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CAK by name CAK by nature, they as we now know Phil have a really bad reputation, as I've said in the past when I phoned them for info on their tanks a stroppy women gave me a right mouth full in so much as I could take it or leave it, well I left it. Horrible people to deal with. 😡😡.Phil.

Squirrel I personally have never drunk from water tanks unless the water has been boiled. In all my years in the army using stagnant water and sterilising tablets then if possible boiling the water before drinking it, I have come to the conclusion that drinking water from an unsterile source is...

Same place that I got mine Sean is very helpful and his build quality is great 5 years now and no problems with them. But as stated he is busy as he produces for major converters, that's how I found out about him when perusing Van's at shows. Phil

Hi Phil just found this which seems good to me. https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/11527/how-can-i-remove-the-rearview-mirror-button-off-my-windshield-that-i-just-put-on/11534 Phil.

Evening Mark, it took me 6 months of full on labour to build mine and at the time I was 64. I have to say that I enjoyed the challenge rejoicing in my triumphs and enjoying the way that I got around my failures and won through in the end. I would suggest that it's best to take your time, think...

Have you checked the duct connections to the heater and made sure they are fully home as there can be a significant lose of pressure if they are not pushed fully home, I had a problem like that with two of my ducts, must have happened whilst I was delving around under the bed at some stage it...

40 deg is where you could be vulnerable to legionnaires, but the conditions for it have to be present in the first place, 60deg is safe. Phil

With all respect Mark only the initial heating of the water takes a minimal amount of calories from the blown air process as the heating of the water is a secondary part of the operation, and once the water is up to heat all the calorific goes into the blown air side of it and the water unless...

Just as an aside to this the Truma combi 4/6 heats the water regardless when on room heating and you only have to switch to heating water if you are not heating the van interior, so in blown hot air mode it is very economical as its providing hot water too, but to be frank it does not use much...

When I worked at Cardiff Bay Yacht Club, we had many members who were unaware that if they bought Red diesel they must keep the receipt safe on the boat if sailing to France as the French customs were always pissed off when Brits turned up with red in their tanks and woe be tied any seamen who...

Yes I am in agreement to that, my van is already on the cusp at 3320kg so there is no way the weight of the batteries could be incorporated. How ever its possible that in future the 3500kg standard licence limit for those of you that haven't got grandfather rights might be wavered (Grandfather...

Fiat are bringing out a totally electric Ducato, I think it is actually in production now. Phil

That's if you can still buy diesel Trev in the next five or six years, or you might have to learn electronics and electric motors etc.🤣 and retro fitting. Phil

You are not wrong Mark, I must have spent a small fortune over my Yachting years apart from actually purchasing the vessels, when your buying it's the best thing since sliced bread and in really high demand, when your selling apparently nobody is buying this particular type of yacht anymore, 🙄...

I have to agree with Dave, that a self build is worth what it cost to buy the base vehicle plus the build parts cost, and this only if it has been built to a very professional standard. In my experience self built or little known commercially built Van's have nowhere near the resale value of...

They have proved their worth for years and years, and as you say they are simple with simple wiring and plumbing. Phil

Just changing the batteries is unlikely to have caused a new problem, (Though not impossible). What is a fact is that the Amp hours of a battery claimed by manufacturers is not always correct I.e. 100ah could actually be only in reality 85ah, so if your old batteries were 110ah or even 100ah and...

What precisely has the hab inspection said about your heater? I guess its run off propane and has been converted from natural gas to propane? Phil Could use something like this if the boiler you have has a mechanical problem...

I would think that a lot would depend on whether you have a shower, basin and sink. If it's just a sink hot tap you require then a very basic heater could be used but as you increase the amount of stored hot water something a bit more grand would be needed. For sure it would have to be either...

It would not surprise me in the slightest to find out that some or one of the major players in the motorhome industry have paid a lobbyist to lobby against self builders as this was not a problem until they started doing conversions in a big way some 3 or 4 years ago, and of course they are...