20 PAINFUL MONTHS in and we still haven't started CRUISING | DIY NARROWBOAT REFIT
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- Опубликовано: 19 мар 2023
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In todays episode we see Chris and Becks struggle with the reality that living on a narrowboat isn't always everything its cracked up to be - or at least whilst knee deep into restoring their "Whistling Wombat" houseboat to her former glory.
Will they ever get to go cruising the canals and rivers?
Nonetheless, they battle on with their DIY - the extreme weather making things even trickier, and are rewarded for their efforts by some generous tokens of help gifted to them from a lovely subscriber.
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I wish I had your patience and determination. I really admire you both, and best of all your propensity to laugh as much as you do. There is no doom and gloom, which is more than could be said in my case. Good luck to you both.
Thank you, its been a struggle at time but were trying to solder through to happy cruising days, will get there soon , were getting very close
You have renewed my faith in humanity, unperturbed by insurmountable turmoil and chaos, you have shone through the fog, to exhibit staunch fortitude in darkening times, Crobots to the rescue yet again! 23:02 😊
if you can beat the chaos join it, its kinda worked so far haha cheers buddy
I love it when Bec's gets her tools out...
saucy
Gods are happy, they play with us...keep focusing on the good and I look forward to see rewarding summer episodes just around the corner 🍀🐞🍀🐞🍀🐞
thank you Dana we cant wait for the summer
I have to applaud you both. I would have given up by now. But you both keep plugging away, and with smiles and good humor. I really hope that the plumbing is not another huge nightmare and you are able to get it sorted and have the ability to have radiators as a source of heat. Fingers crossed 🤞🏼
😊🤗 Kathy
we put a brave face on there have been times when we've both cracked haha were just so excited too be getting closer to cruise day...thanks always Kathy :)
Absolutely smashed it guys. What a team, love watching you and your super duper ideas...
Thank you so much for enjoying our adventure 😊
Crobot connector chaos reigns supreme. Getting wood always excites……. Huh? 😂.
thanks Steve...I suppose we do kinda celebrate the disaster haha
Oh no!! sorry to see you have soggy floor now 😔 Lovely flamin' nuggets though! Your hatch looks ace 🤩xx
Thank you, boats and leaks...seams to be every other week at this point haha...all part of the narrowboat game , hope you guys are having fun xx
Wow. It looks like a nightmare tracing back the pipes. Sorry for the leak but hopefully you’ve sorted that out now. Sorry you’re having to dry the newly laid floor. Well done for finishing off the hatches (for now!) . Have a great weekend. Take care. Nick
Thanks so much Nick, fortunately the floors drying out nicely so not too much harm done. Haha! There's always more room for hatch work!! You too ☺️
A set back to most of us is just another little challenge to you two keep it up always get a laugh from your vlogs
thanks for the encouragement Pete :)
Would of loved to see you match the screw placement on the new wood with those on the right side of the hatch.. it’s the small things and attention to detail that make it look finished.
Thank you! I totally agree, we are gonna fill over the screw heads so they shouldn't be visible but I'm a real stickler for stuff like that myself!
Oh boy 20 months in, you guys are amazing, Beccs you can solve any problem. There’s two new kids on the block Josh and Ula, they’ve just brought a boat and left us with a Christie Crobot cliffhanger, they have a big water leak, they found it in episode 6. Sadly they don’t have a Becca and Chris. Phillip you are a gem, hatch is now complete and looks brilliant. Did you get caught in the amber alert weather condition? OK guys as usual I wait with baited breath for the boiler outcome, but Beccs I have faith I know you’ll get it going. Take care guys, I’m so, so loving your “adventure”. See you soon. 💕
I know it creeps up, but will get there eventually, oh great stuff.so many great channels to choose from, sad to hear they have a leak...but I imagine every boater runs into these problems at some point, you just have to play dumb and let your partner do all the work haha yes the weathers been quite chaotic down this way...though a boat is probably the best place to be. thanks always Pauline take care
Guys, I don't know if this will catch the issue in time. One solution is to run the pipes above the floor at the side of the boat and then cover the pipes with a makeshift skirting board. It is basically not a good idea to have those pipes under the floor. As in the future a leak appears from a joint or pipe, it will be a nightmare to lift the floor again. If it is done as I described above, then any maintenance or leaks can be easily got at.
