[steve freeman]

yep the heater on my carpet cleaner also runs 2.8kw / 2800 w element on a 13amp  plug

[geefree]

and the end of the day i have been blowing out my twin resin dis and pump and reels with a compressor this way nothing in the van can freeze no matter how cold it gets .
in the morning i fill my tank with hot water from the house , my tank is only 250 which is enough to keep me going till lunch time or so until the temp rises then i just fill it on up with cold till i finish
i dont see why all the di only guys are not working like this or even the ones with a ro going di only until cold snap passes

pure hot water, how are you heating it up from the house ?

[steve freeman]

i think hes doing it from hot tap through di vessels into van tank ?

[darragh windows]

i fill my tank with hot tap water then pump it through the dis in the van (making it pure hot water)

[darragh windows]

hot tap to tank to pump to dis to pole

[windowswashed]

Word of caution:

If you use a 3kW immersion heater on an extension lead connected to the mains socket plugged into the house for electric the 13 amp extension leads will only allow 3120watt of power to be drawn providing the cable is fully unwound otherwise it will be much less. If you plug any extra items into the same socket or extension cable you'll blow/melt the wire or plug.

(Ue a thermal cut out extension lead). Make sure your fuse box is a modern one with modern circuit breakers otherwise you run the risk of starting a fire from the fuse box.

[d s windowcleaning]

when fitting a immersion heater what type of drill bit are you using ? is it a core drill bit ? a flat drill bit ? or a standard drill bit then a jigsaw ?

[steve freeman]

well said windowswashed i think i posted a few comments down ............. same as when i use my 2.8kw heater on the back of my carpet cleaning machine has to be used fully unwound this heater is standard same rating as most immersion ellements 3kw (2.8kw) LIKE A CAR 1.8 LTR WHEN ITS REALLY 1.79898309483984923849

[steve freeman]

Well thanks for all the comments people i think enough has been said positive and negative all the best