Recent content by Woodentop

You need to find out if mains is getting to the power box in the picture. You can use a contact neon screwdriver or a non-contact mains detector (Screwfix 95426.) Either way what you have found suggests either your EHU cable is not working or there is a continuity gap between the EHU inlet and...

The pipe carries the warm air heating usually across a doorway. The commonest is where the heat source is at the front and the caravan has a back end bathroom with an outlet vent. The outer cover is insulation so even if your heating is on the pipe will not get warm.

None at all - dry as a bone with full service history to prove it at one of the country's biggest Bailey dealers (maybe even the biggest given the recent closures!)

We are about to part ex our 2018 Unicorn S4 Seville (2 berth) if you want any info. Very low mileage due to pandemic and ill health, in fact in 2024 it did all of 76 miles - 38 miles each way to the dealer for a service!

The poor wifi on sites is nothing to do with signal your kit, it is about long copper cables. Wifi on site is radiated on site, whereas what you are proposing is to get the Interweb from the cellular network, a wholly different thing and significantly more expensive. Also on site there will be...

Voxi (on the VF network) will do you 300GB for 20/m, or unlimited for £35/m. They also don't charge for Social Media, music or video (these include even such as WhatsApp!) Smarty (on 3) will do you 100GB data for £17 or unlimited for £20 both per month. Note these are data only and they charge...

Having owned a 462 (oh how I loved the space in that shower!) one secret is to turn the water heating up to 2KW (assuming your EHU can supply that) and make sure OH doesn't switch the kettle on. Then as said the water should be hot enough that you need cold mix to save burning yourself! Also as...

Hard luck, but don't be hasty in your decisions. If you already own the caravan outright you have a useful asset. Even better if you store it on land you own then the on-cost of keeping it is relatively small. You may find a new job quite quickly and the caravan is still there to use. Our...

A few points: The Status 570 will receive TV, DAB, and FM but it will NOT work with LW/MW (a.k.a. AM) as the aerial and amplifier system does not pass the lower frequency that AM uses. The aerial itself is rather inefficient so it need a fairly powerful amplifier to make the signal usable - that...

If you have security nuts/bolts you will need an interface adapter. It should tell you in the handbook, or look at the bolt heads as a security bolt will look different to the others. If you do not have security bolts it is worth considering getting a pair. They don't cost a lot but they may...

I would look at the test specs for the Cross Climates. Most all-weather tyres are rated for being less fuel efficient and noisier than summer rubbers. I have recently had to replace the front tyres on our Skoda Karoq diesel. It was shod in Michelin Primacy 3 and had five tread rings - three deep...

The problem is most people of a certain age expect a modern LED TV to work as long as a CRT set of 20+ years ago where in fact the life expectancy of a LED TV is more like 5 years! Our second TV after we got married (and it is our Golden Wedding anniversary this year!) was a Philips 16 inch...

We are getting a new one in a couple of weeks and the dealer asked that we pay by bank transfer due to the (now) excessive charges imposed by the banks if we use a debit card. I will pay them by transfer when we collect it - after all it is usually immediate.

Still confused Prof.? Contribution #91 sort of explains it. Freeview is an off-air terrestrial service whence you get the program through your aerial in real time. Freeview Play allows you to see the program guide for a period (a week?) prior to the current time and date. Ergo you can 'go back'...

Eh? Sorry Prof but you are well wrong there. Freeview is an over-air broadcast service that carries the five main channels and many others. Agreed some of those channels can be delivered by broadband (a.k.a. streaming) but most are through your aerial. All transmitters (of which there are nearly...