Winter Months

[Don336]

How cold does it have to get outside before in need to worry about have lines freeze if I park my van in the garage?

 

[KevinD]

Too many variables on what you may have for a garage.

Worry when your garage gets to 32 degrees

 

[Chris A]

yup, when i was younger, and dumber, i used to leave my old truck outside when the lows were in the high 20s. Never bit me but I don'd do that anymore!

 

[hogjowl]

I start worrying when it gets down to about 45 here.

 

[Steve Lawrence]

Equipment freeze-ups can be very costly. Get some heat in there somehow. There are many old threads to look at for more info.

 

[mirf]

Buy a electric radiator to keep in the van. May never need it in NC with a garage but the peace of mind is worth the $40.00. Tools freeze too so take care of them.

 

[encapman]

We never had one of our Cimex machines freeze up even once

 

[Chris A]

That's cuz you're in Florida

 

[encapman]

That could be a factor

 

[Desk Jockey]

We never had one of our Cimex machines freeze up even once

We unload after every use. They don't stay on the truck. We also drain any left over cleaning solution to be used later.

 

[Becker]

In a garage even uninsulated I never worried till outside temps got into the mid to low 20s. Attached to the house even lower.


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[Dolly Llama]

How cold does it have to get outside before in need to worry about have lines freeze if I park my van in the garage?

attached garage or stand alone?

if attached and door seal is good, pretty low, cause even if garage isn't heated, still gets heat from house.

How cold does it have to get outside before in need to worry about have lines freeze if I park my van in the garage?

attached garage with good door seal??
I prob'ly wouldn't be too worried in NC
Thermometers are cheap though...and ceramic heaters have thermostats you can set

if it got below 20 for any length of time (like days with the truck not being out working during the day) I'd play it safe and put the heater in the van

..L.T.A.

 

[Blue Monarch]

I worry at about 15 degrees when my van is in the garage. Like Larry said, it gets a bit of heat from the house. At 15 I put a ceramic heater in the van along with a fat. The fan ensures that the heat is evenly distributed throughout.

 

[steve_64]

its not just about current temps but how long they stay at that degree.

i dont worry about the first day dipping into mid 20's but after that first day i start keeping a heater running in the van.

 

[Don336]

Thanks for all the tips. I have the garage attached.

 

[Charlie Lyman]

My garage is attached. I have the water heater and furnace in there also. Even when it gets to single digits outside it stays above 40 in the garage. I have a thermometer on the wall and I will wake up at night and go out there and check on it.

 

[KevinD]

My garage is attached. I have the water heater and furnace in there also. Even when it gets to single digits outside it stays above 40 in the garage. I have a thermometer on the wall and I will wake up at night and go out there and check on it.

A bought a remote thermostat with 2 sensors and a freeze alert alarm at Radio Shack many years ago.
I don't know if they still carry them or not.

 

[mirf]

When my truck was at the house I use to keep a small plastic cup with a little water in the bottom. Any ice crystals by windshield I would add Heat was the plan.
Then just plugged it in with a temp. sensitive extension I found at Home Depot. Slept much better.