nomoss
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Some on ebay, but all in the US, around the same price as your quote.
You could maybe have your local feronnier make one cheaper.
If you get one I'd be interested to know how it performs.
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powerdesal
Hear hear
UK doesn't really have any choice regarding people coming from other EU countries, there are probably more going to UK than France.
Maybe he should look at how the "illegals" got into France before criticising UK.
I think he's just p***ed off that UK didn't sign the Schengen Agreement.
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J.R.
Vous avez raison.
Most, if not all, commercially available hose and seal materials (I'm not sure about Teflon, which has other disadvantages) are slightly porous to refrigeration gases, even more so to the newer ones, some of which operate at higher pressures than those now prohibited.
"Regassing" (a term I rather dislike) should involve finding and repairing the implied leak, often very time consuming, removing air and moisture which has entered the sytem, by evacuating it, often even more time consuming, and pressure testing before refilling.
I'm not convinced that these procedures are followed by all companies offering this service, especially for car airconditioning. The best equipment is rather expensive to buy and maintain, and the procedures demand skill, experience and often a lot of patience of the operators. There are also a lot of cowboys around with a bottle of gas and a set of gauges. They used to create a lot of work for us in the marinas.
Unfortunately I have found that quite a few people keep running systems after they are obviosly knackered, presumably in the hope that they will start working properly again, causing often irreparable damage. I have found many filled with the wrong, or a mixture of gases, and even one filled with butane. The boat's owner read somewhere that this would work. It did, after a fashion, but nearly caused a nasty accident in our workshop.
So one may be better off, with careful installation, and some good luck, buying budget priced systems, installing them carefully and replacing them periodically.
I installed two good quality systems in our house 6 years ago, but put a cheapie one from Weldom in my wife's studio 2 1/2 years ago.
All are still working OK, but I do have the advantage of having kept enough equipment when I sold my business to be able to repair them if necessary.
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[quote user="Cathy"]
[quote user="nomoss"] A pity the UK has blown all the N Sea resources in such a short time to enjoy the bonanza. Like a kid with a bag of sweets.[/quote]
At least North Sea gas stopped us trying to gas ourselves in the oven....
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Did you try lighting it after a few seconds?
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Whatever you do, don't install any of those systems with pre-filled pipework and quick connectors. They all rely on a flexible "O" ring or similar for the seal. They all leak eventually. I have removed very many and replaced them with conventional flare or soldered connections. I refused to install any.
When (not if) they leak, air will eventually enter the system, leading to expensive repairs or compressor failure from mechanical damage or burnout. Compressors which fail with burnt windings should not be replaced without thorough cleaning of the system to remove acid and tar which is formed, which can be uneconomical with a domestic system.
Of course, with units now being so cheap, you might consider it economical to install it yourself and replace it when it quits. Not always convenient though.
Even if you mount the units and install the pipework yourself, get a decent refrigeration man to leak test, evacuate and fill the system for you. Purging air from the system with the gas supplied in it, as suggested in the instructions of some units, is rubbish.
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A pity the UK has blown all the N Sea resources in such a short time to enjoy the bonanza. Like a kid with a bag of sweets.
The US keeps large reserves where they are - in the ground.
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The best deal I found is with http://www.mascotte-assurances.com/ > Espace Collection. Quotes online.
Vehicles do not need a Carte Grise Collection, just have to be on their list of "Classic Vehicles". You can put several on the same policy, price for each extra vehicle decreases to zero for basic cover.
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[quote user="powerdesal"]Well I guess thats another 10+250+60 which my pension age missus wont get as she officially does not exist - still. [:(]
[/quote]After several years working in Spain I got a demand saying I'd never paid Soc Sec.
Eventually, months later, it transpired that on the original form I had put "M" as my sex.
This form apparently wanted "M" - mujer (woman), or "V" - varon (male), rather than the expected Masculino/Femenino.
Is it possible they have her as Mrs powerdesal?
We feel very cheated over these pension "increases" which are being treated as special allowances for UK residents only, especially as they are exportable once they have been paid out.
In spite of EU rulings, the bureaucracy seems to sift through the small print to find a way out of any payments.
We are seriously thinking of moving back to UK, stating we are doing so permanently, renting for a few months until we get the allowances, then changing our minds about staying there.
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[quote user="KathyC"][quote user="nomoss"][quote user="nectarine"]
Lifted from the government's website:
"This year's Christmas Bonus will be paid in two instalments - recipients will get £10 in December as in previous years, with the additional £60 to be paid between January and March in the new year."
so I guess we will be getting staggered payments, although why they can't pay the £60 at the same time to everyone - as they have done with the £250 - confuses me? Perhaps a slight cash-flow problem in HM coffers?
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What £250?????
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Heating Allowance
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Didn't get that either...........................
Something seems to be wrong with this system.
I thought I was supposed to like it when I was being ****ed
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[quote user="nectarine"]
Lifted from the government's website:
"This year's Christmas Bonus will be paid in two instalments - recipients will get £10 in December as in previous years, with the additional £60 to be paid between January and March in the new year."
so I guess we will be getting staggered payments, although why they can't pay the £60 at the same time to everyone - as they have done with the £250 - confuses me? Perhaps a slight cash-flow problem in HM coffers?
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What £250?????
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I just heard Yvette Cooper, in a BBC interview, say "We have just given £60 to every pensioner".
