Durham Grange

We have just returned from four nights at CMC Durham Grange where we have stayed many times before so I won't dwell on the site.

We had a serviced pitch ( love serviced pitches ) so why is it when you pack something away it is perfectly OK yet the next time you come to use it it is knackered,

As it was a serviced pitch we were using the Aquaroll with the hose from the tap attached to a ball valve arrangement in the Aquaroll to regulate water input.

Would the valve work,would it chuff,it wouldn't turn the water off,so the Aquaroll overflowed.

At this point I chucked a wobbly and had to be calmed with tea.

Anyway I dismantled the valve and replaced every part as I have a repair kit for such instances.

Would it work ??

Well yes and no,when I first reconnected it all was OK,as soon as my back was turned the Aquaroll overflowed.

It was like this for a day or two until I gave up,just refilled from the tap "as and when" and ordered another valve ( in fact two,one as a spare ),not worth the continued grief.



Some may remember a few posts back I complained of the Whale pug working its way out of the socket.

Whale suggested dismantling the socket and cleaning it out in case any dirt was causing the problem,which my service man did,but it made little difference really.

Anyway I came up with a solution eventually,it's not pretty but it works,

Put a reuseable cable tie around the securing flap to force it down to lock the plug onto the input tubing like in the photo  below.

( Sorry for the quality of the photo but whist mooring a rowing boat on the River Wear in Durham I fell into the river with my phone in my pocket.The phone survived as it is waterproof but some water got into the camera.The phone is sat in some rice ( not Ambrosia ) in the airing cupboard as I type to see if I can dry it out ).

Apart from a couple of minor reglueing  jobs that was it really.

Oh I almost forgot to mention the satellite dish.

Does anyone else have difficulty in setting these up ?

I know the principle of the thing,have apps on my phone and all the rest but the sodding thing is a pain in the backside to align,so I gave up on Day 1.

Come the morning of Day 2 it aligned reasonably quickly,so we could watch Babenation in peace,explain that..

Ian