[derek west]

minus 5 outside this morning, good job i put the oil rad in me van, hope you guys took precautions. its gonna be a cold cold week by the looks of it. just wondering how to fill up with water as the hose pipe is frozen, eek! luckily (or unluckily) no jobs today just quotes so i'm not panicking just yet.
good luck starting ya vans lads.
derek
ps
BRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!

[John Gregory]

same as you Derek put quilts on me machine last night and a heater in the van went to fill up and my hose pipe is frozen solid 

John

[daysdeepclean]

-5? I'm glad I moved to Cornwall!

Scorchio!

[JandS]

It is a bit nippy this morning but the old Porty is fine.

John

[Joe H]

Van ok but hosepipe froze this morning.

Bucket job to 3/4 fill the tank - back to the porty days 

[M.Acorn]

Close didn`t realise it was going to be so cold out,currently 8 dec c in my house upstairs  wish i had central heating !
Machine was ok just a light frost on my windows.Van heater turned up this morning ,so out to put that in now,hope it lasts longer than the last one i put in ,which broke about 2 weeks after the warranty went 

[Mike Halliday]

that's why i fill up the night before too many times I've had the hosepipe in the bath thawing it out so i can fill my tank

[derek west]

just bought a spare hose, to be kept in doors, just in case,
derek

[tony harrison]

As Mike  ( night before, old hands at it) also  cover water hose assemble with an old duvet and black bin liner over it fastened with a bungie clip

Tony

[Joe H]

that's why i fill up the night before too many times I've had the hosepipe in the bath thawing it out so i can fill my tank

Goog idea Mike.

I will get the wife out just after tea tonight before it gets too cold for her 

[clinton]

Joe

Lucky i have a garage but the pump on my porti has frozen up before in the past :

[JandS]

Check your wands and handtools as well make sure they're water free end of last job of day, bet something could blow on them as well if they froze up overnight.

John

[Joe H]

I have an electric panel heater (400w) for the van.

The best heater I have is a green house heater where not much heat is needed, just enough to keep plants above freezing. Switches on and off at very low settings but a continuous fan circulating the air in the van. Kept the driver cab area frost free as well even with plywood barrier as there are lots of gaps at sides.

Unfortunatelt this unit produces a small spark when thermostat shuts off - and with a petrol engined truck mount that has a carburettor (lets off fumes) then its too risky to leave this in the van.

I can use it in the morning though (after vans doors have been opened to let out petrol fumes) to defrost inside windscreen like this morning.

[derek west]

ive got an oil filled rad joe, delonghi, with frost free, keeps the van at 5 degrees c, cable through the letter box and straight to the van, about a £1 a night in electric, does the job. argos £69.99 if anyones interested.
derek

[Joe H]

Which model is it Derek

[derek west]

dragon HM3,
http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=10001&catalogId=1500001151&langId=-1&searchTerms=DELONGHI+DRAGON&Submit=GO+%3E
sure i only paid £69.99, might of got mine from curries, old age, getting forgetfull jim, errr john errr joe.

david.

[Shaun_Ashmore]

I always do my van at night, whether it be fill it up with water or fuel so in a morning I can just concentraye on my work load also if I over lay I can hopefully not lose any time, not that i over lay my mind starts working over time about 6am in the morning it's the curse of being a genius so they tell me :

Shaun

[Joe H]

it's the curse of being a genius so they tell me :
Shaun

  that ws so funny Shaun. 

[Dave_Lee]

wands, tools and hose pipe, all in the van overnight with heater on, so nothing gets frozen up. Dont forget the chems as well, some are no use after they have been frozen. Outside tap was frozen this morning, but a kettle of boiled water poured over it, soon had it flowing.
Dave.

[Ricky M]

1st winter living away from the city in the sticks and took a right royal spanking off jack frost.
pipes frozen stiffer then John Holmes on a good day !

Ricky