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  1. Hi all, coming back to this, here are some photos of the water components I can see. It also appears we have a pumptron box as well which I think is the pressure switch. It appears that the red pressure vessel may not be in use at all. I can feel water in the pipe to the pressure switch when the pump operates but none in the blue hose underneath the pressure vessel. Does this make sense to anyone?
  2. Does anyone want to spend?! Don't fancy ripping it all out, especially if it's an easy fix and considering we've only just had a new water pump fitted. Out of interest are variable pumps any good, reliable etc?
  3. Thanks John, that's pretty much what I thought re the pressure vessel. All I have to do is find it! And Vaughan, thanks for your further input, I'll find some manuals for the pump and do a bit more reading up to see how far I can stretch my understanding. Agree with your point about the marina although I'm keen to learn, I really should know a bit more about it! As the marina fitted the new water pump, should we have expected them to make sure everything was correctly set up and running properly?
  4. Good plan, thanks. I did wonder if it could be something as simple as a blockage somewhere, so I'll plan to investigate. If nothing else I might start to figure out what and where all the relevant bits and pieces are!
  5. Thanks both for the replies. @OldBerkshireBoy it doesn't sort itself out at all, remains the same as long as you're trying to run taps/showers. @Vaughan fantastic guidance, thank you. I believe a pressure vessel is the same as an accumulator tank, and I don't know if we have one. When we're on board I'll dig around and take a load of photos. Assuming I can find the right bits I'll follow your advice (or ask our marina to investigate beforehand) and see how it goes. I take it there's a valve or something on the pressure vessel to check the pressure etc. Just to make sure I understand (!) - water pump off and taps open. Set the pressure vessel to 1 BAR (is that right, about 14 psi??). Set water pump cut OUT pressure about 12 psi. Turn the pump on, run the shower. Adjust cut IN pressure until consistent flow at the shower. I believe there's a pressure adjustment screw on the top of the pump. Is that about right?
  6. Hi all, looking to gain a bit of knowledge and advice on water pressure. Long story short, the domestic water pressure on our boat is useless, it starts out weak, the pump eventually kicks in, you get a good blast for nearly a minute and it then slows to a trickle over the next minute or two. Really irritating for washing up, and pretty unpleasant when showering as it goes from boiling hot high pressure to a freezing cold drip shortly after! We had a new parmax 4 water pump fitted but there's no difference, arguably it's a little worse. Previously, running the cold tap in the bathroom gave the shower some consistency but that doesn't work with the new pump! I'm afraid I don't know if we have an accumulator, in fact I know very little about the domestic water system 🤔 Can anyone give any thoughts on where we should start in trying to solve the issue?
  7. Thanks CeePee - that's good to know. I may consider EE as well as or instead of Smarty (3). My mobile is BT, which uses the EE network so I may see if I can take that out of the phone and put it in the Mifi device. My phone as a hotspot is next to useless. Thanks also Grendel - if you do remember that would be so useful! I'd also be really interested to see how 3 and O2 compare and what you find out, although I have no intention of making it a habit to work from the boat! We're away in about 4 weeks so I don't have to decide right now but if I can make my mobile sim work in a mifi, and get a Smarty one as well, in theory at least that should keep me covered.
  8. Hi everyone, back with another silly question about mifi and mobile signals... As it happens I didn't have to work on board earlier this month, but in late October I will need to work for a day from the boat. I'm going to get a smarty sim and a mifi device. I'd like to moor at Potter, either the quiet moorings, the BA moorings or herbert woods if they'll let me, so the wife and 3 year old can go for walks and buy loads of tat from latham's! Does anyone happen to know what the signal is like on 3 at Potter? Their coverage map says no 4g but I'm not sure I believe that... Thanks!
  9. Thanks both of you so much. We found the playground using what3words and little one had a lovely time, it looked like it had been recently refurbished. It was about 10 minutes walk from the moorings. Thanks again!
  10. Hi all, we're currently en route to rockland, having heard the odd mention of a kids playground near the new inn... Looked at Google maps and couldn't see anything obvious, can anyone tell us how to find it please? The 3 year old demands it!
  11. Now that's what I call resourceful!
  12. Wow, thanks so much everyone! Such great responses 👍 Smarty sounds like the way to go, and I'll find a Huawei mini unit, thank you David for the link. Sounds like we should have a reasonable chance of being connected almost everywhere, except the home marina of course (Horning)! I think if I worked in the library at Wroxham having to take work calls I'd quickly start irritating people...
  13. Hi all, Next time we're afloat (early September) I'll need to work a couple of days from the boat . I've done a bit of research but am still none the wiser in how to be connected, much as I'd prefer not to be. I can use my BT mobile phone (EE network) as a mobile hotspot but it's not very good and online calls (through the laptop) can be a little temperamental. I have however identified a couple of locations where I should be able to get a decent enough signal to be connected. Can anyone give any advice on what kit I'll need? I believe Three has good coverage and I'll need a mifi, dongle, and/or something else? So the plan is to purchase a 3 data sim that I can put into whatever device I need. Can I also put in my normal mobile sim if the Three signal's not good in a particular spot? And what device is it I need?! Any and all recommendations welcome, thank you!
  14. Same here - up until a few years ago we always used to hire this type of boat. We would get under a couple of times each year in boats such as Grenada Girl, Moon Quest, Crown Gem and the like. It's a great shame that this style of boat has almost disappeared completely from the hire fleets - the Potter pilot never failed to take us through on a Crown Gem (even with just under 6ft showing on the gauge at the bridge), but Richardsons sold them all a couple of years back. They were 6ft 3 according to the helm panel, or 5ft 11 according to the pilot, and only 10ft 6 wide I seem to recall. We know how lucky we were to have experienced the other side of that bridge so many times - the only way we will again will be in a canoe!
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