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chris turner

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Re: Back home water freezing... -4 degrees
« Reply #20 on: January 20, 2015, 04:14:15 pm »
Heater in the van overnight.

1KW heater in tank.

Out at 8.00 - including gutter clean. No problems. Plan ahead, it happens every year.

I done a gutter clean today, actually found it much easier whilst it was frozen. Just pulled it out in big frozen chunks, took me 15 mins to do a 3 bed house. Easy money, the cold does sometimes have its perks!
I can't see how a gutter vac would work though in these conditions.

paulben

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Re: Back home water freezing... -4 degrees
« Reply #21 on: January 20, 2015, 04:34:44 pm »
didn't start til 10 today wait til temp reaches -2 and rising then its ok trad with screen wash had one window freeze up with wfp on a loft extension old couple so don't think they put any heat on up there rest were ok
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Tom-01

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Re: Back home water freezing... -4 degrees
« Reply #22 on: January 20, 2015, 05:19:35 pm »
Left the house at 7:10 to get to the yard then to Henley for a big office clean.. Problem is its right by the train station so couldn't of done it with the water freezing on the ground.. Instead we went for breakfast then sorted lots of stuff out in the van that I've been putting off, dropped pressure washer off for service etc, managed to do £180 from 2:00-3:30, local work we were going to do today anyway. It seemed like a very long day today and it was difficult actually just doing a couple of hours actual work!

Like Lickers said - plan ahead to stop everything freezing in the van. Fortunately our van is parked in a unit too which helps.


PoleKing

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Re: Back home water freezing... -4 degrees
« Reply #23 on: January 20, 2015, 05:20:16 pm »
-6 when I started. Trad until 7:30am
-5 as I started WFP. Freezing on the glass in conservatory's and porches.
Peaked at -1 ::)roll

And to top it off, I slipped over and smashed my wrist and hip on a customers Indian stone. Builders next door heard me but didn't see. They came rushing round-thought my ladder had slipped.
Not my water, just the frozen dew on the ground Thought it ironic after the 'salting' posts last night.
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Window Lickers

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Re: Back home water freezing... -4 degrees
« Reply #24 on: January 20, 2015, 05:22:20 pm »
Heater in the van overnight.

1KW heater in tank.

Out at 8.00 - including gutter clean. No problems. Plan ahead, it happens every year.

Had heater in van all night, water still froze


You need to turn it on.
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ChumBucket

Re: Back home water freezing... -4 degrees
« Reply #25 on: January 20, 2015, 05:22:58 pm »
Left the house at 7:10 to get to the yard then to Henley for a big office clean.. Problem is its right by the train station so couldn't of done it with the water freezing on the ground.. Instead we went for breakfast then sorted lots of stuff out in the van that I've been putting off, dropped pressure washer off for service etc, managed to do £180 from 2:00-3:30, local work we were going to do today anyway. It seemed like a very long day today and it was difficult actually just doing a couple of hours actual work!

Like Lickers said - plan ahead to stop everything freezing in the van. Fortunately our van is parked in a unit too which helps.



In typical good old CIU fashion!! ;D

wfp master

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Re: Back home water freezing... -4 degrees
« Reply #26 on: January 20, 2015, 05:29:33 pm »
Just got back home after instant water freeze, anyone else?
had water freeze on a conny. the house windows were fine.

Tom-01

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Re: Back home water freezing... -4 degrees
« Reply #27 on: January 20, 2015, 05:33:28 pm »
Left the house at 7:10 to get to the yard then to Henley for a big office clean.. Problem is its right by the train station so couldn't of done it with the water freezing on the ground.. Instead we went for breakfast then sorted lots of stuff out in the van that I've been putting off, dropped pressure washer off for service etc, managed to do £180 from 2:00-3:30, local work we were going to do today anyway. It seemed like a very long day today and it was difficult actually just doing a couple of hours actual work!

Like Lickers said - plan ahead to stop everything freezing in the van. Fortunately our van is parked in a unit too which helps.



In typical good old CIU fashion!! ;D

Yep! Why not? If I did that every day i'd be happy just so happens 4 houses all in the same road!  :-*

Tom-01

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Re: Back home water freezing... -4 degrees
« Reply #28 on: January 20, 2015, 05:36:26 pm »
Left the house at 7:10 to get to the yard then to Henley for a big office clean.. Problem is its right by the train station so couldn't of done it with the water freezing on the ground.. Instead we went for breakfast then sorted lots of stuff out in the van that I've been putting off, dropped pressure washer off for service etc, managed to do £180 from 2:00-3:30, local work we were going to do today anyway. It seemed like a very long day today and it was difficult actually just doing a couple of hours actual work!

