Norm55

Back on line again and yes plumbing is a mess. Anyhow hot water aplenty now it was just airlock but that electric cable has had its blue sheath cut too short. Potentially it could burn out against hot pipework. Am having this rectified. Apologies for jumping into someone elses thread but thought it was relevant. Yes Eton Mess boats are C**p and would not reccomend to anyone.

Its a good point. There is an immersion heater wired and i will check next time am there if it is within sheathing en route to the consumer board. Originally it was switched via the rcd on consumer board until i demanded a separate switch / timer. Such is the standard of an Eton Mess boat

Eton mess anyone ?

There are 3 like this. One had glycol in the others water. I assumed they were for expansion as there is no expansion vessel

Its fixed !!! Many thanks to all who contributed. Bled off screws on 3 expansion pipes ( hot cold and C heater ) and screwed / unscrewed 2 gate valves alongside calorifier. Guess they must have stuck or grit in them having run out of water. Run engine and central heating and all working Thanks again.

Same here Tony. Home now will re visit another time. Was going to run the engine to charge batteries but guess this may harm calorifier if indeed it is starved of water ?

Thanks Tony. Yes whirring sound. Did not drain calorifier as could not see a draw of tap. Its a no pump noise from kitchen taps which is strange. This is last on line from water tank so am thinking air lock between bathroom and rear kitchen ? When running bath sink taps water does flow from kitchen. Turn off bath sink abd water stops. Running kitchen taps on their own does not switch on pump

Thanks Jonathon. Taps off and pump goes quiet. No action from pump when any hot taps are turned on either.

Same problem here. Filled up with water after winter drain off. Pump clicking away but cold water to shower and basin only. Nothing at kitchen sink ( reverse layout ) no hot water so just keep opening taps ?

I challenged this today and spoke to another " member of the team " . Much more helpful and ecplained uplift was due to higher risk as am now out of marina. Plus small admin fee. If i move into marina for winter i will get a £9 refund...admin fee again but reduction in cost due to more secure mooring

But i am the other way round. Leisure boater who moves marinas / moorings to give me more cruising options . And its Insure4Boats.

No, its an admin charge. It took 2 minutes to send me new PDF with new mooring detail on it. So a little unreasonable. Yes i can understand the risk factor is higher but, i then said i would be shortly moving it to Tattenhall marina for winter and told that would be another £47 admin fee!!!

Possibly a bit green here but when my boat was insured I had to nominate home marina. Have since moved to linear mooring and there is an admin charge of £47 just to have this detail changed. Few weeks back we left boat on towpath on 14 day mooring and went home for few days. As boat was not left in home marina, i was not insured. Given the nature of our lifestyle, i find this odd. Anytime we are not sleeping on our boat, unless it is at home mooring then we are not insured. This also goes goes to those that are C C ing Is this normal for all policies ?

Am heading west on staff and Worcester.....i would then say up the Shroppie as am heading oop north . Tyrley and Audlem by washes aren't too bad going down....on my way up........

Uneventful 3 hour cruise. Moored up now at Great Heywood. Yes terminals are tight, engineer from boat builder came out this morning and refixed fuse holder to bulkhead under stern doors. Fingers crossed onwards up the Shroppie to Nantwich