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Just read about a cheaper invention to change salt water to fresh water, or at least good enough for farm animals Up to now, we require plenty of grid electricity to desalinate sea water In a nutshell, these people claim to be able to fit their machine in a sea container, and use the sun (or waste heat), to...

An elderly lady boarded a very crowded bus and, as all the seats were taken, she stood in the middle. A young man began to get up but she shook her head and gently sat him back down. No thank you sonny, I can stand, she said. A few moments later he tried to rise again. No, no, thank you! she said pushing him bac...

Gvm upgrade izuxu d.max I would like any information from dmax owners on pedders ,ironman Lovell's or any other legal suspension upgrade up to 3600 kg any recomendations would be great thank

Hi we have been considering trading up our Mazda CX 5 for a larger vehicle . It is a 2.5 petrol model and we are towing an AVan weighing around 1200kgs with no plans to tow anything larger . We just returned from a trip to SA and had expected that the car would struggle , but the fuel consumption averaged 10....

Our 19 Foot Caravan is our Home and Will Be Leaving SA Residential Caravan Park to Travel for Two or more Years.... We will Not have a fixed address... Once we leave Adelaide we would like to know the best way to get our mail... We are on the Net through Telstra...WI FI if that Helps.. Just concerned abo...

Our 2 year old vitrifrigo fridge stopped working about 6 weeks ago . This morning I took it to fridge repair . After checking it had over 12v but dropped to zero as soon as any load was applied . After some searching and replacing fuse . All worked !! We found the two blade type fuse hadnt actually blown . B...

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Hi all Looking at buying Ford Escape 4x4 Diesel [ 1800 Kg Braked tow capacity ] Will it be ok to Tow a 2006 Galaxy Pop Top with following weights : Tare =1283 / ATM = 1583 / GTM = 1438 . Can any one out there advise please Thanks From firsttime

Technical or General, I think general? but our sinks were very slow draining, usual comments blocked breather in the grey water tank, valves all gunked up etc etc. I set to and got rid of any bends in the pipe work that held water, i.e. made a valve like an "S" trap and whalla, the water drains with a vortex...

The current issue of The Shed magazine has a article titled "Step by Step Camper van Build" The magazine is available , probably in many public libraries, It is in Brisbane City Council libraries. The magazine is sold in selected Australian newsagents, listed on their website .... This info "may" b...

I've been on the trail for a few years , and have always been amazed at the how clean the Jeeps and Toyota's are. How do they manage it? As we all know , the cars must be washed at each stop. Around 400 litres with a hose. Some do twice a day. The ACB says that around 11.78 million days a year are used by us. I did a...

Hi all, You might remember a while back I asked about tyres. Well, last Friday I had 4 Bridgestone Duellers A/T LT fitted to the Collie. They seem quieter and I am still sorting out pressures. Niiiice! Thanks for all your help at the time of asking. As usual you were a great help. Keep Safe on the roads...

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Just wondering if anyone has used these in their van? We do have a basic controller coming with our van (standard base offering) which I thought of upgrading. I've read about PWM and MPPT (and don't want to start any arguments) but the existing unit I believe does not have a specific calcium battery set...

My wife crashed her car yesterday. She told the Police that the man she hit was on his phone and drinking a can of beer at the time. The Police told her the man is entitled to do whatever he likes on his own front porch.