[DaveG]

As the title says..

Removed everything from the van on Christmas Eve. L5, reels, poles and gas bottle. Anyway, I went out to van this morning to find water cascading out of doors! The strainer bowl before the pump had frozen solid and cracked and about 100 litres of water was emptying into the van :.
 Parked on a hill for 20 mins or so, to drain as much as possible and have now got a dehumidifier running to try and "soak up" the majority.

Has anyone got a link for the strainer bowls? Or do I have to buy a complete strainer/filter?

Cheers chaps

[A & J Owen Window Cleaning]

sorry to hear that mate on that subject its best if you buy anew strainer filter mate

[Ian Lancaster]

For the future:  there is no pressure in the line from the tank to the pump (only as much as the height of the water above the pump) so I never used to have a hose clip on the pipe.

At night in the winter I just pulled the pipe off the strainer, tied it up as high as possible near the roof of the van (so there was as little as possible of the pipe with water in it) then put the outlet pipe from the pump down on the road and ran the pump for a few seconds to clear the water out of it and the strainer.  That way if it froze it was just a film of water on the internal surfaces which was easy to thaw with a hairdryer.

Just push the pipe back on to the strainer in the morning.

[Smudger]

Hose,

if interested i have a strainer unit - virtually BN - came with a 2nd hand pump i brought but i dont use
them

email if you want it

Darran

[Frankybadboy]

you can get the strainers at a place called "go outdoors" ;)if you have one by you.

cant find on there web-site but i have brought one from there

[chris@c.m.s]

Mine cracked as well  : I'll have a look at tomorrow and see what I can do with it, if not it's a new one for me as well   

[Londoner]

You might have trouble getting one, last year the suppliers ran out of everything that could be damaged by freezing.

[Nathanael Jones]

Exactly the same part froze on my system (even with a heater in the van) and the clear part cracked open. It seems to be a very weak plastic.

[oliver collins]

Hi

My strainers broke in the freeze,however you need heat to dry your van out dehumidfirs only work at temp of 16 and above i know this as i am involved in the flood restroration services.

Regards Oliver Collins Rise & Shine Cleaning

[DaveG]

Thanks for replies guys

email sent Darran

Youre right Oliver! Ive had dehumidifier running all night and have collected about 10mm of water!

[chris@c.m.s]

Repaired mine now used Evo-stik plumber's mate quick leak repair putty, from B&Q.
I roughed up the cover with sandpaper and covered the whole lid with it, sorted for just over a fiver, it sets quick as well.   

[Richard 01903]

Chris I have a spare pump if you need one .If it gets you out of troulbe.

[chris@c.m.s]

Thanks mate its all sorted now it was the water strainer before the pump that froze and broke, pumps are both fine, so should be out working tomorrow.   

[DaveG]

Darran

Recieved strainer in the post today

Thanks very much mate

Dave

[Smudger]

Glad to be of help Dave

happy new year

Darran