Chris-B

Had fun over the weekend sorting out the mysteries of Baldocks wierd and wonderful plumbing arrangments.. Ater talking to Idleness on the phone a completly new curve has entered the plan i.e. Is the plumbing correct anyhow... SWMBO has now decreed that the bathroom/kitchen rebuild can go ahead before Xmas !! so I will be finally moving and replumbing the calorifier soon. Am going to try the Drayton valve idea first and see how we get on, I have also now fitted two overheat senders to the system so we will know if it all gets too hot Many thanks to everyone who posted and advised, sometimes although you think you know the answer another perspective can save me making an a** of myself all

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Good news mate When is the survey booked for ??

thanks all for the advice and information Looks like this weekend the plumbing hat will be on

Cylinder thermostat would make more snse ..THANKS so all I need to do is find one and a 12v valve... back to the RS catalogue in my lunch break

Yes this is what I need to do .. When Engine temp reaches say 88deg the valve in the calorifier line shuts ,so the cooling water will take the skin tank loop. when the engine temp has reducued to say 66deg the valve will reopen allowing water to pass back through the calorifier This may seem a long winded and awkward way of doing it BUT it probably is the only way we way can run the calorifier within the existing engine/cooling setup What we nee is a 12v valve and a way of of temp switiching it open and shut

Thats the sort of idea I was thinking of .. but where do I get such stuff ?? any clues

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That sort of valve would work but it does need to be of a higher temperature though...What we have to do is stop the feed water through the calorifier circuit so it will take the cooling tank loop instead When we are on the moorings and having to charge the batterys/heat the calorifier tank we would like to do this as quick as possibleBy putting an "automatic" valve/restrictor in will take out the human error factor

Due to the wierd and wonderful plumbing system that Baldock has we need to fit an "automatic" temp controlled valve on the calorifier circuit Ideally switching between 74 and 88 deg in an utopian world) The reason being is: if th Calorifier circuit is left "open" the engine ues this as a short circuit and the water will not go through the cooling pipes ie: Engine overheat ! Any and all suggestions much appreciated before I get too bogged down on the internet trying to find something I am not sure of what I am looking for ! Ta

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Far to much information thank you

Visions of the HBF zigzagging along the summit spring to mind .... Ok i'll get the coat on

As will all things to do with "trad" narrowboats the backcabin has become a pastiche of the original concept Baldock's backcabin admittably has been rebuilt at least twice to my knowledge but still retains the atmosphere and originality of the 1936 build So many of the modern trophy boat replica cabins have like Steve Hudsons bows become so distorted over the years it's hard to tell what they are really supposed to be