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Any YIMBYs on here? Keir Starmer is.......
SteamyTea replied to ToughButterCup's topic in Planning Permission
Why better than agricultural areas, you prefer to live in agricultural areas. Could well be the case, so why not get the person who polluted it to pay, or at least the insurance company, or the people that did not enforce the relevant legislation i.e. the EA or LA. -
Any YIMBYs on here? Keir Starmer is.......
SteamyTea replied to ToughButterCup's topic in Planning Permission
Would that not just push the price of the site up. We all know that the only way to make housing cheaper, and probably better, is to relax the planning rules. Why pretend otherwise. -
Can it be operated from the HA via the WigBy or whatever protocol @Pocster prefers this week.
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Any YIMBYs on here? Keir Starmer is.......
SteamyTea replied to ToughButterCup's topic in Planning Permission
Some may have, but that is generally only replacing the older existing schemes. Similar to my idea of putting solar panels next to major roads. Near Taunton, next to the M5, they are building houses. I assume for deaf people. They should have very low heating bills as all the EVs will be catching alight. -
Best model acoustic insulation for studs and joists?
SteamyTea replied to ashthekid's topic in Sound Insulation
Should use Black Magic Woman as the real test of the black arts. And for the full spectrum, can't beat Woodstock in '69 -
Do this 'resin' printers use acrylic resin, or something else. I worked next door to a company that had a 3D resin printer (was called additive rapid prototyping back in 1994). That used an acrylic resin. The college had a printer that used a powder that got lasered, then a new layer of powder applied, then lasered again. Took days to print the smallest of things.
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Sometimes it is easier to gloss the woodwork first, then and small smears, splatters, spills of emulsion can be wiped off with a damp rag. Ceilings first though, just get the neck ache over and done with, before the back and knee ache. Not many professionals clean up at any stage.
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Any YIMBYs on here? Keir Starmer is.......
SteamyTea replied to ToughButterCup's topic in Planning Permission
There was a Tesla X that had been rear ended by a Passat diesel on the A30. Neither were that on fire. Added 2 hours to my journey though. -
Ducted A2A and floor level vents
SteamyTea replied to Crofter's topic in Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHP)
That is good, you can type away, with the World Service on the radio, at 4:30 AM, without waking up the rest of the house. I know why I am up, trip up country, no one else should be though. -
Any YIMBYs on here? Keir Starmer is.......
SteamyTea replied to ToughButterCup's topic in Planning Permission
I am rather self taught in chemistry. I have to reduce it all to the physics, then it starts to make sense. The biggest problem is there are 118 elements, and about 20 words to describe how they attach to each other. Then it is a memory test, and makes no sense to me at all. My last school chemistry teacher was a Born Again Christian, a complete twat of a bloke who put me off the subject for 40 years, even though I used chemicals every days at work for 30+ years. -
Any YIMBYs on here? Keir Starmer is.......
SteamyTea replied to ToughButterCup's topic in Planning Permission
Lithium batteries are not pure lithium in its metallic form. Then there is the graphite, manganese, cobalt or phosphorus anode. Typical chemistries are: LiCoO2 LiFePO4 LiMn2O4 Li2MnO3 (LiNiMnCoO2 It is the last molecule that is important as it has oxygen attached. Oxygen is a tart of an element and will easy swap to the hottest element available, so it may not need free oxygen in the air to sustain a fire. Yes, how many cars have we seen explode? I have probably driven 1.5 million miles, been a passenger for probably half a million more. Never seen a car explode, though have seen a few burnt out ones. I can't remember which car it was in the USA that had a habit of exploding when rear ended, think the motor industry started taking secondary safety seriously then. -
Any YIMBYs on here? Keir Starmer is.......
SteamyTea replied to ToughButterCup's topic in Planning Permission
Which survive impacts better, and don't corrode. Diesel only needs a high temperature to ignite, whereas gasoline, generally, only evaporates rapidly when heated. One of the major causes of vehicle fires, after an impact, was caused by brake fluid. This is now non flammable. But I reality, most vehicle fires are caused by an electrical fault, similar to houses. If only from the fuel. An EV will have around 50 kWh of energy, a half filled tank of fuel will have maybe 60 kWh. So similar. The rate of burn is different though. Gasoline is faster than diesel (why gasoline engines can rev higher), not sure you can really compare a battery pack in the same way as they hold together. -
Is that German. The First Mates name was Carter By God he was a farter When the wind would not blow And the ship would not go They used Carter the Farter to start her.
