Expanding Tank In The Cold?

[Luffy]

Afternoon lads,

Got a busy day tomorrow so will need a full tank but as it was -7 here last night im wondering what will happen when the tank freezes tonight?

Has anyone had their tank crack from the water expanding when it freezes?

Cheers

Luffy

 

[David Taylor]

Dont think minus 5 has the capability to get through van wall then tank wall to freeze 100`s of litres of water.

If your worried I`d stick a oil heater in the van on a low setting.

 

[David Taylor]

or minus 7 even (5 where i am)

 

[Luffy]

my tank already froze last night, maybe not completely though

 

[rcproperty]

they are good tanks, friend works out of a trailer and hes was kept in a un heater garage a few years back, frozen solid and lives to tell the tail!

 

[Luffy]

ok cool (no pun intended) /emoticons/smile.png

 

[David Taylor]

you`ll be sound, better if its vented or just take off the lid, liquid can escape then as it expands (if it does freeze solid ) i`d have thought your pump and other gear would be first hit though

 

[Luffy]

you`ll be sound' date=' better if its vented or just take off the lid, liquid can escape then as it expands (if it does freeze solid ) i`d have thought your pump and other gear would be first hit though[/quote']Yep spot on, something has frozen up as it's not letting me push water through. Got the old electric heater out there now