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unfortunately that can't be helped. Just inside of the rear doors is the only suitable position for a stove on this particular boat. Thanks Nick, that makes sense and a nice simple solution too.

Hi Sam, The boat is reverse layout so stove will be just inside rear doors, hopefully this will simplify things as all the equipment will be close to each other.

Hi Richard, Yes we had a great time on Dasque and learned loads about boats but now its time to move on. Sad in one way but good in another. We have passed Tyto several times at Sileby but you weren't aboard. Hope to see you somewhere on the canals at some point.

Thanks Tony, I'm off to do some research

Thanks Cuthound, that has pretty much confirmed my own thoughts, a triple coil calorifier sounds way too complex ( I'm a great believer in keeping things simple), its great to hear that what we had in mind works in the real world. Tony, thanks for the reply. This is another option we are considering but thought it would get a bit complicated. Would it need a second pump for the stove or would the current one for the ebersplutter do both, I'm assuming the eber does use a pump to circulate the water around the rads?

Hi, we are currently on the hunt for a liveaboard NB, we have hired for years and been a share owner for the last six years. Our experience of heating has mainly been solid fuel stoves and alde gas systems. The boat we are considering has no stove fitted but does have an Eberspaecher which heats the radiators and provides hot water and also the engine for hot water. We are leaning towards a diesel stove, possibly a bubble corner or a refleks but are unsure if a wet or dry system would be better. Can you have a wet system and still have the Eberspaecher as back up? The alternative is a solid fuel stove but we quite like the idea of no mess and not having to lug coal around, although having a secondary independent heating system would be good especially if one system fails in the winter. Apologies if this has been asked before, I have lurked for years reading the forum and looked at many heating threads via the search facility but need some help to get my head round this. Any advice welcome, thanks.

Completely agree. Have a Greenie from another 10+ year member of the silent majority.

Yup, that is exactly it Alan. I shut the valve last night and the pump still cycled. There are some rusty bits on the accumulator with the paint flaking but no sign of water leak nor any damp patches underneath. Pump just cycled while I am typing this, main valve open now though.

Thanks for posting this Zoeb, we have had similar issues on our self managed share boat and have been trying to get to the bottom of it. The boat is similar in set up to your picture but with a shurflo pump and a red round ball type accumulator located next to the water tank in the bow. The pump will run randomly for about 5 - 7 seconds every half hour or so even when there is no demand for water. I have checked everywhere I can think of and there are no indications of any leaks in the system, I even spent a couple of hours replacing the electronic flush valve in the thetford as one of the group thought there was water leaking into the toilet bowl. This made no difference whatsoever. Last night I closed the water shut off valve (which is only about a foot after the pump) and after about 25 minutes the pump ran again for a few seconds, this to me indicates the problem is at the pump / accumulator end. The pump is relatively new looking but the accumulator is showing signs of age, do they have a lifespan ?. While now fairly confident there are no leaks filling up the bottom of the boat with water it is still something I'd like to get to the bottom of, one of the issues is that if anyone is sleeping in the forward cabin then the noise of the pump disturbs them, easily got round though by switching the pump off overnight. I would be really grateful if anyone can offer any other suggestions or advice, Thanks. Sorry for the hijack Zoeb, Waterdog.