Hot water FIT conversion

[Green Pro Clean Ltd]

So the van I am currently using is a cold one man system.  Two things are in my mind. 

1: winter's coming

2: I have some schools over half term that are minging and hot will be a big advantage. 

Now I know nothing about diesel or LPG  conversions so please don't ask. What I do know is that cheap portable Propane shower heaters work really well. So that's the plan. Fit a DIY unit.  

Now this will be the 3rd one of these I have done so when all the parts arrive in the next few days i will do a real time video to show how simple it is to do in 30 min or less. 

For now here's the shopping list. 

Heater 



Hose. 



Regulator (this time I went with one with a guage to make any potential trouble shooting easier. 



Big azz  spanner - you need this size to fit the regulator. 



With the exception of some PTFE  tape and a couple of jubilee clips that's pretty much it. Including the propane bottle all in under £150. 

Video to follow as soon as parts are in stock. 

 

[Eviestevie]

Watching this something I'm looking into green

 

[tench0771]

i love my gas heater its been fultless so far mine is the l5 , i think i hurd that the 8l ones are very good and dont blow out on windy days wich is my only bug bare with the l5

 

[Eviestevie]

Do they cause backdraft off some sort?

 

[tench0771]

when the wind blows through the van it can blow the flame out the gas then turns off as safty but it wont reignight till you turn water off and back on again , if your on a big job u will be using hot then if your flame blows out you wont no till cold water starts coming through again its a pain with this happends  , i park my van facing the wind so its not blasting in the back doors now to stop it blowing out 

 

[Deleted member 257]

What’s the gas usage like with these heaters?

 

[steve garwood]

Fitted my old fogwash heater into my new van yesterday. Took me about an hour. Piece of doddle ?

 

[steve garwood]

So the van I am currently using is a cold one man system.  Two things are in my mind. 

1: winter's coming

2: I have some schools over half term that are minging and hot will be a big advantage. 

Now I know nothing about diesel or LPG  conversions so please don't ask. What I do know is that cheap portable Propane shower heaters work really well. So that's the plan. Fit a DIY unit.  

Now this will be the 3rd one of these I have done so when all the parts arrive in the next few days i will do a real time video to show how simple it is to do in 30 min or less. 

For now here's the shopping list. 

Heater 

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Hose. 

View attachment 11595

Regulator (this time I went with one with a guage to make any potential trouble shooting easier. 

View attachment 11596

Big azz  spanner - you need this size to fit the regulator. 

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With the exception of some PTFE  tape and a couple of jubilee clips that's pretty much it. Including the propane bottle all in under £150. 

Video to follow as soon as parts are in stock. 

The one thing I will give my humble opinion on @Green Pro Clean Ltd, is I bought one of those gas level pressure gauges and found it to be very inaccurate 

 

[Green Pro Clean Ltd]

So all the bits are in. Just a quick vid on fittings you need from a plumber.  

Raining too heavy for install today so will finish tomorrow. 

 

[PersilPete]

Im using one like yours. Really good but doesn't always come on at the moment you ask it. But brilliant for first cleans etc. You defo use less water too

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[Green Pro Clean Ltd]

Im using one like yours. Really good but doesn't always come on at the moment you ask it. But brilliant for first cleans etc. You defo use less water too

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Are you using a Uni Valve? 

 

[PersilPete]

No not yet should l?

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[Green Pro Clean Ltd]

No not yet should l?

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No.  

With these heaters they need a couple of seconds of cool water flow to cool the hearing element slowly.  

With an instant tap or univalve the cooling stage does not happen and the safety cuts in and causes ball aches. 

One shot controllers are more suited here and will cause the safety to cut in less often. 

 

[GSS Window Cleaning]

What's a one shot controller?

 

[GSS Window Cleaning]

Can you also provide some additional info on gas consumption? Placement of the heater due to toxic gas. Any other items you will need for heated water like do you use different hose? Or a specific brush for heated system. What temp do you use it on? As much details would be great as I also would like to convert mine. Also what happens if you don't want heated water all the time? 

 

[steve garwood]

So the van I am currently using is a cold one man system.  Two things are in my mind. 

1: winter's coming

2: I have some schools over half term that are minging and hot will be a big advantage. 

Now I know nothing about diesel or LPG  conversions so please don't ask. What I do know is that cheap portable Propane shower heaters work really well. So that's the plan. Fit a DIY unit.  

Now this will be the 3rd one of these I have done so when all the parts arrive in the next few days i will do a real time video to show how simple it is to do in 30 min or less. 

For now here's the shopping list. 

Heater 

View attachment 11594

Hose. 

View attachment 11595

Regulator (this time I went with one with a guage to make any potential trouble shooting easier. 

View attachment 11596

Big azz  spanner - you need this size to fit the regulator. 

View attachment 11597

With the exception of some PTFE  tape and a couple of jubilee clips that's pretty much it. Including the propane bottle all in under £150. 

Video to follow as soon as parts are in stock. 

 

[steve garwood]

The spanner shown is a 27mm. Little warning for those about to order, a lot of these regulators are 30mm ?

 

[Iron Giant]

 Really good but doesn't always come on at the moment you ask it 

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Maybe your not asking politely enough, Does Abracadabra not work !! or maybe you should just turn it on  :1f602: :1f602:  , Sorry couldn't resist 

 

[Green Pro Clean Ltd]

Part 2. 

 

[Green Pro Clean Ltd]

 

[steve garwood]

Looks good @Green Pro Clean Ltd

Fitted mine recently as well ?