Jen-in-Wellies

I have no idea. Hence the word "might" regarding any warranty. The only one of these sorts of heaters I've seen the insides of is a Chinese knock off of the Russian knock off!

If it had ever come up in a BSS examination I reckon we would have heard about it here by now. If this is a new heater, then the second you change the pipe you will have invalidated any warrantee it might have.

IS this pipe within the heater itself, or pipe from the diesel supply to the heater?

As space is an issue, 20mm grommets could be used instead. Available from a lot of places. Will prevent chafing of the wire and look neat, but won't be waterproof, or secure the cable.

I do this too. Very useful when single handing and mooring up to Armco, especially with an off shore wind blowing. Lets you deal with the mooring ropes at one end, without the other end being blown across the cut. I even have a short rope to the centre ring, separate from the centre lines, with a nappy pin on it ready to use.

@Kezza, if you can't work out what the rating is, post a photo of the breaker.

An earth leakage might not cause the boat RCD to flip out if it has been wired incorrectly. This is more common on boats than is good for ones peace of mind.

Slight differences between the breakers actual trip currents could cause this. Even two 16A breakers will trip at slightly different currents. Also, the bollard might have a lower rating breaker, 6A, or 10A, if the wiring is limited in the shore supply to them, so that will trip first. This is assuming it is an over current situation that is tripping the bollard, not an earth leakage. Again, does the breaker that is tripping have a test button on it, or not?

On my shore bollard, they are separate. Not seen a combined MCB/RCD used, but I don't doubt some bollards use them.

When tightened down, they act as cable clamps, so useful. You won't have to fret about the cable getting abraded on the plastic housing where it passes through. The glands are cheap as chips and can be colour coordinated to the box. It will also look more professional. https://www.screwfix.com/p/tower-nylon-male-comp-gland-20mm-2-pack/45943 Jen

Is it the MCB, or RCD that is tripping out? The RCD will likely have a test button on it. If it is the RCD, then see @nicknorman's reply. If the MCB, see @Bod's reply.

The signs need to be stretched out, so they are only readable at speed and not annoying to persons of age challanged grumpiness going at 2mph.

Assuming you are interested in gigabytes of mobile data used, this will most likely be an app from your friends mobile phone maker, or from the network provider, Three, Vodaphone, EE etc. On mine, I would go to the Three web site and a link from there in a browser to find mobile data used since the last bill, though there is a Three app, which is probably more direct, but I don't have installed. It is unlikely to be part of the core Android operating system. I have an old version of Android, so things may have changed.

A difficult sale. Potential buyers expect them to be black and white, not ...

Better to wipe your bum on the bamboo bog roll. Pandas have to eat many pounds of bamboo to get one pound of panda. Same theory that says it is more eco to grow crops on land, rather than use it for pasture for cattle. Typically a ten to one ratio for each step up the food chain. Eating, or wipping your bum on lions and great white sharks is the most eco unfriendly of all! Especially important not to eat a panda, lion, or great white after wiping your bum on it.

Close the hoppers to stay warmer. That is what they are for! I have hoppers open in summer, but close them as the nights draw in. They are closed now, so I can put back lighting the stove for a while longer. Last winter I used plastic film secondary glazing over the frames to help and will be doing the same in a few weeks time.

Without a switch, then doing the disconnecting the panels at an MC4 the evening before, after sunset and either doing the work, topping up, or whatever then, or the following morning would work. I don't know anything that says you are required to have some form of isolation between panels and controller on a boat. The BSS makes no mention.

And the bizarre habit of tying a centre rope from the cabin roof tight to the ground. Perfect for introducing a rocking motion as another boat, duck, or floating leaf goes by.

Really, the only time they need switching off is when you are changing, or otherwise disconnecting the batteries that the solar controller is connected to. Most solar controllers like to be connected up in the sequence batteries first, then panels. Some could be damaged by having solar in with no battery connected, but many can survive that. One way round this, with no switch, but with a bit of planning, is to disconnect an MC4 connector at the end of the panels the evening before. No sunlight means no big sparks and consequent errosion of the MC4 contacts. The reason DC switches for high voltages and currents are so big and expensive is the arcing that you get when they are opened. With AC switches, the voltage and current are passing through zero a hundred tiimes a second, so any arc is soon extinguished, so the contacts can be smaller and don't need to be opened so far apart. For DC, the contacts need to be snapped apart as quickly as possible a sufficient distance to break the arc and the switches are larger, more expensive and complex to make for a given voltage and current. This gets harder, then higher the voltage. If you look at a typical switch for AC and DC, its DC ratings are much more conservative than its AC ones. A switch might be rated for 250V 16A AC, but only perhaps 12V 5A DC. I have switch between my panels and the controller, but I only have 240W worth of panels, so a standard DC toggle switch is sufficient. For bigger systems, you'd need a bigger and more expensive switch, if you want this capability, like the one @blackrose purchased. Jen

If you want disapproval, try single handing a motorised swing/lift bridge with a lengthening queue of traffic on both sides with drivers beaming hate at you.

The wither and die stare just isn't that effective. Shame really.

No jury would convict. 😀

A major escalation. They were harder and have sharp corners when thrown at boaters.