Getting ready for winter. -- --

[Stu007]

Winters on today - now looking forward to more snow! Next small job I will be reapplying all the glass with Rainex.

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Similar camp… Now have a lower van the winter wheels need smaller tyres which have just arrived now to get fitted without them marking them eek

 

[DugVan]

I treat mine with Sonax Gummi Pflege a couple of times a year.

Do you use the one with the sponge on it like shoe polish? Can you post a link

 

[Sasquatch]

Do you use the one with the sponge on it like shoe polish? Can you post a link

Yep.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/SONAX-03401000-Rubber-Treatment/dp/B0012AW4RO/ref=asc_df_B0012AW4RO?mcid=d551a82d44a43fd8b8992475336a0b59&tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=697250304661&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8773500013240140152&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=t&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9046151&hvtargid=pla-591790856324&gad_source=1&th=1

 

[DugVan]

Yep.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/SONAX-03401000-Rubber-Treatment/dp/B0012AW4RO/ref=asc_df_B0012AW4RO?mcid=d551a82d44a43fd8b8992475336a0b59&tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=697250304661&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8773500013240140152&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=t&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9046151&hvtargid=pla-591790856324&gad_source=1&th=1

Thanks for the quick reply, this may be of use to others or yourself a bit cheaper SONAX GummiPfleger Rubber Protectant 100ml - Sonax

 

[shropschris]

the camper fridge makes the perfect beer fridge in my record room

 

[Lubrown]

I tend to keep my central heating on 22c all the time.... 24/7.

Wow.
I feel the cold but both me and the wife are right with money so around November our thermostat gets pushed up to 18 degrees! Unless it’s bedtime then it’s back down to 16 because we’re under a quilt.

Rad in the front room is turned off completely for a month and a bit because we get the Christmas tree up 1st December and it sits against the radiator - don’t want it getting hot and dropping needles.

I also used to tinker with the flow temp on the condensing boiler to maximise efficiency (they aren’t set up the best out of the box) but now Tado have added that feature to their smart thermostat system… which is nice.

If I want to warm up I go and talk to the neighbours- they always set theirs at 21 degrees!

 

[Stuart Docchar]

Does any body when the temperature drops below zero leave a heater on low a electric one just to keep frost away from water tank and tap or am I being too fussy

 

[Sasquatch]

Does any body when the temperature drops below zero leave a heater on low a electric one just to keep frost away from water tank and tap or am I being too fussy

Nope. Drained mine down two months ago.

 

[moomin-j]

Does any body when the temperature drops below zero leave a heater on low a electric one just to keep frost away from water tank and tap or am I being too fussy

Whilst the Bus is sat on the drive, I use 1 of these, on a low setting 24/7, just to keep the chills off.

Nano 5 Fin Oil filled radiator 500W

Delight in a perfectly heated room with De'Longhi's compact oil filled radiator

www.delonghi.com

Used it for the last 5 winters
Open all the drawers/ cupboards etc.
Our camper is kept fully stocked with a mattress / quilt / sleeping bag / pillows / rugs - so this 500w oil filled rad, does the trick.
Never had any issues with frozen taps / bottles / pipes.
Don't know what it costs to run, but it deffo keeps damp at bay

 

[Bav]

Whilst the Bus is sat on the drive, I use 1 of these, on a low setting 24/7, just to keep the chills off.

Nano 5 Fin Oil filled radiator 500W

Delight in a perfectly heated room with De'Longhi's compact oil filled radiator

www.delonghi.com

Used it for the last 5 winters
Open all the drawers/ cupboards etc.
Our camper is kept fully stocked with a mattress / quilt / sleeping bag / pillows / rugs - so this 500w oil filled rad, does the trick.
Never had any issues with frozen taps / bottles / pipes.
Don't know what it costs to run, but it deffo keeps damp at bay

Snap...well, ish (only 2nd winter of ownership).

 

[Salty Spuds]

Does any body when the temperature drops below zero leave a heater on low a electric one just to keep frost away from water tank and tap or am I being too fussy

Yup we do. Just to keep the van aired & condensation free. We use a Screwfix 700w oil filled radiator set on frost stat. Leave all the thermal blinds in & all cupboard doors open.

 

[Stuart Docchar]

Ok

 

[Kind of Blue]

In the past I have used either one of two low wattage blowers.

ProBreeze 500W ceramic thermostatic blower.

ProBreeze 2000W ceramic thermostatic twisting blower

The first one is quite adequate.

 

[Stuart Docchar]

Great I think il give that a go we have one just on low

 

[Kind of Blue]

I like blowers because they disperse the heat. Put the blower one end of the vehicle and it disperses the heat quickly around the interior. Just ensure that their is space and safety of placement. The blowers that oscillate can be locked out usually, if it is felt more secure that way. I can not recall where I bought mine but probably at Aldi or Lidle a couple or more years ago. The larger 2kw one is great if you forgot the night before and just need to quickly do the business.

 

[Stuart Docchar]

Yes I have a pro breeze I have my new t6 conversion on the drive the heater is on low just to keep the frost of any pipes it’s running all the time at the minute just going of and on I hope it’s not too expensive

 

[Badjamin]

Oh the joys...

 

[Stuart Docchar]

Looks like me getting ready to go to Edinburgh at the weekend hope the temperature stays ok above 0 I hope

 

[Kind of Blue]

Oh the joys...

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OK for sky scrappers not so OK for knuckle draggers needing stilts. Needs doing all the same!

 

[RobertO2023]

Peak District…..