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Heads Up! Ordering from Germany.
SteamyTea replied to ToughButterCup's topic in General Construction Issues
Are some EU mainland companies not delivering because there is still uncertainty about what is happening next month? -
About half the size of my house, put a second floor in and it is bigger. I need a new shed, but it is about 3 m by 2 m.
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Little things put a massive smile on my face sometimes
SteamyTea replied to ToughButterCup's topic in Lighting
We all love an Essex Girl, frequently. (though I thought she was from Hertfordshire) -
With a bit of plumbing and ducting it should be possible to make it just like a real ASHP, with the benefit that it can also do the MVHR. All I am after us a box that draws in air, extracts the heat, which heats up water. But small. Because of the low heat loads I need, I don't think short cycling would be a problem, so no need for a modulating unit.
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Make it a closed loop system with a couple of heat exchangers.
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Little things put a massive smile on my face sometimes
SteamyTea replied to ToughButterCup's topic in Lighting
Was in a Kent cafe where they had never heard of a ham and cheese toasty. "Looking in the wrong place" I quipped. -
But I only need 17 kWh/day. It is really about getting a small heat pump, unless you know if a 'traditional' one that is 2 kW output.
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Little things put a massive smile on my face sometimes
SteamyTea replied to ToughButterCup's topic in Lighting
I liked the dark haired one. I still wonder if Baby Spice tastes of prawn cocktail crisps. Not sure if that is a good thing. -
If you treat that unit like a monoblock ASHP, rather than just a water heater in a cupboard. Then it could be swapped out like a traditional one. That is my thinking on it for my place, which don't need a lot of heating.
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Little things put a massive smile on my face sometimes
SteamyTea replied to ToughButterCup's topic in Lighting
Re Steps. I had a pair open up on me. Hit the deck with my left are underneath them, right foot twisted between two bottom rungs. Trapped like a goodun. Broken arm and several broken ribs. 18 years on there is still a painful spot on my left arm. The plumbers on the site were impressed that I turned up the next day and carried on working. -
Minimum Reasonable wall width for good U values?
SteamyTea replied to puntloos's topic in Heat Insulation
Vacuum panels, 0.004 W/m².K Can't get better. Except cellulose is probably more practical in s building. -
I have wondered about getting one and modifying it to do space heating as well. My heat and water load us about 17 kWh/day in winter, drops to 3 kWh/day in summer. All I need us a very small ASHP, which these are. Not sure who makes a very small unit as the cost us greater than the benefits at the moment.
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I went past yesterday and there was no one on site, but more work had been done during the week. There is usually some activity there all the times I have past it. But you could take the opportunity to call in at MacSalvers at Pool.
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Yes, but as I needed it for my job it did not matter.
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There are strict rules about burning waste material, may be worth checking up on them. https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/waste-wood-burning-right-wood
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It is really to do with minimizing mixing, the laws of thermodynamics stay the same.
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The Part P I did was limited scope, is that what you are referring to. If I remember correctly, it was set up so that PV installers could wire in an inverter, plumbers could do a boiler or shower, kitchen fitters a cooker and move some sockets. There was a lot of general safety stuff and testing. All very basic, but sensible.
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Take your pick. https://www.test-meter.co.uk/multifunction-testers/ Have you documented the installation method? Or just plug it in with a very low amperage fuse in place. Or, lick your right index finger and flick it across the earth and neutral. Get a sparky in.
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No. I have been in many, worked in a few too many. This may be because of the much higher airflows, and the need to fit removable baffles. Then there is the space issues, floor area is a luxury that chefs don't have, so it is no good wasting space for a fan unit that can go outside. A commercial kitchen is not like a domestic one, clutter, or anything that is not used all the time, including staff, are got rid of, rapidly. Another reason may be that kitchen designers are not very creative, the equipment has not moved on in the 45 years that I have been involved in it. Still have the same useless benches that are difficult to clean, sinks that are too deep, shelves at just the right height to smack your head on, fridges next to ovens, ignorance and egos larger than the shop signage. I often wonder why I do it still, it is a mugs game.
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Did you pay the original person on a credit card?
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All is fine in the golden garden https://www.macworld.co.uk/feature/mac-software/mac-viruses-list-3668354/
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Tell him to write the numbers down and post them up here, then we can all take a look. There are some things that make the numbers look better i.e. replacing LPG or pellet burning with PV. I think the new export payment is reliant on an MCS installation, so no good us DIYers even mentioning it.
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Showers - enter at your peril.
SteamyTea replied to epsilonGreedy's topic in Bathrooms, Ensuites & Wetrooms
That is because you need to turn liquid water into vapour. So not the same as heating a house. I have no problem with wet rooms, we used to make them when fitting a steam room. Do it right and there should not be any problems.
