There’s always something, isn’t there? This morning, the Eberspacher (the brand new Eberspacher) just didn’t start. As I’d changed the batteries yesterday I checked all the wiring, but all looked fine, and anyway the controller was fine and even counted down the minutes as usual. It was just that there wasn’t a peep out of the unit itself. After a discussion with Eberspacher expert Dave Flowers, we concluded it was probably the 20 amp fuse in the controller box, which definitely isn’t brand new. Depending on the age of it, it could be one of the ceramic ones.
I didn’t have time to sort it then, as I was heading for a train to see my dad in Chester. As I walked down the locks to the station I passed Old Nick on the way up, and had a quick chat with Paul. I was early for my train, and spotted on Google maps that there was a car parts shop two streets from the station. So I went and asked if they had a 20 amp ceramic fuse, and initially got blank looks. But then some rummaging in the fuse drawers found a solitary one hiding at the back — which they gave me for nothing!
The train to Crewe crosses the canal by Harecastle Tunnel, and you see some of the Cheshire Locks too. As I changed trains at Crewe a steam engine came through.
The train to Chester crosses the Middlewich Arm by Venetian. Marina, then the Shroppie near Bunbury. At my dad’s, we went on the bus to M&S for lunch (no mean feat at his age) and got an Uber back. I went a did a bit of shopping for him, and sorted a few other things.
It was after 6 when I got bc, to the boat and started on the Eberspacher. I knew where the fuses were, but couldn’t work out how to get the covers off, particularly with the control box in a cupboard at floor level at the stern. I had to unscrew it from the wall to get a better look.
It was the 20 amp fuse, but it’s the blade type not the one I got for nothing. I only had a 10 amp in my tool box, so I’ve used that to prove it works and will get a 20 amp tomorrow. It’s felt like another exhausting day.
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