Wednesday 3rd April 2013

Hi, again.

As you can see, we are back on the road water again after a six month break - well, the weather hasn't exactly been that good, has it? Now, today and yesterday have been really splendid. A bit cold overnight and a bit breezy during the day but sunny most of the time.

Last time out you may recall we had problems with our fridge. Well, we sent it back for repair, had it returned and all seemed well until next morning when all the gas had disappeared from the cooling system again and we were back at square one. Anyway, to keep a long story short, we decided to cut our losses and purchase a new fridge from Inlander Low Voltage Ltd., who are based somewhere in Birmingham. So far, so good. Installed the fridge OK only to find it didn't work! Luckily it was only a disconnected fuse link which took a few moments to find and - bingo - lights, cooling and freezing action.

Today I also replaced the thermocouple that keeps the gas turned on for the grill on the cooker. It is a failsafe device that shuts off the gas if the flame goes out for any reason. Unfortunately the old one couldn't sense any heat at all and kept the gas shut off permanently. Well, that's repaired as well and I am a happy chappie.

Only one downside and that is the new horn that I installed last time out. It was working as we left the marina but not when we needed it at the canal junction in Loughborough. Ah well, need to keep one or two jobs in hand otherwise I will keep getting under Brigid's feet all the time - and we don't want that, do we!

Right then, that's all for today. I will try to post some pictures tomorrow if I can.