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I was blue and lonely I couldn't sleep a wink And I could only get unconscious If I'd had too much to drink There was somehow, something wrong somewhere And each day seemed grey and dead The seeds of desperation were growing in me head I needed inspiration, a brand new start in life Somewhere to place affection, but I didn't want a wife And then by lucky chance, I saw in a special magazine An ad that was unusual, the like I'd never seen Experience something different with our new imported toy She's loving, warm, inflatable, and a guarantee of joy She came all wrapped in cardboard All pink and shriveled down A breath of air was all she needed To make her lose that frown I took her to the bedroom And pumped her with some life And later, in a moment, that girl became my wife And so I sit her in the corner, and sometimes stroke her hair And when I'm feeling naughty, I blow her up with air She's cuddly and she's bouncy, she's like a rubber ball I bounce her in the kitchen, and I bounce her in the hall And now my life is different since Sally came my way I wake up in the morning and have her on a tray She's everything they said she was and I wear a permanent grin And I only have to worry in case my girl wears thin
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My 14 year old washing machine has got so noisy over the last month that it is basically unsable. So I called 3 repair companies, one less that 1/4 mile away. They all wanted between £130 and £160 call out, up front, just to look at it. Two where honest enough to say that the drum bearing was now unlisted by Bosch, but they could probably find one that would fit. When I asked about the total cost to repair it, was around £330. Bought a new machine from Argo for £435 delivered. So look on the bight side, at least you are not paying a plumber £150/day to turn up, regardless of doing an work. If I could get away with that, I would turn up at 10 different sites, every day.
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Is that the one I sent back, used, but in the original box.
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$20k buys a lot of the real thing, and you don't have to charge them up at 40p/kWh.
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I dream of that, frequently.
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Why is my flow fluctuating so much?
SteamyTea replied to Ambaz79's topic in Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHP)
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Do you have any other properties with loft storage tanks? May be worth getting them checked out.
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Cold shower will do you good.
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I am a bit of a fan of earth.nullschool.net as it gives a nice view of what is happening, weather wise, globally. I was looking at some of the other option the other day and noticed that you can see large fires on it. We have some happening in the UK right now. They are the red dots. For something more scary. Madagascar must be horrible.
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Is it just a cold water tank or does is it a feed and expansion for the hot water. If latter, I think they need to be steel now so they cannot collapse if filled with hot water.
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You got insurance for that sort of thing surely.
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Surface water design with calculations
SteamyTea replied to hbooth's topic in Rainwater, Guttering & SuDS
I take it you have looked at Part H of the building regs? https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/442889/BR_PDF_AD_H_2015.pdf -
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SteamyTea replied to Coanda's topic in Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR)
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SteamyTea replied to Coanda's topic in Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR)
You may find that as the temperature difference increased, so does the efficiency. The energy usage of the fans needs to be subtracted from the total. Small fans are inefficient, so the largest fan you can get away with is best. Have to be careful if using a speed controller as some can use quite a bit of energy on their own, though that can be put into the room outlets. -
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SteamyTea replied to Coanda's topic in Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR)
https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/heat-recovery-efficiency-d_201.html https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/enthalpy-moist-air-d_683.html He had MVHR unit with a heat pump in it as far as I know, and off the shelf unit, cant remember who made it now, -
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SteamyTea replied to Coanda's topic in Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR)
Sheet insulation, polystyrene or PU. Could be a secondary box stuffed with mineral wool. I think it is a general term for the heat exchanger itself, rather than the complete unit. -
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SteamyTea replied to Coanda's topic in Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR)
All the temperature differences are very small as well. You get a greater energy transfer when the deltas are greater. -
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SteamyTea replied to Coanda's topic in Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR)
I just done a quick spreadsheet and, after rounding, shows your unit delivering 50%. That is just on temperature and does not include enthalpy and moisture heat recovery. -
24/7 as the fan I linked to was under 1 W. So a couple of quid a year to run.
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Small blanking plug missing from my Willis heater based UFH
SteamyTea replied to dnb's topic in Underfloor Heating
Metric Fine and UNF are not that odd. They are often used as they are self locking. And just for a laugh, ACME, as we all like a cartoon. Looks like something that is found in @Pocster's dungeon. -
Yes, or wait for a very cold, still day.
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Phantom electricity usage - 3 to 4am
SteamyTea replied to Andeh's topic in General Self Build & DIY Discussion
Can that be viewed via onlyfans? May help to pay the bills. -
Phantom electricity usage - 3 to 4am
SteamyTea replied to Andeh's topic in General Self Build & DIY Discussion
It is just teasing you. Do you have kids in the house that may be using something?
