Another little job for the Silky arose today,
Tried it on the barbecue gas output lid which had become very yellow over time,
Came up a treat.
Not quite as new but much better than it was,
Incidentally I have no connection with Silky,bought it myself from my hard earned pension.
Ian
As mentioned in the previous blog the two rubbery corner pieces to the left and right of the two outer front windows,came adrift.
After soaking them in bleach for a week to clean them up ( came up very well ) decided to reaffix them today.
I used some of this from Poundland (£2):-
It seemed to work very well.
The bottom lip should fit in the panel gap between the body of the van and the panel where the light is but I couldn't get it to fit so just stuck it on and sealed around the edges.
David Mantell,a subscriber of this parish,got fed up with the retaing lugs on the shower vent fly screen breaking.
He came up with an idea of using magnets to hold it shut.
I shall let David explain in his own words :
Just returned after six nights at the above site,a perfectly maintained and well run site which we have visited previously,there is just one major drawback to it in my opinion and that is the lack of an on site shop.
There is absolutely nothing in reception apart from some toilet fluid,not even a lolly,asked about some gas ( more later ) nope no gas either.
It isn't as if it is near any shops,there.s nothing much before Durham itself.
Anyway with that off my chest back to it.
It was incredibly windy at times,most of the time actually,with a bit of sun and rain in between.
Had to take the canopy down after three days,it hadn't moved in the wind but the thoughts of getting up at 2am and fighting with it in the dark didn't appeal somehow.
Over the winter I checked everything in the van to make sure it was all ready for the new season,everything that is apart from the gas bottle.
Arrived on site,no gas,the servicing man must have used the last drop,
As mentioned none on site but luckily we also carry a small 3.9Kg bottle so we had to switch to that.
Left the end panel for the Eclipse canopy at home,good start after the gas fiasco.
Had a slight problem with the water as it kept switching the pump off,if I turned it off and on again and it was OK till the next time,puzzling.
We are away again in a few weeks so will give it another go,the water pressure on the site was very low so perhaps that had something to do with it.
Will also try a different water pump.
The next little incident was that the two "bumpers" just to the right and left outer corners of the front windows both fell off,hardly surprising as they were both full of muck and crap.
Have put them to soak in some bleach to see if I can smarten them up a bit,two replacements from Bailey are about £8 plus I suppose their exorbitant postage,but delivery isn't until some time at the end of July,barmy.I
I can get most parts for the car next day.
The final problem was when we returned to storage,SWMBO noticed a loose cable end dragging on the ground under the draw bar.
This turned out to be the remains of the cable to the ATC light which had detached itself from the bulb.
Another one is on order,incidentally when I removed the small name plate to release the bulb it was absolutely filthy underneath it.
Well that's it another tale of pain and woe,and they say go caravanning for a relaxing holiday.
Ian
Had the van serviced today by DTH Caravan Services and gladly all was well and best of all it is as dry as a bone.
One thing arose though which might be useful to somebody.
In a previous post I mentioned that I wanted the frame that houses the electrical consumer unit replacing as the "feet" that are secured by screws had broken so the unit was loose in its housing,
It turns out that vans of our age are hard wired into the unit unlike newer ones in which the wiring simply plugs into the unit making removal considerably simpler.
This hard wiring involves about five hours labour to remove and replace all the wiring along with a hefty bill for the said labour.
On the plus side my service man noticed there were some lugs on the back of the unit which could be secured to the back board of the housing so these were used and hey presto the unit is now solidly anchored.
This operation only took a few minutes but involves a very long screwdriver attachment to a drill.
I think this is the same method that was used by David Mantell one ( the only one ) of my correspondents.
Hope this helps someone as the breakage of the units feet is rather common.
Ian
Just returned from our first outing of the year which was delayed due to medical issues.
Been to this site many times before as it is only about forty five minutes from home,happily the weather was very kind with sunshine every day,
Did the usual trip round York and had a visit to Beningborough Hall which is worth a visit
Surprisingly after the winter lay up everything worked as it should with no problems.
Had a problem getting the TV to work properly on satellite so I might give up on that one,may go down the internet/Firestick route,I will nave a word with my service man and see what is what.
For a change we are boating on the Norfolk Broads in a couple of weeks,normal caravan service resumes with a trip to Durham in a month or so.
Ian
My service man is going to replace it in May but if anyone else has s similar problem the part number from Prima Leisure is 1000187.
This is a link of what you are ordering:-
https://www.primaleisure.com/product/1000187
Price is £41.81 plus P&P.
Ian
Put the wheels back on the van yesterday after the winter lay up and medical procedures.
How I wish Bailey,and probably other manufacturers,would put threaded studs on their wheels instead of using bolts.
It would be much easier to locate the wheel on the studs and bolt it up rather than having to locate the wheel in the right place and put the bolts in,
Going to have to invest in some of those screw in things to put the wheel on.
I had some somewhere but. Lord knows where they have vanished to.
Ian