Like Lickers said - plan ahead to stop everything freezing in the van. Fortunately our van is parked in a unit too which helps.



In typical good old CIU fashion!! ;D

Yep! Why not? If I did that every day i'd be happy just so happens 4 houses all in the same road!  :-*

And from 07:30-14:00 I earned precisely £0.00 - Does that even it up for you?!  :-*

SB Cleaning

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Re: Back home water freezing... -4 degrees
« Reply #29 on: January 20, 2015, 05:40:51 pm »
It will only be rooms in houses that are unheated in which you will get water freezing on the glass like conny and porches...Although we have had no problems the last couple of days..

ChumBucket

Re: Back home water freezing... -4 degrees
« Reply #30 on: January 20, 2015, 07:10:53 pm »
Left the house at 7:10 to get to the yard then to Henley for a big office clean.. Problem is its right by the train station so couldn't of done it with the water freezing on the ground.. Instead we went for breakfast then sorted lots of stuff out in the van that I've been putting off, dropped pressure washer off for service etc, managed to do £180 from 2:00-3:30, local work we were going to do today anyway. It seemed like a very long day today and it was difficult actually just doing a couple of hours actual work!

Like Lickers said - plan ahead to stop everything freezing in the van. Fortunately our van is parked in a unit too which helps.



In typical good old CIU fashion!! ;D

Yep! Why not? If I did that every day i'd be happy just so happens 4 houses all in the same road!  :-*

I take it they were only bungalows with 2 front 2 back too? ;D

Klean07

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Re: Back home water freezing... -4 degrees
« Reply #31 on: January 20, 2015, 07:39:28 pm »
Worked normal last two days though had to put heater in van for an hour from 8. Only had one pane freeze up which was in a utility room with no heating on!
Who needs hot I say?
kkleanwindowcleaning.co.uk

PoleKing

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Re: Back home water freezing... -4 degrees
« Reply #32 on: January 20, 2015, 07:42:56 pm »
Worked normal last two days though had to put heater in van for an hour from 8. Only had one pane freeze up which was in a utility room with no heating on!
Who needs hot I say?

Similar thoughts myself this morning at -5.
Would've been nice though.
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Jonny 87

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Re: Back home water freezing... -4 degrees
« Reply #33 on: January 20, 2015, 09:08:06 pm »
-6 for me yesterday then rose to about -2.

Today was a tropical -4 then it got up to 4 degrees by lunch time.

Worked no probs with my corwoods heater. It paid for itself again. :)
Vision Technician / Visual Engineer /  Vision Enhancement Operative /...........................................................OnlyUseMeWFP AkA Jonny the Windy Wesher

Tom-01

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Re: Back home water freezing... -4 degrees
« Reply #34 on: January 20, 2015, 10:00:30 pm »
Left the house at 7:10 to get to the yard then to Henley for a big office clean.. Problem is its right by the train station so couldn't of done it with the water freezing on the ground.. Instead we went for breakfast then sorted lots of stuff out in the van that I've been putting off, dropped pressure washer off for service etc, managed to do £180 from 2:00-3:30, local work we were going to do today anyway. It seemed like a very long day today and it was difficult actually just doing a couple of hours actual work!

Like Lickers said - plan ahead to stop everything freezing in the van. Fortunately our van is parked in a unit too which helps.



In typical good old CIU fashion!! ;D

Yep! Why not? If I did that every day i'd be happy just so happens 4 houses all in the same road!  :-*

I take it they were only bungalows with 2 front 2 back too? ;D

Actually two were bungalows! Are you spying on me??

Re: Back home water freezing... -4 degrees
« Reply #35 on: January 20, 2015, 10:05:49 pm »
Left the house at 7:10 to get to the yard then to Henley for a big office clean.. Problem is its right by the train station so couldn't of done it with the water freezing on the ground.. Instead we went for breakfast then sorted lots of stuff out in the van that I've been putting off, dropped pressure washer off for service etc, managed to do £180 from 2:00-3:30, local work we were going to do today anyway. It seemed like a very long day today and it was difficult actually just doing a couple of hours actual work!

Like Lickers said - plan ahead to stop everything freezing in the van. Fortunately our van is parked in a unit too which helps.



In typical good old CIU fashion!! ;D

 ;D I thought the same

Jakey boy

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Re: Back home water freezing... -4 degrees
« Reply #36 on: January 20, 2015, 10:25:40 pm »
Heater in the van overnight.

1KW heater in tank.

Out at 8.00 - including gutter clean. No problems. Plan ahead, it happens every year.

Had heater in van all night, water still froze


You need to turn it on.

Water was fine in van and hose, it was the glass on the office block that was too cold, larrge glass panes were too cold.

My van is always fine wth the oil filled rad in it!