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over in Wales and the bloody Henry water heater has stopped working. Now if you didn’t know these are exactly the same as the Carver heaters and as ours is all of 7 years old, I think it possibly needs replacing. Ideally or rather, essentially it needs to be a like for like replacement... Any...

I have just noticed this advert on one of the facebook groups I follow, someone in our community might be interested? https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/678823626659792/?rid=10223603264204043&ad_id&rt=1&refID=0&refType=0

Could this be the reason why the DVLA are proving to be such an inefficient pain in oh so many ways? https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/3b6710ee-a0a2-11ec-a33b-e5ebed659a52?shareToken=1431c745487d9edd501a83ffe0c69f95 Phil

I have recently bought a BMW 225XE phve and love it ! My question is that I am charging it at home on the supplied 13amp lead and have installed a special 13 amp external socket which now has a stand alone earthing spike fitted with a 5 mm cable along with the existing 2 mm earthing cable. The...

When I originally built 'Millie', for the roof lights and windows I initially used Sikaflex when fitting the windows and roof lights, but then after a few months I checked the adhesion of the Sikaflex and although it was sticking like sh-- to the paintwork of the van it didn't appear to have...

Not a self building question, but one for the electrical guru's of this wonderful place. I hope to be buying a hybrid vehicle in the next few weeks and am looking to install a 32A wall charging hook up point, but with so many out there and having as always a very tight budget, which one should...

As I have 2 friends as well as a relative who are looking to buy a panel van converted van I have been looking at Autotrader, Gumtree and Ebay and am utterly gobsmacked at the prices being asked for complete and utter junk! It might be the current pandemic, surge induced marketplace, but my...

On one of the FaceBook groups I follow, there has been a topic about having an additional bed in the cab area for a smaller person and this idea was put up from someone who says it is easy, quick and inexpensive to build/install and that their child loves sleeping in it.

This is how my next self build will be although in my case I might fit a 50cc or 90cc Honda motor!

I can't see this all electric panel van will be of any interest to us self builders!! https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/354443/uk-based-arrival-reveals-electric-panel-van-modular-battery-system

After umming and arrring for a long time, my most beloved has decided she would like to have a drive away awning for my 'Millie'! As the van is fully finished, I don't want to drill any holes in the roof for awning rails or similar so that for me rules out any roll out awnings, unless I am...

Sorry one and all I have been away for quite a long time as I have been doing admin and moderating duties on several other sites but now they are all up and running properly, I have taken a back seat once again and come back to my favourite site! BLOODY MICE. In November we moved house yet...

I am on a few facebook groups all connected with converting the dear old Renault Master and one of them has a participant who has just put up these truly amazing images of the worktop that he and his wife have created from scratch............ Personally I think it is a work of art! In answer...

A few weeks ago when I was working on the locking mechanism of the back barn doors on my 2008 Renault Master I came across something which really surprised me! After first taking off the the O/S lower door trim which hides the lock mechanism I was very surprised to find a lot of water and more...

Over the past few weeks I have been noticing a strange wuurrring noise from the back barn doors when unlocking. So on one of the facebook groups I sought advice and have now purchased a new one of these...

Every day I have a look at what is up for sale on Car & Classic and just now and again something very unusual comes up for sale and this is one of them. I have never seen anything like this before and with a goodly amount of work it could become an amazingly practical machine...

The other day I posted about my problems with a leaking rooflight and that problem has now been put to bed........................ However, like a total prat, I forgot to fully cover the shower tray when I was working on the roof, where I was using petrol to clean off all the old Stixall...

When I built 'Millie' I was very aware of all of the dangers and associated pitfalls of fitting rooflights to panel van roofs that have strengthening ridges in them. I spent ages searching around various scrap piles at my local UPVC double glazing installation companies before finding sections...

I need to change the orange flexible gas pipe in 'Millie' as it has reached/passed the date that is printed on the tube. So what should I use, some more of the orange stuff that more than likely will have been in stock for some time, eating into the time interval change date printed on the...

I have just posted this over on Motorhomer, but I know there are a few of us on here who might know an answer. I am in the process of trying to help my niece buy a replacement car and before I go any further I ought to point out that her budget only allows the purchase of something approx. 10...