[Sean Dyer]

Got a 2000w oil filled rad from b n q today

Got it in now to keep the frost off

Just wondered how you use them ?

dont wanna leave it running all night , do you have a timer or thermostatic plug type set up ?
like this?

 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TIMEGUARD-ET05-PLUG-HEATING-THERMOSTAT-NEW-/260786933885?pt=UK_DIY_Material_Electrical_Fittings_MJ&hash=item3cb81cd07d

[dazmond]

hi sean i leave mine on all night on 1500w setting(full blast)on cold nights.costs me around £1-50 a night in electric but worth it for no freezing pump/water or windscreen to scrape.

drained tank and brought trolley inside for now as not working again until monday!

[colin purewater]

sack the rad mate they dont circulate heat so when it gets really cold it wont save your gear

ask deege he found out the hard way!

get an osselating lecy fan heater with temp contol

agros do them and really cheap to run for peace of mind

[Sean Dyer]

Hi daz thanks for reply

I left everythin in there as figured radiator will keep it all ice free


Wasnt that bad last night but had frozen hoses , pump , and thick ice in tank

by the time id drove to b&q and bought everything though it had mostly thawed out as the sun was on the van ,

I dont like the idea of it running all night but like you say a few quid once a year wont do any harm

Might get a thermostatic plug like above to just keep the temperature constant and use less leccy

[Sean Dyer]

sack the rad mate they dont circulate heat so when it gets really cold it wont save your gear

ask deege he found out the hard way!

get an osselating lecy fan heater with temp contol

agros do them and really cheap to run for peace of mind

Really? gutted just been and spent on this now ,

Does anyone else find the oil filled rads dont work?

[colin purewater]

oh and my fan costs approx 60p per night to heat the van mate

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

propex heater all the way m8
google it propex heatsource 20000

[Sean Dyer]

it needs a flue? Do you leave it mounted permanently in the van? Seems dear when my oil filled radiator cost ten times less. Has anyone tried insulating the van so that the heat stays in a bit more?

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

no flue m8 it needs two holes wherever u
mount it one for exhaust one for fresh air
yes it will b permenatly in van 

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

ow much to buy yr wfp gear again???
i think its a cheap price to pay ,my
mrs used to go berserk me dragging
di vessels poles reels in house 

[Sean Dyer]

fair enough mate. Will look about.

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

oh yeah i can drive about wiv it on
can u wiv a oil rad nope 

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

like central heating for me gear n van  
n they stay in van no more ear ache

[richywilts]

How does it heat thru nite gav

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

richy its got a thermostat when temp
drops it kicks in , iv got it wired up to my
battery which is on a split charger and its own gas  bottle

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

just bin out to van m8
its like the caribean in there
the hoses av cocktails
musics playing pole hose is all nice n soft  
reels r getting jiggy wiv da pumps
di s r sweating  
rich flirt over tomorrow come see
youl av one tomorrow la
fr that place in saltney
telling ya kidder

[AS Window Cleaning]

Has anyone tried insulating the van so that the heat stays in a bit more?

on my list of to do's. not cheap tho, best part of 200 quid. plus insulation. but think would be worth it to keep heat in better.

[Sean Dyer]

Has anyone tried insulating the van so that the heat stays in a bit more?

on my list of to do's. not cheap tho, best part of 200 quid. plus insulation. but think would be worth it to keep heat in better.

whats £200 ? ply ?

Mine is ply'd already , im thinking of leaving it in for this  , as i have managed to water tight my system

Just need to put some insulation behind it maybe , or maybe gavs propex heater is the way forward

[Ian101]

just bin out to van m8
its like the caribean in there
the hoses av cocktails
musics playing pole hose is all nice n soft  
reels r getting jiggy wiv da pumps
di s r sweating  

pmsl

[Window Washers]

sack the rad mate they dont circulate heat so when it gets really cold it wont save your gear

ask deege he found out the hard way!

get an osselating lecy fan heater with temp contol

agros do them and really cheap to run for peace of mind

Really? gutted just been and spent on this now ,

Does anyone else find the oil filled rads dont work?

Sadly Sean the guys right.
I started out with trying to use this, pleased as punch I was, remember it well when I went out the next morning and all was frozen
I could not work it out, so I did it again the next night. Same thing happened. I got a little space heater with a cut out works fine