone frozen up this morning?
Post by: steve a on January 04, 2010, 10:18:26 pm
Ive had a small 1KW heater running in my van on the lowest setting, its toasty in there at the mo. Just checked the water temp too, as have had a 300W aquarium heater in the tank and thats at 24C   ;D  Just like my fish tank  ;)


I'll give it a go in an hour or so but when I do the aquarium heater will go in my IBC out the back.

How do you fix/use the aquarium heater in the tank, can you just immerse it fully(under the water) or do you have to suspend it in the water, also what about when travelling surely you have to remove it as it will get smashed up due to the sloshing around of the water.
Thanks in acvance for the info.

Steve


I just make sure mine doesnt touch the sides of the tank just to be sure it doesnt burn it, sure it wouldnt but you never know, also make sure its at the bottom of the tank as heat rises.

Yes I will take it out when Im travelling, I'll put mine in the IBC duriing the day when Im out.


Cheers for the reply Matt
Title: Re: Anyone frozen up this morning?
Post by: windowswashed on January 04, 2010, 10:40:55 pm
Worked all day today in Dartmouth with wfp.

The other wfp cleaner's system was frozen up and he wanted a look in my van to see my set up as I was able to work and he wasn't.

I had my pump turned up really high, hose fully unwound, cleaning high buildings and there was no way I was going to give him the guided tour of my van today in the freezing cold, because my hose laying on the groung and pole jets would freeze up if the pump stopped for too long :)
Title: Re: Anyone frozen up this morning?
Post by: stfc on January 05, 2010, 07:33:08 am
im fine worked every day over xmas excluding a few days and fine this week so far
Title: Re: Anyone frozen up this morning?
Post by: stephen s on January 05, 2010, 07:48:15 am
im fine worked every day over xmas excluding a few days and fine this week so far

















I didn't know Santa worked after Xmas ?  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Anyone frozen up this morning?
Post by: dazmond on January 05, 2010, 03:22:26 pm
fairy liquid frozen in back of car!ohhhhhhh!the pain and hassle to thaw them out!

its just sooo much hassle being trad only!! ;D ;D ;D ;D

dazmond
Title: Re: Anyone frozen up this morning?
Post by: jonnyald on January 05, 2010, 04:49:38 pm
im going to try one of those HAND WARMERS  inside the handle of my squeegee tomoro.  wouldnt it be great if it was nice n warm allday
Title: Re: Anyone frozen up this morning?
Post by: laddermonkee on January 05, 2010, 05:06:48 pm
Don't you put anti freeze in the water tank.