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So all the millions spent by water companies to separate sewage and drinking water are for nothing .... Admittedly not many people swim in canals but the principle is the same. Also if there is a spillage I don t want to have to walk in it to use the facilities.

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The only time we have moored on a water point was when an "historic" boat manged to get itself wedged under the bridge by the Red Lon at Consall....it took some moving 😀

Hi With reference to laundry https://www.bridgeinnbrewood.co.uk/ ......it also has mooring 😀

We moored at Tattenhall for nearly 9 years and on the whole were quite satisfied but ....... everywhere you want to go there are 5 BIG HEAVY WIDE LOCKS including the staircase at Bunbury 😐 I got so fed up we moved to the Midlands and the bliss of narrow locks !

Hi It was definitely open we came through about 3 hours ago

We are looking for a replacement thermocouple for one of the burners on our 23 year old Vanette gas hob. When you search online it comes up with Stoves parts not Vanette parts. Does anyone know if they are the same brand these days. Many thanks in advance.

If you need a station with a car park in that area the obvious choice is Kirkstall Forge Station which is 5 mins from the canal along a good footpath.Not sure there a re any designated visitor moorings at Kirkstall and the edge are a bit overgrown but some boats seem to manage. There are some bollards just by Bridge 222 and a fat boat was moored there Saturday, There is also a small car park by the bridge. If you do moor near there I highly recommend The Bridge pub,good beer and food and you can sit in a huge Tipi with open log fires!

He also says that the Aire flooded the Aire and Calder Navigation. That would be difficult as they are combined in Leeds since the latest flood protection work was completed. Still why let reality get in the way of a good story.

Hi I use a heat pump dryer at home and am really impressed.It dries at least as quickly as my old vented one.has a crease reduction button and the clothes come out really soft and ready to put away.It is an Electra and was £300 from a well known online retailer. The only thing is having to empty the water if can be plumbed in just not where we have it

Bear in mind that the power profile for small wind turbines in not a straight line graph. If they quote up to 30 watts at 30mph as the wind speed drops the power output drops rapidly so that at normal wind speeds the output is negligible. And other than the last few weeks how often do we get 30mph wind.

Suggesting you take it to the tip is all well and good. The volume you are talking about is substantial. At least double the amount you put in and all the tips I have been to do not have a facility for it. Easy to say. Hard to do. I question whether those who say it actually do it.

But having emptied the coolant from the system. How are you supposed to dispose of it?

Many thanks for the reply Tony. Very interesting. I have never changed the oil in our PRM but whenever I check the dip it is clear. We have had the boat for 5 years so I guess it is worth doing. I was looking at recommendations for cars and they are usually about 60000 miles which probably equates to something like 1500 hours on a boat which for us is 4 to 5 years (leisure boaters). Plus the gearbox on a car must be working far harder than a boat where once forward gear is engaged it chugs away uninterrupted.

Can anyone enlighten me please. Why is it that gearbox oil needs changing. What happens in a gearbox to cause it to deteriorate. As mentioned above there is no combustion process to contaminate it so surely it should last a very long time.