Carpet and Floor Cleaning Industry Chat Forum : Frozen water https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Tue, 05 May 2026 03:38:35 +0000 Fri, 03 Nov 2023 14:31:43 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.06 360 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=1938 <![CDATA[Carpet and Floor Cleaning Industry Chat Forum]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/ <![CDATA[Frozen water : hardworkers wrote:So how do...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1938&PID=167827&title=frozen-water#167827 Author: TipTopCleaning
Subject: 1938
Posted: 03/November/2023 at 2:31pm

Originally posted by hardworkers hardworkers wrote:

So how do you keep your TM or portyTM water from freezing during the wintertime? is there a chemical used, used like the windshield wipers solution?

To keep my portable machine from turning into an ice sculpture, I usually add some RV antifreeze to the water system. It's like a winter coat for my equipment. Also, wrapping exposed pipes with insulation and parking indoors whenever possible are my go-to moves. Anyone else have some winter wizardry to share? Let's keep those carpet cleaning machines thawed and ready for action! Clap
]]> Fri, 03 Nov 2023 14:31:43 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1938&PID=167827&title=frozen-water#167827 <![CDATA[Frozen water : ]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1938&PID=50216&title=frozen-water#50216 Author: John L
Subject: 1938
Posted: 25/September/2005 at 1:13am

Laugh Roll]]> Sun, 25 Sep 2005 01:13:35 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1938&PID=50216&title=frozen-water#50216 <![CDATA[Frozen water : Yup. We&#039;re metric here. Since...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1938&PID=50215&title=frozen-water#50215 Author: cmaster
Subject: 1938
Posted: 25/September/2005 at 1:02am

Yup. We're metric here. Since the 1980's.

I know both imperial and metric systems.

All my carpet pricng is done in sq ft. Funny, eh

]]> Sun, 25 Sep 2005 01:02:19 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1938&PID=50215&title=frozen-water#50215 <![CDATA[Frozen water : cmaster...I noticed you guys in...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1938&PID=50213&title=frozen-water#50213 Author: John L
Subject: 1938
Posted: 24/September/2005 at 11:46pm

cmaster...I noticed you guys in the great white north go by celcius/ liters/metric..... and not by farenheit and gallons and feet/inches... am i correct or ?????????????????? a   Clown]]> Sat, 24 Sep 2005 23:46:37 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1938&PID=50213&title=frozen-water#50213 <![CDATA[Frozen water : greg wrote:adwa that was my...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1938&PID=50212&title=frozen-water#50212 Author: cmaster
Subject: 1938
Posted: 24/September/2005 at 11:42pm

Originally posted by greg greg wrote:

adwa that was my hole point. steamer said he leaves his outside all night because it's insulated. my point was my pump froze during the day going job to job. my van had time to heat up a bit from job to job too and it still froze. toronto's winters are alot colder than halifax's. i would think that over night, insulated or not, things would still freeze.

Anywhere that the temp is below -5C overnight, I would suggest a heated garage. Much simpler than worrying about whether your gonna freeze

]]> Sat, 24 Sep 2005 23:42:05 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1938&PID=50212&title=frozen-water#50212 <![CDATA[Frozen water : Just a quik fix so i wouldnt lose...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1938&PID=50206&title=frozen-water#50206 Author: John L
Subject: 1938
Posted: 24/September/2005 at 8:10pm

Just a quik fix so i wouldnt lose the job..I did have to replace the pump head cause it started to leak so it did some damage....  Dead  135 mile route today...made it up on upsells.... to cover the gas and then some............]]> Sat, 24 Sep 2005 20:10:52 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1938&PID=50206&title=frozen-water#50206 <![CDATA[Frozen water : John L wrote: Good Morning......]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1938&PID=50202&title=frozen-water#50202 Author: cmaster
Subject: 1938
Posted: 24/September/2005 at 7:13pm

Originally posted by John L John L wrote:

Good Morning... Hey... I had my recoil in the back of a pickup one winter..didn't run anti-freeze thru the pump... -15f wind chill -30f... went to first job..they changed their minds...drove to next job 25miles away pump semi-froze..had a painters heat gun....20minutes later it worked.Nah, nah

                                           Ahhhh!!      SCARRY      Ahhhh!!

I think you should buy a carpet cleaners heat gun. Much cheaper

]]> Sat, 24 Sep 2005 19:13:15 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1938&PID=50202&title=frozen-water#50202 <![CDATA[Frozen water : adwa that was my hole point. steamer...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1938&PID=50190&title=frozen-water#50190 Author: greg
Subject: 1938
Posted: 24/September/2005 at 4:16pm

adwa that was my hole point. steamer said he leaves his outside all night because it's insulated. my point was my pump froze during the day going job to job. my van had time to heat up a bit from job to job too and it still froze. toronto's winters are alot colder than halifax's. i would think that over night, insulated or not, things would still freeze.]]> Sat, 24 Sep 2005 16:16:31 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1938&PID=50190&title=frozen-water#50190 <![CDATA[Frozen water : John.............When you Lucky............Your...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1938&PID=50186&title=frozen-water#50186 Author: Adwa
Subject: 1938
Posted: 24/September/2005 at 8:26am

John.............When you Lucky............Your Lucky. ]]> Sat, 24 Sep 2005 08:26:43 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1938&PID=50186&title=frozen-water#50186 <![CDATA[Frozen water : Good job it was a painter&#039;s...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1938&PID=50185&title=frozen-water#50185 Author: doug
Subject: 1938
Posted: 24/September/2005 at 8:26am

Good job it was a painter's heat gun???]]> Sat, 24 Sep 2005 08:26:04 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1938&PID=50185&title=frozen-water#50185