Connecting the engine to the calorifier. I've added a T (after the thermostat!) to an existing pipe of the engine coolant and added a small electric pump that circulates the water through. You can't rely on your engine's pump to do so. I've connected the pump to the first position of the engine switch (ACC?) so it turns on automatically when the engine starts. I would highly recommend plumbing it to the engine, it's "free" heat!
Ah! So I was wondering about that. It has been suggested that it would make its way around on its own. But you have offered a simple solution by adding an electric pump. This is a lot easier than I thought it might be. Thank you!😀
I’m always amazed at how you manage the logistics of cruising two boats in London whilst renovating one, working and making RU-vid videos. I love the squatters in your garden!
Canice, loved today's video, great combination of your activities and the explanation at the beginning was helpful for the unitiated. Great duck shots, Joe
Bless you Cannice, we feel you! Challenging times but better times ahead, keep that positivity, your boat comes 1st, not variety for your viewers, whom would watch you from a ‘puddle’ - no doubt!! Good luck Sailor. Joe & Georgie ⚓️🌹
Although, I’m not a fan of a diesel engine in general and I hate the pollution from this one, the sound of six cylinders is amazing. When throttling up the sound is so smooth and beefy! 😀
If you don’t bother worrying about the 14day rule then it’s probably fine. But with two boats you can’t assume it’ll sort itself out even in 21days… Too time consuming.
There’s a possibility the birdies were thinking of moving in!😂😂 The insulation makes a big difference to warming up the boat even when it’s just partially installed.😀
Oh Canice.. the soakings you take to make a cool video for us all. I would have just hidden down below with a cup of tea... hahahaha.. Remote controls for Linda!! 😁🤣 Noticed the bracket for the air filter. Looks nice! I have watched all the videos probably three times running and I missed that. Good content means going back and watching again and again. Up at 0400 to get be the safety monitor at a balloon competition and this always makes my day as I think on what you did. That's a Big Blue Tank! Stay warm, Stay healthy!
Is the safety monitors job to shout at everyone to slow down and watch where you’re dropping the sand..😂 Oh and “the ethanol is for the burner not margaritas”😂😂😂 Btw. This link is my friend, Actor Sandy Batchelor (Scottish) hilariously dangerous balloon landing in China. Enjoy! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WgQXzQ4IRXA.htmlsi=Kt7XNi3wA2HGTc7x
@@canicebannon OMG that was awesome.. I would fly your friends anytime!!!! Yeah.. Trees.. bushes.. what ever you need to slow you down to make that big sail stop dragging you across the world works!!! Love the ... don't touch the rope.. he said don't pull the rope.. hahaha.... Red lines.. yeah.. that vents air right out the top.. bad thing to grab hold of if you are not the pilot.... Green and Black lines ( ropes ) vent from the sides to spin. You ever get over here I will for sure fly you in my racer and do some 1600 feet per minute descents... Oh and mimosas and margaritas or champaign at 8am is the world of hot air ballooning. Wooo hoo!!!! Show em some of my flights hahahaha....
It was one of the most important aspects of the design. Jorja, my narrowboat can be dark and I didn’t want that. Also, I don’t bother opening up the “curtains” or the windows on the sides as I don’t need to with the amount of light coming from above. 😀
What was the man doing on the tree to the left of the canoe club? At the end it looked like he was hanging from the side of it. Bizarre. Those ducks were stunning, It looks like the gang of them will be clearing Jorja roof off. You learned a handy lesson from the Strontrace, the booming came in handy. I am sorry you are going through a tight time financially Canice. I hope the tourist season picks up soon, and also that you get cast into a great film! 🎥 I am glad that you got the calorifier in place, albeit the wrong direction, and hope you are able to get it connected soon. The insulation and battens are definitely a step forward. Looking forward to the countertop. Take care Canice. 😊🤗 Kathy
Hi Kathy! The guy was sitting on a swing dangling down from the tree! He was enjoying the show. The boat club does a lot of activities for people with learning difficulties and other disabilities. They had just done a paddle around an hour before I set off. In fact one of them called me Captain Hook, which I was able to refute by showing them both my hands. The Strontrace was a massive learning curve. Got lots of tips from that. There plenty of work that is time consuming and that’s why I’m not too worried about it. The money will come later. I’ve lots to get on with! All the major things are now bought and on board…. The interior is going to be transformed. Until next week! Canice
@@canicebannon That is so nice that the boat club does that! He certainly looked like he was having a good time. Captain Hook🪝😂 The interior is going to be great! You will be able to host dinner parties. I am so excited for you. Have a good week Canice. 😊🤗 Kathy
Oh yes! The crew of the Emanuel in the stront race. Check out the video! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-a9mFeifYuy8.htmlsi=zgHqrq7rpu0MdVsh
It's so nice to see all the progress you are making on Linda. Hopefully it wont be too long before you can live aboard her. That alone will make your life both easier and better. Jorja seems to be getting "quacks" that plan to raise families on board her as permanent residents :) Soon the tourist business will improve as spring is getting closer by the week. AS always, have a great week!
