Dawnie

So glad the insurance paid out, hope its enough to do the work required, good luck with the refit and keep us posted

Normal then

I too have just deleted the Canadian Pharmacy before deleting the pm. They are a menace, can you ban pm spammers? I understand you need to ban the ip not the name?

Hi Steve your own post (44) of that thread QUOTE (alan_fincher @ Feb 26 2009, 11:02 AM) And something I have repeatedly tried to find the answer to..... How many serious injuries and fatalities are there actually in narrow boats from the many things perceived as dangerous, (stoves, gas installations, LPG fridges, etc....) Even allowing for the tragic results of some cowboy fitting, (whether "owner" or "professional"), I still get the impression that working boats on canals and through locks is at least equally hazardous as to living with the onboard dangers. If I'm close to correct, then we should legislate to stop people indulging in the dangerous practices of actually using and enjoying their boats, surely ? At the end of the day - any fatality that can be avoided is a good thing. But I agree with you Alan, in comparison to how many boats that are fitted with solid fuel stoves, how many are fitted perfectly, how many are fitted 'dangerously'. I can see where Gary is coming from as well. Once this standard is put in place, any 'professional' who fits a stove that doesn't follow the BSI/ISO etc to the letter can expose themselves to litigation. They will not give it as an option. We will all have to have noisy, forced draft diesel heaters. The one on the boat in front of me is great. Every time it runs, I have to shut all of my windows - 1. because of the noise, 2. because within 5 minutes it sets of my CO alarms with the fumes. Not that I should worry though - my solid fuel stove fitted by the steps to my front door, with its single skin flue and dodgy chimney will have killed me off first. Hey ho -------------------- Steve You joked about it there but you have been so lucky.

I maybe dim but who is cowboy neal? Although forming a new group is a good idea, an earlier post mentions infiltration from within. how many out there are members of these groups that have filled in this poll? how many would be prepared to join to enable infiltration?

I suggest you call HETAS the scheme responsible for solid fuel and ask them. Some new biomass fuels burn hotter and may not be suitable in certain stoves