[dazmond]

im nearly on to my 3 rd bottle daz since fitting the heater!

[PoleKing]

im nearly on to my 3 rd bottle daz since fitting the heater!

You're only a pup.

I'd say within 10 bottles you'll be happy with your use bud.
When it gets colder, you'll use less.

[Jonny 87]

Heater on minimum for me.

I do all downstairs windows trad, so a 6kg bottle lasts me two working weeks. Im happy with that.

[dazmond]

darren if i turn my water flow dial up from min on heater it wont fire up so i have to keep it on min.

[roundbuilder]

Daz does hot help at all on maintance cleans??
I can do a front in 2-5 mins depending on size with brushing each part of glass and frame twice, i dont see how hot would help for that for me??
I understand hot has its place with first cleans and con roofs but if someone like me who does minimal extras and next to no first cleans anymore i dont see how i would benefit especialy seeing that the outlay cost to install it all and then the continuess running buying gas etc??.
Would you say id benefit going hot??.

Sorry to hijac.

[Jonny 87]

Daz does hot help at all on maintance cleans??
I can do a front in 2-5 mins depending on size with brushing each part of glass and frame twice, i dont see how hot would help for that for me??
I understand hot has its place with first cleans and con roofs but if someone like me who does minimal extras and next to no first cleans anymore i dont see how i would benefit especialy seeing that the outlay cost to install it all and then the continuess running buying gas etc??.
Would you say id benefit going hot??.

Sorry to hijac.

Depends where you live and if you want to work in sub zero. It's quite regularly 0 degrees where I am, so I view hot as a necessity now.

[Small but perfectley formed]

He uses it on minimum and can work in -14 c  ,he also defies the laws of physics are you a secret alchemist 

[Small but perfectley formed]

Dazmond buy a 19 kg it works out cheaper pay £31.18 here .
My last one has lasted approx  68 hrs  with the water hot .

[PoleKing]

He uses it on minimum and can work in -14 c  ,he also defies the laws of physics are you a secret alchemist 

Small and perfectly stupid.


Mick.
Yes & no.
I think you'd be marginally quicker.
But it is much much nicer to work with.
The shop where I buy my gas didn't have any bottles this morning so I'm on cold today.
Really don't like it.
I'd say for the tiny amount it costs in reality go for it, it's all tax deduct able anyway.
Did you have to stop work last winter? Winter before? If not, you'll probably be just the same.
If yes, a hot system could pay for itself in a day if you'd lose that day anyway.
But only you are holding your purse strings.

Dazmond-I'm no expert or anything-obviously-but my boiler fires up no matter where either of the dials are placed if the water is flowing over 1/3 on the flow controller...

[jarvy]

Just worked mine out as £3.26 per l  
6kg for £19.60

where do you buy your propane? bloody expensive!

My mistake, £3.26 per kg,if it is 2l per kg then thats not so bad. Get my propane from go outdoors.

[dazmond]

well i thought my bottle was gonna run out today but no!worked all day with hot water so got 7 days out of it up to now.i reckon itll run out tomorrow for sure just as im about to do a builders clean an all!!

[PoleKing]

well i thought my bottle was gonna run out today but no!worked all day with hot water so got 7 days out of it up to now.i reckon itll run out tomorrow for sure just as im about to do a builders clean an all!!

7 days. How many litres is that Daz?

[dazmond]

mick im loving the hot water.i had a filthy first clean to squeeze in today and it cuts through the dirt so much quicker than cold.

it also speeds me up a bit on 2 monthly jobs that are near trees.i do a fair few of these types of jobs.they are always dirty when i turn up to do em.

on normal monthly jobs i dont think there is much of a difference but its nicer to work with soft warm supple hoses.windows sheet better for sure and any dirt just dissolves faster with hot.

[dazmond]

its a 13kg bottle darren so thats 26 LITRES i think going off other people estimates.my boiler is still firing up but the bottle feels empty!!

[PoleKing]

its a 13kg bottle darren so thats 26 LITRES i think going off other people estimates.my boiler is still firing up but the bottle feels empty!!

Sorry bud, I meant how many litres of water have you heated with 13kg of propane?

[dazmond]

about 2200 litres darren.averaging 300-350L A DAY.

[PoleKing]

about 2200 litres darren.averaging 300-350L A DAY.

Ta.
I reckon I'm getting more than double that.
You should be able to too, with some fiddling.

So 2l=1kg propane?
13kg bottle=26l?

I'm getting 13kg for £26-£30.
It's 75p per litre at the forecourt so £1.50kg.
In bottles it's £1.30litre/£2.60kg.
Is this right?
I'm usually better at maths but my brain is fried tonight!

[steven ainger]

well i thought my bottle was gonna run out today but no!worked all day with hot water so got 7 days out of it up to now.i reckon itll run out tomorrow for sure just as im about to do a builders clean an all!!

Thats why the refillable are so much better.
They have an accurate gauge on them and you can go to the garage before work and fill up, you dont have to wait till it runs out or exchange early and waste gas.

[dazmond]

darren i get a 13kg refill for £24-50 from a local boat yard.

[PoleKing]

darren i get a 13kg refill for £24-50 from a local boat yard.

Here;

Garage: £35
Caravan shop: £30
Garage that supplies caravanners (doggers) £26 (this is who'd ran out this morning though.

Someone check my maths please.