Posted 2011-07-15 9:46 AM (#135661) Subject: Water Tank Questions
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Posts: 1
Location: NC
We have a Elite LQ with a hay rack up top...the hay rack houses our generator, spare tire and a 40 gallon water tank for the horses.
The water tank is the heavy plastic kind.... and is strapped down but not covered...I am running into a problem where here in NC it is so hot in the summer that the water in my tank is getting super hot.....IS there anything that I can buy/or have made that isnt going to cost a arm and leg to help reflect some of the heat from the sun away from the tank and help keep the water a bit cooler? Moving the tank is not an option...
someone recommend using duct tape like they use for HVAC installation and another recommended buying a reflective visor that people use for their car's front window...
remember that it has to hold up to interstate travel and going 70+ mph and I dont want it to look ghetto.
We rodeo so I need that tank as we never know what kind of situation we will run into on the road where we need water...
Posted 2011-07-16 12:06 AM (#135698 - in reply to #135661) Subject: RE: Water Tank Questions
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Posts: 2953 Location: North Carolina
Welcome to the forum.
The best I would think is a cover. Can you fasten a sheet of metal over the tank... say from the toop edges of the hay rack? The metal would also help reduce wind drag. It would insulate best with an air space between the metal and the tank. Doesn't have to be a large space. 1/2 inch will do.
Posted 2011-07-17 2:02 PM (#135762 - in reply to #135661) Subject: RE: Water Tank Questions
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Posts: 112 Location: ohio
It would be hard to cover the tank up when hauling I would think. We just keep a tarp on ours when we are not traveling. It is a nosiunce going up and down the ladder to do so, but it works.
Posted 2011-07-17 3:12 PM (#135766 - in reply to #135661) Subject: RE: Water Tank Questions
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Posts: 69 Location: Washington DC
This might look a little silly but try this insulation and use the Duct tape (silver aluminium air duct type) both are on this link. I used this insulation on the front curved nose of my Exiss and it keeps the heat out in the summer and in in the winter just great. It sort of looks like bubble wrap only its foil material.http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?keyword=foil+isulation&selectedCatgry=SEARCH+ALL&langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053Sean
Posted 2011-07-17 4:35 PM (#135769 - in reply to #135766) Subject: RE: Water Tank Questions
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That is what I was going to suggest...it works great for a lot of applications & is very durable. You could warp it in the bubble insul (I think it is called reflective insul) and then just use your tie downs to hold it instead of duct tape.
Posted 2011-07-17 4:36 PM (#135770 - in reply to #135766) Subject: RE: Water Tank Questions
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Posts: 90
That is what I was going to suggest...it works great for a lot of applications & is very durable. You could warp it in the bubble insul (I think it is called reflective insul) and then just use your tie downs to hold it instead of duct tape.
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