Thank God!

thank god, good news at last, van passed its MOT no problems.

now if it passed i was going to buy a facelift pole, but as they are out of stock and not sure when they are coming back in, i have treated myself to a hot water system! so from after this weekend i will be using non stop warm water, now that shouldnt stop me in winter now!!!! lol

Good news! Nice one! How much did that set you back?

Nice 1 rc!! What hot system did you go for?

Good news! Nice one! How much did that set you back?

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Nice 1 rc!! What hot system did you go for?

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cheers,

as you guys know im not into the top brand systems and i like my diy and keeping it nice and simple, i have chosen to use an:-

Eccotemp L5 Portable Tankless Water Heater, its cost me £150 delivered! all i need to get is a gas bottle!

Hot water freezes faster than cold water, just throwing that out there.

Hot water freezes faster than cold water, just throwing that out there.

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I don't see the logic in that, maybe I'm being thick lol

Hot water freezes faster than cold water, just throwing that out there.

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Yes that's what they say.

I don't see the logic in that, maybe I'm being thick lol

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http://www.phys.ncku.edu.tw/mirrors/physicsfaq/General/hot_water.html

I thought that too.

I see, says the blind man

I see, says the blind man

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To his deaf dog! Lol

Glad your van got through OK /emoticons/wink.png

What on earth made you buy an L5?

Glad your van got through OK /emoticons/wink.png

What on earth made you buy an L5?

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Cheers

Coz it will do the job.

Sorry to burst your bubble rc but I've found L5's are **** for wfp work.

Unless you use a high flow rate an L5 will keep cutting out. Setting the temp is near impossible. The builtin 20 min cut out is a pain in the ****. Venting is a big h&s issue too if you intend to mount it in a van. You will see what I mean when you get it setup....Good luck!

Sorry to burst your bubble rc but I've found L5's are **** for wfp work.

Unless you use a high flow rate an L5 will keep cutting out. Setting the temp is near impossible. The builtin 20 min cut out is a pain in the ****. Venting is a big h&s issue too if you intend to mount it in a van. You will see what I mean when you get it setup....Good luck!

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I wouldn't of brought one without looking into it.

They work great with the 100psi pumps fitted. The cut out time don't bother me as I never have the water running non stop like all the other wfp. venting is no problem either. A lot of guy and even the big companies use very similar water heaters.

Yes a lot of others use similar water heaters but most that got L5's moved on about 2-3 years ago to use better ones.....

The l5 is the right size for the berlingo van I have. If I went for the bigger one the whole van would have to be gutted and rebuilt to comply with the regulations.

Talking about regs & H&S how are you going to fit your L5 & gas bottle into the van?

Talking about regs & H&S how are you going to fit your L5 & gas bottle into the van?

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on the outside of the van front and back there will be a orange dimond shape to warn that there is gas on board.

the cylinder will be stored in its own seperate container with it being vented at the bottom only.

i have 2 options for the heater at the minute, either on the side of the van just inside of the back doors, or fitted on the back doors, not 100% sure yet until it turns up.

So you will need to keep the doors open for venting either way you mount it then?

So you will need to keep the doors open for venting either way you mount it then?

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yes they will.

ages ago i fitted a Hasp & Staple so that i could run my hoses out of the bottom of the doors and so that i can padlock up the van so no-one can gain access to the back of the van,