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  1. Hi With reference to laundry https://www.bridgeinnbrewood.co.uk/ ......it also has mooring 😀
  2. We moored at Tattenhall for nearly 9 years and on the whole were quite satisfied but ....... everywhere you want to go there are 5 BIG HEAVY WIDE LOCKS including the staircase at Bunbury 😐 I got so fed up we moved to the Midlands and the bliss of narrow locks !
  3. Hi It was definitely open we came through about 3 hours ago
  4. We are looking for a replacement thermocouple for one of the burners on our 23 year old Vanette gas hob. When you search online it comes up with Stoves parts not Vanette parts. Does anyone know if they are the same brand these days. Many thanks in advance.
  5. If you need a station with a car park in that area the obvious choice is Kirkstall Forge Station which is 5 mins from the canal along a good footpath.Not sure there a re any designated visitor moorings at Kirkstall and the edge are a bit overgrown but some boats seem to manage. There are some bollards just by Bridge 222 and a fat boat was moored there Saturday, There is also a small car park by the bridge. If you do moor near there I highly recommend The Bridge pub,good beer and food and you can sit in a huge Tipi with open log fires!
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    NBW???

    He also says that the Aire flooded the Aire and Calder Navigation. That would be difficult as they are combined in Leeds since the latest flood protection work was completed. Still why let reality get in the way of a good story.
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    Washer dryer

    Hi I use a heat pump dryer at home and am really impressed.It dries at least as quickly as my old vented one.has a crease reduction button and the clothes come out really soft and ready to put away.It is an Electra and was £300 from a well known online retailer. The only thing is having to empty the water if can be plumbed in just not where we have it
  8. Bear in mind that the power profile for small wind turbines in not a straight line graph. If they quote up to 30 watts at 30mph as the wind speed drops the power output drops rapidly so that at normal wind speeds the output is negligible. And other than the last few weeks how often do we get 30mph wind.
  9. Suggesting you take it to the tip is all well and good. The volume you are talking about is substantial. At least double the amount you put in and all the tips I have been to do not have a facility for it. Easy to say. Hard to do. I question whether those who say it actually do it.
  10. But having emptied the coolant from the system. How are you supposed to dispose of it?
  11. Many thanks for the reply Tony. Very interesting. I have never changed the oil in our PRM but whenever I check the dip it is clear. We have had the boat for 5 years so I guess it is worth doing. I was looking at recommendations for cars and they are usually about 60000 miles which probably equates to something like 1500 hours on a boat which for us is 4 to 5 years (leisure boaters). Plus the gearbox on a car must be working far harder than a boat where once forward gear is engaged it chugs away uninterrupted.
  12. Can anyone enlighten me please. Why is it that gearbox oil needs changing. What happens in a gearbox to cause it to deteriorate. As mentioned above there is no combustion process to contaminate it so surely it should last a very long time.
  13. What about going on the Shroppie from Norbury Junction or Breewood ? Wide straight canals and not too many narrow locks (unless you venture down Audlem) and lovely scenery ?
  14. If you can't get round you will cause chaos if there are any boats trying to use the staicase .We came through last week and it was really quite busy, Why not go up the locks they don't take long and the lock keeper will help. Winding holes are there for a reason.
  15. Hi I suggest you have a look at some of the hire boat websites to get an idea of how they fit in the number of berths you would need.Then have a think about storage space for everyone and think about how small a boat kitchen is ,it can be hard to cope with 4 never mind 7.Ask yourself where is everyone going to sit in the evening and how are your children ,all at very different stages of life .going to be able to have any space of their own. How are you gong to sit down for meals and how big a table do you need so everyone can do their school work ? I speak from experience when I say that if someone is trying to work then everyone else has to be quiet -sound travels in a boat.This is not so bad for us as there are only 2 of us but 6 other people ? The water tank would have to be very large or you could end up filling it every day.How are you going to do the washing and dry it. Remember all the fuel,food and other supplies have to be transported to the boat ,this can be a challenge in a marina and much harder if you CC . You would probably have to have a pumpout which would still need emptying regularly with the associated cost.Living on a boat has challenges which I feel increase in direct proportion to the number of people on the boat .
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