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It should be possible to, in effect, make a freestanding sliding door. This would be mechanically fixed to, but not structurally part of, the wall. Then clad/cover to make the pockets. @craig may know how to do something like this. There are some cars original Merc S class, that had electric windows, that were double glazed, that slid into pockets in the doors. They could survive and work reliably, at 155 MPH, and bouncing down a rutted road.
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GRP, the better third option.
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The worse job I every had to do was cleaning out the DE filter at the Sheffield YMCA. I have no idea what those young men got up to in it. It was worse than removing the Queen's Club, in Bayswater, steamroom in the early 90's
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You (ex) Bristol Boys and your night time activities, this is a respectable website.
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Monitor your energy and temperatures. It tells you a lot about what is going on.
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Ecodan standby power consumption
SteamyTea replied to LA3222's topic in Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHP)
Whoops, yes. Even at the beginning of a sentence. Yet another reason we should be using joules for energy, as that is allowed to be 'Joule' in that circumstance. -
Some concretes can set in water. https://www.concrete.org.uk/fingertips-nuggets.asp?cmd=display&id=1031
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Ecodan standby power consumption
SteamyTea replied to LA3222's topic in Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHP)
A proper meter? -
This explains everything
SteamyTea replied to Pocster's topic in General Self Build & DIY Discussion
Not the length, its is the girth that is important. -
https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/wood-beams-strength-d_1480.html Measure the size to get the volume, multiply by the density, then multiply by gravity. That gives you the force in Newtons. Then measure the width ad length of the lintel, in meters, to work out the surface area. Then divide the N by the m2 to get the N.m-2, AKA pascals.
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Cussedness sounds better in Scotch.
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Used to make tooling to mould PU. The factory used to squirt it every where. If you think a tin of squirty foam is uncontrolled, watch an idiot with a proper industrial injection matching with shot weights of 7 or 8 kg. Fantastic mess.
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I have always fancied an outdoor fish pond, with colourful tropical fish in it. Goes back to my time as a kid living in West Indian islands where we used to get guppies out of ditches and cross bread them to make them colourful. So why not dump the power into a small pond. Kind of thing @ProDave would do just to stop the DNO having any. He you use it to rear trout in the winter, then boil them up for supper in the summer.
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I don't think doing this job well will be that hard. Get yourself a half decent cordless drill from Screwfix, or Lidl even. You will need one anyway. If you are adamant that you cannot get under the base frame at all, then you will have to 'work from the top'. You can make templates from cardboard for any rodent proof mesh (you will need to buy some tin snips) and then place them in each void, attaching to the frame with a decent adhesive (CT1 maybe). Them fill with just about any insulation type to the top of the frame. Then a 12mm flooring board, then 50 to 70mm rigid PIR or PU insulation sheet board, then 18mm flooring sheet. This may seem over the top, but heat loss through the floor gan be quite large. You will also need to fill up the perimeter gap between the frame and the ground to stop air movement. Though I suspect you will need a bit of ventilation as the ground will be damp for many years. Or just pour in 2 part expanding foam. https://www.cfsnet.co.uk/acatalog/CFS_Catalogue__2_Part_Polyurethane_Foam_Liquid_415.html
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Wasn't it our @Ed Davies that played about with a modified 3 phase element to get a range of different powers. Not sure if it was an academic exercise or he did it for real. Give him a shout. https://edavies.me.uk/
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Ecodan standby power consumption
SteamyTea replied to LA3222's topic in Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHP)
KWh. That works out at 0.208 kW -
Ecodan standby power consumption
SteamyTea replied to LA3222's topic in Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHP)
Do you know what the room stat is actually turning off, or is that hidden deep in the LG controls? -
Ecodan standby power consumption
SteamyTea replied to LA3222's topic in Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHP)
That is what I would expect. Still too high in my opinion, but not scary. The manufacturers rally need to be clear about standby and other parasitic loads. -
Welcome An interesting problem as you have already erected the frame. Will you loose too much height in the shed if you put 100mm of foam sheet on top of the frame? A bit of a left field idea would be to pull some plastic sheet under the structure, then pour in two part expanding PU foam.
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Here is a timber beam calculator. https://www.timberbeamcalculator.co.uk/en-gb/calculator/timber-beam/british-standards?new Work out what you already have, then look for a concrete one. https://www.naylor.co.uk/products/lintels/lintels-selector/
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Regs for self builders - Which parts did you read?
SteamyTea replied to giacomo_z's topic in Building Regulations
Not for me either. But that is Devon for you, probably closed till Tuesday.
