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  1. purple8
    This is my thoughts too. It is a rocker switch and I assume it is now faulty, I will examine when I get a chance and add an extra switch if necessary ?
  2. purple8
    On the switch it says. On/off/remo. Says same in the manual. Something made me think it was standby yesterday, but once again I stand corrected "said the man in the orthopedic shoes" ?
  3. purple8
    Just a little update for everyone... It seems it is not an alarm at all. It is the inverter turning itself on when it's switch is off?! I realised this this morning. So my inverter is simply deciding by itself if it wants to be on or not. It has 3 switch settings on/off/remote... I have no remote fitted. So use just on/off. But atm on is on, and off is on or off with a mind of its own? Could it just be a wiring issue at the switch?
  4. purple8
    Alan those are the exact ones I brought ? Even cheaper now ✌️
  5. purple8
    Thanks Tony And thanks everyone else for ur input. We will be updating our battery bank asap and will go from there. Hopefully it's a simple glitch in the matrix and the inverter being shut down and rebooted will hopefully do the trick. Thanks again everyone. I will update in a week or so once the new bank is in and running.
  6. purple8
    There is nothing about it in the troubleshooting section or any other section of the manual. It was my first port of call before canalworld. And it is something it has never done in the 3 years of living aboard. It even does it at night when there is nothing coming into the panel?
  7. purple8
    I stand corrected. It is in stand by mode.
  8. purple8
    3 batteries at £65 each. So 26p per day. Look at it like that and it is a bargain. But a huge strain on the environment with batteries being thrown away every few years ?‍♂️
  9. purple8
    I kinda thought as much tbh. But would a dodgy old battery really make the inverter act strangely like this? So my next plan is a set of new batteries. Any recommendations? Or stick with a disposable cheap sealed option? I'm wary of spending a huge amount if I could just as easily fry an expensive one ?
  10. purple8
    Hi Tony. The batteries were new 2 years ago. And I must be honest here, but I have never checked the water levels in them ? But they are sealed batteries, so I'm unsure u can even top them up anyway?! U may remember us tbh Tony, as when I wired up my panels and new battery bank u were there to assist us near reading at the cunning man pub. Do U remember? You did us a huge favour that day and I still cannot thank you enough ✌️
  11. purple8
    The batteries are under the stern deck with the engine. Then wired thru the bulkhead into the boat where the inverter is positioned. They are nearby but in separate areas ?‍♂️
  12. purple8
    When the solar panels are disconnected the inverter stays quiet. But I'm unsure if it is an alarm as it has no pattern, it randomly beeps and lights flash differently in different sequences each time?! Using a multimeter the output was at 14.47. then we turned on the inverter and fridge and it is now currently at 13.4.
  13. purple8
    We recently left the boat unattended for a week. During this week away one of our leisure batteries has fried itself, returned to horrible egg smell. So I disconnected it and now have a 2 battery bank instead of 3. I will replace them all in due time. It was incredibly hot and sunny while we were away so I assume it just over charged our bank. But surely that shouldn't have happened? Now we have another issue arise with our inverter... It's a waeco sinepower msp702. Basically, it's been beeping and flashing randomly when it is OFF?!! Once on it works fine, but when off it is still seeming to be a nuisance. Any guidance greatly appreciated as this is beginning to do my swede in! Should I disconnect the solar when im going away? I have a mppt fitted, a 210w panel, 2x 110ah batteries. Everything was fine until the boat was left for the week ?‍♂️
  14. purple8
    Ok great idea. I will disconnect it and see what happens in a few weeks or less. Only a bilge pump running off it extra to the starter, and that's hardly ever in action (luckily). And yes the battery is old. It's been on since we got the boat so 2yrs +. But could be 20yrs ? Prob a new battery job tbh
  15. purple8
    First time it happened is was sat for only two days. Now it's more like two weeks. Worried about replacing with a new battery and somehow draining it when plugged in?!?!
