Problems problems! (1 Viewer)

[TerryL]

Not having a very good few days with the van. Went up to the storage yard yesterday to discover the gales we had last week had got under the satellite dish and completely flipped it over, totally disrupting the innards and breaking the cowling. I'm not going to spend anymore on the sat dish (have had it repaired twice) as we hardly ever watch TV anyway. So spent yesterday afternoon demounting the bloody thing as well as the framework that had been used to attach it, happily not through the roof. The consolation is I've saved about 50kg and maybe some windage too. For the moment I'm not removing the cabling, which anyway enters underneath the solar panel, see next for why!

However the reason for me collecting the van was to take it to have the skylights resealed after water came pouring in while we were away couple of weeks ago. The guy has just rung to tell me he's found cracking in the area surrounding roof moving outwards from the corners. As with everything it's repairable but heaven knows what the bill is going to be after he explained what he needed to do.

He's assured me that everything will be watertight when he's finished but the damp that has got into the wood frame will take a while to dry out.

 

[Phillybarbour]

Good to hear no damage to the roof. I had a dish on last two vans. Just bought another and also decided not to transfer the dish.

Reasons -
We don't watch much TV
The TV we do watch I can get through the Directional Aerial fitted
I have an Apple TV box which plays on TV from iPad
Most films we now get through the iPad.
Catch up TV through the iPad.
Less fitting cost
Less weight

Times are changing even for non technical people like me.

 

[Hellski]

Sorry to read of your woes but good there's no damage.

When the need arises, we find the Amazon Firestick great for watching TV whilst away

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[tonyidle]

Not having a very good few days with the van. Went up to the storage yard yesterday to discover the gales we had last week had got under the satellite dish and completely flipped it over, totally disrupting the innards and breaking the cowling. I'm not going to spend anymore on the sat dish (have had it repaired twice) as we hardly ever watch TV anyway. So spent yesterday afternoon demounting the bloody thing as well as the framework that had been used to attach it, happily not through the roof. The consolation is I've saved about 50kg and maybe some windage too. For the moment I'm not removing the cabling, which anyway enters underneath the solar panel, see next for why!

However the reason for me collecting the van was to take it to have the skylights resealed after water came pouring in while we were away couple of weeks ago. The guy has just rung to tell me he's found cracking in the area surrounding roof moving outwards from the corners. As with everything it's repairable but heaven knows what the bill is going to be after he explained what he needed to do.

He's assured me that everything will be watertight when he's finished but the damp that has got into the wood frame will take a while to dry out.

Would you consider selling the remains?

 

[tonka]

I bet you wished you looked harder for that new van when we were at Lincoln..

Hope you get it all sorted..

 

[TerryL]

Would you consider selling the remains?

Sat dish? Why not. It's an Oyster 2 85cm dish.

I bet you wished you looked harder for that new van when we were at Lincoln..

Hope you get it all sorted..

Bren's started looking at new vans again! Might have to cancel the refurb!

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[tonyidle]

Sat dish? Why not. It's an Oyster 2 85cm dish.


Bren's started looking at new vans again! Might have to cancel the refurb!

You have a pm.