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Tank insulation
« on: December 20, 2009, 06:29:10 pm »
After finding my water frozen in my tank yesterday i decided to get something sorted,i have insulated it with this stuff called space blanket it`s a loft insulation but it`s wrapped in thin polythene and backed with foil and i have lagged my pipes with the foam pipe lagging,fingers crossed for tomorrow morning

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jeff1

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Re: Tank insulation
« Reply #1 on: December 20, 2009, 06:35:33 pm »
This is our tank and after a real heavy frost the other night, no frozen water.
our pump and controls are under the little insulated box that we can open when we need to, It might look ugly but it works.

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ccmids

Re: Tank insulation
« Reply #2 on: December 20, 2009, 06:52:33 pm »
Quote from: Cookie Monster on December 20, 2009, 06:29:10 pm
After finding my water frozen in my tank yesterday i decided to get something sorted,i have insulated it with this stuff called space blanket it`s a loft insulation but it`s wrapped in thin polythene and backed with foil and i have lagged my pipes with the foam pipe lagging,fingers crossed for tomorrow morning


HOW MUCH £ a roll.
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windowswashed

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Re: Tank insulation
« Reply #3 on: December 21, 2009, 12:15:49 am »
Better off using the kingspan insulation boards rather than the loft roll as when it tears and gets wet it becomes useless.
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jeff1

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Re: Tank insulation
« Reply #4 on: December 21, 2009, 09:26:38 am »
Nothing frozen in our van this morning  ;D
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clean

Re: Tank insulation
« Reply #5 on: December 21, 2009, 01:25:31 pm »
Quote from: ccmids on December 20, 2009, 06:52:33 pm
Quote from: Cookie Monster on December 20, 2009, 06:29:10 pm
After finding my water frozen in my tank yesterday i decided to get something sorted,i have insulated it with this stuff called space blanket it`s a loft insulation but it`s wrapped in thin polythene and backed with foil and i have lagged my pipes with the foam pipe lagging,fingers crossed for tomorrow morning


HOW MUCH £ a roll.

All the DIY stores have it on offer at the mo i got mine from Focus it is usually £11.99 a roll but it was buy one get one free and also 20% off so got 2 rolls for £9.49  ;D

Every thing was fine in the van this morning first job no probs,moved on to second area to second job,made a start and about 20  mins later hose froze with it so cold lying on the frozen floor,so reeled hose in and got portable system out managed with it until i finised about half an hour later and moved on to next area to third job and van system was ok and hose was fine pheeeww thank god for that so did all the work from van system
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Jeff Brimble

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Re: Tank insulation
« Reply #6 on: December 21, 2009, 01:52:44 pm »
Backpacks rule sometimes.
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clean

Re: Tank insulation
« Reply #7 on: December 21, 2009, 01:53:44 pm »
Quote from: Jeff Brimble on December 21, 2009, 01:52:44 pm
Backpacks rule sometimes.

Yep could`nt have coped with out my portable system today  ;D
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Jeff Brimble

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Re: Tank insulation
« Reply #8 on: December 21, 2009, 01:58:44 pm »
Hello mate.  beef up the straps. use a belt hook fot most of the hose. Fastest system  8)
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clean

Re: Tank insulation
« Reply #9 on: December 21, 2009, 02:08:57 pm »
Quote from: Jeff Brimble on December 21, 2009, 01:58:44 pm
Hello mate.  beef up the straps. use a belt hook fot most of the hose. Fastest system  8)

Don`t think i`ll be able use it as a backpack anymore,it started off as a hand pump up backpack but i gutted it and turned it into a 12v powerd one it has a alloy box fitted to the base with a pump,battery and a varistream  ;D
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Jeff Brimble

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Re: Tank insulation
« Reply #10 on: December 21, 2009, 02:51:19 pm »
Respect  8)
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