Alan de Enfield

So if you cannot get the seller to either drop the price or do the identified work you are going to walk away and lose the £1000 ish cost of the survey and slip fees. Then with the next boat you have to pay them all over again, and if you are similarly intransigent you will be walking away having lost another £1000 ish. When is 'enough ebough' ?

Or, maybe he works for an electrical retailer and is doing market research to see if their name crops up when the question is asked "where can I buy ............"

Supplier, or supplier and installer ?

Well in the same vein - if they are looking to draw 700 amps I'd suggest they'd need at least 20 x 100Ah batteries and the means to recharge them the same day.

Correct, and the cylinder has to be removed. The examiner is not obliged to lift it out of the locker (but most will) and it is advised to check with the examinier if you are not going to be present. Boats with LPG (butane and propane) aboard If your vessel has gas aboard, please remember to prepare the vessel before its examination and ensure there is a supply of gas ready for the examiner to undertake the checks. LPG cylinder lockers - boat owners must ensure the BSS Examiner can carry out careful checking of the LPG cylinder locker for condition, including the removal of all loose portable items, base protection mats, removable false floors and the temporary removal of connected LPG cylinders. Discuss your LPG cylinder locker arrangements with your examiner in advance of the examination as this may require your attendance or you to make prior arrangements involving service agents. LPG lockers not accessible enough to allow an assessment of condition will involve the BSS Examiner having to return to carry out the check with the obstruction removed. The BSS Examination includes checks on any LPG system covering aspects of the storage of gas cylinders, gas system and the connections to gas appliances.

About the only untaxed item left (which is apparently under evaluation by the present 'lot') is breathing / air. The proposal : On arrival, you will be given a lung capacity (LC) evaluation and a respiritory rate ) per minute measurement, (RRM) this will then be multiplied to give the volume of air consumed (LC x RRM= W ) and then W multiplied by the duration of your stay (X) and the 'agreed price per litre' (Y) and taxed at 20% of that value, giving a figure (Z) that will need to be paid. It will be paid in advance by an "average" security deposit when applying for a visa, and any credit refunded on your departure. If you have been undertaking any strenuous excercises** and you have exceeded the value of your security deposit you will be held in cells at the airport / port of departure until you (or a friend / family member) can clear your account. ** Any activities where you can provide receipts showing the 'paid for' use of 'air' such as High altitude flight, Scuba diving, or surgery in hospital, will be credited back to your account.

Yes it is best advice / best practice, but, like all 'best practice' it is only referred to when insurers are trying to wriggle out of payment following an incident. STOVES IN BOATS Some of the basics about fitting and using solid fuel stoves on boats in the UK and Ireland. The numbers in (brackets) are sections in British Standard BS 8511:2010 Code of practice for the installation of solid fuel heating and cooking appliances in small craft where much more detailed information can be found. The code isn't compulsory, but will always be referred to if an accident occurs. Boat Stoves Installation.pdf

Topping up your batteries ? Yes.

For me his original post remains unaltered .............. Looking for a surveyor to provide a considered opinion on a wide beam in leeds What can you see in addition to that ?

It's a cheap house (if thats what you want), or, its an expensive 'old boat' if you want to go off cruising.

That I find even more unbelievable ................... From Goil energy "Basic facts about LPG" LPG is heavier than air. It is therefore difficult to disperse and should never be used or stored below ground level as this could result in suffocation when released in a confined space. Liquid LPG is about half the weight of water and therefore floats on top of water LPG is stored in cylinders under pressures approximately 7 bars (100 psi) as a liquid. It changes to gas when released into the atmosphere at room/ambient temperature. One volume of liquid LPG will produce approximately 250 volumes of gas when vapourised. When LPG burns it combines with air to produce carbon dioxide and water vapour. However if there is inadequate air and/or ventilation, or poor mixing of the air and gas, toxic carbon monoxide gas can be produced. As a result it is therefore necessary to open the kitchen windows when cooking to allow for complete combustion For every litre of liquid LPG burnt, approximately one litre of water vapour is produced. Liquid LPG freezes on contact with skin due to the rapid loss of heat caused by liquid vaporization. This results in cold burns. It acts as a solvent on certain petroleum and natural rubber compounds. So hoses have to be of special resistant materials in order to prevent reaction with the LPG. ‘Empty’ cylinders are still dangerous because they are NOT empty. There is still a residual amount of gas inside an ‘empty’ cylinder which can ignite and produce an explosion.

If you don't open the door, particularly overnight, it can be several hours between the compressor running.