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Was chatting a a fellow chef and he said his fridge kept cutting out. I suggested that the pull it away from the wall a bit, and get a fan blowing air to the back. " No good, it is next to the ovens"

Was that for commercial properties, they are uncapped. One of my customers got quoted 10 times what he is currently paying (Build). 45p/kWh to £4.5/kWh. Saying F Off would have been politer.

Two charts. What actually happened in 2021 And what we should have done by now i.e. 4 times as much windpower, 4 times as much solar, 2 times hydro and 10 times storage.

Don't really matter, not as if you get given money if you qualify. If that was the case with transport, I woud fly around the world.

Has DHW been taken into accont woth the ASHP sizing? Being a bit oversize does not do any harm. What will the actual percentage heat recovery be in the temperature difference ranges between 10K and 22K, extremes only last hours and can be a bit misleading. MVHR does not replace 'built in' air leakage, it adds to it, but recovers some power.

There is. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/regional-and-local-authority-electricity-consumption-statistics https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/gas-sales-and-numbers-of-customers-by-region-and-local-authority

How about some LED panel lights. Cheap to buy and run. Then fill the hole in with rubble.

I&I

Get a couple of Honda Generators, and chains/padlocks/insurance. Sell them when the build is finished.

I have a gentle slope on my drive. It is a bugger to check the oil level on the car. Won't be a problem in a few years when we all have EVs.

I usually sneak in the back entrance. I used to be a gynaecologist. Then I got caught.

Or abolish it to keep costs down. Not sure how much CT the domestic supply companies have paid, they all claim to loose money on supplying homes.

My father's job back home in the West Indies was to distill seawater into tap water. With oil as the thermal source. Cost 3 cent for 4 US gallons.

Because most cold taps are in the right, and people are right handed.

Yes. Biggest problem is noise. With a couple of kWh of battery storage, night time usage would be easily covered for me. A 5 kW motor throws away and extra 10 kW of thermal energy. Take half of that that heat some water in a tank, some to charge the batteries, should only need to run for an hour a day, can do that at a convenient time when most neighbours are at work.

Is it liquid cooled?

Probably all of the above. All those 'challenger' suppliers had crap business plans, just Del Boy market traders. I suspect that Octopus are hoping to get huge grants from the government to keep the lights on. That is probably the best way to reduce the price, no mucking about with tax rebate, grants, price capping. Just agree on a price i.e. 30p kWh for electric and 10p for gas. 30p a day for standing charge. Then the government can top up the difference.

Thought that had changed. Would prefer diesel, but there are no small diesel engines in scrap cars. I don't think a 1.4 Lt XUD is suitable for a 3 kW generator. Bit overkill.

Really sad thing is that we could have sorted mist of this out. 30 (expletive deleted)ing years ago https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct39z8?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile

With the original FiTs, all income was tax free. That may not be the case if you sell to Octopus. I would wait to see if Octopus buys Bulb. Lots of debt to recover.

Probably how I got away with using only 1 kWh yesterday. Think last week was about 18 for the week, but may have been 28. Looked at my bill and noticed that my standing charge is 57p a day. That would buy 3 kWh of gasoline. Could probably get 2 kWh of electricity and thermal out of that (seen a small honda bike with a water cooled 125 cc engine). Seems off grid at 40p/kWh would be viable.

I got some plywood shelves the other day, going to make them into plywood shelves.

Much of it depends on how much DHW is used. I use about 30 lt a day, other may use 200 lt.

If the ground mounted array is over 9 m2 you need planning permision.

Think that is dry mass. And i is kWh