Roger440

I think there is zero possibility of that. Whatever comes next will be worse from a use perspective. Sadly, to compound that, governments are, effectively mandating solutions, rather than specifying desired outcomes. So we cut of multiple possible forms of development and progress. Because government have a great track record at identifying winners! Restricted travel for the masses is coming.

I cannot think of a single reason not to use such a system! The garage at my old place, the concrete ended up rather less flat than i hoped. My favourite tiler did it (11m x 6) with 2 ft square tiles and a proper levelling system. Not a single lip of any sort anywhere, despite the uneveness underneath. Ive used it myself since. Quite why any tiler perseveres without is beyond me.

I think they take a lot of getting right. Once thats done, it works fine until the SSR can no longer cope. As ive said before, its the systems weakness. When it becomes a problem will vary massively between users. Id probably buy something else if i had my time again. In fact, id fit a septic tank! No power consumption and no noise.

Ill do a video for you.

Mine spills over continuously.

I have a few collegues in Oz. One of them had a rural property with a septic tank or STP. Government type comes round twice a year to test the outfall. Woebetide you if it fails. They are super hot on stuff like that over there. They love reules.

Thats not right. Vortex seem to change design details on every other tank they sell, but how often and for how long does the floating sludge run? Mine does 3 mins every hour. Generally more than enough. I had rhe same issue as you early on. I just twiddled the various adjustments, so both bubblers, SSR and floating sludge settings. The SSR seems mosrt crtiical. I can now tell by the way it comes out of the overspill hole if its right.

Over time all sorts of stuff has occured in the settlement chamber. However, ive found its very quick to recover if everything is adjusted correctly.

Bit late in reply, but, To clear it, just disconnect the pipe to the SSR at the adjustment valve and connect to a water hose. Turn on and leave for a few minuites. You will see some bubbling once its broken through the sludge. SAfter this, i normally wind the SRR to max fir a few hours to try and drag as much as possible out. All that said, the frequency with which you have to do that will steadily increase. Which is the trigger to empty it.

Would be wasted converting to a house. Think of all the cars and other stuff you could get in there. A couple of portacabins inside in the corner will do my living quaters. Oh, hang on, not sure my wife would agree.

I cant help you on the demolition. but id give my right arm and sundry other body parts for that place. Cant believe you would knock it down

Sadly trickle vents is just another regs anomoly/nonsense. As ever, why mandate the solution? Why not mandate the outcome. ie, good quality air indoors and then let smart people figure out different ways of doing it. Mandating MVHR simply means no one will invent something else and we will be stuck with it as a solution forever.

Could have just fitted intakes. How is that different from MVHR?

With a passive system incoming and outgoing are still seperated. If you want to filter the incoming air, filter it. No need for a powered fan to do it.

Thats what i said. But the difference, alledgedly, isnt that big. If i can make it work with passive stack, ill do it . In my case it would be retrofit, nit new build so even more attractive as MHVR in exisiting will be a nightmare.

It doesnt. But you are not consuming energy on an ongoing basis either. Someone posted a link on here a few months ago demonstrating that the difference in cost was not very big at all. No doubt there were biases in the report, but running an MHVR 24/7 isnt free.

Exactly. That said, if we produced wool insulation in the quantity of rockwool, i suspect there wouldnt be much if anything in it. But who is going to take the punt up against the majors with vested interests?

Please post up how you go. As for building regs, they can bugger off. Just not interested. Solves the specialist design requirement! As ever, government mandating a solution rather than an outcome.

Sadly the wool thing i doubt will ever fly. I looked at this for my barn. I could get the fleeces for free. Its still doesnt stack up to get to a usuable product. Even if i did it all myself. Cheaper to buy a roll of rockwool.

Im with you on this. I like simple. The simpler the better. I see people on here talking home automation etc. Why? I just dont get it. More shit to go wrong. And it will. Accepted that some on here just like tinkering. And have the ability. I dont. It will just end up costing a bunch of money. Passive stack ventilation. Definitely. Plus its truly silent as a bonus.

Im not sure i really understand what goes on in mine, but i do now know how to get the best outfall from it. Mines a vortex and its very sensitive to the sludge return rate. Though thats partly becuase its also it weakest part of the design. If the flow rate is too high, the outfall becomes more cloudy. Too slow, and the sludge return gets blocked. The real issue is how do i know whats "good" as ive nothing to compare to. At the last emptying, i was there when the chap emptied it. He said it was exceptional. Hardly ever sees one that good. I suspect there a lot of them out there not working well.

Better than oil in what way?

Mind you, all acedemic, because starmer has said no more burning of fossil fuels in domestic settings by 2030. This i have to see happen. Turning of the gas supply t 20 odd million homes. 7 years from now. Who advises these people?

Because it can all be done, well mostly, through existing infrastructure. From that point of view, it makes sense (see my post above).

Whilst all this talk of insulating existing housing stock is all very well, there are some real world problems to overcome. Given that few people understand old houses, any such program i gurantee will result in a bunch of new, expensive problems. There will be air quailty and mould/condensation problems. There will be all sorts of damp related issues with the structure/walls. As someone who has just bought his 4th old house, its patently obvious that the "trade" by and large dont have a clue. (join some traditional proprty groups and weep at the cobstant "undoing" of inappropiate works) If you could properly insulate an old solid wall house, properly, without creating a load of new issues, for £25k, let me know who they are? Let me tell you, that isnt going to happen. Even if you could get a design, which, by necessity will be very much a "per house" excercise, a program of work, the cost of doing, which again will involve moving out, will far exceed £25k. To be honest, i will struggle to do mine for £25k with me doing ALL the actual work and no design costs. And that doesnt include the actual heating system. Meanwhile, out in the real world, the insulation solutions wont be designed correctly, if at all, the standard of retrofit will be woeful, so wont achieve anything like its stated aim, there will be damp issues galore. And there are not enough people to actually undertake a project of this scale. Theres no possibility of large scale ASHP fitment, never mind tacking on insulating the majority of the UK housing stock It wont happen, cant happen. If some system comes in mandating an EPC of x prior to sale, all that will happen, just like building control, you will be able to buy the certificate you need. Keep on daydreaming chaps(esses) In my case, they will need a court order before i let a bunch of government funded cowboys anywhere near my house, and even then id likely refuse.