chrisinbrighton
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have you tried Ebay ?
have you tried Ebay ?
johnmac185
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have tried eBay,, all commercially made and very expensive in my opinion,,does not seem to be any second hand or sales by individuals,,John
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Keep active and eat your five a day!
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Yeah, i think i'm well enough educated in the dangers ect, we have a CO alarm, van is well ventilated, it's a van at the end of the day, and they aint the best insulated or draft proof of m/homes i can tell ya. I wouldn't even leave the Webo on when we go to bed, the Mrs is like a living radiator,so it's like having a full size hot water bottle at ya side all night.....toasty in cold weather, pay back, like a bloody sauna in summer.!
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Making stainless steel chimneys and roof connectors individually is expensive time-wise. I made my own chimney for my own Gas bottle burner (also home-made) from 4" mild steel pipe. I used a "giant cookie silicone mould" (£5 from Ebay) for the roof to chimney connection along with some aluminium sheet as a flange to seal down to the fibreglass roof.
This all took time to fabricate tho it most certainly didn't cost anywhere near the amount I'd have to pay to buy a system.
Have a look at my pics.
DT
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just bend a bit of ally or sheet steel for the cowl and bolt it on. you can use chimney liner or ventilation pipe,the latter rots out quite quick
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Strange, I get the same compliments/complaints from my OH, he moans like hell in the summer when I'm like a furnace, but he doesn't complain in the colder weather!
I find as long as I'm warm when I get into bed, which has a memory foam topper, I can stay toasty all night, without heating on, OH wears a woolly hat if it's really cold as he doesn't have much natural cover on his head these days. We made up a curtain on an extendable spring tensioned pole to close off the cab area, which makes quite a difference, and have old pillows stuffed down the sides of the cab doors as there's quite a draught gets in there if the wind's in the right direction, we close all blinds and curtains, and use internal screens. Still cold when we get up in the morning, though!
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like the idea, where do i see your pics,,,john
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these are a good idea of Dive Tramps, I'd been looking at the silicone baking sheets,but couldn't decide if they were heavy duty enough to work,but these look good . Giant Silicon Cookie Baking Mould 4 Pieces Silicone Large Novelty Cup Cake Tins | eBay they're used instead of these flashings http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dektite-P...Ceilings_Walls_Roofing_ET&hash=item2326fd0ab8
for those who haven't seen them,you cut a hole in the silicone at least an inch smaller than the flue,and where it comes through the roof,stretch it over the flue and mastic and fix down the outer- this holds the flue in the centre of the large hole in the roof and stops rainwater going down the outside of the pipe,being heat resistant it also stops heat from the flue transferring to the roof
for those who haven't seen them,you cut a hole in the silicone at least an inch smaller than the flue,and where it comes through the roof,stretch it over the flue and mastic and fix down the outer- this holds the flue in the centre of the large hole in the roof and stops rainwater going down the outside of the pipe,being heat resistant it also stops heat from the flue transferring to the roof
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This is Edna, the chimney is visible to the riight of the open side door.
This is inside Edna. I have a different burner in there now, one with a hotplate fitted so I can cook too.
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Ah, it was the Giant Brownie Mould I used. Just the big "volcano" shaped one. I cut out the flat "Bottom" of the mould and used a Jubilee Clip to secure it to the chimney then cut a piece of Ali sheet to suit the base "flange" of the mould and rivetted it to the fibreglass roof. I also fashioned a piece for the inside roof/ceiling too.
I fitted this lot to Edna last winter and am now in the second winter with NO leaks and plenty of warmth (Hmm, might have to call it HEAT as the temp got up to 29.4dgrees inside when it was MINUS 4 degrees outside. We had to open the door for a wee while to let the heat down... It was only wee sticks in the fire after that!).
If you're around Loch Sunart from next Saturday onwards, drop by and say "Hi" and have a looksee.
DT