  16. purple8
    Nearly two years ago, with the boat sat on a slipway in a boatyard for a few days, we used shore power on the boat only to find out that once put back in the water the engine battery was too low to start her up. We got it going and forgot about the whole thing. Now we live on a mooring and we have shore power. Each time I go to start the engine the starter battery is again too low to do it and needs charging with a battery charger. Now I know I could get an expensive new bit of kit that would charge the batteries all from the shore power, but I was wondering if anyone could just explain to me why this is happening. Never a problem when we were continuous cruisers, but now an issue. Thanks in advance for any help ?
  17. purple8
    I drained the system again of all water. then upon reconnecting and powering on the pump I seem to have lost the hammer. smooth operation resumes
  18. purple8
    pictures show the set up. There is a external switch but its never been connected. The diall is on the system though but not connected electrically.
  19. purple8
    I swapped my leaking shurflo 2901-0212 water pump yesterday for a trailking 2095-204-412... should be a straight swap. Same 20psi and lpm etc... the changeover was pretty easy, just one for one, same connections and fittings etc... After turning it back on, it self primed and everything was fine for a while, shower worked better than ever and had a good pressure from all hot and cold taps and no problems. now tho is very different. Turn on the tap, pressure fine, pump kicks in, but on ending its cycle it seems to send a shudder through the pipes and rattles the boiler. The boiler is probably the highest point in the system, bar the shower head. I have an accumulator on the system by the pump? Should I pump this? Or remove air from it? I feel it is a pressure problem or air in the system after the change. Any ideas of things to do or check would be great. Thanks
  20. purple8
    by excess atf... We are talking only a tad shy of a litre overfilled?! So not slightly but properly overfilled. I've owned the boat for now 15 months and its always been like that. Its ran for 400hrs like it. so if it is that. I take the blame. Should've been changed by now too tbh! Although some blame should go to whoever put it in in the first place...
  21. purple8
    the gearbox us a vetus technodrive. The prop is completely clear end to end. Indeed the gearbox isn't hydraulic. The gearbox I struggling to engage reverse when the throttle is whacked back, but does find it after a few juddering seconds where the prop throws the engine forward and back quite harshly. was told its ok for now, but it will only get worse with time until eventually there is no reverse gear at all. tick over is at 8.5 as I believe it should be...
  22. purple8
    yeah. He was checking all levers and bolts and was very thorough with it all tbh. After seeing it happen and seeing the oil levels he said it was the only possibility. And he seemed to know his stuff. He checked all mounts and everything else was fine, no issues, just a bloody over filled gearbox level! Gutted I didn't notice it earlier, have seen the level high, but assumed that was correct... What a muppet
  23. purple8
    diagnosis complete... I simply decided it was beyond me so called rcr! verdict is; nothing to do with alignment, or engine mounts, or any loose bolts.... It is actually a failure within the gearbox due to being heavily over filled with atf oil. the gear box has never been filled by us. We have only removed the dipstick and said "wow, there's plenty in there" and left it. But it seems its been over filled by the previous owner and I have never drained it or even noticed this problem. This has therefore over time damaged the clutch cone used to engage reverse gear. And due to it being MY FAULT... The new one will not be covered by the replacement parts. time for a swift beer
  24. purple8
    indeed... Its a watercooled stern gland, topped up with a pea of grease only every 100hrs or so. It was actually replaced 10 months ago along with the shaft. I feel this issue is stemming from mounts, allignment and probably a lot down to a 2m x 2m tarpaulin getting trapped round the prop and stopping the engine in Brentford, 6 journeys up and down the rubbish filled Hanwell flight picking up much rubbish on every occasion and possibly the amount of stuff in the canals around that area of London. I blame that n e way
  25. purple8
    that is kinda along the lines of what I was thinking. Is it easy for a novice to realign the shaft and gearbox? Is it something rcr would do for/with me? As I have cover with them. also could my engine mounts be part of the issue? As my engine seems to be very jumpy when idling...
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