[Mark Lawton]

I was wondering how pure water window cleaners get on with their filling hosepipes freezing up in the winter, and the filters too.

I am thinking of starting up, but I would have to use a long run to fill my tanks through the filters.

I was wondering how people get on filling up when it is freezing cold outside, not that we have much cold weather now, but you never know.

I suppose if you put the hose away each time you are OK, but when it has filled up and auto stopped in the night, the water is not flowing, and it could freeze then.

Silly question, but i just wondered. Winter is a way off now, but I need to plan ahead.

Thanks,

Mark Lawton

[windows_chepstow]

Mark,

Winter and stuff freezing is always a problem.

Some lads use green house heaters in their garages or sheds; those like me who don't have green house need to be a little more carefull.

I generally produce far more water than I need and keep all my barrels full.

The water generally doesn't freeze inside the barrels and I keep my next day's supply in the car overnight.

My backpack, hose/brush head and RO system I take inside the house.

(I remember one morning putting my brush head against a window only to hear the 'clunk' of solid ice hitting the window; made me laugh).

Also some lads here use rock salt, borrowed from the council salt bins, to place on areas where their water could cause a freezing slip hazzard.

I use regular table salt; it's cheap.

WFP is a pain in the winter; no doubt about it; but it's still better than climbing ladders all the time.

[cybersye]

Hi Mark
from what you've said I take it your still just thinking of setting up wfp,
there are several ways of limiting problems in the winter to stop things freezing up
We'd need to know how you'd be setting your equipment up ie; whats outside, whats inside? van mount? trolley? etc.
My advice is make your system up to be as quick release and portable as possible
for example: last winter my flojet pump froze up in the van and burnt out, when i replaced it with a shurefow pump I made sure all the connections were hozelock, tank to pump, pump to di and so on, even the pumps wiring now has quick release connections. Everything was built in to be removed easily and stored inside when cold. You may spend a bit more on connecters and adapters etc. but worth it in the long run. If you must have a transfer hose left outside you could think about having a permanetly fixed pipe and tap and insulate it well. like I say most problems can be overcome if well thought out and planned for. Feel free to ask if you need any more advice
Simon

[macc]

Hi Mark.

Where are you located, this can make a big difference. Im on the south coast & only froze a few times last winter but ive a diesel heater being fitted in a couple of weeks time.

Macc

[H h20]

Have a look at this looks interesting,Gaz 
http://www.drumheating.com/HJMainPage.htm

[matt]

from your message, it sounds like your concearned about the tanks being away from your RO

my RO is roughly 30 M's away from my rain water butts, hasnt frozen in 2 years, i do on the odd occasion get a inch or 2 layer of ice on the top of the barrels, but the feed hose just goes through that

[EasyClean]

Insulate the transfer hose from your RO to your tank with pipe insulation and you shouldn't have any problems or go one stage further and use 'Poly-Plumbing' instead of transfer hose and insulate that. Poly Plumbing has more flexibility than hose and has less chance of cracking if frozen!