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jools Ex Member	Generators/water tanks etc Jul 20^th, 2007 at 2:11am	Print Post
	Hi all, We had some Dutch clients over this week, and they were talking about buying all of their generators/solar panel/cisterna tanks etc. from the USA. Because the dollar is so low against the pound and also the euro, apparently this is a good option, and many comapnies, it you search on the internet offer free or cheap shipping. This has to be a good option for anyone whose Spanish or Catalan isn't up to scratch, as you can speak good old English to the yanks. This is only hearsay obviously, personally i dont need either, as i have mains services, i like my creature comforts. Hope this is useful to someone.
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cactus jack Global Moderator Offline If I agree with you, then we would both be wrong Posts: 928 Location: bitem Joined: Dec 17^th, 2005 Gender:	Re: Generators/water tanks etc Reply #1 - Jul 23^rd, 2007 at 4:20pm	Print Post
	I would check out if there is an import duty and vat to pay brfore ordering anything which has to be supplied from USA. I came unstuck shipping in motorcycle parts from Florida which by the time I had paid all the duty and vat worked out at the same price I could have bought them 8 miles away from where I live in England. �As always check first when spending large sums of money. Also when things go wrong or are damaged it is so much easier to deal with someone just down the road than someone the other side of the world. Just my few pennies worth Steve

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jools Ex Member	Re: Generators/water tanks etc Reply #2 - Jul 24^th, 2007 at 1:25am	Print Post
	Hi Cactus Jack. Fair comment, not looked into anything like that, clients say this sort of thing, so we just pick it up in conversation. Obviously, this needs more research, but unfortunately, i just dont have the time time. Regards Jools


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Nigel YaBB Administrator Offline Living here and loving it! Posts: 1234 Location: Raval de Crist Joined: Mar 23^rd, 2005 Gender:	Re: Generators/water tanks etc Reply #3 - Jul 24^th, 2007 at 2:51pm	Print Post
	Quote: Also when things go wrong or are damaged it is so much easier to deal with someone just down the road than someone the other side of the world. Generator bought in the UK - went BANG - shipping costs are more than the generator cost new! And it was still under warranty - but shipping charges not included. If only it had been bought for a few extra euros in Spain! Nigel

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Nobrot the Great Ex Member	Re: Generators/water tanks etc Reply #4 - Jul 24^th, 2007 at 4:11pm	Print Post
	Ahh,piston broke,I know the feeling.


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Tony Ex Member	Re: Generators/water tanks etc Reply #5 - Jul 24^th, 2007 at 10:30pm	Print Post
	I don't think that Nigel is either pissed or broke. Certainly I have never known him to be either. Tony


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philmountains Senior Member Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 460 Location: Skipton North Yorkshire Joined: Mar 25^th, 2005 Gender:	Re: Generators/water tanks etc Reply #6 - Jul 25^th, 2007 at 9:56am	Print Post
	Yep �Nigel that,s defainatly buggerd!!bearings,seals the list goes on ,but why dont �you pull the generator off and power it with another engine? got to be worth a try. By the way I �bought a replacement piston & cylinder kit of ebay earlier this year for my Sthil chainsaw ,and to cut the sorry, I broke a ring fitting it ,no joy from ebay seller ,but goggled the manufacture down to India, who very kindly sent me 2 replacements for free!!!!! so dont give up just yet. All the best to you all Phil Martin


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roswell Ex Member	Re: Generators/water tanks etc Reply #7 - Jul 25^th, 2007 at 3:59pm	Print Post
	Quote: Generator bought in the UK - went BANG - shipping costs are more than the generator cost new! And it was still under warranty - but shipping charges not included. If only it had been bought for a few extra euros in Spain! Nigel It seems your con rod in no longer conning............ Beware a new generator scam that may be doing the rounds here, a bit like the speaker scam in the UK. A few weeks ago someone local was approached by a genuine sounding guy with 3 generators to sell, story went they were bought for a building job and never used. He produced a brochure with price list and it appeared the 5.4kva generator was, something around a nice expensive E1500, so all 3, with all paperwork, for E700 was a bargain. When I saw one, I noticed a flaw on the model stickers, funnily enough it came away with a little picking and amazingly underneath it said 2.2kva. It is, on closer inspection Chinese rubbish that struggles to power an electric toothbrush........even the 2.2kva rating is itself, rather too generous....


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old nelson Full Member Offline The man in black Posts: 215 Location: HAYES KENT..and...TORTOSA Joined: Sep 12^th, 2006 Gender:	Re: Generators/water tanks etc Reply #8 - Jul 25^th, 2007 at 4:56pm	Print Post
	Nigel, I'm driving down late September from UK for a week or three fishing, if this generator part is under warranty, try to get it sent to me ,or, if it's not too far, I'll pick up and bring it down foc. Email me if you want my address. Old Nelson.


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Nigel YaBB Administrator Offline Living here and loving it! Posts: 1234 Location: Raval de Crist Joined: Mar 23^rd, 2005 Gender:	Re: Generators/water tanks etc Reply #9 - Jul 25^th, 2007 at 5:43pm	Print Post
	Thanks for the offer but VERY fortunately I came across someone with a large empty van that was going back to the UK (and very close to where the generator came from!) and he took it back. He's due back in September (just as well I'm not in desperate need of it!) and again with a van so transport has actually been sorted. I did think about a different engine or a repair of the existing one but despite all my efforts (and an amount of swearing) I couldn't seperate the generator from the engine. Nigel


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Farway Ex Member	Re: Generators/water tanks etc Reply #10 - Aug 24^th, 2007 at 5:50pm	Print Post
	Same problem . Generator packed-up BUT check if your model has a EU warrantee. Any company worth their salt , or should I say product , will cover you in the eu. The generator supplier (Advanced Diesel Engineering ) shrugged their shoulders and said it had nothing to do with them but the actual engine (Deutz) has a EU wide gaurantee for a certain period. We had our unit re-bored, new everything fitted here in Tortosa in a engineering workshop and it costed us nothing. The only thing I had to do was get in contact with Deutz head-Office and explain the problem and my location and they gave me their local office number and it got sorted from there.


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