Justin1
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Hi all, I’m setting my van up next week for wfp and after reading a few posts I’ve decided I need heat what options have I got? Any advice will be appreciated
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Hi all, I’m setting my van up next week for wfp and after reading a few posts I’ve decided I need heat what options have I got? Any advice will be appreciated
thanks
Hi spruce thanks for replyingMy advice; don't bother with hot water just yet. Get your kit sorted out and get your business firmly established before you go spending £5000 on a diesel heating system that isn't a necessity to have.
If this is a long term consideration, then I would probably get suitable microbore hose on my hose reel that will cope with hot water in the future. Many use standard Gardiner microbore. I would also consider using 1/2" heater radiator pipe from the pump to your van port/or hose reel, depending on how you set your system up (fixed or non fixed hose reel.)
We have been cold since we converted to wfp 14 years ago.
I'll jump in here, not sure where or how old the info is, but it should be 100% first time every time, yes there is the potential of the odd bit of spotting even after 20 cleans as we all make mistakes every once in a while.Hi spruce thanks for replying
I read on here that when I get a new customer I should advise them that it will take 2-3 washes before it’s clean, when I do anything I like to do things properly so I’m thinking that if I have hot water I will be able to make them clean first and every time? Or am I wrong?
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Hi spruce thanks for replying
I read on here that when I get a new customer I should advise them that it will take 2-3 washes before it’s clean, when I do anything I like to do things properly so I’m thinking that if I have hot water I will be able to make them clean first and every time? Or am I wrong?
Thanks
You should get it clean first time with cold water no problem it will take a bit longer but there is no excuse for not getting it clean technique is key and different techniques are needed for different types of windows wether using hot or cold water .
Ah ok, to be honest the 2-3 cleans to get it right was something we used to say years ago to cover our backs if you like as 11 years ago and more for some we were all newbies and still learning on the job.Honestly I read an article on here before I made an account
it said a guide to wfp I don’t know who wrote it or when I’ve tried to find it and can’t!
Basically it said you should explain to customers that it will take 2-3 goes before it’s an acceptable standard! So I thought I can’t really see myself doing that I could imagine me spending an hour to do an £8 job to be honest so I thought I would need to get heat to do a better job! But anyway I think I will just stick to the cold water system I have provisionally bought
thanks for all your help!
Anyone tried one of these little hot water heaters and got any feedback on them?
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Some guy is making these trolley setups and I was mulling over the idea of modifying my setup to carry one if they're any good?
Afternoon @spruce. I too was a peter fogwell customer. I bought a gas water heater off him, it was called the fogwash. That was probably around ten years ago and it packed up the end of last winter! Proper value for money ?This was Peter Fogwills trolley 10 or 12 years ago. He stopped selling the gas heaters. It was originally his version of a twin 25 liter trolley, but to be honest it wasn't a patch on the PureFreedom trolley. I had the original one without the gas modification, used it a couple of times and then sold it.
Afternoon @spruce. I too was a peter fogwell customer. I bought a gas water heater off him, it was called the fogwash. That was probably around ten years ago and it packed up the end of last winter! Proper value for money ?
Anyone tried one of these little hot water heaters and got any feedback on them?
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Some guy is making these trolley setups and I was mulling over the idea of modifying my setup to carry one if they're any good?
The gas heater was fairly basic but is worked well with wfp because it was a 6lpm heater. All the gas heaters you can buy off Ebay are 8lpm.Was it any good though?
The gas heater was fairly basic but is worked well with wfp because it was a 6lpm heater. All the gas heaters you can buy off Ebay are 8lpm.
Peter Fogwell never explained why he stopped importing this heater. Was it because he was selling it into an industry that was unregulated and he could be held responsible for misuse or was it that the seller wanted him to place a quantity order which would have meant a big financial outlay?
Anyone tried one of these little hot water heaters and got any feedback on them?
View attachment 17097
Some guy is making these trolley setups and I was mulling over the idea of modifying my setup to carry one if they're any good?Anyone tried one of these little hot water heaters and got any feedback on them?
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Some guy is making these trolley setups and I was mulling over the idea of modifying my setup to carry one if they're any good?
I really don't see 2 men lifting that in out of a van easily, let alone you lifting it in and out the back of your car on your own, plus the health and safety implications for you transporting it in your car and if you would be insured to do so.Anyone tried one of these little hot water heaters and got any feedback on them?
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Some guy is making these trolley setups and I was mulling over the idea of modifying my setup to carry one if they're any good?
Well I wouldn’t of kept it in my van for ten years if it wasn’t ?Was it any good though?