Comments for Zulu Warrior http://www.zulu-warrior.co.uk Various musings about life on the UK canals and beyond Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:28:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Comment on Ecofan broken and repaired! by Peter http://www.zulu-warrior.co.uk/ecofan-broken-and-repaired/comment-page-1/#comment-522 Peter Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:28:55 +0000 http://www.zulu-warrior.co.uk/?p=582#comment-522 I just repaired my Ecofan. It slowed down then stopped spinning. First I tried a battery to the motor, this seemed ok and at 1.5v worked freely and at 3v very fast no noise and the fan delivering plenty of air. So that made the TEG module suspect, before i went to cost and hassle of buying a module from the states I had heard of another fix. I obtained some thermal grease from Maplin, after cleaning the module I put grease on and reassembled. So far its working perfectly. I bought cleaner and grease for £9.99 but the smallest tube of grease was £1.99 so if you have a slow or stopped fan could be a cheap fix. I just repaired my Ecofan. It slowed down then stopped spinning. First I tried a battery to the motor, this seemed ok and at 1.5v worked freely and at 3v very fast no noise and the fan delivering plenty of air. So that made the TEG module suspect, before i went to cost and hassle of buying a module from the states I had heard of another fix. I obtained some thermal grease from Maplin, after cleaning the module I put grease on and reassembled. So far its working perfectly. I bought cleaner and grease for £9.99 but the smallest tube of grease was £1.99 so if you have a slow or stopped fan could be a cheap fix.

]]> Comment on Have you chosen Internet Explorer as your browser? by Hermione Hendricks http://www.zulu-warrior.co.uk/have-you-chosen-internet-explorer-as-your-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-474 Hermione Hendricks Tue, 17 May 2011 19:02:28 +0000 http://www.zulu-warrior.co.uk/?p=685#comment-474 hello blogger, i'd been reading your posts on Have you chosen Internet Explorer as your browser? : Zulu Warrior and i definitely liked them. 1 issue that i noticed whilst browsing through your blog that some of the links aren't working and giving error. this makes the reading experience a little bit bad. you've got a nice blog and i will request you to revise the links so that interested individuals can get all of the information they intend to have. Btw are you on twitter?? i would genuinely like to follow you and also get up-dates in your blog. hello blogger, i’d been reading your posts on Have you chosen Internet Explorer as your browser? : Zulu Warrior and i definitely liked them. 1 issue that i noticed whilst browsing through your blog that some of the links aren’t working and giving error. this makes the reading experience a little bit bad. you’ve got a nice blog and i will request you to revise the links so that interested individuals can get all of the information they intend to have. Btw are you on twitter?? i would genuinely like to follow you and also get up-dates in your blog.

]]> Comment on Turn your blog into a printed book! by iBoatr http://www.zulu-warrior.co.uk/turn-your-blog-into-a-printed-book/comment-page-1/#comment-461 iBoatr Tue, 22 Mar 2011 07:39:08 +0000 http://www.zulu-warrior.co.uk/?p=821#comment-461 Try the Blurb bookmaking website, for photo books (even better than iPhoto) and written book (untried but cheaper than the service you mention). Or try Amazon's CreateSpace for a book of your blog. Let us know how it turns out :-D Try the Blurb bookmaking website, for photo books (even better than iPhoto) and written book (untried but cheaper than the service you mention). Or try Amazon’s CreateSpace for a book of your blog. Let us know how it turns out :-D

]]> Comment on Turn your blog into a printed book! by Sarah http://www.zulu-warrior.co.uk/turn-your-blog-into-a-printed-book/comment-page-1/#comment-451 Sarah Tue, 15 Feb 2011 23:27:42 +0000 http://www.zulu-warrior.co.uk/?p=821#comment-451 Oh my word, that would be just too tempting... A bit classier than my monthly paper back-ups in their ring binder. Oh my word, that would be just too tempting… A bit classier than my monthly paper back-ups in their ring binder.

]]> Comment on Sold by Mike http://www.zulu-warrior.co.uk/sold/comment-page-1/#comment-446 Mike Sun, 23 Jan 2011 14:31:51 +0000 http://www.zulu-warrior.co.uk/?p=818#comment-446 Thanks Sue I still live on Globetrotter so not exactly boatless! But its soooo tempting to see how much of a trad working boat I can scrape together - moneys no good in the bank right now. Thanks Sue
I still live on Globetrotter so not exactly boatless!
But its soooo tempting to see how much of a trad working boat I can scrape together – moneys no good in the bank right now.