we would love to run the pipes above, but I suppose we were trying to avoid another big job, that way you could easily keep an eye on it all, and you can make it look really nice too, thanks Ken
Nice one good old Phil what a top fella ..well chuffed you found ya pipes without ripping up ya floor brilliant have a top week u two 🙂🔧🎸✌️
He really is ace! Yeah we both gave a big sign of relief over that one! Phew!! Same to you fella! ☺️
Ahh! The seagull 40 5-5hp I bought one 1975 sadly sold the boat and. Never forgot her I bet she's still alive today. Thanks for the memories cheers n beers Marty Australia
Ahh awesome! How cool would it be to trace her back to see if she's still going strong! Cheers Marty!
Aww always something to fix up but you get there do hope the floor be ok cos was soooo lovely good luck tcnow the oldies 🤗👋👍🤗👋👍🌺
Thanks Ann. Fortunately it's drying out nicely so fingers crossed not too much damage was done x
You guys always do things with a smile or a giggle on your faces ! I’m so sorry about the floor though Becca but I’m sure it will look like new when you re lay it ! Sorry for the late view but it’s been a crap week thus far ! Lol gotta smile ! Love you guys . Keep on vlogging baby !!! See you on the next one my crobotties ! Xx
Thanks Mandy ☺️ So sorry to hear you have had a crap week. Hope everything's alright ❤️ We will keep ploughing on don't you worry. Hope your week improves. See you on the next one 😘 xx
That rust did look so bad with the wet down there . but the hatches look like that will be a lot faster to fix,
I too would suggest surface mounting the piping for the radiators. New pipes will give you confidence and being accessible will mean easy to fix.
Was so disappointed for Becks to see what had happened to your lovely floor. xx
its something we have actually always wanted to do but it depends on if will have the time, were so far behind at this point , but the job should be done properly really, thanks so much
It's difficult when sooo much needs doing, been there with a house, you will get there.
🎹Two haunting piano riff incidents in one episode! Could this be a first? And those compressed wood shaving things looked like animal pellets for giant cows, or cattle rather. 😁🐮
well noted Timothy haha, dont mention cows around chris
It's a good job that the pub is just by your mooring
exactly Paul
Man alive !! That’s rough work
Thank you 😊
Wow what an amazing couple you are.
Thanks so much for the support Richard 🙏
With your tricky screw removal or, if you happen to mangle a screw head, you should get some screw removal drill bits. These drill into the damaged screw head, and you can then use them to screw out the damaged screw. A useful tool, I am forever damaging screw heads especially when using power tools as a screwdriver. I got a handy set for less than a tenner.
oh woaw that sounds like a great bit of kit, im getting myself on amazon, thanks Martin
The Egyptians had some problems w/ boats on the Nile & in 3 or 4 thousand years no one remembers - you are lucky that swimming to shore is never far & not deep when water floods in -
exactly haha thanks for the confidence boost
It might be a bit late now …. But to fix the ugly square hole in the side panel ( where you cut out the screw). You could use your big hole cutter ( that you used for the pipes ) . If you fix a piece of timber behind the panel where the square hole is. You can use that to position the centre drill and then cut a nice round hole in the panel. Then use the cutter again to cut a round filler piece from a scrap of timber . Well done with fixing the water leaks ! 😊
Oh that's a fab idea thanks so much, really appreciate your help there, il give it a go! Thank you, it seems like a never-ending list of jobs!! I keep thinking the list is getting shorter then it gets longer again! 😂
Expert Joiner here again, ( But not called Philip) thanks for the weekly hatch fix guys. If I was you I would, like others have said, surface fix all your pipe work for your Rads, I would replumb the whole heating system, in the long run it will be better, save time and messing about and running the risk of any further leaks and you will have peace of mind. I would also like to congratulate you on your dribbling skills, it took me years to master the art whilst still sober, Gold Star to you sir 😂 Great entertaining vlog again
why thank you Dave...im sure it gets easier as you get older?? the dribbling that is haha yes I can completely see were your coming from in the long run your probably right, the thing is we dont really want to start a whole new job...its been a long old refit and were itching to get going...that saying you are absolutely right...it should be done again to avoid any previous damage plus we could have it in a far better spot that we could get to
Great video 😊 nice plumbing repairs 😊well done
thanks buddy :)
What an absolute nightmare! Having seen the boat, as in what is tucked away behind and under the woodwork and walls, I really wouldn't want to sleep in it. I feel so sad for you having all of this hassle but I suppose you are learning skills for life.