The Tours are showing signs of recovery. At the moment I’m just paying the bills. But plenty to be getting on with. I’m making up lots of space on the boat as I use up all the stuff from the garage!
On our Daf 575, the calorifier is plumbed directly from a tee off the hot and cold sides of the cooling system. There are ball valves on each side which remain shut when the engine is not running to ensure you don't get a thermo-syphon effect of the calorifier heating the engine when the diesel heater is the heat source. I'd think about plumbing the calorifier in parallel, like a radiator, instead of inline before the first rad. This way you can put a ball valve to balance the flow in the system. If you go calorifier first in line before all radiators, it'll take a long time to heat the boat as the calorifier will take all the heat energy initially.
Hi Canice. Quadtwist beat me to it - on both points. You really are making Stirling progress. And on the point of lack of Spondulux- I do the same as you. Stockpile parts for future projects because the inevitable always seems to happen. Plenty of time but no money. Or. Got the money but too busy to spend time on the boat doing the work. Stay safe. Mark K. Barge M V Sarah.
Are you saying that a simple tee on the cooling system, the water will circulate both routes without encouragement. I understand the need to shut it down after the engine has done its journey. It seems too simple. 🙄😂 I guess the engine water pump will just pull the water through no matter what route it takes…. On Jorja, the calorifier is first and the water warms up the hot water in the tank first. So yes in my narrowboat the radiators do take a while to warm up. However, off grid most of the heat come from the stove and it’s the hot water that the tank that is the primary goal especially in summer when the last thing you want is a hot radiator. However, what you’re saying is plumb the calorifier so that I can close it off and focus on the radiators first and open it up so when I want hot water first….? Is that correct? 🤔
That’s why the Christmas period was so quiet of the boat front. Busy making money and then immediately spending it on a calorifier and heating system….😂😂
@@canicebannon On my Daf 575, the cooling pipes coming off the engine are about 1.25 inch to the heat exchanger at the stern, and have 22mm pipes running off them to the calorifier. The water just circulates from the engine water pump. In terms of the routing from the diesel heater. Think of the calorifier as just another radiator. So, radiators are plumbed with a flow line, and a return line, and each radiator on a "parallel" between those two main lines. So, if you set the calorifier up so that the cold side goes direct into the return side of the system, it will also be running in parallel. In a radiator heating system, you use the valves on the radiator to restrict flow so that all radiators heat up evenly. You would add a gate valve onto the flow side of the calorifier so you could choke it down and balance it (so it does not take all the heat). This also means in summer, you shut the valves to all the radiators, but you can still run the diesel heater for the hot water. If you want a bit more utility (but also needs to rely on an inverter) you can build a full S plan system and use something like a nest thermostat to allow you to turn the heat on remotely when you're coming home. Sorry, this probably is easiest if drawn out instead of my terrible descriptions!
@@quadtwist This is perfect. I was wondering if it was as simple as this, but couldn’t say for sure. My friend Jago, confirmed what you say will work, he wasn’t sure whether whether the pump would offer enough pressure down the 22mm pipe. Clearly it does! The eberspacher ‘s of old were not variable heat and thus you had to have one loop and no valves on the radiators and match the output. But the new one is variable heat, so I can have valves on my future radiators. It’s really good to know that running the 22mm of the engine works! Thank you so much!
