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Spread of what exactly? Flames which are in the immediate vicinity, or the enormous amount of toxic fumes given off? The occupants will be killed by smoke / fumes probably at least 30-60 mins before being 'burned' to death. The extra layer of PB / other FR or intumescent material will just save the fabric of the build, and have zero whatsoever to add to the preservation of life. HMO or multi-level dwellings consider the preservation of the fabric, so fire-fighters can have safe access to rescue those on 2nd floors and above, but in a typical domestic residence you just "get out, and stay out"; this is preserved by the standard required by b regs for the obligatory 30 mins. After 30 mins in house fire, the last thing on your mind will be pondering about if the surrounding material can cope with another 90 minutes of utter hell. It boggles my mind that folk have such low comprehension of what this type of fire would do to the survivable interior of a family home. You'll have 5-10 mins max to evacuate, and at 120 mins your family members will be looking into your will to see what goodies you've bestowed.

Here's a dynamic version to check your own systems. Residual Pump Heads Rev1.xlsx

Yes, in fact I thought that was somewhat part of the existing strategy (why some of the existing storage was shut down). Though LNG carriers are a lot more expensive (10x to 30x) plus there is boil off.

Can I ask why you had the vertical rebar in the foundations?

Would the same logic apply to Lng carriers?

We used a pump lorry - we had a stretch of 30m with no real access any other way.

Our BC was happy to see part of the foundations, agreed in advance, as the layout of the site meant we had to dig then pour, dig then pour. Not sure if you've taken a warranty in the end, but out warranty provider had very definite view of what they would and would not accept. In the end they made an additional visit, at a cost, and had to be provided with a multitude of photographs

This sounds like a can of worms. If you have MVHR you really need external only air supply to stove. As mentioned extract in same room isn't allowed. Extracting hood will just lead to room depressurised and the stove spilling combustion air into the room as soon as door is opened. Even if you have hood in recirculation mode, you will still have kitchen extract for the MVHR. Don't be concerned, I rarely even use our cooker hood - MVHR does the job 99.5% of the time. Your issue isn't the cooker hood it's the fire. What is a ventilation fluxo you refer too? The air supply to stove is through wall so takes outside air to use as primary and secondary for combustion. It ensures stove doesn't use room air for combustion. It doesn't remove any need for room ventilation.

regardless of it being room-sealed I don't believe you can have a woodstove in a room which has an extractor of any kind. Read the B-Regs very closely for your jurisdiction...

I eventually found a chap with a nice 2022 3CX JCB. He graded the whole site today and has told me he'll pull the footings in 2 days next week. Can you tell me a bit more about the other points. Especially, around the concrete line pump. I have calculated that I need 25m3 of C25 concrete and the furthest point from the truck will be 16m, so I assume a pump is the way to go. Will building control be happy to inspect the footings before they are all fully completed as it will be difficult to go back over the rear footing once it has been pulled and the other footings are done.

We're windier, and we have lots of scope for pumped hydro storage.

I hope it can be done here too. But Spain is a smidge sunnier and warmer than here! Much much easier for them to do.

The sound has just gone up two octaves. Was that the sales pitch they used to flog it.

Got my new probe . Cant wait to stick it in .

Matthew Syed was talking about this just today. Well worth a listen to his shows, he does not mention ping pong too much. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002sf4z

https://www.euronews.com/2026/03/11/spains-renewables-revolution-likely-to-keep-energy-bills-low-even-as-gas-prices-soar Spain are seeing the benefits of using invested in renewables. I presume they have a more sensible energy pricing system than we do. The idea that we "can't afford net zero" is almost laughably wrong.

If we get most of our supplies from Canada, wonder what the economics would be of keeping a floating reserve. Save building space on land and double handling. Just buy/pay for extra bulk carriers and keep a number in a queue to build a buffer. Possibly could slow the transit down too to save fuel to lower the overall cost. (I assume current ops are optimized for cost, so balance of fuel use and time underway). Especially as a short term measure while renewables build might make some sense.

thousand Will be interesting exactly what was in there but expect it to be a lot. Those disposable vapes are such a travesty and if they sold disposables I'd bet they sold rechargable ones too along with spare 18650s. Wouldn't be shocked if the basement/back room was full to the gills of batteries/battery containing supplies. Plus they are the high energy, very flammable LiPo. Not LifePo4

You can get non expanding PU adhesives. They will stick almost anything to everything.

Service battens tapered edge plasterboard and dry line.

And a massive building trashed. All from a AA sized battery or two. They were still spraying water in the place the next day.

I think it is quite reasonable. A lot of these batteries will be charged up over night. Teenagers don't get woken up by a fire alarm (a gentle female voice is best apparently). As @saveasteading says, 2 hours is a cheap fix, may also limit damage to the rest of the building. Look what had happened in Glasgow. Dodgy vape batteries and a major railway station is closed.

Quite reassuring as my battery sits quietly doing its thing in the roof space (not really a loft more a habitable space that we don’t inhabit). I’d read all the manufacturers blurb regarding the safety of LiFePo4 before choosing the location but that video you posted brings more confidence that it won’t burn the house down any quicker than a loose wire somewhere. Thanks.

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