Protect Water Fed Equipment During Winter

[Neil]

Yeh mate good idea, i didnt want to buy a booster because of running costs of electricity , plus i dont really need one as mine comes through really good as u can see in the vid, i was shocked at my pressure when i first used it /emoticons/smile.png

 

[Squeak and Bubbles]

Yeh mate good idea, i didnt want to buy a booster because of running costs of electricity , plus i dont really need one as mine comes through really good as u can see in the vid, i was shocked at my pressure when i first used it /emoticons/smile.png

It wouldn't cost much to run a booster pump dude, you could even run it off a leisure battery!

 

[Neil]

Yeh thats true mate, but would that not use your battery up a lot more ?

 

[Squeak and Bubbles]

It will last days mate on one charge. I reckon at least 5-7 days, if not longer as it will only be used for a short while each day to fill the tank. They don't use a lot of power.

 

[Neil]

Cool if i move house i will get one if my pressure is not as good

 

[iluvwindows]

seen some hot water systems on ebay are they any good during the winter? seem pricy but with it been hot it should will clean much quicker and better no freezing worries

anyone no much about these?

 

[Neil]

RC property is the man for this mate hes made his own system its wicked, dont pay all that money for a hot system when its only freezing weather for couple of months in a year

 

[Neil]

Ive got one of these for my van to stop my equipment from freezing over night http://m.screwfix.com/p/winterwarm-tubular-wall-hung-heater-120w/71539

 

[iluvwindows]

Ive got one of these for my van to stop my equipment from freezing over night http://m.screwfix.co...ater-120w/71539

link dont work fella shows mutiple items

 

[Neil]

I just clicked on it and it took me the heater , strange

 

[Neil]

Ive taken a photo of it mate here ya go

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[iluvwindows]

cheers fella

 

[Neil]

No problem matey

 

[Squeak and Bubbles]

RC property is the man for this mate hes made his own system its wicked, dont pay all that money for a hot system when its only freezing weather for couple of months in a year

Yeah I agree, we only have at least 8 weeks of real bad freezing weather out of the year... Just do what I and others have done and purchase a Aquarium Heater... does the trick and for around £10.00 you can't go wrong. You only need a good leisure battery and an inverter and your ready to go... In total it all cost me £120.00 for the lot. Now that's Asda price /emoticons/biggrin.png

 

[Smurf]

Quite a few lads I know on forums have been using propane gas water heaters for a few years all year round. Using warm water does help on first cleans etc that’s why they use them.

I’ve used one on and off but have never got around to permanently fixing it into me van because of venting issues using an L5. Also the L5 flow and temp setting was difficult to get constant how I wanted.

Many now have moved on from an L5 to so say better heaters like a fogwash which they recon are a lot better at controlling the flow & temp for cleaning glass etc. But those types of heaters you need to vent properly by cutting a hole in the roof of the van for the flue etc.

Some water heaters are better than others so you will have to shop around to find a good one for window cleaning.

Hope this helps?

seen some hot water systems on ebay are they any good during the winter? seem pricy but with it been hot it should will clean much quicker and better no freezing worries

anyone no much about these?

 

[iluvwindows]

quick bump as its going to be freezing next week :angry:

anyone know how much oil filled rads cost to run per hour?>?

 

[Squeak and Bubbles]

Note sure dude. Checked the weather myself, were going to have a cold snap... is this it now until Feb... I really hope not... Glad I'm not a window cleaner in Russia... Brrrrrr...

quick bump as its going to be freezing next week :angry:

anyone know how much oil filled rads cost to run per hour?>?

 

[nearlyclean]

Depends on which rad you buy and what tariff your own, there not cheap. You need to look a the kilowatt per hour and then look on your bill and see what you get charged.

2 kW running for 6 hours will cost about £40 a month upwards

 

[iluvwindows]

Depends on which rad you buy and what tariff your own, there not cheap. You need to look a the kilowatt per hour and then look on your bill and see what you get charged.

2 kW running for 6 hours will cost about £40 a month upwards

dont think i will need a 2k for a van, seen this bad boy http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/450-Watt-Mini-Portable-Oil-Filled-Radiator-Adjustable-Thermostat-Carry-Handle-/230855274110?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Hearing_Cooling_Air&hash=item35c00bee7e
hope this will do the trick as next week is when the big freeze starts /emoticons/smile.png

 

[iluvwindows]

Ive taken a photo of it mate here ya go

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will this really work in subzero temps??? :wacko:

 

[nearlyclean]

Temperature is going to really drop tonight, take of your gear even if you can only cover your system with an old blanket and drain your pump and pipe of water