If you can sail your beauty boat to Hawaii, then I can give you a tour of the Big Island. If I sail my dream boat to London will you give me a tour? I don't own a boat yet , but I bet the tours you give are unforgettable. Love the humor . Cheers
Let's just tour the oceans on Linda, whilst on the cargo boat, sitting on Covenant Garden Pews and watching the waves roll by. No motoring, change of sails, and for the most part a good sea state. How posh.
Memory loss is a condition caused by having a refit project and a YT channel at the same time. The most problematic bit is that you always forget why you're doing it and simultaneously forget to quit and do something easy instead. I guess that's my weird way of saying thanks for the videos 😄 Your engine possibly has an outlet for an interior heater when the engine is used as a lorry or truck engine. Maybe it's possible to hock up the calorifier that way.
There may also be a thermostatic housing that will divert water until it gets too hot or something like that! I really haven’t looked into it! Having a RU-vid channel does add layers of complexity to a project. Like only doing jobs you think will look good on RU-vid, as opposed to being a necessity!😂😂😂 Nice job on cleaning out the engine room!
Short term memory loss is often seen as possibly related to aging and high stress and high cortisol levels in our bloodstream. I like it, I have Psoriasis, the body cortisol helps to keep the Psoriasis down😊 - Urea crema only required. And for to assist the memory I use two smartphones now 🤗🤝🤓 How about having a second reservoir - simple watertight welded steel box - circulating hot water from the engine to the interiors anyway? And maybe taking for the Ebersbacher from that. Of course with a permanent small dia shortcut allowing for cooling water to always circulate the engine to certain amount. Proper dia/min. flow to be established. (I think your engine cooling system usualy would be around 85 Celsius? A little increase to 92 or 95 in case to be tolerated? The engine thermostat at present not going for a full 104 or 105 deg Celsius at 1.1 bar like with my motobike?) ('War is a raquet - men are all the same, all over the world'.)
I’m going to look into my options and see what can be done in terms of the hot water from the engine. One thing I won’t do is have an elaborate system, as I may, in the end remove the diesel and replace with electric drive in which case there won’t be hot water available from the “engine”. In summary I’ll only do it if there is a simple solution… There was a £100 difference in price between single coil and twin coil, so I’m just giving myself the option… (War is the marketing department of the arms industry.)
Hi Canice! I had to mention my love for the ducks at the end. They've taken to Jorja's garden like any other safe bit of landscape. Perhaps you can qualify as a mobile bird sanctuary. Well done! The calorifier is a nice bit of kit. The heat gun into the air intake feels like a classic, which begs the question--could you add an air heater to the DAF's intake for cold starts in winter? Something you could turn on from the helm when needed?
The engine needs an overhaul. There is something fundamentally wrong with the engine. Mainly it’s worn out. It’s 50 years old. This winter has been more difficult than last winter. But there is a question about repairing it or replacing it. It comes down to cost at the end of the day. Jago, is starting work in a boat yard from the end of this month and he’s offered to give it a look over. May look into that. Though, as long as it runs I’ll keep nursing it along. What you saw on Jorja was a boat invasion!😂 The mallard was very interested in nesting opportunities!😂
Things have progressed a lot since we last saw Linda. Loved your video. The canals look very busy. I agree with you to get work done and go for adventures later, see ya later ducky! 🦆🦆🦆🤗 ps. is the water cold!? 🥶
Good blog and good to see the progress. I fear a complex and frustrating plumbing job coming up in future blogs. All that plumbing facing the ship’s side might mean a few right-angles? Cheers
I’m not too worried about the plumbing, it should be easy. It’s right up my alley! It’s just like Lego. Connecting bits of plastic together!😂😂😀 What could go wrong?
It’s recycled plastic bottles. It has the same insulation qualities as rock wool, but isn’t itchy and I can stuff it into any shaped space. Also, way easier to transport than boards. Also, also, the boat is an irregular shape so fluffy stuff is easier to fit that rigid stuff….
You can't set fire to an engine with a heat gun, can you? 🤔 Just a random check from someone who doesn't even have a heat gun, so can't vouch for the variety of handy uses. Flambés and toast is all I can come up with.
I did think about this myself, but then I remembered I’m only heating it to the same temperature the engine gets to anyway. It’s not on the high setting. My inverter would cope with that. 😂😂😂
