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paul marshall

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heater for van
« on: October 05, 2012, 04:35:41 pm »
this will be my first winter , what do you all do about a heater in back of van , dont want to be fitting thermostas or anything , but i need to stop tank freezing somehow , was thinking of just trailing a plug to van and buying a convector heater from argos , but i dont fancy having that plugged in all night ,any ideas please
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keen n clean

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Re: heater for van
« Reply #1 on: October 05, 2012, 05:19:26 pm »
Hi........The way to go is little heater from argos,extension lead,outside plug (ideally) a timer (£3) and set it on to come on for 1/2 hour at 12 ish then same again at 3am and same again at 6 ish jobs a goodun ;) ;)

SB Cleaning

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Re: heater for van
« Reply #2 on: October 05, 2012, 05:24:41 pm »
Just get an oiled filled radiator (1200-1800watts) , most come with thermostats built in, i usually wrap a couple of old blankets round my RO and tank too.

colin purewater

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Re: heater for van
« Reply #3 on: October 05, 2012, 05:56:53 pm »
Your on the money Paul, Argos heater with a stat on
Works fine, don't use a rad coz they just radiate heat
They don't circulate it a mate if mine has come
A cropper with one in really cold weather. Cost him a fortune
In new ro and di"s, and I no it's gets cold by urs
Ill txt ye a pic of mine 20 notes from Argos
Currently in my living room works a treat
keep it simple

Re: heater for van
« Reply #4 on: October 05, 2012, 06:58:15 pm »
The other problem you might find is the roof of your van will collect condensation and this normally drops into my heaters in the night and trips the fuse, cutting off the heat and me having a frozen system in the morning. :-[

Gav Camm lammy 283

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Re: heater for van
« Reply #5 on: October 05, 2012, 08:03:01 pm »
iv told everyone propex 2000 heater simples ;D
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colin purewater

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Re: heater for van
« Reply #6 on: October 05, 2012, 08:58:43 pm »
iv told everyone propex 2000 heater simples ;D

Gav have you added you pennies size in to the end if you name? :-*
keep it simple

robert mitchell

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Re: heater for van
« Reply #7 on: October 06, 2012, 02:37:41 pm »
I was thinking of a webasto ftom a rover 75  , heats up the cooling system then switches the van blower on to heat the van . The only worry is battery power , anybody had any experience of this ?
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DaveG

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Re: heater for van
« Reply #8 on: October 07, 2012, 05:56:25 pm »
I put an aquarium 300w heater in the tank, drain pump over night and put a little convector heater in van an hour before I go to work......works a treat  :)
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GB Window Cleaning

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Re: heater for van New
« Reply #9 on: October 07, 2012, 06:03:48 pm »
Just get an oiled filled radiator (1200-1800watts) , most come with thermostats built in, i usually wrap a couple of old blankets round my RO and tank too.
same here, me and sb have van mounted ro, i might add!