[dazmond]

spring/summer set up

[dazmond]

autumn/winter set up

[dazmond]

everything fits in just nicely.nice and secure!

[dazmond]

[dazmond]

piece of MDF out of girlfriends garage,cut to size.screwed in tight to side of van at the top.cable tied at the bottom.heatshield fixed to MDF then heater fixed on top.plumbed in everything,swapped hose and reel for heavy duty redashe reel and 90m  thermobore plus.

fitted a wooden board  on van floor,stapled some rubber mats to it and made a makeshift reel stay from a few blocks of wood.cable tied reel  to side of van to stop it falling over as its heavy and narrow!

stripped extreme 25 down.flushed it out with water and retaped the clamping sections on 1 and 2.replaced hose with red aqua-daptor hot hose.

used a few bungee cords near the top of  my tank to stop my storage boxes(clean cloths/spare brushes/goosenecks from falling off while driving.

cleaned van and girlfriends car with hot and a few of her windows.adjusted calibration on controller.the pump shuts off within 10 seconds when turned off at brush end now.happy with that!

good sunday afternoons work!

[Jonny 87]

Nice one daz.

Do you think the heat from the top exhaust will be ok and not damage too of your van?

I'm thinking of venting mine similar.

[dazmond]

itll be fine jonny.plenty of clearance at the top of heater.i leave one back door open anyway as i never take reel out of the van.easy to change gas bottles as well as its right near the side door.easy for grabbing a clean cloth,getting trad gear,swapping brushes and goosenecks etc.

also when moving from job to job i can also open the side door for a min to allow fumes out before i drive to my next job.

[Jonny 87]

Cheers daz.

[Tom-01]

Daz how are you getting on with that pole hose? I've got two Redashe reels with that hose which will go in my new van next year so not used it yet... I find the hot water pole hose coils quite a lot with cold and hot water.. What is the pole hose like?

Thanks.

[Tom-01]

Sorry Daz I meant what is the reel hose like

[dazmond]

thermobore plus hose.its brand new.absolute nightmare at the moment.hopefully itll settle down after a few weeks.it seems to be worse when warm!

kinking and curling up all over the place!

it feels like good quality hose.a bit heavier than standard microbore but hopefully itll be ok.i found that once i released the pressure out of it,it reeled in better.still a pain though!

time will tell!

[ptwt]

I don't understand why you would spend all that money on having your tank safely installed and then risk self installing that potential death trap water heater in your van???

[Dave Willis]

Did he

[CleanClear]

I don't understand why you would spend all that money on having your tank safely installed and then risk self installing that potential death trap water heater in your van???

I'll stand to be corrected but them heaters are "plug and play" so to speak, ready to go for outdoor use. There's nothing "potential death trap" about it.

[Michael Peterson]

I like the scrim it looks freshly washed

[ptwt]

I don't understand why you would spend all that money on having your tank safely installed and then risk self installing that potential death trap water heater in your van???

I'll stand to be corrected but them heaters are "plug and play" so to speak, ready to go for outdoor use. There's nothing "potential death trap" about it.

Ok here is why I think it could be a death trap:
It is for outdoor use.
Does he know how to correctly test for any gas leaks?
Does he know what safety devices the heater has and how to test that they are working correctly?
Does he know how to check the flame in the heater is burning correctly?
Does he know how to check if the regulator is working correctly and that the heater is getting the correct gas pressure?
Is the gas bottle secured safely? what happens if the van rolls over in an accident and hose becomes severed/detached from bottle?
Has he provided correct ventilation for lpg in a vehicle?
does he use a c0 detector is his van ? I would imagine not as it would probably be going off all the time.

Any one of these things could kill him.

[mufcglen]

dont forget tyre pressures adjusted accordingly!!!

[Jonny 87]

I don't understand why you would spend all that money on having your tank safely installed and then risk self installing that potential death trap water heater in your van???

I'll stand to be corrected but them heaters are "plug and play" so to speak, ready to go for outdoor use. There's nothing "potential death trap" about it.

Ok here is why I think it could be a death trap:
It is for outdoor use.
Does he know how to correctly test for any gas leaks?
Does he know what safety devices the heater has and how to test that they are working correctly?
Does he know how to check the flame in the heater is burning correctly?
Does he know how to check if the regulator is working correctly and that the heater is getting the correct gas pressure?
Is the gas bottle secured safely? what happens if the van rolls over in an accident and hose becomes severed/detached from bottle?
Has he provided correct ventilation for lpg in a vehicle?
does he use a c0 detector is his van ? I would imagine not as it would probably be going off all the time.

Any one of these things could kill him.

Your right.

I hear every other day of caravan users getting blown up, or gassed to death.

They should be outlawed.

 

[ptwt]

Jonny 87 the reason why you don't hear everyday of caravan users having problems is that the correct appliance will have been fitted by a person who is trained and they have them serviced for their annual safety certificate.
That heater is not the right heater for the job, a flueless  heater like that will have a safety cut off switch so after 20 minutes of use it will go out, this is to prevent dangerous amounts of carbon monoxide building up. If it doesn't cut out it means a safety device has been tampered with.

[Scrimble]

that heater is going to fill the van up with potentially deadly fumes, its meant to be used outdoors, you need to get one fitted correctly with a flue

If you was to post them pictures on a gas engineers forum they would all tear you a new one dazmond