[gas bottle freezing]

i did get that message thanks lol

we all learn the hard way sometimes

well i swapped the old reg for a new auto change over one

last night it went down to -4 and its still working ok so hopefully its all sorted now

thanks for everyone's help

steve

[gas bottle freezing]

thanks for that

yes its defo the reg thats freezing not the bottle thats causing the problems

we just got back and no gas

i heated up the reg and hey presto it all works

the reg is a very old one age unknown tho

we have decided to get an auto change over one and insulate the new reg really well

hopefully this will work

[gas bottle freezing]

i have wrapped thermowrap around the reg already

[gas bottle freezing]

i was then looking at the auto changeover type

that way when 1 bottle freezes it will change it automatically

they are only about £43 on ebay

so hopefully will solve the problem

[gas bottle freezing]

it screws into the bottle

and the bottles are outside on the back of the boat

[gas bottle freezing]

yes defo propane

butane doesn't come in 19kg

and it has the male female fitting

yes butane has the quick release one's

the connections are all ok new rubber hose solids joins

i always make sure the nuts etc are done up really tight when changing bottles

i'm an ex builder so have always treated gas with loads of respect

[gas bottle freezing]

sounds good but not 100% sure

i am a bit dubious incase something catches fire

esp with the gas bottles lol

i know u're not meant to cover a light shade as the heat will catch it alight

i suppose being outside it will never get that hot

seems strange tho because the bottle is lagged so not sure

i may be completely off line here and don't mean to sound doubtful

or negative esp when u've taken the time to offer advice

but the bottle is lagged well

is that lagging holding the cold air in then?

i thought it would help keep it warm

its the top of the bottle thats freezing as i put a hair dryer on it for 5 mins and heated it and hey presto back to normal

the rest of the bottle was still iced up

that worked for a good few hours but temps gone down more again now so back to freezing

so annoying

[gas bottle freezing]

ok sounds good idea

but...........

the box i have my bottle's in is made of decking offcuts

so there is gaps all over it like decking

it designed to blend in rather than shove it in your face

and the whole idea to change everything to gas was to try and reduce the leccy bill lol

a 100w bulb will cost us lots and we are on a meter now

as for the other reply having a seperat supply for water, heating etc

impossible because i have a combi boiler which does heat and water

and then a separate cooker

so i can't have a dif line for water, heating etc

its the boiler thats just being used normally and it trips each night

so we wake to freezing temps while i have to push reset button

[gas bottle freezing]

a separate line coming in isn't really an option unfortunately

there is room for 2 bottles in my storage box on the back of the boat

but everything is in the forward cabin so routing a new pipe would be impossible without ripping everything out

[Foam etc]

The foam is a very good quality a lot better than the last lot we bought

it springs back every time

only problem we have is we bought the 4" stuff but wish i'd have gone for thicker as it tends to hurt your tailbone after a while

at least its only on the dining seats for now

when i do the main seating area i will use thicker

altho we sit on the dining all the time for now as its the only seating we have lol

i shouldn't of ripped out all the other seating lol

[gas bottle freezing]

hiya i use the red bottle's for our heating, hot water and cooking

in the summer its fine we use about 19kg a month

but in the winter we use 19kg a week

trouble is the top of the bottle is freezing

well all of it is actually but don't think the bootle freezing is a problem just the top

where you turn the bottle on and off

the reg and pipe is lagged with foam wrap and thermowrap so that should be ok

i have also bought a cylinder jacket (the red one)

wrapped that round the bottle and all over the top etc

but to no avail once the temp dropped below 0c it froze again and luke warm water

cooker dims when heating comes one

so i know the gas it struggling

we can't use the shower because the waters too cold

any ideas how to stop this freezing

ppl have said wrap towels etc round it

but i have that jacket that should be batter than towels etc

the red bottles should be good down to -15c i thought

maybe they are duds lol

any ideas folks please asap

[Dehumidifiers..... (help)]

did you read the instructions?

