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zeezee16

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Just checked the water in the van today, its gon all hard.
As I need to use the van every day for work/daily transport, I cant plug it into the mains to use an electric heater. I took the top off the water tank, it had a very thin layer of ice on top of the water, but the pump wont run and the feed pipe to the tap is solid.
We are going to Carrog for xmas, any idea how I can thaw it out before we go on thursday morning.
I thought about pluging it into the mains on wednesday afternoon, and turn the blow heater on overnight with the cupboard doors open, but not sure if it would freeze again before we got to Wales?
Hopefully, it will be well above freezing on wed/thurs, but I wont hold my breath.
Cheers, Pete.
 
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you numpty :p
.. you will just have to have yer gas heater on low...and leave it on :rolleyes::rolleyes:

retards :rolleyes:
aj
 
ajs said:
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you numpty :p
.. you will just have to have yer gas heater on low...and leave it on :rolleyes::rolleyes:

retards :rolleyes:
aj
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I can put the night heater on when we get there, plus the fan heater, and maybe take a hairdrier to warm the pump up. I will also take a 25ltr container, just incase it doesnt work.
At least I cant water my whisky down.
ZZ
 
zeezee16 said:
I can put the night heater on when we get there, plus the fan heater, and maybe take a hairdrier to warm the pump up. I will also take a 25ltr container, just incase it doesnt work.
At least I cant water my whisky down.
ZZ
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no no... now overnight... thaw the system out ...
find out if any damage before you cum te carog :eek:..
leave the heater on all night every night :(


what a numpty :p

:D

retards:rolleyes:
aj

last yr i left taps closed and they all exploded... friggin washers everywhere :eek:
this year they are open and heater on permanently if sub zero temps are forecast :)
 
ajs said:
no no... now overnight... thaw the system out ...
find out if any damage before you cum te carog :eek:..
leave the heater on all night every night :(


what a numpty :p

:D

retards:rolleyes:
aj

last yr i left taps closed and they all exploded... friggin washers everywhere :eek:
this year they are open and heater on permanently if sub zero temps are forecast :)
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Damage to the pipework could already have happened. As AJS says. Thaw it out NOW and keep some heat going. Otherwise drain what you can off. Disconnect the pump and leave the taps open. Same applies to hot water boiler and tank heat them or the area they are in or drain them.
 
I cant put the heating on, its parked outside the house on the pavement, If I put it down the drive, and it snows/freezes, I cant get it back up the drive.
If I plug it into the mains, the bas###ds round here will unplug it and use my electric.
I will have to leave it until wednesday afternoon.
ZZ
 
See reply to Aj, I will have a go at it on tuesday afternoon, I'm delivering around south wales mon/tues.
Cheers. Pete
 
zeezee16 said:
See reply to Aj, I will have a go at it on tuesday afternoon, I'm delivering around south wales mon/tues.
Cheers. Pete
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Try to do something now!

Drain any water off the tank and water-heater. Leave the valves open. disconnect the pump electrics and open all of your taps.

Water expands as it freezes so will cause damage that you will not find until it thaws out. You could then have a lot of serious damage done. Wednesday could be too late.
 
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tony said:
would a paraffin heater cause condensation ?
tony
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If you can't get eleky to the vehicle what other choice do you have.

I personally would not want to leave a gas fire running unattended overnight if you would how much would it cost to leave it on 24/7 even if it is low.

From another site, it might be true or not,
" every gallon of paraffin burnt produces 10 pints of water"

but a greenhouse heater uses very little parafin, the one quoted needs refilling every 7 days only.
 
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If it cost £30 to heat it for a few days it is cheap then having to replace pump/plumbing and water heater.
I would use gas heater on low.;)
 
Apache Two said:
If it cost £30 to heat it for a few days it is cheap then having to replace pump/plumbing and water heater.
I would use gas heater on low.;)
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Personally not sure why anyone needs to heat the MH when its not in use. All you need to do is empty the water out, take the stopper out of your heating and open the taps. I'm sure this has been mentioned a couple of times :rolleyes::p:)
 
biggirafe said:
If you can't get eleky to the vehicle what other choice do you have.

I personally would not want to leave a gas fire running unattended overnight if you would how much would it cost to leave it on 24/7 even if it is low.

From another site, it might be true or not,
" every gallon of paraffin burnt produces 10 pints of water"

but a greenhouse heater uses very little parafin, the one quoted needs refilling every 7 days only.
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I was living in a caravan with a Carver SB1800, Gas Water Heater, Fridge and Gas Lights in 1982. (1975 to 1986 in fact) I used one 47kg Propane bottle a month. The system was fired up in September/October until April/May on a 24/7 basis. They only went out when I needed to change a bottle. You could tell how much gas was in the bottle by the frost line on it.

At times that winter the outside temp dropped to minus 20c

The gas fire like the Truma 3002 are room sealed. They are designed for the purpose, so they can be safely left on overnight. Radiant heater are not even safe when the van is occupied as they produce fumes all the time they are in use.

I wouldn't use a parafin heater for the smell alone never mind the water vapour output.

My van is experiencing problems with the regulator freezing but I am still using it all over the christmas period so the heating is on 24/7. At home today but still heated as we have water onboard.
 
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This is to thaw it out then drain off all water leave taps open remove drain plug from water heater the run pump to make sure all water is drained.;):confused: Not tell you how to suck eggs.:):)
 
goodgrief... peepee.:eek:

.. so far the same thing said 10 different ways...:cool:
conclusion the same.... yer a numpty :p

 regards :D
aj
 
John Thompson said:
I wouldn't use a parafin heater for the smell alone never mind the water vapour output.
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Yeah that would put me off :)
I have a truma sealed unit, not sure I would want to leave it unattended, I'm ok with it on all night when I'm in the van but it has gone out in the past when on low and its windy, seems to blow through the bottom if the wind is in the wrong direction, which in theory is not a saftey problem but if it goes out then you will freeze up, Zeezee at least has a couple of choices :)

I have heard of people putting fish tank heaters in the water tank when out in extreme locations.... Not sure I would go out if it was that bloody cold :eek:
 
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