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  1. Ex Brummie
    I have seen BMC's with Bowman Heat exchangers used as heat exchangers with a Jabsco pump circulating the skin tank water, in the same manner as raw water cooling. If this is the case, leave the tubes. As has been said, a few pictures would clarify.
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    Just make sure you have the gastroscopy before the colonoscopy.
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    The Perkins 4108 is not very tolerant of overheating, and it will be 'of an age' and you should expect some wear. Is it a factory marine unit, or an automotive that has been 'marinised'? Parts are still available at a reasonable price, but a total rebuild might warrant a new replacement with a current make.
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    Ex Brummie replied to haza's topic in Boat Equipment

    Plenty on Ebay for £7 ish for2, 300mm with about 4o individual led's under ashade. Have had them for a couple of years and work well
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    Or contamination/failing bearing in the heating circulator? If you have pump valves, isolate the pump and listen to it. If you cannot isolate the pump, try usinga long screwdriver as a stethoscope. Any rumbling in the pump will be noticeable.
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    My Morco works sooooo much better with a 37psi pump. On hot setting with the flow rate turned down 2/3rds, the pump cuts in and out, but the flame stays. As with all multipoints, water pressure is paramount, and if the flow rate fluctuates especially towards the lower operating parameter, you probably are not opening up to full flame in the first place.
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    If from the hot side, then contamination in tank is probable, but you say 'mainly from the hot side' so there may be something that is more noticeable in hot water. I can only suggest when you empty the cylinder you flush it thoroughly, and when refilling the system, use some purification tablets, available from most chandlers.
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    Did you use silicone to seal the top? If so, you may find that if it has come into contact with the bitumen, and will be dissolving it. (Guess how I know!)
  9. Ex Brummie
    Whilst the pump sounds as though it is working, it will not be pumping sufficiently to produce the required pressure.
  10. Ex Brummie
    You need to learn to wave in Polish/Hungarian/Latvian etc.
  11. Ex Brummie
    This is a simple version of an oil tank contents sight tube, available from plumbers merchants. They incorporate a push button at the base of the tube which would prevent leaving the gauge open.
  12. Ex Brummie
    Pleasantly warm, and the steam saves you having a shower!!!!!
  13. Ex Brummie
    You beat me to it!!!!
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    +1
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    Ours is on an upholstered drawer divan base and we don't seem to have any problems. In the autumn and winter, or cool times, we always light the fire for a few hours before sleeping on it.
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    I watch for the difference in height from water level to gaslocker vent. When filling, my ear is attuned to the sound of the water hitting the water level. It never bothers me if it overflows a little.
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    An expansion vessel should be able to cope with about 3% - 4% of the system volume. So a 50 litre calorifier would easily be served by a 5litre vessel, allowing for the contents of the pipework.
  18. Ex Brummie
    Mercury with a built in amplifier, available on ebay for around £20.
  19. Ex Brummie
    A warm flue will draw the gas, allowing fresh air to mix to a favourable level for ignition.
  20. Ex Brummie
    Anti freeze in German and Austrian wines 20 years or so ago, didn't kill too many. However, with your coolant, as suggested monitor for a couple of days without topping up, it may just settle at a lower level than full. Ref your PRV, switch off your water pump, open a tap to relieve the pressure, close that tap and run the engine and see whether expansion causes a leak. Then open a tap and see what pressure has built up. Also, you do not say whether you have an expansion vessel. If so, is it pressurised correctly, or is it defunct. If it cannot takeup expansion, then your PRV will leak.
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    Check the space available, and check against purpose built feed and expansion tanks at your local plumbers merchants. You can the use proprietary connectors. If you are limited to using something homemade, there is no reason why you cannot properly fit normal connectors. With the correct washers and seals you can eliminate such leaks. My own header tank that has been in use for 29 years, is only a polythene waste paper basket. You may find some chandlers sell bespoke moulded units. See Midland Chandlers TT-006 at £40.00.
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    Excessive smoke is caused by too much fuel, too little air or too low an oil pressure. First thing to check is the oil pressure. A slow motor will give you low fuel pressure, and also too little air as the impeller will be too slow.
  23. Ex Brummie
    Difference being, Knowle locks are 70ft, this is a 60ft boat in a 56ft lock. He would have no room to go astern.
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    Have you asked for the observations of the broker you bought the boat from? If you have to sell at a reduction, maybe you can get compensation from them as they sold to you misrepresented.
  25. Ex Brummie
    There is certainly a greater difference than .05 : 1 when I select reverse. I note that the Newage literature quotes the ratios in the "ahead" mode, and also warns about using reverse mode 'in emergency only' as it applies heavier stresses on the box. It also quotes that when using the emergency fixed drive, that it is only available in the 'ahead' mode, so presumably, although using the same box, it must be set up for different rotations.
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