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Perhaps worth pointing out that if you get it wrong your hob might produce a lot of carbon monoxide.

This explains what the numbers mean but i think you need to look up the numbers your appliance needs for lpg. https://www.ebay.co.uk/gds/How-to-choose-Jet-Nozzle-for-your-gas-appliance-/10000000202400690/g.html There is a post here... https://www.navitron.org.uk/forum/index.php?topic=19031.0 That says the number for lpg should be 65-70% of that for natural gas.

The doors on most caravans I've seen are on the sides rather than the ends :-)

PS: Think our turf cost us £2500 and the water was about £10-15 a day for nearly two weeks.

Not sure of the pressure but I'd say it's a bit above average. We can get >40L/min in the main bathroom with everything open. We have a 25mm main to the house, and from there to the outside tap we have a run of about 15ft in 15mm copper. We also had an underground rainwater tank available that holds a few thousand liters but that only lasted 1 day watering the turf. The combination of sun and wind meant the turf started to shrink if left unwatered for more than an hour so it was a constant battle to move the sprinklers around fast enough.

We tried connecting three Hoselock sprinklers to one tap but was limited by the flow rate we could get out of it. The third one didn't really increase the area being watered as the pressure dropped on the first two. Very nearly lost a lot of turf simply because we couldn't water it fast enough.

As I understand it repairs (for example after a flood or storm that rips off the roof) are generally liable for VAT that can't be reclaimed by anyone. The only way VAT could be reclaimed is if the house was so badly damaged it had to be demolished and rebuilt.

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The sheds have given up on the quality/custom end of the market. They just want to shift easy to sell stuff like homewares, surprised they sell kitchens at all these days. Got our latest washing machine from AO. They delivered it next day which was a Sunday. They would have unpacked it and installed it had we wanted. They took away the old one. There aren't many built in microwave ovens (according to our kitchen supplier) and they are more expensive. Ours is a Neff. Our Bosch dishwasher has given good services. Currently 11 years old. Had to replace a heater last year but Bosch parts are easy to get.

You don't necessarily need a motorized cutter for wall tiles but maybe for thicker floor tiles. Iv done a bathroom just using a hand score and snap type cutter. Much less mess. I have a water lubricated cutter now and it has to be used outdoors and you get soaked.

Find out if what you want needs planning permission (PP). It's not always obvious. You could do your own rough sketch plan and post it on this forum for comment. Even if PP is needed you may not need an architect. With care it's possible to make your own scale drawings and do your own planning application. If you can't make scale drawings then an Architectural Technician might be cheaper than an Architect. For a simple box extension on side or back a good builder could work from the planning drawings. Building Control would definitely need to be involved but they may agree to do it on a "Building Notice" rather than require "Full Plans Approval". A builder should be able to estimate the total cost from a back of the envelope sketch with dimensions and a site visit to check for any issues (like manholes to move or build over). Get him to do a proper quote when you have planning permission or better drawings.

Some lithium cells can catch fire if fast charged after an excessively deep discharge. Usually the tool cuts off before the voltage gets too low to safely recharge the pack but if they are put away flat they can slowly self discharge below the safe recharge voltage. Some chargers will detect the low voltage state and only allow trickle charging until the voltage come up enough to allow fast charging. Some just assume the battery is toast.

What flow rate can you get from your hot water system? No point in having a rain type 40L/min head if you can only get half that from your supply. We have a diverter on our mixer that can switch the output to either 1) an 8" overhead old fashioned rose or 2) a hand held "telephone" style rose. The overhead rose is all metal has a great flow rate to get soap out of your hair. The hand held has great pressure and a decent flow rate. So we know we can get pretty much any combination of flow or pressure from our mixer depending on the rose. Recently I've had requests from family to replace the overhead with something more like the hand held. I've tried three so called high flow rate plastic heads off Amazon and elsewhere but none have been any good. I've taken two apart and they all have narrow channels moulded in. Especially if they have any kind of ball joint to allow it to swivel. So next I plan to try a smaller all metal fixed head rose, perhaps something like this 5" rather than the 8" we have. https://www.just-perrin.co.uk/5206-perrin--rowe-5-130mm-shower-rose-2524-p.asp

You could always pressure test your joint before burying it or even install a second backup run in parallel in same trench. You can get 110mm OD HDPE in 50m coils ... http://www.abwplastics.co.uk/excel-pe100-water-pipe-blue-110mm-od---coils---sdr17-20151-p.asp Not sure about shorter lengths. May not lay flat easily.

Careful... Many tricks only apply to NiMH cells. Many tricks only apply to over discharged Li-ion cells. Can you put a voltmeter on the pack? I'm wondering if the internal fuse has blown.... In that case the charger might be raising it's output voltage to try and push current into the battery and that higher voltage is fooling it into thinking it's fully charged.

+1 Make sure to get that in writing.

We find the main benefit of MVHR is the constant level of ventilation it provides. We still throw the windows open at night in summer to cool the place down.

I don't think there is a legal definition of habitable but google found.. https://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/habitable https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1957/56/part/II/crossheading/definition-of-standard-of-fitness/enacted?view=plain

+1 Only what's on your grant of planning permission matters. This document usually has "Decision" in the title online so that's where I'd start. If it was granted some years ago without an S106 or CIL you might want to get a move on and officially start work before it expires. If you need to renew your planning permission they may have an opportunity to add an S10 or CIL if planning policy has changed in the meantime.

I'm sure you all know this but make sure your layout has pipes meeting at the correct angles. Joints will accommodate a small error in the angle but it's a pain to have to make a connection if the angles are way off standard.

Interesting.

As I understand it you need a large burner in a combi to provide the flow rate needed for a shower. This determines the minimum burner size which is also used to provide the central heating. It's not (such) a problem for a system boiler because they don't have to instantly heat the water for a shower. Instead it's the hot water tank that provides the high flow rate needed.

Looks like rules on smoke alarms in Scotland are changing or have changed post Grenfell.... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-43443725

I think the problem is finding a small combi. Less of a problem if you want a small system boiler feeding a hot water tank. WB have 9 and 12kW gas system boilers. https://www.worcester-bosch.co.uk/products/boilers/directory/greenstar-i-system-9kw-to-24kw Pretty sure they modulate down to 30% but best check with them. If that's correct then I think your rads still need to total over 3kW.

I think HG also make a teak restorer intended for garden furniture.