uh oh...this could be bad

[Dolly Llama]

checked the van a bit ago (in unheated drafty pole barn) ...my electric heater went off sometime yesterday evening

got down to 13 last night
got some ice/slush in the emulsion tank.
wand/tool valves are frozen stiff

don't know if any serious damage has occurred or not.
I'll check later or tomorrow after everything has thoroughly thawed

if i get away with just a couple tool valves popped, I'll be more than happy



what a way to start the New Year

hells fire and turkey sheeit

..L.T.A.

 

[bob vawter]

drafty pole barn

drafty??? one could read a book jus by the sunlight let through the siding walls.....you're soooooo fcked!

 

[BradFenstermaker]

Me fingers are crossed fur ya Cappy

 

[Ron Werner]

dang!

 

[Lee Stockwell]

I always drain wand valves after use. Just a few seconds, hold qc pointing down on rear bumper.

Hope it's OK Larry.

One of the great things about getting up to pee 4 times a night is I always check the remote thermometer in case mine fails.

 

[Desk Jockey]

Hopefully nothing frozen solid. If it did damage it hopefully its only something cheap!

 

[Clean Response]

Does not take much to freeze up tools. I had them freeze up from sitting next to a open door before. You might be ok. Thaw it out and let us know.

 

[dealtimeman]

checked the van a bit ago (in unheated drafty pole barn) ...my electric heater went off sometime yesterday evening

got down to 13 last night
got some ice/slush in the emulsion tank.
wand/tool valves are frozen stiff

don't know if any serious damage has occurred or not.
I'll check later or tomorrow after everything has thoroughly thawed

if i get away with just a couple tool valves popped, I'll be more than happy



what a way to start the New Year

hells fire and turkey sheeit

..L.T.A.

Rotovac sells valves and such, do you have their number?

 

[BLewis]

That sucks. The one time I had a close call I put a salamander in the box for about 2 hours vented. It got up to around 100 degrees and I was lucky and was fortunate there were only minor damages. Went to moniters after that and like Lee said I get up 2-3 times a night to pee

 

[KevinD]

One of the great things about getting up to pee 4 times a night is I always check the remote thermometer in case mine fails.

I'd take a hose and tape it to that thing and drop in in a 5 gallon pail bedside.

 

[dealtimeman]

Lol!!

 

[dgardner]

You need to getcha one of these (or something similar):

https://www.grainger.com/product/TAYLOR-Multizone-Thermometer-Barometer-3NZL6

 

[PrimaDonna]

Get a remote thermometer that can send an alert to your smart phone when it drops below a certain temp.

That way if you don't have a prostate that wakes you up as frequently as these other guys, your phone alarm will wake you.

 

[Lee Stockwell]

I'd take a hose and tape it to that thing and drop in in a 5 gallon pail bedside.

Afraid it would run over

 

[bob vawter]

the 'shroms Larr...what about the mushrooms for gods sake........

 

[KevinD]

Afraid it would run over

APO

 

[hogjowl]

My Grandaddy had a "pee bucket" that he used at night. One time when I was a kid, I shot a couple of shot gun pellets in it and nobody knew it until the next morning.

 

[Chris A]

Good luck buddy. If you need anything in a pinch lemme know

 

[mirf]

Good luck. Just came home from setting up trucks for a cold night. Walk in and Nancy (my wife) tells me the furnace is out.

 

[Desk Jockey]

Oh shit! I used to have a house on a hill and when it was really windy the air would back down the vent and blow out the pilot flame. Waking up to a freezing cold house was a regular thing in the winter. Fortunately it would light easily and we were back warm in minutes.

Hopefully its just a thermal couple or something cheap.

 

[The Great Oz]

My Grandaddy had a "pee bucket" that he used at night. One time when I was a kid, I shot a couple of shot gun pellets in it and nobody knew it until the next morning.

Explains everything.

 

[Greg Cole]

Here's a tip for you I developed years ago. May or may not work for you: Hook a battery backup to the extension cord. If you put the backup next to the house or inside (cord through a window) it will audibly alert you if power has been tripped.It's rare the heater goes out but rather the circuit breaker is what has popped.
We also use lighted entension cords. We can see them through the security cameras to ensure it's still going. put a $40 camera tied into your wifi in your garage and you can easily review it without walking to your truck. just put he cord outside the truck...
Hope this helps.

 

[Dolly Llama]

looks like a dodged a bullet..

TM seems fine, heater good, no troubles with the wands.
One of the in-line sprayers has a leaky QD and solution is going into jug when trigger is off.
Main sprayer is good.
Didn't check all the hand tools, but visual looks good


no carpets til Tuesday, and it's an empty house, so we'll see ....

..L.TA.

 

[bob vawter]

great....but how are the mushrooms?

 

[Dolly Llama]

.but how are the mushrooms?

haven't done any hallucinogens in over 25 years ....


..L.T.A.

 

[Desk Jockey]

no carpets til Tuesday, and it's an empty house, so we'll see ....

Not to bring you down but I've had the freeze damage show up much later. I had two units that were out extracting all day in single digit weather and later had issues. The metal was fatigued but held together until we got some hours of use put on it.

Yours didn't sound like it got that cold, so hopefully you don't experience that.

 

[Dolly Llama]

The metal was fatigued but held together until we got some hours of use put on it

yessir...I'm aware
Hopefully if they do happen, they'll be small/minor like fittings and hoses .and NOT heater coils ...that one would be biggest PITA..the pump is easy to get to, the burner's a bioch

..L.T.A.

 

[Desk Jockey]

I had a pump head on one and a cat heat exchanger. The big money I made on water was offset with replacement.

 

[Papa John]

I hope everthing works out for you Larry, Good luck.
My hats off you you guys in colder climates. I'll stop whining about it being 44 degrees here in SF.

 

[Desk Jockey]

I'll stop whining about it being 44 degrees here in SF.

Its funny how your body adjusts. If it was 44° in October it would be bone chilling. If it were 44° today people would be out their without their coats and have their windows down.

Wednesday our low is going to be 4°