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  1. n brown

    Gas regulations / best practise

    far as i know there are no regs but your insurance company may have their own specs.however,if your bottle is well secured in its own cupboard and you have a short length of flexi orange hose going to a 8mm bulkhead pigtail and the rest of the installation is done in 8mm copper pipe,fixed well...
  2. n brown

    Another insulation question!

    i wouldn't advise the squirty foam.how much water coming down?if its a leak better to find it and fix it,if its condensation insulating will sort it.squirty stuff might not stop anything and might re direct it
  3. n brown

    Status tv ariels, which one?

    for what its worth,just put one of the uppy downy tilty ones in for someone and he's quite impressed with it.i put it in the middle at the rear over the bed and its not in the way
  4. n brown

    Another insulation question!

    a few people use camping mats for the floor and over the cab.but if you have the headroom better to use kingspan for the floor.normally 25mm with 12mm ply on top,so if you can afford to lose37mm off your height?
  5. n brown

    Another insulation question!

    Expanding Insulation Foam Kits - For Larger Applications - Spray or Inject - Fast & Easy to Use i think the 229 quid is enough for a van
  6. n brown

    Another insulation question!

    i tend to use that stuff like rockwool but its recycled plastic bottles from b and q but the plastic foil stuff is good just dearer,stick it up with spray glue from toolstation.if you really want to go for it you can get an expanding foam spray kit to spray all the walls and ceiling,or there are...
  7. n brown

    rising tv

    that's just hearsay i'm afraid,and i think it would be very disappointing if it went down before the program was finished
  8. n brown

    rising tv

    often think of such things and thats what i'd use. you get a powerful slow motor and up and down on the switch and a cable loop that would be quite easy to fix a slider to
  9. n brown

    on demand water heater install

    funny thing with these heaters,i use to pick them up discarded next to bins around europe,and fix them up to flog on.the 2 most common reasons they were dumped was obviously scaled up,an easy fix with muriatic acid in any supermarket,but the other was wasp grubs in the pilot or the burner.if you...
  10. n brown

    on demand water heater install

    i used to wonder a bit about no flue,but when you see the flames in the water heater and compare it with the 4 burners going on the cooker,not a lot in it and you don't think to flue a cooker. being aware and using common sense, i at least opened a hatch or window
  11. n brown

    on demand water heater install

    don't know the modern ones, but used to find rinnai easier to regulate,i expect they're all good now
  12. n brown

    on demand water heater install

    some use a battery,but some use water power,the water running spins a turbine spark generator.this modern stuff eh? like alan i never had a flue,just opened the hatch but of course can't advise that now.i don't really know how we survived really,no gas drop holes,no flues,red hot woodburners,no...
  13. n brown

    on demand water heater install

    the modern ones self ignite when needed so no pilot
  14. n brown

    on demand water heater install

    if you mean like a morco instantaneous wall mounted water heater,yes what van?
  15. n brown

    Self conversion panel vans any tips?

    i've always built my own, costs are so much lower that its not such a big deal to make a change. have another kid,get a bigger van, bored with the layout,change it. BUT you need a lot of knowledge,you need technical ability,you need to have some design skills and a LOT of tools. plus the nerve...
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