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stephen@keennclean

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Best Heater for the winter
« on: November 23, 2011, 04:36:13 pm »
Just coming up to my first winter doing the WFP window cleaning!!!
Fully aware that i'm gonna need a heater for the back of the van during the night  to give me a start in the mornings.Does anybody know what the best heater to get is?
I have a 650 litre tank in the back & i have fully lagged all the pipes as best as.

All comments welcome cheers

Ian Lancaster

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Re: Best Heater for the winter
« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2011, 05:27:17 pm »
If you have access to mains electricity, a greenhouse heater is ideal.  Thermostatic frost protection - it cuts in at about 3 degrees and off again at about 5. 

Re: Best Heater for the winter
« Reply #2 on: November 23, 2011, 05:39:06 pm »
i use green house heater too, not as cheap as oil filled rad to run, but circulates the air better.  Mind you, with temperatures last winter needed to turn it pretty high.

Did the job tho, no damaged filters!  Can get them from any garden place, about £20.

Gav Camm lammy 283

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Re: Best Heater for the winter
« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2011, 05:58:05 pm »
google propex heatsource 2000
best 400 you will ever spend  ;D ;D ;D
LET YOUR PANES BE MY PLEASURE

"If CALSBERG did WINDOW CLEANING
 it would be C.C.C  Probably the best WINDOW CLEANERS IN THE WORLD ..........."

jarvy

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Re: Best Heater for the winter
« Reply #4 on: November 23, 2011, 07:10:29 pm »
www.wedgwoodcleaning.co.uk

"If you were twice as smart, you'd still be stupid"

Cliff perkins

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Re: Best Heater for the winter
« Reply #5 on: November 23, 2011, 07:39:08 pm »
I got mine from argos its an oil filled rad but only rated at 500w so will be cheap to leave on overnight,its got a thermo on it and its not very big so can leave it in van,should take the edge of the cold havnt used it yet but should be ok i hope,if it isnt ive only lost 25 quid.
Www.1stglasswindowcleaning.co.uk

andyM

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Re: Best Heater for the winter
« Reply #6 on: November 23, 2011, 08:05:39 pm »
I prefer a 2kw convector heater with thermostat control to an oil filled rad. Probably a bit more expensive to run but they do seem to produce more heat imo.
One of the Plebs

simon w

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Re: Best Heater for the winter
« Reply #7 on: November 23, 2011, 08:26:34 pm »
google propex heatsource 2000
best 400 you will ever spend  ;D ;D ;D

I remember guys on here last winter talking about the propex heaters. What was the outcome with the guys that had them fitted were they any good?

Re: Best Heater for the winter
« Reply #8 on: November 23, 2011, 08:30:29 pm »
None of them survived to say whether the fumes were deadly.......  :( :'(

simon w

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Re: Best Heater for the winter
« Reply #9 on: November 23, 2011, 08:50:28 pm »
None of them survived to say whether the fumes were deadly.......  :( :'(

Blimey this time last year they were supposed to be the best thing since sliced bread  :D

Re: Best Heater for the winter
« Reply #10 on: November 23, 2011, 08:52:11 pm »
None of them survived to say whether the fumes were deadly.......  :( :'(

Blimey this time last year they were supposed to be the best thing since sliced bread  :D

What, you can get bread sliced now already?  What will they think of next?  They'll be saying you can buy self cleaning windows!  :-\

paul saunders

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Re: Best Heater for the winter
« Reply #11 on: November 23, 2011, 09:33:19 pm »
I got mine from argos its an oil filled rad but only rated at 500w so will be cheap to leave on overnight,its got a thermo on it and its not very big so can leave it in van,should take the edge of the cold havnt used it yet but should be ok i hope,if it isnt ive only lost 25 quid.

If it aint up to the job, it could end up costing you more than £25.  ;)
I can remember when waking up stiff in the morning was a good thing.

Gav Camm lammy 283

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Re: Best Heater for the winter
« Reply #12 on: November 24, 2011, 12:18:48 am »
try asking chopsie
justin at c-n-c
jsm just to name a few
i think propex heaters r superb
work of a thermostat
wot more can i say  ;)
LET YOUR PANES BE MY PLEASURE

"If CALSBERG did WINDOW CLEANING
 it would be C.C.C  Probably the best WINDOW CLEANERS IN THE WORLD ..........."