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Thanks, Haydn

Post by stilldesperate » Fri Nov 06, 2009 4:31 pm

Drove back from Whitby last weekend, and parked the Bongo up for the week, got to start her today, and the alarms on full.

Virtually no water in the header tank - hole in the Rad :(

Anyone in the Leeds area have one I can put on in the morning? It's my weekend to see my kids in the lakes, and it's not looking good :( :(

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Post by haydn callow » Fri Nov 06, 2009 5:42 pm

Thank you !! for thanking me...

It's what they do best....Saving hassel !!
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Post by stilldesperate » Fri Nov 06, 2009 5:46 pm

... if you put a sachet of radseal into the alarm system, it would be perfect !! :lol:

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Post by mikeonb4c » Fri Nov 06, 2009 6:00 pm

stilldesperate wrote:Drove back from Whitby last weekend, and parked the Bongo up for the week, got to start her today, and the alarms on full.

Virtually no water in the header tank - hole in the Rad :(

Anyone in the Leeds area have one I can put on in the morning? It's my weekend to see my kids in the lakes, and it's not looking good :( :(

SD

(Mr Monkeys on the case, so fingers crossed! :) )
..but it could have looked so much worse. Another triumph for the LCA (and no, I'm not on commission :lol: ) =D>
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Post by fatcatlawyer » Fri Nov 06, 2009 7:56 pm

I was able to buy a rad from a place in between Rotherham and Doncaster, saw his advert on evilbay! Dont know how close to you that is. Brinsworth I think was the town. He had a pretty good stock. Not too expensive either. About £130. Fitting took 3 hours following the very helpfull fact sheet.
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Post by stilldesperate » Sat Nov 07, 2009 1:50 am

fatcatlawyer wrote:I was able to buy a rad from a place in between Rotherham and Doncaster, saw his advert on evilbay! Dont know how close to you that is. Brinsworth I think was the town. He had a pretty good stock. Not too expensive either. About £130. Fitting took 3 hours following the very helpfull fact sheet.
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Thanks, Ian.

I bought the Bongo with a leaking Rad, and changed it for a second-hand one last year. Fitting, as you say, was no problem.

Mr Monkey has pointed me towards a possible local source, I'll give them a call next week.

I phoned Northern Radiators this eve, who were the cheapest on evil-bay, but wasn't impressed.

When I asked for a price on the phone, he asked me which advert I'd seen.

I replied "the cheapest advert" ... he wouldn't give me a price until I mentioned ebay.

He then said that even if I collected it, I would have to pay the delivery charge :?

Sharp practice ?

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Post by mikeonb4c » Sat Nov 07, 2009 12:15 pm

stilldesperate wrote:
fatcatlawyer wrote:I was able to buy a rad from a place in between Rotherham and Doncaster, saw his advert on evilbay! Dont know how close to you that is. Brinsworth I think was the town. He had a pretty good stock. Not too expensive either. About £130. Fitting took 3 hours following the very helpfull fact sheet.
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Thanks, Ian.

I bought the Bongo with a leaking Rad, and changed it for a second-hand one last year. Fitting, as you say, was no problem.

Mr Monkey has pointed me towards a possible local source, I'll give them a call next week.

I phoned Northern Radiators this eve, who were the cheapest on evil-bay, but wasn't impressed.

When I asked for a price on the phone, he asked me which advert I'd seen.

I replied "the cheapest advert" ... he wouldn't give me a price until I mentioned ebay.

He then said that even if I collected it, I would have to pay the delivery charge :?

Sharp practice ?

SD

One can imagine them explaining how their business works:

" Well, the products are cr*p, but we make our profit on the delivery side."

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Post by helen&tony » Sat Nov 07, 2009 12:25 pm

Hi
Spot on, Mike
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I hope you get your rad fixed...and yes, the alarm is ESSENTIAL kit, and the TM2
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