[lozsing]

well fitted yesterday all went to plan. put it on a timer from 2 till 7 am on ecomomy 7 15p an hour .so 75p in total . Was at least -4 in north notts last night . go up this morning turned it off at 6.30 because water felt hot could not keep my hand in my 350 l tank for to long. put tds meter in read 55 degrees . Van was great too like having a big radiator in the back.  went out for 8.45am worked till 3 pm when i ran out of water did 24 houses. water was warm all day , did have an old sleeping bag on the top too . today its only got above freezing for 1 hour rest of day freezing . 2 of my mates who were cleaning got very little or no work done at all. In fact came to see me in action 

so i say great result , and i of my mates came round tonight and we fitted one in his , and looking at the temps my other mate will wish he had done.

ps carried and used grit where necessary before the moaners start.

[Poles R Us]

economy 7 is that 75p a hour , i fitted timer today starts 5am till 9am should i ajust time them to get the cheap price

[lozsing]

No75p in total for the night

[lozsing]

ps did have to reduce preasure on varistream because of hose being softer and kept blowning an end off

[Dennis Taylor]

I fitted mine today with the help of a plumber mate, i fitted a 27" element about 5" from the bottom of a 650lt van tank, 2hrs later the water was piping hot...... result.
The tank and pipes have all been well lagged and i reckon i'm sorted for all but the worst weather now, this has to be the cheapest option of a hot water system ever..... about £40 for the bits, a couple of hours to do the job and about a £1 a day in electric.
And as a brucie bonus.... the van is lovely and warm too.

Dennis

[lozsing]

minus temps again today got 75% of my work done with hot water. fitted an immersion heater in my other mates van this afternoon took us half an hour we are getting good at it third one fitted 

[steve freeman]

well done lads

[FCS]

Fitted mine too, thanks for posting pics steve, and for all the other folks who've discussed the ins and outs, making it a bit easier to sort out...

Cutting a huge hole in a tank worth a couple of hundred squids is NOT a natural thing to do, I was racked with nerves doing it, but it seems to be water-tight, and within a couple of hours I had toasty very-warm water...    Actually looking forward to Monday now!

[CRYSTAL1984]

have you got a pics of the hole in the tank what the immersion is in