Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: daz1977 on February 18, 2010, 08:06:07 pm
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has any one boxed in there tank, to help secure it or protect agains the cold, and if u did what insulation did u use
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Think it might be a bit cramped in mine. I'd prefer my local club for a boxing session. ;D
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On a serious note though, no. I just put a fan heater in there overnight for the really cold spells. Tried insulating the pipes with lagging but very awkward trying to get 100% covered.
Cheers,
Lance
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I have said this many times before. The only thing you need to stop anything freezing inside the van is a truck heater. £3-400 on ebay. Expensive maybe but cheap to run and will work at temps well below freezing.
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i live in cornwall and it doesnt really frezze down here only had 2 days of snow since start of december, was thinking of doing just to help it a bit thats all
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Daz - where you are all you need is tubular greenhouse heater. Fix to strengthening bar inside roof of van. Only about 60 Watts of energy so same as leaving a light on. Enough heat to keep above freezing. Run an electric reel to van but make sure has power breaker. Take advice from a sparky if necessary.
Hope this helps.
Oh & they are about £20ish
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Yes. A 400L flat baffled tank. Never frozen. I used 10mm plywood with 2" polystyrene foam on the sides and loft insulation on the top wedged between the tank and the plywood.
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I just bought an electric frost watcher heater similar to this.
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/fsw505-frost-watcher
Turn the stat down to it's lowest and it cuts in and out all night as needed. You've only got to keep the temp above freezing, and with a bit of insulation as well it works fine.
And at 400 watts its not gonna cost the earth to run.
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I just bought an electric frost watcher heater similar to this.
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/fsw505-frost-watcher
Turn the stat down to it's lowest and it cuts in and out all night as needed. You've only got to keep the temp above freezing, and with a bit of insulation as well it works fine.
And at 400 watts its not gonna cost the earth to run.
I got one of them for me garage last spring in B&Q for about £4 in the sale, alright for keeping it from freezing