we've just bought a delonghi des12 from argos for £150

and its like a fridge basically thats how they work so also like a fridge you have to let it stand for a few hours before switching on

to allow the gas coolant to settle and bubbles etc

always worth reading instructions i just happened to read some reviews about mine and it said after he left it for 2 hours away it went

good job because i was just gonna plug it in

ours works a treat tho altho its a bit bulky but we do have a big boat

it only really does the room we're in doesn't seem to like doors even when left open

but it fills the tank in about 2 days 3l

[headlining]

thanks Johnny

i am rather happy with the nearly finished result

just got the wheelhouse and after cabin to do now

[headlining]

as requested the finished (or nearly anyway) headlining

just got to do the far wall and that will pull the last few wrinkles out

(from the headlining not mine lol)

[headlining]

well i fitted the headlining last week

best advice i could of given was ' get someone else to do it'

it cost me around £50 for everything which is really cheap (birchwood 33) so quite a large boat

i had enough to do the whole boat forward cabin, wheelhouse and after cabin

1/4" thick foam and cream leatherette pvc looked lovely when i bought it

spent a day getting glue everywhere

when i say everywhere i mean everywhere

its a spray glue you use and you spray it on the ceiling and it lands on the floor, windows, cooker, units

everywhere as well as where u wanted it lol

i was covered in my hair on my hands (i roll my own ciggies and trying to roll i had more tobacco stuck to my fingers than actually in the cig)

you can imagine it

well the ceiling was ply lined first with electrics for the lights

i was hoping that the foam covered it all up and when i finished i stood back took a look and went mmmmm

i'm not a perfectionist by any means but this looked ok lol

i picked the wifey up from work and said' are you in a good mood'

as there's glue everywhere and you've a lot of cleaning to do lol

bless her she's a good girl although i had to clean it anyway because she refused

so we looked at this ceiling and she said it looks ok hun

but my opinion it looked horrid

so the next day i set to it again

rather than rip it off and wreck even more of what was there i put then new layer on top of the old

i did a test piece to make sure the foam would stick to the nice side of the pvc etc

so what i have now is ply lined

1st layer of foam

layer of pvc

layer of foam

and another layer of pvc

lol

sounds a right pickle but it looks absolutely brilliant

she came home the next day and agreed brill

even i'm happy with it

so my new advice is

put 2 layers of foam if you have any imperfections as 1 won't cover it

and the second time i had previous knowledge on how to do it

i wore a hat and disposable rubber gloves

ciggies had tobacco in them that day woo hoo

[Foam etc]

i am in the process of restoring my boat and i made a dining area

when it came to foam for the seats i rung round all the companies in the norfolk/suffolk area and was told that no-one stocked 4" foam

how bizarre lol but they could get it in a week later

anyway i scoured good old ebay and pm'd a chap on there with my phone number

he called me back within the hour and gave me prices there and then

it was VERY reasonably priced slightly cheaper than the cheapest quote i had locally

delivery was fixed at £4.99 for each order

so i ordered my foam

next day delivery wow was good quality and cut exactly as i asked with a 2"taper for the rear seats

lovely helpful chap

so i ordered some more for the headlining and some glue

that arrived the next day still £4.99 delivery but 2 parcels so even better value

anyway this isn't my company but i do have his number if anyone needs foam etc give me a pm and i'll let you have it

steve

[WiFi Hotspots]

Hi Mark

the WRC has free wifi once you have payed your mooring fee & they have given you the password.

Jonny

yes wifi is available here (WRC)

but its not free

you can pay for a day use or weekly or monthly or like me yearly

obviously the longer you have the cheaper it is

i'm here all year round so i have the yearly at £120 a year (i think)

the speed isn't great but its wifi so what do u expect

altho it is run though the bt phone line so with bt bringing out these new hyper speeds it may improve

hope that helps with this one anyway

steve