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DG Cleaning

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How can i heat my van at night?
« on: November 18, 2013, 06:01:09 pm »
I can't get power to it because its parked on the street.
Last winter I tried a small paraffin heater but that was rubbish.
Any tips would be much appreciated ;D

David Kent @ KentKleen

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Re: How can i heat my van at night?
« Reply #1 on: November 18, 2013, 06:03:38 pm »
PROPEX gas heating system as used in camper vans. Will cost you tho. But if it saves everything from freezing I am sure it would pay for itself in no time!
http://www.jacksonsleisure.com/heating/space-heaters/propex-hs2000-lpg-gas-heater/

DG Cleaning

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Re: How can i heat my van at night?
« Reply #2 on: November 18, 2013, 06:13:02 pm »
Looks good but its a bit dear.
I did think of some form of gas heater but something relatively frugal on gas that I could leave on all night.

David Kent @ KentKleen

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Re: How can i heat my van at night?
« Reply #3 on: November 18, 2013, 06:37:34 pm »
Please let me know when you find something suitable. The above is all I could find that does the job properly. Propex are fantastic heaters.

jaymac

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Re: How can i heat my van at night?
« Reply #4 on: November 18, 2013, 06:47:17 pm »
Hi, I have a wheelie bin cleaning business and come the winter all I do is cover the water tank with two bed quilts and my pressure washer with a couple of quilted jackets never had a problem with it yet. The last two quilts cost me about 20 quid five years ago and there are no running costs or break downs.

Clever Forum Name

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Re: How can i heat my van at night?
« Reply #5 on: November 18, 2013, 07:42:53 pm »
What about the tea lights and plant pots  ;D

Susan Dean (1stclean)

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Re: How can i heat my van at night?
« Reply #6 on: November 18, 2013, 07:51:52 pm »
night heaters that runs on derv they do the job nice , its what we have in our carpet cleaning vans , around 1200 pounds fitted but you can get secondhand ones on evil bay 100-150 the same as wagon drivers use when stopping out over night

SeanK

Re: How can i heat my van at night?
« Reply #7 on: November 18, 2013, 07:58:31 pm »
Hi, I have a wheelie bin cleaning business and come the winter all I do is cover the water tank with two bed quilts and my pressure washer with a couple of quilted jackets never had a problem with it yet. The last two quilts cost me about 20 quid five years ago and there are no running costs or break downs.


Do the same Jaymac cover everything up including the R.O. a few years back it didn't go above minus 10 for at least
two weeks and the only problem I got was a busted inline strainer.
 

A & J Owen Window Cleaning

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Re: How can i heat my van at night?
« Reply #8 on: November 18, 2013, 08:50:28 pm »
a small greenhouse gas heater should do ya mate. gareden centres will do em

PoleKing

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Re: How can i heat my van at night?
« Reply #9 on: November 18, 2013, 10:23:50 pm »
Hi, I have a wheelie bin cleaning business and come the winter all I do is cover the water tank with two bed quilts and my pressure washer with a couple of quilted jackets never had a problem with it yet. The last two quilts cost me about 20 quid five years ago and there are no running costs or break downs.


Do the same Jaymac cover everything up including the R.O. a few years back it didn't go above minus 10 for at least
two weeks and the only problem I got was a busted inline strainer.
 

Where are you, Lapland?!
www.LanesWindowCleaning.com

It's just the internet. Try not to worry.

DG Cleaning

  • Posts: 1726
Re: How can i heat my van at night?
« Reply #10 on: November 18, 2013, 10:37:22 pm »
a small greenhouse gas heater should do ya mate. gareden centres will do em

Tried a very small one and it didn't kick enough heat out.

Avo

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Re: How can i heat my van at night?
« Reply #11 on: November 18, 2013, 10:46:48 pm »
Can you not just use 1000 watts inverter 12v to 240v and plugin a garage, greenhouse tube heater they run on very low 50 watts power..
Surely this is possible no?!?!?


eBay search this   290880133730

mac74

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Re: How can i heat my van at night?
« Reply #12 on: November 18, 2013, 11:07:02 pm »
Propex hs2000 is the way 2 go then! BUT i found there thermostat i bit keen even on the lowest setting, so i bought a 12v timer from TLC electrics £40ish? to go on/off every few hours, but a p.ss about setting it, however it doesnt use that much gas from a 13kg propane bottle. 

SeanK

Re: How can i heat my van at night?
« Reply #13 on: November 18, 2013, 11:13:40 pm »
Hi, I have a wheelie bin cleaning business and come the winter all I do is cover the water tank with two bed quilts and my pressure washer with a couple of quilted jackets never had a problem with it yet. The last two quilts cost me about 20 quid five years ago and there are no running costs or break downs.


Do the same Jaymac cover everything up including the R.O. a few years back it didn't go above minus 10 for at least
two weeks and the only problem I got was a busted inline strainer.
 

Where are you, Lapland?!
N. Ireland. The winter off 2010-11  temp went down to minus 18 and didn't go above minus 10 for over two weeks.
Nearly six weeks of non stop minus 3 to 4 as well.

PoleKing

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Re: How can i heat my van at night?
« Reply #14 on: November 19, 2013, 08:01:58 am »
Hi, I have a wheelie bin cleaning business and come the winter all I do is cover the water tank with two bed quilts and my pressure washer with a couple of quilted jackets never had a problem with it yet. The last two quilts cost me about 20 quid five years ago and there are no running costs or break downs.


Do the same Jaymac cover everything up including the R.O. a few years back it didn't go above minus 10 for at least
two weeks and the only problem I got was a busted inline strainer.
 

Where are you, Lapland?!
N. Ireland. The winter off 2010-11  temp went down to minus 18 and didn't go above minus 10 for over two weeks.
Nearly six weeks of non stop minus 3 to 4 as well.

Thought it was bad here!
Fair play to you if you cracked on through that bud.
www.LanesWindowCleaning.com

It's just the internet. Try not to worry.

Klean07

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Re: How can i heat my van at night?
« Reply #15 on: November 19, 2013, 08:58:40 am »
kkleanwindowcleaning.co.uk

DG Cleaning

  • Posts: 1726
Re: How can i heat my van at night?
« Reply #16 on: November 19, 2013, 01:22:46 pm »
Can you not just use 1000 watts inverter 12v to 240v and plugin a garage, greenhouse tube heater they run on very low 50 watts power..
Surely this is possible no?!?!?


eBay search this   290880133730

Thanks Avo I'll look into it ;D

Avo

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Re: How can i heat my van at night?
« Reply #17 on: November 19, 2013, 04:36:35 pm »
I wanna no myself tbh as I live in a apartment now!!!

dave0123

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Re: How can i heat my van at night?
« Reply #18 on: November 19, 2013, 04:43:14 pm »
I just whack a heater in the van for 30 mins in the morning defrosts everything its sorted!

 i have a little tube heater if it gets really cold nights that keep everything defrosted but i don't really want to run a cable to it all night long.
Dave.

Neil Gornall

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Re: How can i heat my van at night?
« Reply #19 on: November 19, 2013, 04:44:22 pm »
I used a parrafin greenhouse heater once but never again.  It made a right mess of the insides of the van.
Everything was covered in black slimy soot.