SteamyTea
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I think I used this to free up memory when using Firefox. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/free-memory-20/ I use SeaMonkey at the moment as it seems quite good, but is getting old and the portable version is now unsupported and not upgradable. I do find that using portable apps seems easier on a PC. I only have the normal Windows 10 stuff installed, plus Office 2007, TurboCad, Python 2.7&3 and Photoshop. Everything else is a portable app.
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Yes I did. I said a Welshman called Nick said to get in touch. There was a nervous pause, then a sigh, then he mentioned your name. We both laughed nervously and then got down to business.
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I have now, and he should be delivering it Wednesday.
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Selfbuild, a new career pathway?
SteamyTea replied to epsilonGreedy's topic in General Self Build & DIY Discussion
Sounds like you think that all new business are unsustainable even ones with -
Selfbuild, a new career pathway?
SteamyTea replied to epsilonGreedy's topic in General Self Build & DIY Discussion
When eBuild got shut down and we were kicking about idea via email and the temporary website. I suggested that this website should be commercial and any profits ploughed back into a business that helps self builders. The reason I suggested this was because of the high standard of people that contributed. The idea was dismissed pretty quickly and sharply. Shame as 'we' could probably develop a self build system that easily covered everything needed and sell it as a package. But getting back to the main point of 'selling' a self build service. What could it offer that others could not. There are a lot of project managers about, many without jobs. -
One for the list, does your mate Trevor add VAT to his prices? And if I say I want a feed 100mm high at 3 'o' clock with the DOC at 9 'o' clock, will that all make sense?
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What does DOC stand for?
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Yes I am, no need for anything else in my opinion. All pretty easy to get too, but had forgotten to specify where the drain cock is (opposite the feed). Not ordered yet. I shall see what they quote as because of one thing and another, it will not get sorted for a day or two. She is away on holiday, so no 'advantage' there at the moment, and she is a redhead that has the decency to dye it blonde.
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Right a quick call to the geezer at the cylinder place and apparently I can specify where the feed goes in. So looking from the top downwards and placing my heating elements at 6 'o' clock, my feed goes in at 3 'o' clock. Does that make sense before I order it?
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The bottom feed pipe seems to be at the same height from the ground, 100mm. But, the drawing shows it on the other side from mine. Not sure of that is just to make life easy on the drawing, or it is actually there.
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A drop loop can wait at the moment. First I need to stop the leak and have hot water. I shall get measuring.
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And sorting out my pumped shower, the F&E tank, etc etc. So rather than me quote Robert McNamara, would that cylinder fit and is the price about right?
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Sadly yes, and it would need major reworking on my plumbing. So cost woudls almost double I suspect
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Images should be better, nothing wrong with my camera. I was more looking for advice on the cost of a direct replacement, going to be easier all round. So are all cylinders basically the same. So something like this: https://www.coppercylinder.co.uk/1500-60-x-450-18-direct-hot-water-cylinder-economy-7-227-18-ex-vat/ would slot in?
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Having eventually got around to organising myself to change the bottom element on my E7 water heater, I have found it is leaking. So that takes one unknown away. So are all Vented, E7, DHW cylinders basically the same. To the best of my measuring, mine is 1.5m high, 0.5m wide and with about 40mm of insulation. The elements are both on the same side with the feed pipe going in at the bottom and a few degrees anticlockwise, the drain is opposite. There are some pictures below. I have been to a couple of websites and they seem to be around the £300 mark. Is that about right? I am hoping to just get a direct swap as that will save any mucking about with pipes, but I could, fairly easily, extend the top pipe downwards and re-jig the feed pipe. would rather not though. It would give me less heat losses, a slightly cheaper cylinder (though not much) and a larger airing cupboard (which might be useful). (edit, seems the website does not like .png files)
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I have not read much of this thread, I have a life, but as you are dealing with the 'railways', don't they have some odd and peculiar rules and laws associated with them i.e. their own private police force.
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I may have a go with it tomorrow. Just been playing the ESP2866 today. A few quirky issues, but more to do with not having a proper internet connection, which means I can't access NTP data for a timestamp, and just can't seem to get a DS1303/3231 to play at all.
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You will have to explain that a bit more once I have mine connected up again. I was getting some data, but had know idea what it actually was. Are you going to pop id down the local pizza place in Salisbury and see what it reads
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Yes, I was watching a movie made in 1952, said that the world had had it and the future was in space. Made me chuckle. All my life I have heard that the world is going to hell in a handcart, or similar. But all my life the world has got better and better.
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For that price you could have burned 43333 lt of diesel (at 60p/litre) and at 30% efficiency got 130 MWh of juice on demand.
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Static shock from vacuuming log fire ash - why?
SteamyTea replied to readiescards's topic in Stoves, Fires & Fireplaces
Or a stove. I just see this as another danger of WBS, not one I have thought of, but I am sure I can 'sex it up' to make it really dangerous. And add in a bit about EMF. A picture of a hipster's beard going all spiky should do it. Probably because of the type of plastic that Dyson uses, cheap Malaysian stuff. -
My end is as hard as granite
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Welcome (back) James. That is the sort of house I like, simple, clean, self built and probably pretty low on energy usage.
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Had a look and I can't find it. Which is odd as I never delete pictures.
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There was something on Radio 4 today about negative equity. The specifically mentioned Scotland. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09smh8f
