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It’s not that easy to drain the tank. It’s actually the bottom of the engine room bilge. Not got a lot of access.

Good morning. I have a Lister HW3. I want to drain the coolant and add fresh antifreeze. I can’t tell what is in there by colour alone and I don’t think I will be able to drain the skin tank completely. I have 20 Ltrs of the pink stuff. Will it cause problems if I mix it with whatever is left in the tank. Thanks.

Thank you. It’s definitely spirit based. I’ll let it cure properly and carry on. Thanks.

Good isolation everyone. Im painting my cratch . I’ve used rustins red oxide primer but I’ve run out and am having difficulty getting some more. I have some old fashioned toluene based red primer. Would it be ok to use it on top of the white spirit based primer. I’ve tried on a small area and it reacted slightly but has since dried out and looks fine. What do you think? Thanks.

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I don’t think it’s static. I get it every time I touch the metalwork

It’s barely noticeable. The first time it happened it felt like I had a tiny metal splinter in my finger tip. Hard to describe.

I’ll look into this ASAP. Thanks.

How bad was the shock? Mine is so small you could barely notice it.

Good morning. I keep getting a tiny shock from my shower valve. Not a serious bolt, but it needs sorting. It feels like a tiny static shock but happens every time I touch the metal valve or head. I don’t wear nylon frocks ? and I have wooden floors. If it was static I would assume that once discharged that would be it until it builds up again. I’ve had a few AC shocks and it’s not that. I’m on a shoreline and have an immersion heater. The first time it happened I thought I had imagined it, it’s that small but unnerving. My other half said she got a shock from the kitchen tap. I haven’t yet. The plumbing is all plastic. I’m thinking there could be some sort of continuity through the water and have an issue with the immersion element. I have recently replaced my charger and inverter with like for like Victron stuff and haven’t touched anything else. The problem started before that anyway. As I said, it’s a tiny shock. I’m also concerned about the possibility of galvanic corrosion. I have a Victron galvanic isolator installed as per manual. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Thanks for your input.

I had separate units but didn’t have controllers. Ive upgraded them and thought I’d install some sort of controller that was easy to get at. I’ve not got a lot of space that is easy to get at. I’ll find a way to get them in somewhere.

That’s why I chose separates in the first place. I would never choose a combi. What makes you think I had Alan?

Not possible. I need separate controllers. Not really what I wanted. I haven’t got room to have them in the same accessible place. Never mind, that’s what you get when you install separate units. Very nice helpful people. Thanks for your help too.

Thank you. I’ll give them a ring.

It’s now moored directly opposite me. It’s such a shame, it’s a nice little boat. The thing is that they clearly didn’t know what they were doing. They spent 3 hours trying to pump it out with a 3” petrol pump without covering any of the hull openings. The bow was under water and they didn’t cover the cratch drains. Basically, they were pumping the Stort into the Stort. The picture is not very clear I’m afraid

Good morning. Is it possible to connect a separate Phoenix inverter and charger to the dual Phoenix controller? Thank you.

Thank you.

Good afternoon. I want to hook up a couple of 12v computer fans behind my fridge freezer to aid cooling. I read a while ago that they could be connected so the fans fun only when the fridge kicks in. If so, how do I connect them please. Thanks in advance.

I took my Jabsco sensor max 5.0 off of my boat and plumbed it in as a stop-gap and it worked perfectly. That’s why I thought I’d try a more powerful pump on this boat. It’s my other half’s by the way. So I know there’s nothing furred up or restricting it. Trouble is they are expensive and I don’t think they are made anymore. Thanks anyway.

The company have offered me a full refund as there is a fault with the pump itself. What would you helpful people recommend? my other half likes a bath now again so she doesn’t want to wait too long to fill it up and I like a powerful shower. Thanks again for your help. Regards Steve P.

There is a schrader valve at the back of the vessel. I’ll take a phot of the connections at the calorifier end when I get a chance. Funny thing is, it worked fine for over a week with no problems.

Is this any good Tony?

Exactly. There is a Schrader valve on the pressure vessel. Sorry about that Tony

I’ve had to turn it off.