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Terry A

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How do you keep the van warm overnight?
« on: December 17, 2010, 05:06:09 pm »
What do you do to stop things freezing up overnight?

Are there any good heaters that won't cost too much to run?

Cheers.

Terry.
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JoeMax

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Re: How do you keep the van warm overnight?
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2010, 05:08:58 pm »
People use oil burners I think?

Here is a DIY solution (use at your own risk) that will keep your water nice and warm:
http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=113729.0
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Klean07

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Re: How do you keep the van warm overnight?
« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2010, 05:12:37 pm »
I use a £10 fan heater. Works for me. Though I'll worry about the cost when bill comes!!
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supernova77

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Re: How do you keep the van warm overnight?
« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2010, 05:15:49 pm »
I have one of these in the van overnight:

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4152033/Trail/searchtext%3EHEATER.htm

I've had it for 2 years and its never let me down!

Andy
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T1M_

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Re: How do you keep the van warm overnight?
« Reply #4 on: December 17, 2010, 05:48:16 pm »
To save on electricity bills, i put a hot water bottle by my pump in the van last thing at night (and sometimes during the day on really cold days) so the housing doesn't freeze and crack. That's the most important thing to prevent freezing. Then i put an electric greenhouse heater (works well in moist enviroments) in the van first thing when i wake up for 30-40 mins...

ps i have a static system so RO not in van...

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Paul Coleman

Re: How do you keep the van warm overnight?
« Reply #5 on: December 17, 2010, 05:52:00 pm »

I don't.  I just drain the pipes to prevent water expanding and cracking the pump.  I can't park cloise enough to get a cable out there and I don't trust greenhouse heaters.  However, there is no RO in there so it's a bit less critical for me.
In the little unit I rent where the RO is, I have an electric greenhouse heater on frost stat setting.
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R W C™

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Re: How do you keep the van warm overnight?
« Reply #6 on: December 17, 2010, 06:13:30 pm »
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mileslake

Re: How do you keep the van warm overnight?
« Reply #7 on: December 17, 2010, 06:25:38 pm »
I have never tried it but i wonder if one of those heated "belts" that you put around your home brew would be a good idea for the pump.. From memory they use very little elec.
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Gav Camm lammy 283

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Re: How do you keep the van warm overnight?
« Reply #8 on: December 17, 2010, 10:12:19 pm »
all rubbish get the daddy propex
heatsource 2000 m8 cost is 425
loss of wages is nil easy really
park up turn on no worries
even works as u drive  ;D ;D ;D
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Ian101

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Re: How do you keep the van warm overnight?
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