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My sincere apologies...

Another content-free post from truckcab. Thank you for this. 👍

True. Nowadays we get over-represention on the BBC of Scottish and Irish accents added in. I've NEVER heard someone with say, a strong Berkshire accent on the BBC, not even on Radio Berkshire. Although Nicky Campbell's phone-in programme on the R5 can turn up an excellent selection of local accents I notice.

I travel far a wide fixing boilers. I'm just as likely to find my customer in their house has a strong local accent as a boater I might meet out somewhere on the cut.

Anyone who lives in a house and owns a boat is by definition "rich".

Probably yes, but read your current contract to figure out the answer. It probably has a term saying (something like) they can chuck you out at a month's notice. So if you refuse to sign the new contract, you'll be given your one month notice of termination. Presumably you are accustomed to the massive raft of rights afforded to people renting houses and flats and imagined equivalent rights existed for boaters? Sadly, well actually no not sadly, this is not the case. Thank goodness. If it were, few marinas would ever accept anyone living aboard. Above or below the radar.

You're right, we should definitely close the system down rather than try to save it by charging people more than they are being charged now for using it. Stands to reason, dunnit.

I don't understand the apparent reluctance to ask Braidbar. They probably have boxes full of them in stock if they fit them to every build.

Frankly if the electric cupboard is getting hot to the degree it needs fan cooling, there is something badly wrong in there.

I think its Facebook term. 'Dog mama". Jeez....

Telling the board what it called now would probably yield more information. There are 11 boats called Tui now, and none of them a Springer. https://canalplan.org.uk/boats/boats.php

I just did, and this sort of thing gets returned. Not at all like the OP is describing.

Yes and Ferroli is a recognised name in boilerworld, if not a well-regarded one. Better than these weird transitory names like "TABODD" and "Fulgutonit" that are for sale on Amazon! You might even be able to get spares for it when it breaks down...

I agree. Wait ten years and then panic, if the problem has deteriorated. Which seems unlikely. After all the boat is ten years old so it took that long to get this bad! I.e. not very!

Fascinating. I've never heard of toaster bags until now. But then it never occured to me to try to toast a load of carrots, spuds, caulifower, beans etc between two pieces of bread!! 😃 Mind you and getting back on topic, surely one can do this on a boat under the grill, without needing a 240Vac electric toaster...?

And then run inside a close-fitting duct comprising a length of 15mm HEP20 water pipe, as seen in the photo in another thread...