she will shine again soon, exactly think of all those new skills yay
Yes I don't know about Britain but in Canada we use pellet stoves. The pellets are made from compressed sawdust. You but them in 50lb bags and fill the feeder tray on the stove and the gears turn and slowly feed the fire with pellets. They burn very hot and it acts like a furnace. You dump a bag into the feeder tray and it burns for days and days without having to put wood on or anything. It becomes self coefficient and because it's an airtight you can almost come the flue and it's very long burning.
oh woaw what a great idea, maybe will try loading the stove up on the colder days, we did wonder how long and hot they would burn for, we love them thanks Sheila
Oh I so feel for you. Your lovely kitchen floor! Seeming love and hugs to you both.
Thanks so much Glen. Fortunately it's drying out nicely so not too much harm done we hope 🤞
You two are doing great. You have a good understanding of your boat.
thanks Garyl were slowly getting there
Well done for getting there xxx
Thank you Hayley xxx
Watching y’all repair the boat is entertaining enough, lol!
Thank you for sharing a great video!
Haha! Glad you think so Shoan! Thanks for watching ☺️
Another great Vlog guys
Thank you!
Yet again nothing can get in your way always positive vibes what ever you both face such great attitude
Aww thank you. Just gotta keep plugging away!
Both of you have incredible resilience. Keep going! You will probably look back and wonder how you did it. Keep looking forward to your cruising days. x😊
thanks so much, im already wondering how weve done it for the last year and a half haha take care will be seeing you very soon x
Great video, the side trim looks very good
thank you :)
You two are so strong, think i would have jumped overboard by now 😊
haha... we do have our moments, a lot of the time its easier to laugh the disaster off cheers Roy
Great job sorting it all out guys‼️😁👏🏼 Phillips fuel pellets are an awesome idea👌🏼
they really work a treat thanks Sunny
It really is about time you two had some good luck! Keeping pushing on, you'll get there.
Im not sure good luck is found on boats haha we should have learnt our lesson after watching that famous 90's film
Woweee, what an amazing Vlog. Chris, you have surpassed yourself with you're amazing editing, (both video and audio) skills. You are an True Artist. Becca, is there anything you can't put your hands too. You plan everything out and you make the current job in question happen. You and Chris are both amazing with the skill-sets you both have. Becca loving your pluming skills and wood cutting too. How kind was Philip to make you the edging of the hatch window frame. What an amazing job he did. Those wooden blocks he gave you, looked great and did the job. I was on the edge of my seat, when Chris was trying to retrieve that piece of wood from the water. I was over- excited when your famous Dramatic music played. And then you had the water issue, but Becca came to the rescue. It's such a pleasure watching your Vlogs. An amazing watch this week. Thank you both. Have a great week. Take care.
thanks so much for your lovely words, it really does motivate us both, were so lucky to have such a lovely following of people to help us along our way, There isn't a job that Becca cant do she's amazing to have around...very handy. just when one job ends another opens haha...we will get going soon I promise take care
Always something to fix when you own a home. You both are learning so much about your home you'll be able to sort and fix most problems in the future. Hope you continue to find all the radiator plumbing without having to take up the kitchen floor.
