Truckmounted machine freezing
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Topic: Truckmounted machine freezing
Posted By: James21
Subject: Truckmounted machine freezing
Date Posted: 05/August/2009 at 3:30pm
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I just recently moved my business to Denver, Colorado. I do disaster restoration and water damage restoration with a truck-mounted carpet cleaning machine.... Should the cold temperatures of a Denver Winter give me cause for concern as far as the liquid freezing? Any tips or tricks for keeping this problem from happening would be greatly appreciated.
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 05/August/2009 at 4:09pm
It's called a garage? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 05/August/2009 at 4:18pm
Everything will freeze.. 
There goes your TM..
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 05/August/2009 at 7:42pm
Just don't shut it off??? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 05/August/2009 at 9:11pm
James.. Is this a serious question??  You honestly dont know? 
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 05/August/2009 at 9:15pm
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Wate does not clean very well in the solid form??? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 06/August/2009 at 12:00am
LOL! The ice cube method!!!!!! 
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Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 06/August/2009 at 12:02am
Unless you heat it hot enough to turn it into the gaseous state. That is called STEAM?  ------------- Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs. |
doug wrote:Posted By: nightrider
Date Posted: 06/August/2009 at 10:43pm
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Run undiluted plumbing anti freeze through your system every night, when you turn machine on the next morning collect most of it back and start all over again.....trhat's what I did back in the 80's ( Didn't have a garage )
Nightrider
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Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 07/August/2009 at 8:18am
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That is the way I did it too. ------------- Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs. |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 07/August/2009 at 11:50am
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If you want a cheaper way blue windshield washer fluid its good for -20f..................
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Posted By: nightrider
Date Posted: 07/August/2009 at 6:58pm
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I tried the windshield wiper stuff.....but when put through system it was hard to see the difference because of the dilution ratio, back then wiper fluid was only 49 cents / gallon but not worth the chance to freezing the system.
The problem I did have often was the blower impellers sticking even when lubed with oil
Nightrider
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Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 07/August/2009 at 8:56pm
Your right nightrider. It has to be closely monitored. 
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Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 09/August/2009 at 10:41am
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I blew High pressure air(75 psi+) through the system if it was not colder than -20C. After that anti-freeze was the only thing I used. Not worth taking a chance with equipment worth thousands for the sake of a couple of $$$. ------------- Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs. |
Posted By: nightrider
Date Posted: 09/August/2009 at 6:32pm
You would blow anything Kenny.....you're such a pervert 
Nightrider
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Posted By: Steaminpile
Date Posted: 09/August/2009 at 8:53pm
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Posted By: chuck970
Date Posted: 04/November/2009 at 10:25pm
| i live in fort collins just north of denver. i would not screw with running random chemicals through the unit hoping nothing will happen. you will not sleep at night. plus one day you will forget. you need a heated garage. it gets below -20 several times every winter. |
Posted By: FuzzSucker
Date Posted: 09/November/2009 at 9:33pm
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You can drain the unit and run little electric heaters that have built in fan that will move the air around the back. Just make sure you put the heater on something metal, just in case it malfunctions. If you have the van completely closed up this will work without any real concern for fire, because there is not enough air inside for anything to turn into a major blaze anyway. Also make sure you have it on a grounded circuit that wont trip if you turn on a light or something. This works even better if you have the van parked inside a garage as well. Of course this is just my opinion and try this at your own risk. ------------- http://thepremierclean.com - http://thepremierclean.com | http://carpetcleaning-coloradosprings.com - Colorado Springs Carpet Cleaning |
Posted By: FuzzSucker
Date Posted: 09/November/2009 at 9:35pm
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Also you wouldn't want to be storing any flammables in the van if you do this and you would want to put the heater as far away from any gas lines as possible.
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Posted By: nightrider
Date Posted: 09/November/2009 at 11:55pm
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Chuck970.....In Montreal Canada where I live -20 is a spring day, we walk around in our t-shirts and shorts.....It gets to -50 with the wind chill factor -70.....that's when we put on a pair of gloves and a wool sweater. When we say to run plumbing anti-freeze we know what we're talking about.....
Nightrider
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