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  1. 6 minutes ago, Smoggy said:

    But canal boats are likely to be lived in all year round, grp boats are owned by normal folk with houses...

    I'm in trouble again....

    You get the point that most grp boats are sold for summer use only.

    I dont disagree with you, just saying hire yards never used to insulate canal boats if in the main they were summer only use and there are more ex hire canal boats in private hands for living on now so I would expect the same with GRP hire yards building for summer use only regarding insulation. That said  I do know of one GRP new build this year where the buyer asked for an insulation upgrade.

  2. 36 minutes ago, floydraser said:

    It's feasable that new boats may have had their internal surfaces sprayed with foam too.

    Private canal boats are more likely to be spray foamed during a build but hire yards never used to due to the extra costs as they were mainly for summer hirings. Dont see why GRP boats should be different tbh.

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  3. Why you ask, because they had the players to play to a system without an outright number 9.

    Top player yes but looks at games played v games won and the stats say less than 50% wins with all three teams that he has managed.

  4. The guy from Broom that I was chatting with Saturday evening said when you call to book the charge to moor is £20 if you eat in the pub however for those who think that they can moor there then jump on a train and go eating in Norwhich or Yarmouth then the charge is £50. How they intend to monitor this I dont know.

  5. 2 minutes ago, oldgregg said:

    Instead of CD's in a changer magazine, you have mp3 files (in folders) on a USB stick.

    It allows you to have more than just 6 'discs' and as there aren't any moving parts they're more reliable.

    You can't get them for all systems but this is the sort of thing.... https://www.xcarlink.co.uk/bmw-usb-sd-interface-business-radio-or-navigation-with-text-display-and-plug-and-play-harness-new.html

    Griff can always ask the little un how to get tunes on to the stick I guess.

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  6. 10 hours ago, BroadAmbition said:

     

    Top Tip - FIT a magnetic type filter in the central heating system / loop.  A breeze to fit and easy to check / clean out.  These save a fortune in breakdowns and keep the system clean and efficient imho they should really be mandatory

     

    For anyone thinking of retro fitting a filter, it is best fitted on the return leg close to the boiler and for those having a new boiler fitted it is often a requirement of the manufacture for the warranty along with a powerflush of the system before the new boiler is installed.

    When selecting an installer some are able to give you an extended warranty ie 10yrs instead of the normal 7yrs if accredited to the manufacture.

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  7. 3 hours ago, MargeandParge said:

    Hi

    Only what I have been told by a plumber, if you live in a hard water area you should have a water softener to run a combi as the tubes are small and they fur up. It was some time ago and maybe the technology has moved on. Worth investigating before you commit 

    Regards Marge and Parge 

     

    Worth checking as you say, some manufactures say no to using softeners.

  8. 24 minutes ago, grendel said:

    to be fair I had been considering a combi boiler which will do away with the tank in the airing cupboard and then I wont need the cold tank that was installed in the loft.

    Will need a good pressure and internal flow of water for a comb, something a lot of properties dont have.

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  9. Hydrogen is in the latter testing stage and is being trailled on a few new housing estates but it only takes a couple of parts within these boilesr to convert to NG.

    Follow ExSurveyors advice re finding somebody, preferably from personal recommendations and not a trusted website who may be able to repair it.

    If you do have a new boiler then depending on what condition the radiators are in upgrading to type 22 from type 21 with TRV`s can also make a big difference and save heating costs in the long term and nobody can advise on the pipework from their armchair Im afraid so you need somebody on site that you feel you can trust to advise you.

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