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07/11/2012 at 12:46pm
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Help!! New to all this, have had my van since July, love it, we had some little problems, but have over come them now. How do you prepare the can for storage? Help pease

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What do you mean, prepare it for storage, do you mean prepare the van for winter?



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07/11/2012 at 2:15pm
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Hi, here you go

50 Winterising Your Caravan
Be prepared by following these simple guidelines to protect your caravan from snow, ice, and cold weather, whilst in winter storage, or out of use. Plus some handy care tips if you are planning winter touring.

Cheers  Ratty



07/11/2012 at 8:59pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Ratty on 07/11/2012

Hi, here you go

50 Winterising Your Caravan
Be prepared by following these simple guidelines to protect your caravan from snow, ice, and cold weather, whilst in winter storage, or out of use. Plus some handy care tips if you are planning winter touring.

Cheers  Ratty



Ratty can this be copied as I tried to but it did not work so I could move it to my documents. Will I have to write the lot down by hand,

Thanks

Chrissie



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07/11/2012 at 9:14pm
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Chrissie, you should be able to copy the text easily (I just have).
Position your mouse/cursor at the beginning of the text, left click (and hold) then drag the mouse to highlight the document. Then right click and select 'Copy' from list which appears. Open Word (or whatever you use), right click again and 'Paste'.

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07/11/2012 at 9:54pm
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Quote: Originally posted by G7ACU on 07/11/2012
Chrissie, you should be able to copy the text easily (I just have).
Position your mouse/cursor at the beginning of the text, left click (and hold) then drag the mouse to highlight the document. Then right click and select 'Copy' from list which appears. Open Word (or whatever you use), right click again and 'Paste'.

Paul.


WoW!! after I had started it all by hand I had a go. With the usual loads of trouble by getting the lot onto word. Would it go forward from there ....would it nothing. It kept on giving me canot be opened yet again. So  I went around again onto another one under Microsoft Office and eventually left it there. The ONLY way I finally got it where I could see it was to click on the red X top right hand corner when it told me save or not save or cancel I clicked onsave and it finally left it all onto the place where I put it in the beginning. Now I have the lot. 

What a load of a palavar. This Is not the first time this has happened, it actually happens a lot where it will not save nor can be sent onward to email it to myself. NO programme to open it is all I get all the time. I do get cheesed off. Got to be a way out as it eventually goes. but I cannot and do not know the answer as not technical enough.

Still I persevered and got it in the end. Thanks a lot, saved a bit of writing doing it that way.



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07/11/2012 at 10:39pm
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Sounds odd Chrissie, can't quite suss that, but at least you've sorted.

    

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07/11/2012 at 10:54pm
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Quote: Originally posted by G7ACU on 07/11/2012
Sounds odd Chrissie, can't quite suss that, but at least you've sorted.

    


You would be surprise Paul what I have had to put up with and struggle on. Next time I get a laptop it will NOT behaving windows live mail if I can help it. I have to have Virgin as its my supplier via cable for all broadband, tv, phone. A good package had for a few years now.

But I got a Toshiba and it was on it. I have a gmail acc. So I get triple all all mail through every one of them. I cannot get rid of it as I may do something wrong to the rest as it was programmed in to it. I could get rid of the gmail acc. but the Which consumer Magazine gave it a good report for security and a bad one for the windows live one for people getting into them. Lesser of 2 evils keeping the gmail and Virgin and not bothering with live.  What I nee is someone here to put me right and remove all the muck I probably have.



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08/11/2012 at 6:56pm
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Thanks Ratty.

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08/11/2012 at 10:02pm
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My checklist +details of what I use for your info

WINTERISING VAN
Remove furniture/bedding/carpets/curtains
Clean/vac carpets/furniture/bedding/curtains as req'd carpet/upholstery spray
Water Hog Milton - sterilise pipes. Open taps; drain system. Taps open 1/2 position . Plugs in.
Toilet Cistern Stand in Fedox whilst cleaning van. Then drain
Toilet Thetford Toilet Cleaner
Toilet cassette Thetford Cassette Cleaner & Maintenace spray. Olive oil seal (leave open). Wipe locker - Dettol wipes. Check Fuse
Waste outlets Wash - dettol antibacterial wipes
Waste outlet drain pipes Wash and soak in milton solution
Wash Van Fenwicks cleaner
Polish Van Fenwicks Bobby Dazzler or Over Winter
Windows Auto Glym window cleaner
Roof Vents Clean roof under vent windows - Fenwicks + Bobby Dazzler/Over wintering
Fridge/Cooker vents Fit covers
Battery Remove and put on charge every now and again
12 Point Pin Vaseline
Chassis Brush dirt off
Shock Absorbers Clean and vaseline rods - remove vaseline in spring
Window frame Olive oil on rubber around windows
Wheels winter wheels -check tyre air
Hitch Head Clean - Dry Cloth/Fine emery
Brakes Clean rods and oil connections (Duckhams)
Check Brake Cable for damage
Corner Steadies Clean thread and oil - Duckhams
Lights Clean lenses inside and out, vaseline edge when fitting back. Check bulbs
Aerial Check its down and facing back
Door lock/hinges WD40
Clean cupboards Morrisons Lavender Wipes/Dettol wipes.
Wash van floors & dry Finesse 3 in 1 spray
Vents Check they are not blocked
Filter Remove or cover with insulation
Kitchen sink/taps Dettol Antibacterial wipes
Woodwork Morrisons Lavender Wipes
Bathroom sink/shower Thetford Bathroom Cleaner/Dettol antibacterial wipes
Fridge/Microwave Duzzit fridge and Microwave cleaner
Cooker Fairy Liquid/vim
Remove Radio
Underbed/front benches Vac then Finesse 3 in 1 spray
Waste Hog Sterilise - Milton
Gas Cylinders Off? Store in Greenhouse
Cupboards/doors closed?
Descale kettle
Check fuses
All switches off?
Drain Tap closed?
Dampbuster in Front and Bathroom Kampa Dampbuster crystals
Blinds up
ProTec cover
Clean Awning







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