I write this just as the sun has started to shine! It has rained or snowed for ages now and what with the short days progress has been slow. In my last blog I show that I have fitted the Eberspacher unit into the stern area. I did change the orientation of the pump to lower the overall profile of the unit. Once the weather got really bad I moved inside.
The electrics area was a bit of a mess. It used the old type of car fuses - with the ceramic middle and the two caps joined by the fusible element. The contacts of these had deteriorated over time and this was leading to problems. The whole of the old fuse system was updated, the wiring sorted out (well it was better than it was before!) and all the fuses are now numbered and their circuits recorded.
The 12V comes in at the bottom and each fuse feeds only one item. This makes fault-finding much easier!
Over several visits, usually during foul weather I have made a very small radiator for the bathroom! I have made it out of copper pipe and pipe fittings, soldered and painted. Here it is!
It is connected into the return of the calorifier hot water system. I have yet to consider how I am going to connect radiator(s) to the system but have put in isolator valves and an electric 3 way valve in readiness.
The next move is to try and fire up the Eberspacher! Watch this space (but don't hold your breath)!