How nice of Phillip to help out with his specialty pieces. Best wishes for continued success Bex and Chris. Deb
there really is, its none stop here, it has been a long tiring journey but eventually your absolutely right will be hopefully a bit clued up when anything does go wrong, it looks like were probably going to be ok for the kitchen...theres no way we would want to pull up Beccas hard work, thanks Deb's take care :)
Little tip mark on floor where pipe are underneath for future reference
what a great idea thank you
Hi Guys great vid when I moved onto my boat winter time I had an Aldi boiler that ran 3rads and the hot water I was doing almost a 13kg gas bottle a week.
Yes we have heard they can be very energy hungry but we have heard of ways to keep the cost down thanks Peter
Aww we really feel for you two, you’ve got so much patience and you’re always smiling. Don’t give up, it’ll be well worth it in the end, you’re doing an amazing job! 👏👏 Hope we get to meet you both one day out on the cut xx 😘
one thing after another but will get there...50 years later haha we cant wait to start living boat life properly, so jealous of you two, thanks Julie and Martin xx
@@TheNomadicCrobot aww you’ll get there, not long now, you’ve done the hard bits, really hope we get to meet you both. Xx
As I was typing to go back and look at old footage, you cleared that up. The only other thing I thought of was. When you put the floorboards back down is to be careful not to put screws into the reposition pipes you moved.
absolutely Becca actually told me to be extra careful, thanks for noticing :)
Great vlog but omg feel for both of u it’s just one thing after the other. Hope the floor dries out ok too. Best wishes
it really is haha...at this rate will never get going, cheers guys
Good video
thanks :)
I do a bit of woodturning and make loads of shavings
I use them in my compost loo
Have also made the fire bricks
such a great idea to repurpose these things, well done :)
Chris, you think what lives behind wall boards is terrifying. You'll have to google the Grandview Cut Spider. Guess you're not visiting my neighbourhood any time soon.
im on it Peter....iv only just witnesses my 2nd spider of the year....its starting
I would run new pipe work from underneath the boat, Cut some access panels through the steal bottom, ok you’ll have to work fast as the boat may sink a little, but it won’t damage the work already done…………..much lol
Naw good luck peeps, keep smiling!
thats actually a great idea our only problem is time at the moment, maybe there's a way we can test the current ones.... hang on if we go through the bottom could claim that o the insurance and get a whole new boat haha
OMG, bless your hearts! Great vlog, but heart breaking of the kitchen floor damage. I’m sure lesser characters would have given up months ago. 😢. ❤️❤️
thanks, so frustrating, these leaks seam to be a pretty common thing on a boat
Great vlog again from the crobot's shame about the leak hopefully you can do a air pressure test before water is introduced to the radiator system
Thanks Phil, thats a great idea thanks for the tip
i had to pressure test my motorhome habitable water to find a loose speed fit i didn't go above 10lb psi i made a stop end with a valve from a wheel rim and a foot pump for air to pressurise the system
Thanks Phil, this is something my dad suggested doing too. Oh wow! Sounds good!
My god Crobots you really are up against it but as always you both prevail against any odds. I really hope all your viewers will be able to see you guys on the water, not just the marina. Ducks, misty mornings, sensational sunsets, friendly waves from the other boaters......nah f##k that when you can watch the best channel on the tube with Becca the wood genius and Chris the glove king. Keep it coming guys😊
Haha!! Thanks so much Stewart!! Don't worry, even once we are cruising amongst the ducks and beautiful sunsets, there will no doubt be some wood and glove chaos!!!! 😂
Planning & Planning!🤣🤣😵💫
oh yes
so simpel 😘😍🥰🦍🦧♥
That's us!
If you lag your large water cannister with thermal insulation that should stop the condensation.
thanks so much for your tips
@@TheNomadicCrobot Your welcome, I did forget to say though when lagging a cold water tank to seal the lagging inside a plastic bag so the lagging does not get wet like a sponge.
I can't say anything else but I love these videos. And with this episode (and some older ones), I'd say you've invented a new acronym: DIWSH. Nice!
haha thank you Rolf and thanks for being with us from the start of this crazy adventure
@@TheNomadicCrobot and of course you solved the code?
No!! It's bugging me! Any clues?