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Thankfully be of the QUANTUM processes in my MIND, I can generate my own ELECTRICITY. This saves me £££ every day. By HARNESSING these COSMIC VIBRATIONS I can SURVIVE a WHOLE DAY without buying any ELECTRITY from the CORPORATIONS that have been RIPPING US OFF for DECADES. Before I get SHUT DOWN, I MUST tell you that I have INVENTED a way to HEAT YOUR HOME without NATURAL GAS. PHYSICS has had it all wrong because of GOVERNMENTS and BIG BUSINESS not allowing us to use CAPITAL LETTERS. THEY WILL BE STOPPING THE USE OF BOLD TEXT SOON AND BEFORE WE KNOW IT, COLOURED HIGHLIGHTED TEXT. Terms and conditions must be to small to read
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Makes you go blind.
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Any YIMBYs on here? Keir Starmer is.......
SteamyTea replied to ToughButterCup's topic in Planning Permission
From this years June Survey (this is an important agricultural snapshot) We could build on that unused 50 million m2 Crops The total area of arable crops saw a 1.3% decrease between 2022 and 2023, falling to just under 3.7 million hectares. Cereals account for the majority (70%) of the total arable crop area, covering just under 2.6 million hectares in 2023. The area of wheat decreased by 5.3% to 1.58 million hectares, whilst barley increased by 2.2% to 799 thousand hectares. The area of oilseed crops increased by 3.4% to 369 thousand hectares in 2023. Oilseed rape accounts for 93% of this area and rose by 6.1% to 342 thousand hectares in 2023. Potatoes decreased by 12%, falling to 82 thousand hectares in 2023. The remaining arable crops covered 670 thousand hectares. Field beans and maize together account for almost two thirds of this area. Fields beans rose by 1.2% while maize saw a larger increase of 7.5% between 2022 and 2023. The area of horticultural crops covers 117 thousand hectares of land, a decrease of 6.3% compared to 2022. -
That was because I paid her by the minute to be your imaginary girlfriend.
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That is because you are a virgin.
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Depends on the resin used. But basically yes.
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They are closer to @Nic than you. We used to make a lot of architectural GRP back in the 1980s. Never really understood why it was not used more. Fake chimneys and naff porches may be part of the reason. And Reliant Robbins after a crash.
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Solar - Where to start?
SteamyTea replied to DazRave's topic in Energy Efficient & Sustainable Design Concepts
Quite possibly, and 7ish kW isn't an excessive amount in the he scheme of things. It is difficult to find the optimum amount, and where that fits in with the finances. Battery storage systems are skewing the formula somewhat as they make installed capacity seem cheap for every kWh delivered. Yes, but optimal winter angles can do that, but you may end up with an odd looking house. -
Solar - Where to start?
SteamyTea replied to DazRave's topic in Energy Efficient & Sustainable Design Concepts
Can you realistically use 7.3 kWp of PV? Do you need optimisers? -
Yes https://shapesgrp.co.uk/products/fibreglass-roofing-sheets/slate-tiled-roofing-sheets/
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There are a number of systems that can be installed from a simple fan (PIV), though single room distributed mechanical ventilation and heat recovery (dMVHR) to systems that are piped to all areas and have heat pump heating for space and hot water built in (EAHR). What I would be more concerned about is why you are getting serious damp and mould in the first place. Heating and normal ventilation cures this in most instances. Are there and signs of water leakage i.e. roof, gutters, broken pipes, unexplained damp patches on floors/ceilings or around doors and windows. There will always be scare stories about any technology, and some may have a grain of truth in them. I am sure that if you ask for a cure for hay fever on Reddit you will get treatments ranging from local honey (no scientific evidence that it works) though going to the JW Meeting Hall, but very few will recommend a trip to Boots to get some pills. How old is this house and has it been unoccupied and unheated for long?
