[dazmond]

after much deliberation and mind changing ive decided to keep things simple!!

no oil filled radiators!

no cutting hole in tank for immersion heaters!

no expensive propex heaters!!

no fogwash or l5 and messing about with gas bottles!

no expensive pure freedom hotbox,etc,etc!

im off to the local aquarium supplies shop for two 300w aquarium heaters!ill simply place them in my full tank of water and leave them plugged in overnight.on cold frosty nights ill also bring pumpbox,reel and poles inside to stop them freezing.job done!

i wont have steaming hot water but itll be warm enough to stop the water freezing!


gonna order a extend2wash pumpbox as well today then ill get rid of the trolley to free up a bit more room in my van!


regards


dazmond

[Nathanael Jones]

It'll stop your tank freezing, but I doubt 600W of heat will keep your pump & reel frost free.

Try 4 of them Daz,... 

[Bobs Window Cleaning]

I agree...what about everything outside of the actual tank.....surely the pump and pipes which go to the back of the van will freeze

Last year the connectors under my back bumper froze and were a right pain, even tho I thought I had drain them

Please tell me Im wrong.

Bob

[dazmond]

did any of you read ALL MY POST!!ill be bringing my pumpbox/reel/hose/poles inside on frosty nights!!

on second thoughts ill also get an oil filled radiator and have it on all night as well as the aquarium heaters!

bob i dont have connectors under my bumper.i use a trolley at the moment to pump my water from my tank!!


best wishes to you all


dazmond

[Scrimble]

dazmond with a oil filled rad in my van on the lowest setting and all my gear in the van poles etc nothing froze even at minus 10 you dont need pond heaters as well

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[Blue Frog Systems]

Daz i used to use the aquarium heaters and it works. Stick an old duvet over the tank.

Doesnt give you hot water but will stop the tank from freezing up.

When you go to the aquarium, have a look at the fish tanks and see which ones they use fully submerged in their tanks and buy the same ones. Some are not designed to be fully submerged.

You want to drop them in at the bottom of the tank a couple of inches up from the bottom as the heat will rise from them.

I bring reel, poles and pump and put in the bath

[dazmond]

blue frog did you stick the aquarium heaters to the side of the tank with the suckers provided or just gently lowered them in freely in the water?

gonna try them out tommorrow night on the highest setting overnight and see if my water is lukewarm on monday morning.a "dry" run" sort of thing!!was your water warm after leaving them in overnight and what wattage were they?

bought two 300w heaters £20 each and bought an oil filled radiator from argos for £45.i also got a heavy duty extension lead.


regards


dazmond

[Mike #1]

good idea dazmond  never thought of trying  out my heaters as yet

[GB Window Cleaning]

daz why an oil filled rad? and why an heavy duty extention lead?

GB

[Tom White]

daz why an oil filled rad? and why an heavy duty extention lead?

GB

To stop his hoses 'n' stuff from freezing up.

[mci services]

daz it will warm it up enough to give you luke warm water, I used two 300 watt heater plus an oil filled radiator last year.

but it was  a bit crazy up here -12 at noon and stuff, outside tap frozen for days on end, I ended filling from my hot water tap in the bathroom

[dazmond]

cheers stu did you stick the heaters to the side of tank with the suckers or just drop them in the lid freely?

im all set for winter now!whatever the weather i should now have no frozen water and be ready for work most days even if its below freezing in the day.as long as i keep the water flowing through my hose when working i should be ok up to -2 i reckon. ;Dany lower and ill be having the day off!!

[Blue Frog Systems]

Dazmond ... i dropped mine in (one each side) and drilled a hole at the top of my 400L upright on the opposite side to the lid for the other

[sparkleglass]

aquarium heaters waste of time!!!!!! just put oil filled rad heater and the hole van is nice and cosy 

[mci services]

aquarium heaters waste of time!!!!!! just put oil filled rad heater and the hole van is nice and cosy 

trust me if cold enough it doesn't work, are you down south per chance?

[Mike #1]

aquarium heaters waste of time!!!!!! just put oil filled rad heater and the hole van is nice and cosy 

trust me if cold enough it doesn't work, are you down south per chance?




its no good use oil rad when its -12  surely it wont heat the water  ,      I am using 1 kw aquarium heater in static tank which will be heavily insulated , then pumping water into tank on a morning

[Scrimble]

aquarium heaters waste of time!!!!!! just put oil filled rad heater and the hole van is nice and cosy 

trust me if cold enough it doesn't work, are you down south per chance?

oil filled rad worked for me at minus 10 on the lowest setting

[dazmond]

blue frog are you joking when you said you drilled a hole at the other end of your tank?!!


i wont be drilling any holes in my tank thats for sure!ill just bung them in and make sure they are both submerged fully!a duvet over the tank as well.

ill keep you updated on how i go on tomorrow!


regards


dazmond

[Londoner]

Just remember to switch them off each time before you take them out. They overheat and burn out in seconds once they are out of the water.

[JSMC]

i have both aquarium and oil filled radiator. Last yea rboth used and still worke dok but when working i found pole hos efreezing up when on ground and nozzles freezing in between jobs it was that cold up here.