]]> Comment on Sold by Sue http://www.zulu-warrior.co.uk/sold/comment-page-1/#comment-445 Sue Sun, 23 Jan 2011 14:06:35 +0000 http://www.zulu-warrior.co.uk/?p=818#comment-445 It's all very well you selling this boat you know. But what are you going to blog on now? You best hurry up and buy another one! :-D Oh PS.. Well done on your sale It’s all very well you selling this boat you know. But what are you going to blog on now?

You best hurry up and buy another one! :-D

Oh PS.. Well done on your sale

]]> Comment on Ecofan broken and repaired! by Mike http://www.zulu-warrior.co.uk/ecofan-broken-and-repaired/comment-page-1/#comment-443 Mike Thu, 13 Jan 2011 19:49:39 +0000 http://www.zulu-warrior.co.uk/?p=582#comment-443 Is this not what I did? Or perhaps you sell them? Is this not what I did? Or perhaps you sell them?

]]> Comment on Ecofan broken and repaired! by Mike http://www.zulu-warrior.co.uk/ecofan-broken-and-repaired/comment-page-1/#comment-442 Mike Fri, 31 Dec 2010 00:36:22 +0000 http://www.zulu-warrior.co.uk/?p=582#comment-442 The most frequent cause of failure for the ECOFAN is a bad TEG module. This is the thermoelectric generator that converts heat to electricity to power the fan. The manufacturer will not sell replacement TEG modules but you can find them on eBay. They are quite simple to replace. Just remember to use a thin layer of thermal grease on both sides of the TEG module prior to assembly. Do a search on eBay for ECOFAN REPAIR The most frequent cause of failure for the ECOFAN is a bad TEG module. This is the thermoelectric generator that converts heat to electricity to power the fan. The manufacturer will not sell replacement TEG modules but you can find them on eBay. They are quite simple to replace. Just remember to use a thin layer of thermal grease on both sides of the TEG module prior to assembly. Do a search on eBay for ECOFAN REPAIR

]]> Comment on Simpson to Marsworth by Mark http://www.zulu-warrior.co.uk/simpson-to-marsworth/comment-page-1/#comment-439 Mark Tue, 23 Nov 2010 13:54:16 +0000 http://www.zulu-warrior.co.uk/?p=778#comment-439 Mike, Re your visit to Marsworth. The majority of boaters moored at Marsworth have a day job and work all day. So, if you get back from a long days work, I sometimes get in at 8.00pm, I have no choice but to run my engines until 10.00pm. We have a rule at Marsworth that no engines or generators after 10.00pm. Kind regards Mark Mike,

Re your visit to Marsworth.

The majority of boaters moored at Marsworth have a day job and work all day. So, if you get back from a long days work, I sometimes get in at 8.00pm, I have no choice but to run my engines until 10.00pm. We have a rule at Marsworth that no engines or generators after 10.00pm.

Kind regards

Mark

]]> Comment on A quick peek at Portishead by Durham Bubb http://www.zulu-warrior.co.uk/a-quick-peek-at-portishead/comment-page-1/#comment-438 Durham Bubb Tue, 19 Oct 2010 22:33:47 +0000 http://www.zulu-warrior.co.uk/?p=76#comment-438 Anyone contemplating this journey should bear in mind that the actual rise and fall of the Bristol Channel is around 46ft, It has the second highest tidal range in the world. Currents can run at 8 knots on the Spring tides. You will need a pilot to make sure that conditions are safe even on a calm day this stretch of water deserves a lot of respect ! The usual procedure is to take the outgoing tide from bristol, and then rest up on the mud at portishead until the tide comes in again. This trip is not one for the faint hearted. Anyone contemplating this journey should bear in mind that the actual rise and fall of the Bristol Channel is around 46ft, It has the second highest tidal range in the world. Currents can run at 8 knots on the Spring tides. You will need a pilot to make sure that conditions are safe even on a calm day this stretch of water deserves a lot of respect ! The usual procedure is to take the outgoing tide from bristol, and then rest up on the mud at portishead until the tide comes in again. This trip is not one for the faint hearted.

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