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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2020 12:43:37 GMT
I'm looking for something along these lines for when I move to Wales. There's nowhere to put a washing machine other than in the shower room. Does this machine need to be plumbed in? Yes, its a standard washing machine just top loading.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2020 14:16:09 GMT
Who sits watching a washing machine these days ... Better than anything on the telly.The trouble with service washes is you have to accept their products ... Not true - you can give them your own washing powder/liquid and conditioner. Like wot we usually do.I didn't say you couldn't ... just pointed out that having done so you have to trust that they will use what you left. In a busy day, I understand some staff may just make life simple ... I prefer to do it myself so I know what's been done. Rog
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Post by naughtyfox on Aug 17, 2020 14:30:18 GMT
I didn't say you couldn't ... just pointed out that having done so you have to trust that they will use what you left. In a busy day, I understand some staff may just make life simple ... I prefer to do it myself so I know what's been done. Rog What they actually do is nick your washing powder and Comfort, and use their own cheap brands and hope you don't notice. The launderette in Skipton (Whiterose, Brougham Street) I heartily recommend, very pleasant people, prices reasonable. Marinas always have some cheap, ancient and crappy washing machine and dryer - a false investment if you ask me. Let's the side down. And you'd think they could afford it, given their extortionate mooring parking charges!
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Post by naughtyfox on Aug 17, 2020 14:33:25 GMT
Made in Italy. Complete crap. My wife's sister bought a Candy fridge - broken within ONE year. I would never buy 'Candy'.
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Post by peterboat on Aug 17, 2020 14:35:39 GMT
Made in Italy. Complete crap. My wife's sister bought a Candy fridge - broken within ONE year. I would never buy 'Candy'. Mine was secondhand when I bought it, 6 years with me and another 10 years with my mate and still working well what more can you ask for?
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Post by naughtyfox on Aug 17, 2020 14:36:38 GMT
Other suggestions for Tony's new lifestyle I can't believe he has bought a boat without a proper wood & coal burning stove. Surely that's what canal boating is all about, watching the steam come off your thick Bridgedale walking boot socks of an evening?
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Post by Clinton Cool on Aug 17, 2020 14:39:41 GMT
Other suggestions for Tony's new lifestyle I can't believe he has bought a boat without a proper wood & coal burning stove. Surely that's what canal boating is all about, watching the steam come off your thick Bridgedale walking boot socks of an evening? I do agree that a diesel stove is a mistake, but everyone to their own. Personally I wouldn't live in a house that didn't have a stove, never mind a boat.
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Post by naughtyfox on Aug 17, 2020 14:40:53 GMT
Made in Italy. Complete crap. My wife's sister bought a Candy fridge - broken within ONE year. I would never buy 'Candy'. Mine was secondhand when I bought it, 6 years with me and another 10 years with my mate and still working well what more can you ask for? I knew you would bite Well, yes, anything that lasts is good. We all know that any brand can have 'anything' inside it these days. Perhaps the UK should manufacture decent fridges with a 25-year guarantee.... that would be one way to re-start the economy. I don't know why one would support the Italians, they wanted the British dead during WW2, and had visions of running half the world with Germany. Untrustworthy nation. Home of the Mafia, too.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2020 16:45:04 GMT
Thanks magnetman, thats a good shout. I dont mind the hand washing bit, so a spinner is pretty much what I need- I'll have a closer look at that one
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Post by peterboat on Aug 17, 2020 16:52:29 GMT
Thanks magnetman, thats a good shout. I dont mind the hand washing bit, so a spinner is pretty much what I need- I'll have a closer look at that one A washing machine and spinner are nearly the same size buy a washer with a spinner so much less pain
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2020 16:57:01 GMT
I can't believe he has bought a boat without a proper wood & coal burning stove. Surely that's what canal boating is all about, watching the steam come off your thick Bridgedale walking boot socks of an evening? I do agree that a diesel stove is a mistake, but everyone to their own. Personally I wouldn't live in a house that didn't have a stove, never mind a boat. I have to confess the lack of a stove made me stop and think, but it seemed to good to miss. He was willing to accept £50k for a 50ft boat that is less than 5 years old, everything looked well cared for and seemed to work well, and he struck me as being a very decent guy, so I'm hoping all the systems will still be in good order and that I'll probably have fewer repair bills for the next few years. He agreed to take it off the market and not have further viewings on 11th July and wait until my fund were in place, and in return I voluntarily offered him an extra 2k above his asking price as a sort of gesture of gratitude. I know, I'll never make a businessman... I'm thinking I can get a stove installed for less than a grand, if I do it myself. First thing is to get it up to Cheshire and closer to my parents, and then I'll look at sorting a stove out for it- and the concerns about diesel costs make it even more of a priority.
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Post by Telemachus on Aug 17, 2020 16:59:51 GMT
On the boat size thing our builder did advise going up from 57’ to 59’ to add 2’ to the galley to make it practical to get the washing machine and drier in. The washing machine sits under the oven and the drier is in a “lost corner” of the U shaped galley, making it slightly awkward to access but a good use of the space.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2020 17:10:10 GMT
Well Mr Nemesis, you certainly know a bit of quality ironmongery when you see it. The only problem with using a giant clothes mangle is that its now mandatory to adopt a 1940s English washerwoman accent. Plus it is utterly ludicrous. Magnificent but ludicrous. The hatchet deserves a place in my last-ditch anti-zombie armoury. I think I'm taking the whole personal survival thing too far, to be honest. I've taken an interest in archery just this week, and also acquired a large machete which will be honed to a fine edge, for those especially stubborn branches. God help anyone who stumbles aboard by mistake in the middle of the night. I shall have quite some explaining to do by the time they leave. If they leave.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2020 17:15:56 GMT
On the boat size thing our builder did advise going up from 57’ to 59’ to add 2’ to the galley to make it practical to get the washing machine and drier in. The washing machine sits under the oven and the drier is in a “lost corner” of the U shaped galley, making it slightly awkward to access but a good use of the space. I have to admit my ideal size was around 60ft, to fit the utilities in more easily and maybe have a larger lounge, bit more storage etc, but the excellent condition and the very good price of this one persuaded me to make a move for it. Its an 'efficient' living space, but you couldn't call it generous, and I can see the bow is basically going to full of overspill hardware and general gubbins, although next year I'll be looking to stick a little motorbike in there.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2020 17:19:47 GMT
I do agree that a diesel stove is a mistake, but everyone to their own. Personally I wouldn't live in a house that didn't have a stove, never mind a boat. I have to confess the lack of a stove made me stop and think, but it seemed to good to miss. He was willing to accept £50k for a 50ft boat that is less than 5 years old, everything looked well cared for and seemed to work well, and he struck me as being a very decent guy, so I'm hoping all the systems will still be in good order and that I'll probably have fewer repair bills for the next few years. He agreed to take it off the market and not have further viewings on 11th July and wait until my fund were in place, and in return I voluntarily offered him an extra 2k above his asking price as a sort of gesture of gratitude. I know, I'll never make a businessman... I'm thinking I can get a stove installed for less than a grand, if I do it myself. First thing is to get it up to Cheshire and closer to my parents, and then I'll look at sorting a stove out for it- and the concerns about diesel costs make it even more of a priority. Is it worth considering what carpentry experience you have, and how confident you feel about altering the professionally executed woodwork of your fifty-grand boat, to say nothing of the tools you currently own to achieve the result?
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