@@TheNomadicCrobot With what can you replace "Y" in DIY, according to this episode? 😎
Do it with some help!? ☺️
Hi why don’t you put the heating pipes above the floor boards and box them in if have a leak in the future it will be easy to get at
We are thinking this is probably what we are going to do. It seems to be the general consensus that that would be better for avoiding future problems so watch out for the pipe moving madness in the future vlogs! Thanks John ☺️
can you put some sort of insulation on the expansion tank to stop the condensation ?
thats a great idea cheers Graham
Deconstructing the romantic ditch dwellers delusion one video at a time; counterpoint to the sunshine and smiles illustrated abundantly elsewhere. Soggy muddy niche located. :) Nice.
Thank you! You'll always get brutal honesty with us. It's definitely not all rainbows, unicorns and blissful straight sailing that's for sure! 😂
This seems like this will be a long long time before I get a tour of your boat
Haha! Stay optimistic Simon!
Guys, cut the pipe at the boiler end and pull it through and scrap it. Run the new pipes along the top and box them in.
That way you will always have access to them.
I closed my eyes when you cut the joists, as i am afraid to say, you have created a massive weak spot.
Keep up the good work.
thats actually a great idea, I just wonder how time consuming it is?? you should always have access to them really, anything you cant get to is a nightmare, fingers crosses the boards hold up thanks
@@TheNomadicCrobot I really hope they hold out.
From a Building Reg point of view, nothing to do with Narrowboats, 🙂 the maximum depth of a Notch would be 0.125 x Joist depth.
Also, just sent a message to the Joiner, as i want two doors made for the boat i have just purchased.
Wow thanks for that. They are sitting on the steel cross beams so hopefully will be ok. Oh how exciting! Hope to see you out on the waters someday!
Thanks for the latest update. From what I could see, the existing pipework looks decidedly dodgy.. Personally I'd keep the pipes exposed, particularly any joints/connections. First and foremost it's a boat and not a palace. Anyway good luck and down the 'atch. Cheers from Bali.
oh really, it was kinda plumbed out, it is risky reusing I suppose, who knows why it was pulled out in the first place, we would love to keep the pipe work out but were just trying to find a quicker solution thanks Steve
@@TheNomadicCrobot Narrowboating is a slow affair. Anyway good luck.
I cant see my base plate... I've got poured concrete as ballast! .... bone dry I might add, when putting your floor back down it's always worth leaving ventilation or access points
what I would do Clare not to see out horrible base plate haha yes so far weve got a few access points, ventilation is something we may missed though , hope you guys are having fun at the marina
Hi guys loving the channel,,, been watching Kevin Talbot from kind of day one,I believe you are related?
thanks Matt, yes he's my brother...he told me to start a RUclips channel and the rest is history
@@TheNomadicCrobot I wish you all the best both, lovingly the channel and content,, mark.
Without see the full layout of your water system it looks like you have installed the non return valve on the wrong side of the accumulator tank. Also as a preventaive measure install the accumulator vertically (pointing downwards) with an inline isolator so you dont have to drain anything if it ever needs replacing.
Oh cool thanks for your thoughts ☺️ The accumulator tank actually has a non return valve on each side now! Each going in the correct direction ofcourse! 😂 To be honest I only really replaced the leaky plastic fitting with that second non return valve because I had it to hand and thought if was wrong I could change it at a later date. I wasn't really sure if it would matter using one of them but obviously I have no plumbing knowledge so just went with what I thought seemed ok. It's been working fine since thankfully!
The only trouble is we have the inner cupboard base which would prevent us from being able to have the tank sat vertically. The isolator sounds like a good idea though. At the risk of sounding particularly daft theres an isolator just before the water pump from the water tank, so would that suffice or do you think we would need another one?
