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Sure. I made a general statement, doesn't mean there aren't exceptions. Most people don't have 7p rates at night, bigger batteries in cars is increasingly common now the price of the batteries has plummeted, charging during the day on some tarriffs can be more than 30p/kwh. I admit that £30 is probably high but £20 is very much realistic for a charge from 20% for someone with a 80kwh vehicle.
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My van has a 40kwh battery. If I was your friend and stayed over it would cost 40x7p = £2.80 to go from completely empty to completely full on overnight rates. I'm very unlikely to arrive with a completely empty battery, so I'd probably only need a quid or so worth of juice. If you've got spare solar then it's free.
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Wouldn't get to bogged down with that. If room temp is 20 and you have UFH, then your minimum return is not likely to be lower than house temp (assuming you have insulation under the screed etc). If you are operating a flow to return dT of 5 you minimum flow temp will be lower than 25. Most R290 will go down to 20, some may be limited to 25, but they are mostly R32.
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I thought I'd just report what I consider to be great customer service from Lusso Stone. All of our sanitary goods came from Lusso Stone and have been in use for coming up to 5 years now. The soft close mechanism of the most frequently used toilet seat is becoming less and less soft close so I gave Lusso a call to see if there was a fix, or if they had service parts available. I was informed that the soft close mechanism is covered by the same 25 year warranty as everything else. I was quite amazed, and a few minutes after the call the new soft close bits and bobs are in the post (they also look to be very easy to replace as well, video instructions have been received). They're not the cheapest out there, they're also not the most expensive, but the great customer service (second time now) is making it feel like a good purchase decision.
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I agree that local facilities should be the priority. Perhaps @ProDavecan confirm that they already have good access to doctors etc, village hall, regular buses and so on due to these funds. Also that reducing use of electricity has to be encouraged, but it isn't so important if the wind farm is local. Just as it doesn't matters so nuch if you have your own solar. Wind is a national/ regional asset. I suppose so was coal , and that was whipped away commercially and to the prosperous, and locals employed but only until the coal ran out or they died young. If the terrain allows farming, that is a harvest for selling. Likewise if the asset is wind. We would sell power internationally, so why not regionally? Round @ProDave 's way there are estates of thousands of acres, owned of course by a few with a castle or 2 and a house in "town". At least the locals seem to be getting something.
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Gardening tips for messed up new-build gardens on clay
Temp replied to saveasteading's topic in Landscaping, Decking & Patios
We are on clay. Lot depends on how much garden you have. I would be tempted to use an excavator to break up the top 12 inches, remove any junk, and mix in a huge quantity of organic matter. Perhaps a 50:50 mix. We only did this on the beds but wish I had done something similar for the lawn. We have a land drain across it but its too wet in winter and we get a lot of moss. I was warned off sand because apparently it can turn the clay into cement. Not sure if that's true for all clay. -
In terms of changing the appearance, yes it does. In terms of damaging the property, yes it can. In terms of damaging all properties to which it is applied, no it doesn't. Like all insulation measures it needs care and risk analyses. My guideline is that the end result must not look stupid. If it does, it probably is, and there are probably several more stupidities thrown into the mix. 'Cowboys' never give any discipline a good reputation, but there are good guys out there. I just feel sorry for those who get not-a-good-guy.
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Render of a 3D printed tile flashing. It'll get CT1'd to the tile. A 110mm elbow will sit on top of this:
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Not a hard rule to me but should be the default unless either the host has massive solar and the energy is close to free or is sufficiently well off that the cost is inconsequential. I don't really have a problem with a short charge costing almost nothing, that's no different a offering a guest a drink, but if you show up somewhere with a low battery I don't think you should accept a full recharge without paying. With EV chargers being mandated they will be increasingly installed in places where the owner doesn't use them and therfore may not be aware of what a significant charge costs or necessarily be on the right tariff to use them cheaply.
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Explain these comments on a Gary Does Solar video?
Beelbeebub replied to Alan Ambrose's topic in Photovoltaics (PV)
I get limiting the export for the reasons laid out in the video, but the idea of limiting the inverter seems to rest on the theory that the export limit might fail and the inverter pump out whatever it's maximum at that moment is. But that seems to assume that the export limit system (a current meter and some software) would fail. Irrc my system just shuts down if the current clamp isn't working. Surely the whole point of g100 export limit certification is to make system the design and implementation is as foolproof as possible. Moreover, if the DNO is worried that you 8kw inverter could lead to severe problems if it were to pump the full 32a or whatever instead of the 16a limit into the local grid, that implies the local grid is running very very close to it's margin, less than 16a in fact, which could easily be gobbled up tomorrow by a neighbour notifying a g98 install. What I'm getting at is: has anyone actually heard of a dno limiting the inverter size for a regular hybrid inverter install with g100 limit certification? -
I am not sure it is a good idea as it increases inequality. Rural people often complained about the lack of public services i.e. schools, doctors, libraries, policing etc, the money may be better spent on those. I live in one of the poorest parts of Europe, the wealth inequality is huge down here, even if the income differences are not that great (may have to look that up). There is a world of difference between a retired person on modest pension and a recent graduation doing 20 hours a week on minimum wage, even if the income is similar. Giving energy bill rebates, just because there is a field with some PV in it, 2 miles away, or a windfarm that cannot be seen at night, does not seem a good policy to me. I don't get a rebates on my transport costs because I can hear cars, or free medical prescriptions because, at the moment, I can see B1 bombers. But let's say I did. Should it be based on a fraction of my current usage, a fixed amount off i.e. 2 MWh/year. Maybe just a rebates to spend freely. Then what would happen if I still failed to pay, should I be forced to pay the rebate back? The best way to reduce bills is to reduce usage and then increase local RE generation and storage.
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Depends on the charger. Basic 16A one sure, £1.80 may bit on the high side for that, but plenty of chargers getting installed are the 7kw type. Someone local popping round for a coffee isn't going to need to charge their car. The people who will need to charge are those who have just travelled 150 miles to visit for at least many hours, quite possibly overnight. Big charges like that do add up.