I immediately checked our UK bank account - zilch.
Yet another lie from that lot.
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[quote user="Patf"]
I read something today in the french press ( a comment in a letter in the Depeche ) that France may be introducing medical checks for drivers over the age of 70.
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Damn good idea, I think.
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Pics for anyone interested. It's just too much hassle to register the NSU in France - really.
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I bought my first MG, a 1932 M type Midget, in 1957. Then a 1930 F type Magna the following year, which I rebuilt, using a similar car as a donor (sacrilege!). I used it until I left England in 1962, but my parents "got rid of it" around 1964 when they moved house, without telling me. It is still around somewhere in UK. The present "owner" cannot actually have title, as I never sold it. But what the hell....
I bought a 1952 TD in Manchester in 1967, which we drove to and used for 2 years in Algeria. I rebuilt it in 1971, and used it occasionally in Spain until my son needed a car. He used it for daily transport in UK from 1985, and sold it, for a ridiculous price, in about 1988. He was almost in tears, but I said it was time for it to go.
The BMC Midget we bought in 1969 didn't really match up to the TD. We soon got rid of it, with no regrets,
I don't think any of those pressed steel efforts are real MG's, so it's not worth bothering whether they are original or not.........[:D]
Edit 24/12 - spelling, smiley
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Following my neighbours' practice in Spain, I just used old remains of varnish (this got rid of several hoarded part-full tins), cut with about 30% white spirit. Cheap, and it's lasted 9 years so far.
It just needs some very occasional recoating low down where the damp gets to it.
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Not always equitable
A neighbour accepted my offer of 1000€ for a small agricultural plot, well outside any constructable zone. He suggested I check the fees with the Notaire before proceeding.
Even he was amazed to hear that the minimum value used to calculate fees is 1000€. The "acompte" being 1000€, and the Notaire's estimate of actual fees 650 to 800€.
I'm sure I heard somewhere that agricultural land is treated differently from constructable. It wouldn't be the first time this Notaire has given me the wrong information, so I'm going to check with another one next week.
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Include breakfast in the room price?
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[quote user="Will"][quote user="nomoss"]
Could you please tell us the source of your information?
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Certainly - http://www.thepensionservice.gov.uk/state-pension/forecast/home.asp
(which seems to be confirmed by Judith's post, although the Pension Service has been saying for some time now that the information will be available for all shortly; current estimate is 'Autumn 2008'.)
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Thank you Will.
The "e-service" forecast seems to be working now, though. At least, I went as far as the registration page.
Ernie, it might be important to back pay missing years sooner than later, as there is a 7 year limit on back payments.
e.g. the last date payment was accepted for 1993 was 6 May 2000.
One may, however, pay current years up to retirement age,
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[quote user="Rose"]
Can anyone help me... many of our neighbours along our valley have got poles outside their gates decorated with ribbons and paper flowers and with a baguette tied on in the middle? Can anyone tell me why? And should I being doing something similiar? [8-)] [:)]
Thanks
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Why don't you ask one of them?
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[quote user="Will"]
The UK state pension forecast service is only available at present to those reaching retirement age within the next couple of years. The Pension Service suggests that others can get an online forecast, but when I checked this service was unavailable too.
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Hello Will,
I had no problem getting a forecast five years before I reached retirement age, although there was a delay of some 2 months before it was supplied.
I can see no grounds for not providing this information, or at the very least for not supplying a summary of pension "qualifying years".
Could you please tell us the source of your information?
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On the same page.
I am amazed that The Times doesn't know what "Hoi Polloi" means.
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As you will see from the link posted by Ron Avery, you have to claim state pensions separately from each EU country in which you have paid contributions.
The time worked in each country is taken into account when calculating the pension paid by that country, and the total time worked in all EU countries is used to determine whether you qualify for a pension from each country.
Each country pays the greater of :-
either 1) the pension calculated on time worked there only,
or 2) the pension calculated on the total timed worked (in all EU countries), proportioned according to the time worked in the particular country.
So, for calculation 2), if you made contributions in UK for 25 years and in France for 4 years, the amounts would be 25/29 x UK pension for 24 years, and 4/29 x French pension for 29 years.
If you still have more than 4 months before you qualify for a UK pension, you should apply for a forecast right now, as this will tell you if you have enough years to qualify, how much you will get from UK (not France), and what voluntary payments you can make to qualify (if you don't already) or to increase the amount.
You can no longer make voluntary payments once you reach pension age.
Note. Other readers should also ask for a forecast, especially if in any doubt about qualifying for a UK state pension. In the process you can also verify that your pension records are correct. If not, you will have plenty of time to sort them out.
The forecast process also makes sure that the Pension Service has your foreign address, so they will contact you when your pension is due.
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[quote user="cassis"]Unscrew the top and press the valve needle until air stops coming out. [:D]
Only leaves only a tiny percentage of other gasses (ordinary air is 78% nitrogen) once the pure nitrogen has been pumped in under pressure.
[/quote]Venting the tyre still leaves normal air inside, at atmospheric pressure, containing 22% of other gases. Inflated with nitrogen, to an average of 2 bars above atmospheric, will reduce this to 7% of other gases.
So you pay equivalent of £10 to remove 2/3 of the unwanted gases.
How much to remove them all?[:D]
Revenge or what!!!
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