Are you able to move the pipework so that it's more accessible, so above the floor
If we ran new ones then absolutely, it's not a good idea to have them in the bilges really, I'm worried doing them with the old ones could create a huge job :(
@@TheNomadicCrobot if it was my boat, given your history, I'd want new pipes that I could see don't leak... I think it would actually be less of a job to start from scratch, you will know and trst it then
Just wondering, could you not just leave the old plumbing where it is and replumb your radiators with new stuff? Would sure limit the possibility of leaks from that system as well as everything else you've both dealt with 😉
hi Paul yes I think thats probably what were going to do, seams the easiest for know, the rads were already gone when we got the boat so a few checks would probably have to take place, but this does seam like the best idea
I'm heartbroken over your floor! Hoping the floorboards can dry out and simply fasten them back down 🤞
thanks Chad..I felt terrible for poor old becca...hopefully it will be a quick fix, lucky we found the leak early
Thanks Chad, fortunately it's drying out nicely so they should be good to go back down soon enough 🤞
Glad to hear that!
So what, did the pipe vanish in some dark damp mysterious whole? hehe
It's a mystery? We have no idea where it went! 😂
Hi is it possible to get the things done before you start living the dream
Let's hope so! Although I'd say with some level of certainty, there will always be something to do, fix or mend on a boat! No matter whether you think you've done it all or not! 😂
Might be easier to leave the old pipe work, replace with new and leave as surface mounted.
yes I think thats probably going to be the easiest for the time being, fingers crossed it works out :) thanks
You could do it in copper where it’s particularly visible. Can look pretty cool - will match in with the tap 😊
Ooh we do love copper!
I live in a four story Old Victorian Property - there is no way I could ever afford to use my Gas Central Heating these days - For the last 4 or 5 years I've just used those cheap electric heaters from B&Q - I have one in every room, and only use the one/ones in the room/rooms I'm using - each heater still only costs £2- a day to run (Used to be £1- a day) the rest of the house gets NO Condensation OR Mold and 'I' get to KEEP all that money I WOULD have spent on an ever-increasing gas bill ..... Thought-For-The-day 🤓😎
no its something were stuck on a little with actually, Becca has read up on a few tricks were we would use the boiler more as a secondly heat source, we wouldn't want to run it permanently as we have read about the energy costs, that saying these boilers do actually get a good right up so as long as we dont spend to much time and money on it were willing to give her a go and test her, cheers Pete
I have no trouble finding a piece of wood when Bec's starts talking dirty I can tell you...
Hahahaahahah!!!! 😂😂😂
Keep up the good work your videos are hilarious!
Is there a Haynes manual on narrowboat repairs lol
now that would make a great early Christmas present
@@TheNomadicCrobot what would you rather have? Me helping or the book lol
How close have you got to setting fire 🔥 to the boat?
ermmmm dont ask haha...shes insured luckily
Unbelievable patience people
One step forward two back
I hate with a passion pipe work under flooring in a boat
It's the most stupid place to put it.
Keep on trucking folks
Keep safe warm dry and virus free both.😢
"Old and leaky" words were said.
Lay new pipe work folks
advice of the vlog 😊
so true, ideally id have them running along the side as an added rustic feature..but nice pipes, plus it would warm the boat too, anything hidden in the bilge scare me thanks so much David and you
Is my favourite crazy couple on tomorrow?????
Hi Simon,that's so nice, we're actually going to be a day behind tomorrow so it will probably be Tues this week, sorry 😞 but your the first to know,thanks so much for the support
@@TheNomadicCrobot can't wait. Got clock ticking 🥰
Whilst your tracing back all the pipe work why don’t you make sure to sketch out the whole boat under floor and behind the wall to show a plan of electrics, pipe work so you know for future reference to save you having to lift the floor and remove the wall panels again. You could also put it in a crobot hand book along with all of the manuals and user guides for everything on the boat so if anything goes wrong in future you have all the information in one place. Absolutely gutted for all of becca’s hard work on her amazing flooring
That's a great idea thanks for the suggestion. I did sketch out a map of all the pipework actually but didn't think about the electrics at the time. A Crobot handbook sounds ace! We are really lucky actually that the boat came with quite alot of notes on its history and there is a handwritten booklet with loads of info in it about various different things and diagrams too. It's invaluable when you become the new owner of a boat really as they are definitely not standardised! Thanks so much for your awesome ideas ☺️
@@TheNomadicCrobot oh perfect, so your notes and layout sketches will be adding to its history Captains Log book style 😆 the only thing is remembering to always put all the new users manuals with receipts in it so they don’t get lost or thrown away with the packaging 🤗
Yeah that's it. I know I loved leafing through all the documents that came with her and so would love to carry on that tradition. Yeah that's very true. I've got a dedicated receipt box for all boaty things here!
