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Spares for 30 yr old 'Main' water heater?
Long shot, but does anyone know what happened to the manufacturer 'Main'? I
have an old Main Nymph water heater fitted in a 1978 caravan, but they were also fitted in portacabins, narrowboats etc. I need a new water flow sensor diaphragm for it. Anyone help me out? Steve |
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Spares for 30 yr old 'Main' water heater?
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"R.P.McMurphy" writes: Long shot, but does anyone know what happened to the manufacturer 'Main'? I have an old Main Nymph water heater fitted in a 1978 caravan, but they were also fitted in portacabins, narrowboats etc. I need a new water flow sensor diaphragm for it. Anyone help me out? Baxi Potterton now own Main, and still make a couple of the models. You could try HRPC for spares. Yours sounds like a specialised version, but if you're lucky, it will have the same flow valve as some of the other more common models. -- Andrew Gabriel |
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Spares for 30 yr old 'Main' water heater?
"Andrew Gabriel" wrote in message .. . In article , "R.P.McMurphy" writes: Long shot, but does anyone know what happened to the manufacturer 'Main'? I have an old Main Nymph water heater fitted in a 1978 caravan, but they were also fitted in portacabins, narrowboats etc. I need a new water flow sensor diaphragm for it. Anyone help me out? Baxi Potterton now own Main, and still make a couple of the models. You could try HRPC for spares. Yours sounds like a specialised version, but if you're lucky, it will have the same flow valve as some of the other more common models. -- Andrew Gabriel great thanks, I have emailed them, hopefully they will be able to help! Steve |
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Spares for 30 yr old 'Main' water heater?
"R.P.McMurphy" wrote in message ... "Andrew Gabriel" wrote in message .. . In article , "R.P.McMurphy" writes: Long shot, but does anyone know what happened to the manufacturer 'Main'? I have an old Main Nymph water heater fitted in a 1978 caravan, but they were also fitted in portacabins, narrowboats etc. I need a new water flow sensor diaphragm for it. Anyone help me out? Baxi Potterton now own Main, and still make a couple of the models. You could try HRPC for spares. Yours sounds like a specialised version, but if you're lucky, it will have the same flow valve as some of the other more common models. -- Andrew Gabriel great thanks, I have emailed them, hopefully they will be able to help! Steve nope, said part was obsolete. bugger, now I have to fix it meself Steve |
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Spares for 30 yr old 'Main' water heater?
On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 08:09:58 +0000, R.P.McMurphy wrote:
"R.P.McMurphy" wrote in message ... "Andrew Gabriel" wrote in message .. . In article , "R.P.McMurphy" writes: Long shot, but does anyone know what happened to the manufacturer 'Main'? I have an old Main Nymph water heater fitted in a 1978 caravan, but they were also fitted in portacabins, narrowboats etc. I need a new water flow sensor diaphragm for it. Anyone help me out? Baxi Potterton now own Main, and still make a couple of the models. You could try HRPC for spares. Yours sounds like a specialised version, but if you're lucky, it will have the same flow valve as some of the other more common models. -- Andrew Gabriel great thanks, I have emailed them, hopefully they will be able to help! Steve nope, said part was obsolete. bugger, now I have to fix it meself Nope, the heater is obsolete you need to replace it? -- Ed Sirett - Property maintainer and registered gas fitter. The FAQ for uk.diy is at http://www.diyfaq.org.uk Gas fitting FAQ http://www.makewrite.demon.co.uk/GasFitting.html Sealed CH FAQ http://www.makewrite.demon.co.uk/SealedCH.html |
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"Ed Sirett" wrote in message news On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 08:09:58 +0000, R.P.McMurphy wrote: "R.P.McMurphy" wrote in message ... "Andrew Gabriel" wrote in message .. . In article , "R.P.McMurphy" writes: Long shot, but does anyone know what happened to the manufacturer 'Main'? I have an old Main Nymph water heater fitted in a 1978 caravan, but they were also fitted in portacabins, narrowboats etc. I need a new water flow sensor diaphragm for it. Anyone help me out? Baxi Potterton now own Main, and still make a couple of the models. You could try HRPC for spares. Yours sounds like a specialised version, but if you're lucky, it will have the same flow valve as some of the other more common models. -- Andrew Gabriel great thanks, I have emailed them, hopefully they will be able to help! Steve nope, said part was obsolete. bugger, now I have to fix it meself Nope, the heater is obsolete you need to replace it? Why replace a perfectly good heater? other than the diapram, theres nothing wrong with it. i am now fixing a repair so that it will work. the worst thing that could happen is that it wont work! the diaphramg is part of a water flow sensor, so not part of any gas fitting, so no danger involved. steve |
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Spares for 30 yr old 'Main' water heater?
