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Offline wickwilly

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Freezing temperatures
« on: January 03, 2015, 14:40:22 PM »
There is a weather warning for Fethiye for Wednesday 7th January night. The temperature is set to drop to minus 4 with a wind chill factor of minus 12. Snow also forecast. Have to try and protect your solariums , vulnerable plants etc.
Good luck everyone.
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Re: Freezing temperatures
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2015, 17:06:35 PM »
Like a midsummer's day back in Yorkshire for some of us then...  ;D


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Re: Freezing temperatures
« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2015, 15:05:33 PM »
Yes forecast for cold overnight temps and its pretty chilly here right now but so far we are still only running oil filled rads which are not on yet today but it won't be before it is on.
So far not lit the Soba yet but if it drops down that low we may have it going for a couple af days if its going to get that cold and snow as well, but I really can't see that happening.

 Well i hope not anyway.

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Re: Freezing temperatures
« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2015, 15:17:20 PM »
Here's something to warm you.



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Re: Freezing temperatures
« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2015, 15:37:56 PM »
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Re: Freezing temperatures
« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2015, 19:34:29 PM »
Rather have a double scotch,Colwyn, haha.

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Re: Freezing temperatures
« Reply #6 on: January 04, 2015, 19:39:09 PM »
Also just been advised to put antifreeze in solar panels on the roof as well if its going to get that cold as the panels would cost about 300 tl each if they burst.
So I guess I know what I'll be doing tomorrow then if its not raining to much.

Offline Menthol

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Re: Freezing temperatures
« Reply #7 on: January 04, 2015, 19:56:03 PM »
-12 in Fethiye will mean -20 here up the mountain in Ovacik. And I wouldn't be at all surprised if it snowed. It already has up here once about a week or so ago.

Anti freeze in the solar panels? Bloody hell. Them panels on the roof? Bloody hell.

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Re: Freezing temperatures
« Reply #8 on: January 04, 2015, 20:28:04 PM »
On later solar panel/solarium systems you will see what looks like a small saucepan above the tanks. This is where the antifreeze should be poured. The average twin panels need approx 2 litres of anti freeze. Pour the antifreeze in then bleed the panels from the  draining point below the panels until you can smell the antifreeze coming through. Dont just pour it in and leave it as this will not help.
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Re: Freezing temperatures
« Reply #9 on: January 04, 2015, 20:43:05 PM »
Back here in the UK today its been very foggy, freezing and not a good forecast for 2morrow.  Just have 2 sit it out till we can get away to the sun again




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