I've never seen tools look so sexy. 😂😂💪
haha brilliant cheers Will
@@TheNomadicCrobot I see the lock near you looks pretty fast with both gates open. Wow.
@@NarrowboatWill yes absolutely chaotic up this way...god knows what's going on.. the landing strip was completely covered
That’s beccs your looking at not the drill driver 😁
If you had run new pipework it would have been finished by now
you could be right
There is no could about it been there got the "T-shirt even starred in the film all new no problems try and use the old pipes you will get what you deserve
I'd invest in a box of matches...... Think you know the rest.
Boooo
Couldn’t you have used your endoscope to help check under your boards? Or is an old man’s memory playing tricks 🤦♂️😄. As others have suggested, perhaps new pipe work would be the best way to go. As you say fittings, etc. are much better these days. Keep going, I can’t help but think that you’re winning. Take care
No your memory is spot on Jon! We could have done but it was relatively easy to remove the boards and get a good old proper look in the end. Yeah many people are recommending this idea and we can't help but think it would be wise to do so you may well see some crazy piping vlogs in the near future! Thanks for your support ☺️
New pipe work crobots. Don’t inherit someone else’s problems.
I like your mindset...if we do use it we will be running proper tests
Just saying Maybe spent bit more money on boat you be out Cruising long ago
Your not wrong Jim
Another blog another friendly warning. You’re opening potentially a huge can of worms. Do yourself a favour rip out that old pipework and replace it. You have no idea of when it was ripped out whether it was split etc, whether the boiler had been condemned etc , you could spend hundreds getting new rads in place , recommissioning you boiler only to find the boilers unfit for purpose and your bilges full of water from old split pipework.
I’m not being a harbinger of doom but you’re only going to check for the safe operation of the boiler and hopefully dry bilges after you’ve spent hundreds and all of your time trying to sort a system that you have no history of.
That said I commend your enthusiasm.
the boiler was actually fine and has been working, its a small worry if it would pass its BSS in November as someone had said they can rust from the inside, the pipe work on the other hand had been disconnected, your not wrong about putting in new pipework..that way at least will know its all good to go. if we can do it cheaply its possibly worth a shot..but yes it would be heart breaking to spend a ton and then realise we have to put a whole new system in...god can you think of the footage haha thanks so much for your advice
Thanks so much for this. It's something we have been thinking about more increasingly. It's so hard when you don't have a full history like you say, but further complicated when there is your budget to think about too and what we are able to afford. I'm thinking more and more though that new pipework above the flooring is going to be the best solution. We do know that the boiler functions pretty well, atleast for warming the water as this was working fine when we bought the boat and were using it, however, the dilemma of whether to keep or upgrade the boiler system continues on. Thanks for your kind honest words of advise. They are much appreciated x
@@TheNomadicCrobot you are very welcome. Please trust me when I say I’m not being negative about the Aldi without reason. I’ve fitted my boat on a tight budget so I’m well aware that sometimes it’s so difficult to stretch that budget but where your safety and the integrity of your home is potentially at risk vigilance at this point really is key. The boiler itself isn’t tested by the bsc other than a drop test for gas leaks. The bsc will look at pipework making sure it’s attached with clips every few inches going into the boiler, they don’t text appliances .
@@TheNomadicCrobot yes that was me mentioning the rust problem. I spent money on refurbishing my boiler I replaced the header tank the pump etc, only to find that the pilot light was forever going out due to the sheer amount of rust falling onto the burners. The burn chamber was rusted exactly in same place yours is and that was enough for it to be condemned by a gas safe engineer and the subsequent second opinion which cost hundreds. If your heart is set on it please please please spend a few quid on getting a qualified opinion on its condition before going any further. X