Bettie Boo

Yup, he's done that bizzard, but thanks for the heads up about it being a sign of an upcoming renewal. Will get that part as soon as we are near a chandlers or plumbing shop. Thanks both, I've read him the above posts and he'll have a look at it tomorrow when he gets home (fingers crossed that will fix it) Ta for the help - I'll let you know how he gets on tomorrow afternoon B~

Thanks again bizzard, I think he's given up for tonight, he'll be home tomorrow early afternoon, so will take it apart then and do as you've suggested above. Ta B~

Bizzard - Your a STAR!! Dave thought that was what he was meant to be turning based on the diagram / info sheet that Martain supplied but wasn't 100%, thanks for confirming. He's turned it as far as it will go in one direction and nothing has changed so he'll now try it in the other direction. Our calorifier pressure relief valve does have the overflow pipe leading overboard, but it was something to do with the plumbing being set up incorrectly and/or there was a leak between the relief valve and the outside. Dave's fixed that part already Nope - he's turned the adjustment screw as far as it will go in both directions and no change. The pump just runs continuously Any suggestions?

Hi Martin, Thanks for the link - that's way more than I was able to find online.

Hi all you plumer type folk Here's the issue... Since we've had the boat (2 & 1/2 years), the water pump has come on a few times each day for a few seconds without any taps or anything being turned on. I questioned this when we first moved on board and you kind lads said it wasn't anything to really worry about as it was just regaining lost pressure. Everything was fine till a couple of days ago. I noticed it seemed to be running for longer and longer periods of time, I mentioned this to Dave who assumed I was exaggerating till a couple of days ago when he noticed it himself, the following day it started running much more frequently and for longer. To the point of approx 4 times per hour for up to a little over 1 minute each time. He looked into the cabin bilge inspection hatch and sure enough there was a fair amount of water there and the carpet was wet in one corner of the bedroom. It seems that the pressure relief valve on the calorifier is tripped on permanently and he's checked the value which has a pressure gauge and when the pump is switched on the pressure raises above the 3 bar limit which trips the relief valve open. The water pump is now operating permanently unless switched off at the power source, but when turned back on the water pump doesn't come on till we turn on one of the taps then it just keeps running until switched off at the power source. Dave's assuming now that it's the water pump that's at fault, it's not switching off, driving the water pressure up above the 3 bar limit. It's a SHURFLO pump 3901-0213 he can't find any manuals either in the "boat book of manuals" that came with the boat nor online. The pump is rated at 2 bar but seems to be pushing the water pressure above 3 bar tripping the relieve valve because of it continually running. He can't find any obvious means of adjusting the water pump output pressure to keep it below the 3 bar relieve bar pressure and he's heard that this can be a common problem due to a micro switch failure. Does this sound right to you guys? Should we be looking at a replacement or a service kit? The leak into the bilge has been traced back to a leak on the out put side of the relief valve which has been repaired. Help please - the dishes are piling up and the loo needs to be flushed

That's how I read it the first time as well - hence why I asked for a little more info on what the boat looked like so we could keep a look out and pass the message along if we saw it in our travels

Yup - fair play, you are correct. I just focused on the bit "ask the gentleman to contact us" and skimmed over the location of the boat bit. As I said though, quite happy to pass along a message to the gentleman on the boat if we were to see it. Wouldn't necessarily pass along the whereabouts of the boat though as I would consider that a bit of invasion of privacy in my books

I didn't see anything wrong with your asking about the boat in question. I read it that if any of us were to see the boat/owner to ask them to give you a call, not for us to tell you of the location of said boat. No harm in passing a message along is there, reason for the message is non of our business really.

Narrow or WB? Length? What color? Makes it easier for us to spot

Not unbelievable at all really, we were still using up bits & pieces well into 2013 and some items in 2014. But we had to have all our kit off site by a certain date after the games had finished, I'm thinking it was something like 4 - 6 weeks. I just thought it would be the same for all suppliers to the events.

I don't understand what that canal is not open for us to use all the time? The Olympics have been over now for over 3 years; what's the issue with us using it?

Dare I even ask what GSOH stands for?

Would pay money to see you go through some of the bridge holes on the GU

You couldn't make it up could you I'm sure they will enjoy the rest of their trip, now that they are underway again