How has that come about? I'm a bit of a dullard when it comes to anything to do with congestion charges.
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How has that come about? I'm a bit of a dullard when it comes to anything to do with congestion charges.
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Today I'm re-masticing the bath and shower screen. Just scraped all of it off and I’m steeling myself before getting sticky with it. I hate hate hate this job. I just know I’m going to end up with wonky bead of mastic varying in thickness between 2 and 10 mm.
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There are some great threads on this on the forum.
Well, it came out a lot neater than the last time I did it, I surprised myself! I used two strips of masking tape, filled the bath with water, minimal size bead - I used the smallest hole in the nozzle, wet my finger, gave it a wipe, removed the tape. Not bad. Not professional standard by any means but bloody good for me - I have no patience or finesse with these types of jobs. Mrs Mottie will be pleased with it and that’s all that matters.
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Swam 1000m openwater in a lake that was not bath-warm then, with my unparalleled gift for nonsensicalness (?), I poured myself a cooling pint of Salopian Oracle 
I've almost completed [1], my adaptor system, to connect my tourer caravan, direct to a mains water supply, for use on a fully service pitch...
I made the food grade hose 10m long, long enough to be able to plug into my garden tap at home, to allow the onboard systems to be flushed through. The brass pressure regulator, I adapted to seal onto the usual 3/4 BSP tap. The regulator can be pre-adjusted from 1bar, up to several bar, I calibrated it to 1.7bar. I got the 10m of 12mm food grade hose for £13.49, and the brass mains pressure regulator for £10.92. The adaptor on the right, to plug into the Whale socket, was very kindly donated by another caravanner.
I had a false start with the first regulator I bought, one which screws directly onto the tap, designed for use with a garden drip watering system - it regulated the pressure perfectly, but the flow was nowhere near enough. Its design type, had a constant leak too.
The alternative, was a commercial version, for around £80, with a 7.5m hose, with the none adjustable regulator built into the Whale adaptor. Some suggest the pressure and flow and much reduced, when compared to the usual water barrel and 12v pump - no such problems with my DIY version
[1] The 3/4 BSP to Hoselock adaptor would not screw into the 3/4 BSP socket of the regulator properly - as if the plastic adaptor had a taper thread (do they???). I only had the one adaptor to try. I've ordered a couple of brass replacements for the adaptor.
I made the food grade hose 10m long, long enough to be able to plug into my garden tap at home, to allow the onboard systems to be flushed through. The brass pressure regulator, I adapted to seal onto the usual 3/4 BSP tap. The regulator can be pre-adjusted from 1bar, up to several bar, I calibrated it to 1.7bar. I got the 10m of 12mm food grade hose for £13.49, and the brass mains pressure regulator for £10.92. The adaptor on the right, to plug into the Whale socket, was very kindly donated by another caravanner.
I had a false start with the first regulator I bought, one which screws directly onto the tap, designed for use with a garden drip watering system - it regulated the pressure perfectly, but the flow was nowhere near enough. Its design type, had a constant leak too.
The alternative, was a commercial version, for around £80, with a 7.5m hose, with the none adjustable regulator built into the Whale adaptor. Some suggest the pressure and flow and much reduced, when compared to the usual water barrel and 12v pump - no such problems with my DIY version
[1] The 3/4 BSP to Hoselock adaptor would not screw into the 3/4 BSP socket of the regulator properly - as if the plastic adaptor had a taper thread (do they???). I only had the one adaptor to try. I've ordered a couple of brass replacements for the adaptor.
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More plumbing work for me today. I fitted a non-return valve to my kitchen sink drain pipe in January when we were having trouble with our sewers and they were backing up into our sink. Worked a treat but sink was very slow to drain. Anyway, the drains were replaced a few months ago now so the non-return valve was no longer needed. Removed the valve and returned it back to how it was. Before removing, it took 40 seconds to drain the sink. After removal - 19 seconds. I made one teeny schoolboy comedy error - after removing a section of piping including the valve and the u bend, I emptied them out into the sink forgetting that the plug wasn’t in and of course, it flooded the cupboard!
Swam 1000m openwater in a lake that was not bath-warm then, with my unparalleled gift for nonsensicalness (?), I poured myself a cooling pint of Salopian Oracle
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Earlier in the week, I reminded my roofer, that back in June, he had promised multiple times to drop round and replace some spalling roof tiles, on the north side of the roof. He had replied, saying he would get round to it later in this week. Speak of the devil, he messaged this morning, to ask if 11am today would be OK.
With me assisting slightly, he replaced around 50, from my personal stock of tiles, and relieved me of £140. Plus readjusting the TV antenna, he had put on the mast for me, last June. The south facing side was fine, probably the colder north side being more easily damaged by frost.
Whenever people have had their roofs/rooves replaced locally, over the past decades - I've made a point of taking the wheelbarrow, and collected a few of the perfect tiles, to add to my stock, ready for when they might be needed. It beats having to chase round the reclaim yards and pay for tiles, to match mine, which are no longer made..
With me assisting slightly, he replaced around 50, from my personal stock of tiles, and relieved me of £140. Plus readjusting the TV antenna, he had put on the mast for me, last June. The south facing side was fine, probably the colder north side being more easily damaged by frost.
Whenever people have had their roofs/rooves replaced locally, over the past decades - I've made a point of taking the wheelbarrow, and collected a few of the perfect tiles, to add to my stock, ready for when they might be needed. It beats having to chase round the reclaim yards and pay for tiles, to match mine, which are no longer made..
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My neighbour saved a number of tiles when his extension was built, he has given me a few for repairs
They've been stacked up there, between 30 and 40 years, I knew they would prove useful one day
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Went to Buxton.
Took a short stroll through Pavilion Gardens, got myself some alcohol-free beer and had some very good fish and chips on the way back.
Took a short stroll through Pavilion Gardens, got myself some alcohol-free beer and had some very good fish and chips on the way back.
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Spent my 60th in Buxton had a great meal at 53 Degrees North, I believe it is currently closed, would love to go to a gig at the Opera House
We always visit Buxton when in the Peak District. There’s a nice park behind the Opera house too.
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