On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 23:00:24 +0000, R.P.McMurphy wrote:
"Ed Sirett" wrote in message news On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 08:09:58 +0000, R.P.McMurphy wrote: "R.P.McMurphy" wrote in message ... "Andrew Gabriel" wrote in message .. . In article , "R.P.McMurphy" writes: Long shot, but does anyone know what happened to the manufacturer 'Main'? I have an old Main Nymph water heater fitted in a 1978 caravan, but they were also fitted in portacabins, narrowboats etc. I need a new water flow sensor diaphragm for it. Anyone help me out? Baxi Potterton now own Main, and still make a couple of the models. You could try HRPC for spares. Yours sounds like a specialised version, but if you're lucky, it will have the same flow valve as some of the other more common models. -- Andrew Gabriel great thanks, I have emailed them, hopefully they will be able to help! Steve nope, said part was obsolete. bugger, now I have to fix it meself Nope, the heater is obsolete you need to replace it? Why replace a perfectly good heater? other than the diapram, theres nothing wrong with it. i am now fixing a repair so that it will work. the worst thing that could happen is that it wont work! the diaphramg is part of a water flow sensor, so not part of any gas fitting, so no danger involved. No the worst thing that could happen is that the gas valve sticks on and the water heater boils. See the humour section in the main FAQ. -- Ed Sirett - Property maintainer and registered gas fitter. The FAQ for uk.diy is at http://www.diyfaq.org.uk Gas fitting FAQ http://www.makewrite.demon.co.uk/GasFitting.html Sealed CH FAQ http://www.makewrite.demon.co.uk/SealedCH.html |
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Spares for 30 yr old 'Main' water heater?
"Ed Sirett" wrote in message news On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 23:00:24 +0000, R.P.McMurphy wrote: "Ed Sirett" wrote in message news On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 08:09:58 +0000, R.P.McMurphy wrote: "R.P.McMurphy" wrote in message ... "Andrew Gabriel" wrote in message .. . In article , "R.P.McMurphy" writes: Long shot, but does anyone know what happened to the manufacturer 'Main'? I have an old Main Nymph water heater fitted in a 1978 caravan, but they were also fitted in portacabins, narrowboats etc. I need a new water flow sensor diaphragm for it. Anyone help me out? Baxi Potterton now own Main, and still make a couple of the models. You could try HRPC for spares. Yours sounds like a specialised version, but if you're lucky, it will have the same flow valve as some of the other more common models. -- Andrew Gabriel great thanks, I have emailed them, hopefully they will be able to help! Steve nope, said part was obsolete. bugger, now I have to fix it meself Nope, the heater is obsolete you need to replace it? Why replace a perfectly good heater? other than the diapram, theres nothing wrong with it. i am now fixing a repair so that it will work. the worst thing that could happen is that it wont work! the diaphramg is part of a water flow sensor, so not part of any gas fitting, so no danger involved. No the worst thing that could happen is that the gas valve sticks on and the water heater boils. See the humour section in the main FAQ. No, the worst thing that could happen is that a H bomb is dropped on my house. This old, but sensibly designed water heater has a fail-safe design. No water flow, no gas flow. (however, the spring in the gas valve may fail, in which case the failsafe system wont work-but this could just as likely happen in a new gas water heater.) Steve |
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Spares for 30 yr old 'Main' water heater?
On Fri, 18 Nov 2005 19:27:28 +0000, R.P.McMurphy wrote:
"Ed Sirett" wrote in message news On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 23:00:24 +0000, R.P.McMurphy wrote: "Ed Sirett" wrote in message news On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 08:09:58 +0000, R.P.McMurphy wrote: "R.P.McMurphy" wrote in message ... "Andrew Gabriel" wrote in message .. . In article , "R.P.McMurphy" writes: Long shot, but does anyone know what happened to the manufacturer 'Main'? I have an old Main Nymph water heater fitted in a 1978 caravan, but they were also fitted in portacabins, narrowboats etc. I need a new water flow sensor diaphragm for it. Anyone help me out? Baxi Potterton now own Main, and still make a couple of the models. You could try HRPC for spares. Yours sounds like a specialised version, but if you're lucky, it will have the same flow valve as some of the other more common models. -- Andrew Gabriel great thanks, I have emailed them, hopefully they will be able to help! Steve nope, said part was obsolete. bugger, now I have to fix it meself Nope, the heater is obsolete you need to replace it? Why replace a perfectly good heater? other than the diapram, theres nothing wrong with it. i am now fixing a repair so that it will work. the worst thing that could happen is that it wont work! the diaphramg is part of a water flow sensor, so not part of any gas fitting, so no danger involved. No the worst thing that could happen is that the gas valve sticks on and the water heater boils. See the humour section in the main FAQ. No, the worst thing that could happen is that a H bomb is dropped on my house. This old, but sensibly designed water heater has a fail-safe design. No water flow, no gas flow. (however, the spring in the gas valve may fail, in which case the failsafe system wont work-but this could just as likely happen in a new gas water heater.) Newer gas water heaters have an additional safety cutoff. -- Ed Sirett - Property maintainer and registered gas fitter. The FAQ for uk.diy is at http://www.diyfaq.org.uk Gas fitting FAQ http://www.makewrite.demon.co.uk/GasFitting.html Sealed CH FAQ http://www.makewrite.demon.co.uk/SealedCH.html |
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