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October 2023

Well, when I got to the boat this spring, 2023. the webasto had packed up. And my min/max thermometer said that temperature had dropped a couple of degrees below zero. Inside the boat! Luckily I had drained all the tanks so there was little damage.

I thought it might be the fuel pump and took it over to Kings Lock. They said it would probably be fine and tested it. It was. They recommended I check the fuses, they are prone to going high resistance, allowing the unit to start up but then fail on low voltage. I checked all the fuses and voltages and they were fine, but still no start. And I still had no idea what parts to order.

We than went out for a month to visit the new section of the Montgomery.

When we got back, the crew suggested I should just order a complete new unit. This I did. It arrived a month or so ago.

So this month I spent a week on Chestnut doing stuff.

First I replaced the Webasto heater with a new unit from Mellor online. I will now send than the old unit for repair and that will give me a standby.

Then I sorted out the Fridge fan.

Finally I replaced the Domestic Control Panel. See the separate page on that.

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