[paulscotney]

I have an old boat,  I have left an oil filled rad on for the last 6 winters (on low) never had a problem. Do the same in my van every night when below -1.

Wouldn't do the same with other types of heaters though. You can get a small oil filled rad for £20 if not cheaper.

[simon w]

I have an old boat,  I have left an oil filled rad on for the last 6 winters (on low) never had a problem. Do the same in my van every night when below -1.

Wouldn't do the same with other types of heaters though. You can get a small oil filled rad for £20 if not cheaper.

So what do you do about ventilation in your van? does the heater cause any problems with fumes or soot from the burning oil? can you recommend any oil filled heater in particular?

[jaykie]

This is the sort of thing i use

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4150530/Trail/searchtext%3EOIL+HEATER.htm

[supernova77]

Cheers Andy Ive been wondering about that!

Off to buy a heater tomorrow !

Do you just have it on frost setting?

Cheers Dave

I have the power setting set to 1, and the heat setting inbetween 2 - 3.

Andy

[terry 9235]

hi has anyone thought of hgv  cab night heaters run on diesel ?

[paulscotney]

I have an old boat,  I have left an oil filled rad on for the last 6 winters (on low) never had a problem. Do the same in my van every night when below -1.

Wouldn't do the same with other types of heaters though. You can get a small oil filled rad for £20 if not cheaper.

So what do you do about ventilation in your van? does the heater cause any problems with fumes or soot from the burning oil? can you recommend any oil filled heater in particular?

No everything is sealed. I have one like jaykies but smaller. Focus and B+Q all sell them from  about £20.  The good thing is, is that they don't use too much electric as it the hot oil that does the warming. They just come on every now and then depending on how hot you have set the switch.

[paulscotney]

hi has anyone thought of hgv  cab night heaters run on diesel ?

You can get secondhand Eberspacher, similar to Webasto,  ones from old buses,  they used to be about £100 6 yrs ago or so.

Also some larger  BT vans did have a similar heater but it runs on calor gas and not diesel. They used to go for about £25 secondhand but some years ago now.

[WCE]

Dont no one sell little heaters what can plug in the ciggerette lighter then when u get to the job everything would be defrosted just a thought  lol maybe ill patenet one !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

They do but because of the power needed to produce a decent heat they are rubbish and if there was one that was good enough then you would have a flat battery in a matter of mins

[Oakley Windows]

One thing to take into consideration when burning Gas is that for every gallon of fuel burnt a gallon of water is produced as a by-product.

How much condensation???

[www.mrgutters.co.uk]

maybe i am being stupid here but do the oil ones still need electric to start up or run?

shawn

[East coast window cleaning Services]

yes it a electric radiator filled with oil. there good cause when you turn them off they hold the heat

[RobE]

Can you wire any of these heaters up to a leisure battery?

[DaveG]

I wouldnt have thought a 12v heater would have enough power?

[www.mrgutters.co.uk]

yeah i cant use it im almost 60m from the van...at least ....so no way i can run leads down my street

shawn

[Oakley Windows]

use a aquarium heater rather than a fan heater , advantage you will have warm water for use the next morning , the heat that comes off the water during the night will prevent your hoses & pumps freezeing up .

You are joking right?

[chris@c.m.s]

Shawn I'm in the same boat as you,  I was thinking about a small night storage heater the other day I know it would cost a bit to heat during the day but it may keep the van warm at night

[jaykie]

I thought about getting butter and connecting  my inverter to it to keep van warm while working

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/7402223/Trail/searchtext%3EPOWER+INVERTER.htm

[www.mrgutters.co.uk]

i hate being in this situation...especially that i have not worked since 28 nov as my wife has been really unwell...

Then yesteday the cracked pre filter housings have set me back ....now all this freezing temps....its been such a crap year for me...now this flippin weather. and there does not seem to be any sign of things getting better..at least not for a while...

to get work done i have resorted to using bags of resin to filter my water as by boster has just packed  up so its costing .... 70 in bags of resin each week roughly from now on till the cash starts coming in...

sometimes i wish i had a normal job...but hey they arent looking that secure these days...lol


oh well chin up....things can only get better

[Allways Cleaning]

ever thought of a coleman northstar? even on low they are quite hot and run on unleaded fuel... electronic ignition too. if you had no windows in back of van i would not bother shielding it they last a very long time on one fill.  ;)you can buy them for £79.99 most places and you can use them for sea fishing at night too... 
regards
paul

[dai]

I use a very small fan heater with a frost stat, It keeps the containers and hoses from freezing.
Strange thing though, the condensation freezes on the inside of the windscreen, the top of the bulkhead is wire mesh too. The rear door windows are fine.