[drive surgeon]

my machine has water frozen inside it. i did not take it out of van and get water out of it before freeze came.  the suction hose from my tank is frozen solid going into my machine.  will this damage my machine?? or shall i just wait now till it thaws before doing anything??

[thewaterwizard]

i would take it out and put it in your garage or shed somewhere above freezing
but not too warm let it thaw slowly 

[thewaterwizard]

surely you haven't got a full tank !!  they split !

[BDCS]

Roger O  wrote a full procedure for winterising your equipment. I have a wall mounted frost watch £19 from machine mart. I bet you were caught out and never thought things would freeze this weather : : : : : : : :

[drive surgeon]

my equipment has never froze before so this is my first time. i still have work lined up so cant put machine away?

[drive surgeon]

no tank is only a bit of water in bottom about 8 inches deep/

[thewaterwizard]

tank should be OK
this time of year i have 25ltr drum of 50/50 mix antifreeze
draw it through machine  then when you start next time
drain it back into the drum don't waste it !
and drain your tank
do this every night and you wont be caught out

[Roger Oakley]

Roger O  wrote a full procedure for winterising your equipment.

Cheers BDCS it is most proberbly way down in this section now 

DS
You are going to have to let your machine de-frost naturally, don't be tempted to pour boiling hot water over the pump as this could do damage, IE split seals etc. Run an anit-freeze soultion through it every time you finish using at this time of the year and you shouldn't have any problems.

[drive surgeon]

ok rog. thanks again mate. should i mix it 50 50 with water or less?  have a great christmas.

[thewaterwizard]

50/50 be safe don't scrimp

[drive surgeon]

cheers water wizard.  you busy mate?  i was meant to be cleaning a grave this morning but cant as frozen up.

[thewaterwizard]

still got 2 patios one has a pool house so all paths to do plus one driveway
to clean and re-sand but all in the new year so no panic
have a good one

  robin

[trevor perry]

my machine has water frozen inside it. i did not take it out of van and get water out of it before freeze came.  the suction hose from my tank is frozen solid going into my machine.  will this damage my machine?? or shall i just wait now till it thaws before doing anything??

i will be surprised if it hasnt damaged the valves in your pump but if it hasnt then you have been very lucky.

[Roger Oakley]

my machine has water frozen inside it. i did not take it out of van and get water out of it before freeze came.  the suction hose from my tank is frozen solid going into my machine.  will this damage my machine?? or shall i just wait now till it thaws before doing anything??

i will be surprised if it hasnt damaged the valves in your pump but if it hasnt then you have been very lucky.

If he leaves it to de-frost natually he might get away with no damage, but if some valves have broken easy enough to change.
You do carry spares don't you DS

[drive surgeon]

no i will have to get some rog. are the easy to relace? i have the tech clean 250 machine like yours.

[Roger Oakley]

If you have to change all six should only take 30 mins.
How long you had your machine?
Have you never had any valves changed or replaced?

[drive surgeon]

i have had my machine for 3 years and someone had it before me. i have never persoanlly had to change anything. the only thing that has gone wrong since i have had it was the seals in the pump went and it took in water so had to have new pump seals.

[BDCS]

Here is the past thread on this subject
 

http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=66526.0

DS It amy be worth printing this off for future reference,  3 years and no valves or unloader change ? Do you not use it much?

[drive surgeon]

i use it every day for at least 5 hours. its been a cracking machine so far. 

[thewaterwizard]