[gerard mcmanus]

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[[GQC] Tim]

Very simple.

Get a canister, fill it with absolute boiling hot water in the morning. Put it in the boot of your car. Stays warm even in winter. You could even insulate the canister. I carried a 10l one with me, worked perfectly! It's also easy to fill that up at a customer's if they ask if you need anything. I found that 10l in the bucket (filled up in the morning at home), and 10l in the afternoon supplied me with enough warm water throughout the day

Also, make sure you get a lid for your bucket, the Big unger green one is a very solid one I must say, it's got a good lid on there.

[WCE]

Or if you dont mind a flat battery buy one of those in car kettles!

[[GQC] Tim]

its an unger bucket I use with lid, wouldn't last a minute without the lid the way I drive, and want the system to be independant from the car, just to keep it simple.

my concerns are getting a battery for the system and it getting wet.

dont want to rely on my customers, just dont like asking for stuff from them like that, sounds more proffessional if you have it organized.

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I never had to ask anyone for water, carried my own, why do you want something so complicated, while the most practical and easy solution is presented to you on a platter. Warm/Hot water on the go, no fuss.

[darragh windows]

gqc has presented you with an answer on a plate, i woulnt like to see you with water fed pole if you really cant sort this out i used to carry a 10 litre drum and a 25 litre one more water than what i needed for the day but after the ten was empty i swithched to the 25 which stayed hot longer due to quantity and it not being opened also used it for drying scrims on

[NWH]

You only need something that will reflect the heat in the same way as a flask,if you want water to stay hot it will need to be stored in something smilar on a larger scale obviously.For a more portable solution i`m sure caravan centers must have something.

[Rob_Mac]

Gerard

I am just about complete on my Movano conversion

In it we have a queen size bed (with folded down section - that is the back of the long seat).
Sink, hob & grill, storage underneath and seating for 4.
We have a full working hot water system but really this only achievable through being plugged into the mains.

The other way of doing it is to get hold of a caravan water heater with integrated water tank - ive got one - they hold about 10 litres and then all you need is a pump and battery to pump it into your bucket.

They are insulated so this may be enough for a refill half way through the day, if you go out with hot water for your first bucket.

Seems a bit long winded to me though for a bit of warm water - the flask thing sounds better!!!

Rob

[Wayne Thomas]

Buy a 10 litre calorifier tank second hand off ebay or small immersion heater tank, connect it up to your vehicle's radiator and you have instant warm/hot water after a short drive, just like the old BT vans.

[Tim82]

Cool.... coffee on tap...mmm coffeee

[MJH]

I DON'T SEE MUCH DIFFERENCE IN USING HOT OR COLD WATER, THE RESULTS ARE EQUALLY AS GOOD.

WOULD YOU SERIOUSLY CONSIDER GOING HOME FOR 'HOT' WATER :

[L.J.Thorpe]

aint this  really making trad a bit over complicated  :
i used to fill a barrel with hot water in the morning
and it was fine
if it bothers you that much put 2 10ltr containers in a "cool box"
might work,might not, but does it really matter
i now carry a 20ltr drum of tap water pre mixed with squeegee off
it can be in the van for weeks before it needs refill
works fine stone  cold

[[GQC] Tim]

Sure it works when the water is cold, but don't you hate it when the weather is chilly (or cold) like in winter? When my water would become cold I would get miserable.

[L.J.Thorpe]

Sure it works when the water is cold, but don't you hate it when the weather is chilly (or cold) like in winter? When my water would become cold I would get miserable.

short answer is no it dont bother me and HOT water in cold weather gives me chilblains anyway and it seems to make me feel cold MORE

[windowwashers]

one off the things that hold me back alittle is the time I spend returning home at dinner time to change my water, and so its always warm water I am using.

What I was thinking about is having a days worth in the car, with a thermostat and pump to move the water into the bucket I am using. Ok I could just syphon the water over for a certain amount. But I would still need power for the thermostat.

What I would like to know is where could get a pump and battery(or other means of power) - something that would let me rig difference appliances to it.

If you are a trad window cleaner, what do you do. I find anything more than 2 gallons in a bucket is too much to carry around, but after four five hours cleaning it needs changed and is cold.

Does anyone have a setup similar to what I am thinking about.

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Trad cleaning get a kettle with incar charger the amount of water trad cleaning a day will cover this no more than 6L unless your doing something wrong and using fairy.

Hot or warm water will make no differnce to results unless it is pure. if you are trad either get gloves or stop winter aint really that cold if your used to it.

You could go wfp stops most of it 

[edd]

just get one off these 700 liters hot water what more would you want

[mark dew]

aint this really making trad a bit over complicated :
i used to fill a barrel with hot water in the morning
and it was fine
if it bothers you that much put 2 10ltr containers in a "cool box"
might work,might not, but does it really matter
i now carry a 20ltr drum of tap water pre mixed with squeegee off
it can be in the van for weeks before it needs refill
works fine stone cold

Haha, i used to fill 25litre barrel with hot water each day. Throw in the vehicle. Sorted. Was always warm at the end of the day.
Very easy too. 

[Wayne Thomas]

just get one off these 700 liters hot water what more would you want

Hello Edd,

700 litres of hot water must cost a fortune to heat and keep hot. I prefer to keep 20 litres hot 'on demand' as and when it's required

I've been trying gardinerpolesystems new thermal hot minibore hose and it keeps the water noticeably hotter in the hose. Don't lose so much heat escaping from the hose. Hose is still flexible enough, not quite so hot on the hands but hotter at the brush