Freezing

[geordie1234]

Guys and gals

 

I'm on the compound and due to my shifts i only see the doos in the dark during the week which is a pain in the tights as it is but what's really getting on my wick is every freezing night I struggle to get into my lofts due to the padlocks being frozen shut!!! Any tips to stop this its so annoying pitch black 6:30 in the morning freezing my nuts off trying to get into a loft?

[PATTY BHOY]

spray the padlock wi de icer.

[geordie1234]

spray the padlock wi de icer.

I think its inside its locking up though??

[andy Burgess]

stick and old glove over it , problem solved.

[geordie1234]

stick and old glove over it , problem solved.

Cheers mate on my way to the loft just now wae the wifes gloves lol

[PATTY BHOY]

I think its inside its locking up though??

 

 

Go to a car accessory shop and get the small ones for car locks job done.

[greenlands]

Good soaking in diesel.

 

Like most fuels, diesel is a mix of hydrocarbons, and the components have different freezing points. For Number 2 diesel, as the ambient temperatures drop toward 0°C (32 F), it begins to cloud, due to the paraffin in the fuel solidifying. As the temperatures drop below 0°C, the molecules combine into solids, large enough to be stopped by the filter. This is known as the gel point, and generally occurs about -9.5 degrees C (15 degrees F ) below the cloud point.

 

This wax then forms a coating on the filter which results in a loss of engine power. The same thing happens on starting an engine when the temperature is below freezing. The filter becomes almost instantly coated with wax - usually, enough fuel gets through to allow the engine to idle, but not attain operating RPM. There are two common ways to overcome this: one is a diesel additive, the other is a fuel heater.

 

In Alaska and other colder climates, lorries are running regularly at -46°C (-51 F) or lower, so as you see, it depends on additives and heating. But to freeze - as in turning solid - you would need laboratory conditions; nature cannot go cold enough to freeze to a low enough temperature.

[VAGIN]

Buy a small blowtorch with a canister of gas whole lot cost less than a tenner

[geordie1234]

Buy a small blowtorch with a canister of gas whole lot cost less than a tenner

Ye ken were to buy one?

[columbo]

hi m8,try glycerine should do the job.

[billt]

Could you not pea on it

[Guest lifes to short]

Guys and gals

 

I'm on the compound and due to my shifts i only see the doos in the dark during the week which is a pain in the tights as it is but what's really getting on my wick is every freezing night I struggle to get into my lofts due to the padlocks being frozen shut!!! Any tips to stop this its so annoying pitch black 6:30 in the morning freezing my nuts off trying to get into a loft?

send the wife to do it

[geordie1234]

Could you not pea on it

Tried lol

 

hi m8,try glycerine should do the job.

Whats that mate?

[ALF]

Geo get a bit of thick rubber or something similar and nail it over the padlock that will stop the frost getting at the padlock

[columbo]

get a jar from chemists,dip key into it and work it into lock.

[harry h]

Try steeping your padlock in oil for a hour or so,that should stop the inside from freezing.

[billt]

Try steeping your padlock in oil for a hour or so,that should stop the inside from freezing.

 

Dead right Harry, no water, nothing to freeze

[harry h]

Dead right Harry, no water, nothing to freeze

 

I think it should work,oil can withstand temperatures up to about -52c I think.

[moscow master]

Guys and gals

 

I'm on the compound and due to my shifts i only see the doos in the dark during the week which is a pain in the tights as it is but what's really getting on my wick is every freezing night I struggle to get into my lofts due to the padlocks being frozen shut!!! Any tips to stop this its so annoying pitch black 6:30 in the morning freezing my nuts off trying to get into a loft?

carry a lighter with you heat the key for two or three seconds before putting it in the lock thats what i doo works a treat obs a good un

[MIK]

carry a lighter with you heat the key for two or three seconds before putting it in the lock thats what i doo works a treat obs a good un

 

this works great

 

atb

Mick

[rembrant2coo]

some w d 40 does the trick , spray into the lock , but what ALF says works also stops the frost from getting in

[Guest stb-]

Tried lol

 

 

Whats that mate?

nitro glycerin will do the trick it will never stick again in the cold

 

failing that you could stick it up yer a

[peter pandy]

W.D.40 freezes. Nitro Glycerin will explode if you give the padlock a shake LOL.

The best answer to frozen locks is a Chefs Torch purchased from any good store. Buy one for the wifes xmas and tell her you have a passion for brullee that way you kill two birds with one stone.

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

Have a bit drink of water before ye leave the house.

 

By the time you get to the compound nature will be ready to take its course :emoticon-0136-giggle