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I take it that you don't have the remote control option so you need to look at the digital diesel control which is located on the top of the wiring box. Errors are indicated by neon lights next to the relevant connections. The genny will stop for many different reasons as it is designed to do in order to prevent catastrophic failure but the errors don't always tell the truth. Having lived with a Whisper 6 ultra for 17 years now there are still times when these situations are quite frustrating. If the genny is indeed overheating it is most likely due to a problem with the raw water cooling side. Check the raw water pump impeller to see if it is intact first, if it is damaged then replace it, but also make sure you clear any broken off bits that will have travelled onwards. If you can't find any you will need to back flush the raw water system. If the impeller is intact the problem could be the pump itself is worn out, I had to replace mine recently at a cost of £750 and there are no cheaper alternatives I'm afraid. Keith

This must only be a problem going downstream as I don't recall any such problems going upstream with a pair of large Grand Unions, mind you it was a long time ago so my memory could be playing tricks. Keith

The answer is hear although it isn't exactly clear - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Soar Keith

Does it really matter?!

17 years as a lıvıng aboard and about ten years attempting to be as green as possible. 620 watt solar array with Tristar 60 controller, 900 ah Trojan t105 batteries, Victron Phoenix Multi Plus 12/2500/120 combi inverter charger plus Mastervolt Whisper 6 ultra onboard generator. The solar supplies almost all our needs from beginning of April to the end of October with a few bonus days either side. The generator supplies all our needs for the rest of the time and uses ( for as long as I can still get it ) HVO instead of diesel. I have a home built solar collector which provides hot water during the Summer and an HVO fired boiler for the rest of the time. The boiler also heats 4 rads which we rarely use as our 4kw multi fuel stove is usually plenty on its own. We have taken to using Hotmax Fuel Logs as our main heat source supplemented by Ecoal as a means of keeping the fire in overnight. The biggest 230v power consumers are our Liebherr under counter fridge and freezer. We also have a 32" tv plus freeview box. All lighting is 12 volt and LEDs of course. One thing to be aware of is that things do wear out or go wrong, I had to replace the Tristar after about 5 years, the generator has needed some ( expensive! ) replacement parts over the years and we're on our second set of Trojans having replaced the first set after 7 years ( I gave four of them to another boater who got another couple of years out of them ). Keith

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I had a pair but I eventually threw them away because they hurt my feet. Keith

I bow to your superior knowledge, even though I was in construction for most of my working life.

I doubt that very much. HVO is more expensive too but that doesn't stop contractors from using it in preference to white diesel.

Bricklayers don't run construction sites, you've been reading the Mail again haven't you.😁

Luck has nothing to do with it, suppliers stopped delivering red diesel to sites in April. I had a delivery of red HVO back then and the driver told me his next drop was 5000 litres of white HVO to a construction site. Keith

It's to encourage frugality, ie not leave machines running when not actually in use, plus give an incentive to invest in other forms of power. Keith

Leaving a boat moored at Henley or on Wallingford Town moorings for a week would be possible. It would be highly unlikely that security would be an issue, I'd feel confident with leaving a boat there unattended from that point of view. The only worry I would have is if there was a possibility of heavy rain causing the river to go into flood. Keith

Only in the boating world, it has been everywhere else throughout the plumbing industry. The most annoying thing about EA's approach is that they should have the knowledge but they clearly don't. The latest contraption and the previous anti back flow devices were never intended or designed to be used for filling boat tanks via long ( more than 60 cm ) hoses, they were intended for filling cattle troughs.

Yes the new legislation that was introduced 23 years ago. Keith

Fluid category 5 Fluid representing a serious health hazard because of the concentration of pathogenic organisms, radioactive or very toxic substances, including any fluid which contains– (a)faecal material or other human waste; (b)butchery or other animal waste; or (c)pathogens from any other source. The Thames itself isn't classed as a category 5 risk, if it was it would be illegal to swim in it. Previously Thames water points had hoses permanently attached to them and no non return valve in the supply. The possibility of a hose being left lying on the ground in this circumstance created a risk of contamination of the water supply should it be interrupted ( turned off for works to be carried out on the main supply for instance ) causing back flow. This possibility would have been easily overcome by 1.boaters having to supply their own hose and 2. the fitting of a non return valve in the supply to the tap ( as is required for all mains supply taps in public buildings and domestic garden hoses. Keith

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Yes that's the one, add in the cost of casting the concrete plinth and the pointless protective frame, transporting of materials and labour and we're probably looking at £4,000 per installation. A simple non return valve in the supply to the tap ( as seen at every water point on the CRT canal system ) would have met the regs with a cost per water point of around £250 inclusive of labour. I don't know what happened to the photos but I can still see them. Keith

London is a very busy place, it has a population of 9.5 million for heaven's sake. Why does anyone expect the canals to be any different, if you don't like crowds whether people or boats then don't go there!

Damn! I've run out of popcorn.

How to remove rubbish from a Dutch barge's propeller. Some are easier than others though! Keith

The blue hose is attached to to a tap with an anti back flow device ( this was EA's previous ''solution'' to complying with the 1999 water supply regs ) and is feeding my 1200 litre water tank which is four feet above ground level. the device has a 2 mm hole which feeds the hose and four 2 mm holes which discharge water due to back pressure. These devices were never designed for a hose longer than 60 cm. The link below should show it in operation. The pillar contains a small cistern which feeds the yellow hose via gravity and the wide beam is being filled by it. As this only provides a trickle of water it is taking an eternity and the boat crew resorted to filling small containers from another tap to try and speed up the process. If you lift the yellow hose up more than a foot or so the water ceases to flow. https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipM6lK-S_RbPBTwsdJal3BMoBh7KdGerGYY3kfWZ

EA's latest ''solution'' to a non problem, and if your filler is above ground level it won't work.

I can't find any evidence to support ''there is no longer a requirement to dye rebated product'', none of the bulk suppliers mention this and still offer red diesel and red HVO for sale as well as white diesel and white HVO. Keith