diff --git a/PROMS/DataLoader/TextConvert.cs b/PROMS/DataLoader/TextConvert.cs
index 68099dfb..b0dff5de 100644
--- a/PROMS/DataLoader/TextConvert.cs
+++ b/PROMS/DataLoader/TextConvert.cs
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ namespace DataLoader
 			char[] tmp;
 			tmp = s2.ToCharArray();
 			s2 = s2.Replace("`", "\'b0");			// convert backquote to degree - left over from DOS days.
-			s2 = s2.Replace("\'a0",@"\'a0");		// hardspace
+			s2 = s2.Replace("\xa0",@"\u160?");		// hardspace
 			s2 = s2.Replace("\xb0", @"\'b0");		// degree
 			s2 = s2.Replace("\x7f", @"\u916?");		// delta 
 			s2 = s2.Replace("\x2265",@"\u8805?");	// greater than or equal