billpierce

Good to hear, plenty of good folk about certainly, even on the Internet!

Not really no, a local builder has done it to the inside of his house and really rates it as it still allows the stone to breathe I.e no damp condensation issues. Also gives a nice finish. Will try and get back to you with details, think it will be many thin coats totalling about 2inchs of render.

Surely: https://goo.gl/images/dzyWA1

I know what you mean, quite an daily effort keeping fires in as well. Cant be doing with central heating myself though, always end up turning radiators off and opening windows when I stay elsewhere. Feel like a house has a good heart with a fire on in the middle of it. Also always smug in power cuts still being able to cook, bathe and have a warm house. Just starting the process of doing a lime and hemp Insulating render to the Inside walls of our stone house the now.

Hope you do get sorted with a new build sometime j. Few pals have build nice wooden well insulated houses, was round there new years day and it was still cosy as owt at 2 in the afternoon, no fire been lit since the night before and no other heating. I couldn't believe it. In out draft stone small houses it's the first thing to do every morning!

Correct. Heard somewhere that milk in the eye is good if you have scratched it. I've tried it and seems to sooth one of those horrible scratches which hurt everytime you move your eye slightly to blink

Thanks! I have topped the reservoir up as it wasn't pushing the ram all the way up. Should it be full to the top of the red cap or someway down from that. No sign of a level nor dipstick

"priced to sell"

Not been to northern arb supplies only ordered online from them. Not overly impressed, but things turned up eventually, bit hit and miss. Gustharts is fine, well stocked, but usually you'll spend about 40% more than you Imagined you would buying other shite on the way out

I settled on "genuine sale" rather than reluctant. I have another chipper now and wouldnt mind selling it, wouldnt want to deceive anyone. Had a few "genuine" "no time wastery" types who are in hospital just now and just need my PayPal details etc via gumtree so that's encouraging. No offers of Nigerian gold yet though

cough cough

aye, my lombardini engine on the chipper sounds like a chinook, real low rpms even when gobbling at full tilt

thanks for all the advice. wont be used to clean paint on cars really, more for blasting shite off the undersides of vehicles, or slime off roofs before waterproofing etc. i imagine i will fine all sorts of other uses for it

It will be definitely be just for home/ yard use and pretty keen not to have another noisey engine running, but I am sure the petrol ones are better/ more powerful. Looking at a decent bosch/ karcher/ stihl/ nilfisk/ makita one. Not the starter models, like the 140bar ones etc. Second hand worth a punt or do these get thrashed quick? Anything to look out for on a used one? Remember something about pumps running dry or getting air in or getting damaged if left on but not squirted enough.

I think the biggest thing is air inlet control, meaning you can can completely control the rate of burn, whilst also controlling the rate of warm room air that is going up the chimney. Some open fires can be pretty good, with a damper of the flue and some control over the air that is allowed in to the bottom of the grate, but obviously there is still alot of air getting to the fire. Stoves also work by convection, and because there is no significant draught up the chimney from the room, warm air circulates. Most fireplaces radiate the heat into the room, which is often hotter 2ft from the fire but will not get to the back of the room, like convected heat will. Again the best fireplaces well heat up and give some convection, and are angled to optimise this. Open fires are amazing and beautiful, just a bit inefficient, but if the room isn't absolutely freezing or your not shy on wood, they are very bonny to have in a room.

No, but at that price you could have 8 and coat you the same as that posh one I just got. Could take 6 weeks to arrive mind you

I had quotes for 3 to 4k for my double cab. No springs just the tipper conversion. Some horror stories about chassis snapping when converted to tippers, might be worth checking which vehicles that is

Also what pressure is acceptable?

Any chance they are a bit like air compressors and the heads etc are interchangeable or would you need a karcher wobulator to fit their brand kit?

Was imagining electric, I know next to nothing about them like. Was thinking a diesel heated one would be mega bucks and prolly a bit over kill for the odd cleaning of things that I need. It'll mostly be for cleaning shitty undersides of vehicles trailers chippers etc

Doesnt appear to be a valve on back of manual pump block. The pump is very easy to pump like it's doing nothing.

right, never owned one just played with other poeples, from home owner to diesel heater steam pressure hot boys. think it would be handy to have one, few vehicles need waxoyling and feels like i may as well do it myself of at least clean it myself and pay one of my children to do it. not wanting to spend loads, happy with second hand, what are the reputable makes/models out there, i expect i will need spare parts at somepoint so having some sort of availability is a consideration. dont think i need hot/soap thanking you

thanks for the help so far everyone! the brass bit on end of solenoid when undone releases the ram allowing it to go down, but i cannot find a way for make the manual pump engage and pump

Just to clarify the controls work fine, goes up and down real good, but I want to know if the back up manual option can work. The brass end on the solenoid pin part in pics above unscrew about 3 full turns then stops