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TIDAL RISE +FALL GENERATION
SteamyTea replied to scottishjohn's topic in General Alternative Energy Issues
Not that much larger, on average. Just under 8 m at Weston-Super-Mare today. They work because they are very large. The proposed Severn Estuary barrage would make a lagoon 500 km2, this would give a power range between 8W/m2 (neap tide) and 30W/m2 (spring tide). Cheaper and more effective to put PV and battery storage somewhere. -
TIDAL RISE +FALL GENERATION
SteamyTea replied to scottishjohn's topic in General Alternative Energy Issues
And objections from government and end users who want cost to be low. On a slightly off topic, but connected. Who sees the irony in this banner on the Humphrey Davy memorial in Penzance. @JSHarris, you are not allowed to answer. Which may give others a clue. -
TIDAL RISE +FALL GENERATION
SteamyTea replied to scottishjohn's topic in General Alternative Energy Issues
As always, it is not as simple as that. One of the biggest problems is conservationists, they will stop almost all development because some bird or welk may vanish from an estuary. -
TIDAL RISE +FALL GENERATION
SteamyTea replied to scottishjohn's topic in General Alternative Energy Issues
Not tidal, but there was a land based wave generator based on Islay. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islay_LIMPET It was the turbine design I liked, simple and worked on both the in and out 'strokes'. There was also a simple design that used a hydrofoil. As the tide went past, it lifted up or down, this was connect hydraulically to s generator on the land. You could take a look at the WaveHub down here at Hayle. They have not generated anything get, except a financial hole. -
But what shade of white?
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The right tool for the job or just a right tool.
SteamyTea replied to MikeSharp01's topic in Timber Frame
I worked at a model and pattern makers once (well twice). Model makers would work to 5 thousands of an inch, pattern makers to the nearest quarter of an inch. Cabinet makers never did any work, they just sharpened their own chisels all day, and moaned. -
The right tool for the job or just a right tool.
SteamyTea replied to MikeSharp01's topic in Timber Frame
Our old mate Joiner used to have a metre rule on the wall, he told everyone to check their own rules and tape against it. "I have 12 inches, but don't use it as a rule" -
Indicator modules: Scolmore
SteamyTea replied to ToughButterCup's topic in Consumer Units, RCDs, MCBOs
Erwin Schrödinger's Switch, it is both On and Off. Or should that be @Onoff's Bathroom. It is both finished and unfinished. -
Indicator modules: Scolmore
SteamyTea replied to ToughButterCup's topic in Consumer Units, RCDs, MCBOs
Um. https://drivetribe.com/p/germans-make-mistake-fZl0jxc0RKOLdx1lTTvl0Q?iid=B4R_m5lVQ1-Nf8GCJBd4cg -
Planning laws preventing my dream home.
SteamyTea replied to Waterworks's topic in Planning Permission
He would have been allowed to keep it if he had changed the design. Trouble was it was a battle of personalities, more than the planning rules. -
Planning laws preventing my dream home.
SteamyTea replied to Waterworks's topic in Planning Permission
You could start with putting a small cheap tent on it, then a larger one. See what happens. Keep adding things like caravans and sheds over time. Eventually, no one will take any notice. Then sneak your well camouflaged home in. -
Planning laws preventing my dream home.
SteamyTea replied to Waterworks's topic in Planning Permission
As they are down here, even if living in a town. The sustainable aspect of personal transport is quite interesting. We are heading for an all AV future quite rapidly. So the pollution aspect is now rather moot. The congestion aspect is a bit harder, but as I point out to people, Cornwall really does not have a traffic problem. And we get 5 million visitors a year, that is 8.3 times the permanent population. -
Want a little bit of (unconventional) plumbing help.
SteamyTea replied to ProDave's topic in General Plumbing
I had a Wimpey Bender once, it was alright. I miss the 70's, trying to work out what it would be called these days. -
How to design a cheap 450mm square window.
SteamyTea replied to epsilonGreedy's topic in Windows & Glazing
Ask @pocster, he knows a thing or two about cheap glazing. -
200 watts to keep my study warm? Please check my maths.
SteamyTea replied to epsilonGreedy's topic in Heat Insulation
Here is my fan. Been kicking around since March. Got a good bit of dust in it, but hardly a whiff when I switched it on. Had a few embers pop out, wish I had videoed it. -
200 watts to keep my study warm? Please check my maths.
SteamyTea replied to epsilonGreedy's topic in Heat Insulation
That is the external temperature. I like my house to be around 21°C. Monday was a pretty miserable day, grey and drizzle. Mean temp was 16.5°C, min of 2°C and max of 18°C. House was 18.5°C on average (was painting windows, so they were open most of the day). Min was 17°C and max was 20°C. Apart from the rain, Cornwall has a great climate. And the wind, mist, fog, cloud.... -
200 watts to keep my study warm? Please check my maths.
SteamyTea replied to epsilonGreedy's topic in Heat Insulation
Not my experience. Sometime they smell if I drop sawdust down one in my shed. -
200 watts to keep my study warm? Please check my maths.
SteamyTea replied to epsilonGreedy's topic in Heat Insulation
Too right, fan heater costs a tenner to buy, even on day rate only about 25p/hour to run. Heats my kitchen up in less than 20 minutes from as cold as it gets. My experience is that, even when I leave the windows open at night, the house is 3°C warmer than outside. So the temperature difference is never quite as bad as it seems. Probably why I don't have to start heating my house until the mean temperature is below 10°C, and that is for when I am sitting and not when I am active. The only downside of fan heaters are the noise, can trip over them (an amazing amount of times in my experience) and if you get one that turns the fan off when it reaches temperature, you can forget to switch it off properly when going out. -
So they will be offering even less help now.
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200 watts to keep my study warm? Please check my maths.
SteamyTea replied to epsilonGreedy's topic in Heat Insulation
check your areas. then multiply by temperature difference and U-value. -
I went to school with a bloke that lived at Wingham Court. Now if my memory serves me well, his name was. Robert Conan Windham Lesley Maude. There may, or may not, be initials, other than mister, before his name now.
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The solution to house names?
SteamyTea replied to Temp's topic in General Self Build & DIY Discussion
Why we have distributed computing. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2215680-mathematicians-crack-elusive-puzzle-involving-the-number-42/ -
Just as bad down here, there is basically no wind today.
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I looked at the weather forecast, it was good, got the scaffold tower up, pulled the guttering off to paint the fascia. Then this.
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The solution to house names?
SteamyTea replied to Temp's topic in General Self Build & DIY Discussion
How difficult would it be to write a program that cycles though all the permutations, or is it combinations. Similar to what they already have. https://what3words.com/products/batch-converter/ Then just publish it online, and be damned.
