magnetman

Also with expanding population comes the importance of leisure pursuits. ordinary people might want to go out and have a nice day persecuting others so there probably is a place for blatantly undesirable wrong uns on the canals but in limited numbers. Slubberdegullions are part of the fabric. They should be allowed but there needs to be a test about how unreasonable they are, how much elbow bending is done and also being beneath contempt should be a plus here. People can take the kids out and celebrate how well their life is going compared to the Victorian slum dwellers. The licence cost should be zero !

Fewer than 10,000 people is an irrelevant number in the housing situation in this country. Its a drop in the ocean. If all of these people could be shown to have no other housing options then maybe it would be relevant but thats not the case in reality. I think occasionally people do think that use of canals to house people is somehow important but if one zooms out and looks at the bigger picture it really is of no consequence.

It might be boiler kettling. Possibly related to limescale deposits. AI search result on kettling (I knew about it before doing a search) "Boiler kettling is a term used to describe the noise produced by a boiler that resembles the sound of a boiling kettle. This noise occurs when there is an obstruction or restriction in the flow of water through the boiler system, leading to the boiling and bubbling of water, which results in the kettling noise. Common causes of boiler kettling include limescale build-up, which is more prevalent in hard water areas, and issues with the thermostat or boiler pump, which can lead to overheating. Limescale can accumulate inside the pipes and other components of the boiler, slowing down the water flow over the heat exchanger and causing excessive heating."

Squatter politics. It is always worth remembering in this story that the people with the loud voices asking for change have zero interest whatsoever in Boats or canals. Its just politics nothing else. If you think about it the nice and relaxed status of living on towpaths is a perfect target for this kind of argument. It all falls into place when you consider the residential squatting ban and the odd coincidence that the CRT was formed at exactly the same time. All the noise really has got nothing to do with Boats or canals. Its basically a lifestyle hijack. People come into a domain where they do not belong and complain loudly about it. Its obvious what is going to happen here.

This is true. Handling a broadly speaking 18 metre long and 3.75 metre wide steel canal Boat with a wheel is not like driving an inter city 125 train. In fact it is also not like driving a tube or a suburban commuter line or even a. IET800. On the train one is basically thinking 'christ almighty I hope they have got all the switches and tracks working properly and we are not going to be accidentally put on the wrong line thus colliding with a freight train coming the other way at a combined 99mph impact speed. whereas on the Boat one is basically thinking 'christ almighty I hope they have made the canal wide and deep enough and we are not going to collide with another horribly ugly widebean thus resulting in fallen over tellies and spilled tea due to the combined 8.9mph impact speed'.

Humans take land use really seriously. Massive intercontinental wars erupt just because of land. Thousands and millions of individuals die in bad circumstances because of this basic problem. If land use has been identified as a problem here then there is potential for very significant changes because that is how human societies function. For good or bad reasons land use is always at the top of the agenda. Something which everyone needs (food) causes massive instability and insecurity because everyone basically knows that with no food they die. Nothing complicated ever happens with humans it is all very simple and basic.

Yes.

I think a cooker jet may fulfil the test point requirement. I think it is a low pressure test which does not require the hose to be jubilee clipped. Could be wrong and the usual disclaimer applies ie if you follow this and cause a massive explosion which rips your anatomy to pieces then burns you to death don't come running to me to complain about it.

I do it all the time. It is a good way to find things out.

I don't think so. But it appears that the navigation authority via the Boat Safety scheme treat a lived on Boat differently to a leisure use Boat. Thats all I was pointing out. Presumably this is because the systems are used more intensively than if the vessel was used part time. I don't fully understand why someone can do the manometer test without GasSafe training but only on certain declared vessels. It is a bit curious. I would tend to hope that anyone using a manometer during a paid job would know how to do it. Why are people expecting their system to suddenly start leaking? I've had gas systems on half a dozen Boats over 30 years and none of them ever failed a BS manometer test. what are people doing which suddenly causes the system to be leaking?

That is my undestanding. If the Boat is a primary residence then it is either a bubble tester OR an examiner who is GasSafe registered and can do a manometer test. If the Boat is not a primary residence you do not need a bubble tester the examiner does not need to be GasSafe in order to do the manometer test. So it does appear there is some sort of duty of care for people who declare that the Boat is a primary residence .

It looks like there are half a dozen ways this thing could start to leak. I thought the general idea was to reduce the chance of leaks not increase ! Maybe ok for a caravan but no on a Boat thanks.