nairb123

Makes storing a generator on the boat look a bit lame. Wonder what the BSS examiner thought.

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Yup, I think you are right. I have been on the system some 30(ish) years and know I am well into the autumn years of being on the canal. I now hope for 2 or 3 years of splashing about. Any more is a bonus.... But I still wonder if there will be any boating left in 20/30 years time.

Thanks for the replies. Its a petrol gen. Its stored with a cover in the engine room when I am not there. And because its not a gas tight environment that is the issue and why the bss examiner will fail the exam I guess. The gen is an eu20i which is not the lightest to carry up the path. So the option is to put it in the car every time I leave and bring it back each time. The boat does have a gas locker in the front with drain holes etc. But I was told that petrol cans should not be carried in the locker. Which is where I used to store them when travelling about. But these can easily be stored off the boat at other times. What will we be using to charge the batteries when diesel engine are banned on boats.....

I have a generator which I run on the bank or on the back of the boat when necessary. Is it legal to store the generator on the boat when the boat is not being used?. Apparently, it's an automatic fail if one is found on the boat during a BSS test. I dont know if it is ok to store the generator in the cratch during the test, but I take it off the boat during the test anyway. Ta Nairb

I and others had convinced me that I was living in a death trap. One that I have lived in, and used as a holiday home for the last 28 (ish) years without any noticeable issues. I expected to see the co monitor to give a reading, maybe a worrying one, but so far with the morso running and cooker on for 25 mins there has only been a zero reading. I did put the monitor near the generator just to check, and it did beep until put in fresh air again. So it does seem to be working. It will be interesting to see over time how representative these past days are I have joined the converted. Maybe I will get one for the bedroom as well.

In my house in the defra multi fuel stove, there is an opening at the rear of the stove at the lhs at the bottom. It cannot be closed, and so the stove can only be shut down a certain amount. It gobbles fuel and runs the flue hot. There is reduced control over the fire. In truth, it's probably more expensive to use with the gov approved fuels than to have the gas fire heating on. I did modify the stove so its much better to use. Of course it's now no longer a defra stove but can be put back as one within 5 mins. I also found that burning smokeless fuel removed the smoke issue, but it won't pass the councilman's inspection as is. But the fuel lasts much longer.

Wait for a foggy day, they won't see the fire........

For me, it's all about the cost. At the moment, I get all my wood for FREE. So to change to a gov approved source of fuel will cost about £150 quid a month (estimated at the moment). That might be almost the same as having the central heating on. I will need to see this working to know. If cost is not an issue, MP's etc, then fitting the correct stove and using approved fuel is a NON issue. A narrow boat on the other hand has other more difficult problems. Defra approved stove on a boat???. Anyway, at the moment it's the house that's in the firing line

It would seem that after all the interesting discussions in this forum/thread about the levels of smoke and for how long etc what it actually comes down to is......... If you have a defra (or some approved) stove, and it's correctly installed and are burning an approved fuel (https://smokecontrol.defra.gov.uk/fuels.php?country=england ) then, when the council comes to check your house for smoke infringement you are in a better situation. Its a bit like the tax man - if you have the right bit of paper, then they move on to the easier target - for now.

That make a lot of sense. I was expecting values of between just above zero and maybe less than 15 or so. In a house, a value of zero makes more sense due to its volume. In a confined space of the boat, I expected to see A number. But it's sitting here near the morso and shows zero, and so far has done so where ever I put it. Panic over.

1st one fitted.

I have only just gotten round to unpacking it. It came with the new bss last year. So I have no example to go by other than buying another. Being a landlord for years I used to have a spare lying around. But I'm not a landlord any more otherwise I would have tried 2 or 3 of these things. Yes............ zero is good. Having been on this boat for 28+ years, it's not killed me yet as far as I know.

Yes, zero is what we need. It's just for some reason I was expecting a small amount from the morso 1410. But maybe there is none in the cabin. Plenty from the genny exhaust which is expected. If zero is showing, then it might be true. The device is brand-new. Maybe I should stop fretting.

I finally set up my Kidde 7DC0 carbon monoxide detector. With new batteries. I was expecting a small amount? but the detector sits there showing zero. I have put it at floor level and at head height......... still zero. So I held it in the exhaust from the generator running on the bank. Beep loudly giving a high reading. When it had setteled down I put it back in the cabin with the log fire running and it still sits there at zero. Am I lucky or is the NEW detector faulty. Is zero normal - and good Ta Nairb