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mark dew

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Re: Looks like a frost tonight
« Reply #20 on: December 12, 2007, 05:11:41 pm »
didn't get my van started till 1. Had to recharge the battery first.

Helen

Re: Looks like a frost tonight
« Reply #21 on: December 12, 2007, 05:21:49 pm »
Carry a lidded container with very hot water in it, then if the pole hose freezes up put all the pipework in there to defrost.
Also if possible keep the hoses off the ground they tend not to freeze so much then.

Sir Squeaky

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Re: Looks like a frost tonight
« Reply #22 on: December 12, 2007, 05:55:04 pm »
How did you guys find it this morning? personally once i'd been working 30 mins i was warm for the rest of the day.
Started at 9am in -2c, no problems at all, and lots of tips. :P

No gloves, no scarf, no hat, just money.

I thought water froze at 0°C
Yes, but customers windows aren't freezing because of the heat from the house.
If you do a shop before it opens it will freeze.

And has to be a lot colder than that to freeze in your van.

xxmattyxx

Re: Looks like a frost tonight
« Reply #23 on: December 12, 2007, 05:58:43 pm »
How did you guys find it this morning? personally once i'd been working 30 mins i was warm for the rest of the day.
Started at 9am in -2c, no problems at all, and lots of tips. :P

No gloves, no scarf, no hat, just money.

I thought water froze at 0°C
Yes, but customers windows aren't freezing because of the heat from the house.
If you do a shop before it opens it will freeze.

And has to be a lot colder than that to freeze in your van.

Yea never thought of that, ta muchly.

Matt

Ian Lancaster

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Re: Looks like a frost tonight
« Reply #24 on: December 12, 2007, 06:03:16 pm »
Water in my pump frozen this morning - took till 11.30 to thaw, had to revert to ladder till then :'(

Going to  bring everything indoors tonight, and wrap the pump in a nice warm wooly jumper ;D

matt

Re: Looks like a frost tonight
« Reply #25 on: December 12, 2007, 06:15:19 pm »
my pump and pipes were frozen till 11

i blew 2 fuses on the pump seeing if it had thawed ( had to pop to halfords to replace it )

ive now got my brush head - pipe and spare pump box in the garage to stay warm ;)




Sir Squeaky

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Re: Looks like a frost tonight
« Reply #26 on: December 12, 2007, 10:05:13 pm »
Where do you lot live Antarctica? ???

Well below freezing here, but it doesn't freeze your kit.

Davew

Re: Looks like a frost tonight
« Reply #27 on: December 12, 2007, 10:11:35 pm »
Put your laptop in the van - this sites full of hot air.

Captain Scarlet

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Re: Looks like a frost tonight
« Reply #28 on: December 12, 2007, 10:13:33 pm »
My van is modern and pipes still freeze on my system, it was -6/7 the other night, but I have a heater in there so I'm fine!
Ffenest ( est 2007 ) is a fully insured premium quality window cleaning service based at Llandderfel near Bala. All our work is guaranteed, rain or shine, year round.

Sir Squeaky

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Re: Looks like a frost tonight
« Reply #29 on: December 12, 2007, 10:14:51 pm »
Put your laptop in the van - this sites full of hot air.
;D So true.

Re: Looks like a frost tonight
« Reply #30 on: December 12, 2007, 10:15:52 pm »
my pump and pipes were frozen till 11

i blew 2 fuses on the pump seeing if it had thawed ( had to pop to halfords to replace it )

ive now got my brush head - pipe and spare pump box in the garage to stay warm ;)




Your meant to put the soft top back on at night m8  ;)

Re: Looks like a frost tonight
« Reply #31 on: December 12, 2007, 10:54:50 pm »
My hose was frozen, which was a little irritating after all my hot system bragging.
I ran it flamed up for about 40 secs before it jammed. I turned it off tap open and waited while some drips came out, then flamed up again.Sorted in about ten minutes.

Next the pole had frozen, but as i had hot water going in this only resisted for about a minute.

My transfer hose from the IBC tank is frozen, I leave this lying on the ground and this I couldn't defeat. I can't clean windows again till sunday so I am hoping for a thaw by then. If not I'll have to fill direct into the tank.

I've put a couple of candles in the  van for tonight.

Re: Looks like a frost tonight
« Reply #32 on: December 13, 2007, 09:19:34 am »
Where do you lot live Antarctica? ???

Well below freezing here, but it doesn't freeze your kit.
Antarctica is the new name for England, Squeaks my whole kit frooze  last night ::)

Captain Scarlet

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Re: Looks like a frost tonight
« Reply #33 on: December 13, 2007, 09:21:08 am »
Squeaks probably lives on the coast and doesnt realise frost even exists!! Luke
Ffenest ( est 2007 ) is a fully insured premium quality window cleaning service based at Llandderfel near Bala. All our work is guaranteed, rain or shine, year round.

Sir Squeaky

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Re: Looks like a frost tonight
« Reply #34 on: December 13, 2007, 02:39:35 pm »
Squeaks probably lives on the coast and doesnt realise frost even exists!! Luke
Very hard frost here today actually.
Everything was white.
Took ages to clear the windscreen, it's been the same all week.

Nothing frozen inside the van though, not even my bucket.
Started at 9am in -1c, everything working fine.

Dean Aspects

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Re: Looks like a frost tonight
« Reply #35 on: December 13, 2007, 02:44:32 pm »
 8) 10 degrees here today happy days  8)  ;D

Dean