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Above ground soil pipe + neighbouring pipes
Nickfromwales replied to Mace's topic in Waste & Sewerage
That is trapped. Will have a removable ‘flap’ at 45 degrees inside for maintenance. -
Steel Beams - Galvanised or Red Oxide
Nickfromwales replied to NewToAllOfThis's topic in Foundations
Galv buys you a few extra nights sleep no? Serious food for thought there. And which one of these are willing to put their balls on the line and offer warranties reflecting what they say? And how long for? This is a significant decision, and one not to be taken without the backing of the company supplying as 'fit for purpose'. -
MVHR Air - Ground Heat Exchanger?
Nickfromwales replied to Conor's topic in Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR)
Quote: "The area where the undersoil tube is laid should not be built over so it is guaranteed that seeping rainwater can contribute to the thermal regeneration of the soil".... so anyone thinking 'kill two birds with one stone' on the dig-out for the dwelling, nope, it has to be outside the build envelope. One client I had simply dug extra deep around the periphery where rainwater systems were to go and economised that way. -
MVHR Air - Ground Heat Exchanger?
Nickfromwales replied to Conor's topic in Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR)
The one I worked on seemed a robust setup, but will only work as well as it is installed eg buried the correct depth and in suitable ground. I also introduced a PHE and a couple of zone valves to introduce heated water from the heating system into the same BPC duct heater / cooler. Effects were instantly notable in 'heating mode' and I expect it would work well as a passive unit also. At that price, nothing stopping you doubling up and fitting 2 lots of the kit with the duct coolers in parallel for larger properties or higher yield. -
MVHR Air - Ground Heat Exchanger?
Nickfromwales replied to Conor's topic in Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR)
Not overly expensive if you have a machine on site -
And the only way to find out, is to go and ask Some people will appreciate a binary dialogue, others will run a mile ( ask me how I know ) . Persistence will pay dividends but never struggle to engage, as that should be organic and mutually enjoyable Do not expect anyone to change for you as that is just never going to happen, so make your decision and go ask for a date. If you don't ask, you don't get!
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Tile backer board or Mapei on plasterboard (or both)
Nickfromwales replied to Drew1000's topic in General Plumbing
Pack of 3 blades for my Makits 18v cordless circular saw for £20, and just bite the bullet with the dust. -
More words of inspiration....
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Heat loss from pump to storage cylinder
Nickfromwales replied to paulc313's topic in Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHP)
Today could be your LUCKY DAY!!!!!!!!! -
Heat loss from pump to storage cylinder
Nickfromwales replied to paulc313's topic in Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHP)
Not mine either. I genuinely was shocked at how noisy the internal unit was. That was fitted in a basement and with good reason. There would be no way a customer would have accepted that inside the kitchen, the utility MAYBE.... Mono-block for me every time, and do away with the need for high temp delivery ( eg heat DHW off overnight 5p electric tariff ) and just use the HP for space heating. -
Heat loss from pump to storage cylinder
Nickfromwales replied to paulc313's topic in Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHP)
Very. Noisy pile of crap that I witnessed. If that was put in my house it would put out just as quickly. ? -
Heat loss from pump to storage cylinder
Nickfromwales replied to paulc313's topic in Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHP)
Has a catchy tune so can’t be wrong ?? -
Heat loss from pump to storage cylinder
Nickfromwales replied to paulc313's topic in Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHP)
https://les.mitsubishielectric.co.uk/latest-news/ultra-quiet-ecodan-takes-heat-pumps-to-the-next-level -
Heat loss from pump to storage cylinder
Nickfromwales replied to paulc313's topic in Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHP)
ASHP manufacturers have sat up and listened to this, and now you can get ‘super silent’ ASHP’s to suit. The Daikin split I worked alongside a while back was horrible, and a bit like a washing machine on spin, ?, no ta. Noisy, and vibrations a plenty. A well designed, well thought out installation will not be noisy, and you can direct the sound from the fan at a living barrier to absorb any residual noise from it too. You can make big mistakes about where to site this, from an acoustic nuisance PoV, so for eg avoid siting it at the end of a path between a wall and a building or you’re creating a natural ‘horn’ which will amplify the sound a lot. Put some thought in and you’ll be able to remove any nuisances -
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Welcome aboard!
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Tile backer board or Mapei on plasterboard (or both)
Nickfromwales replied to Drew1000's topic in General Plumbing
If 'she' reads this, it'll be you getting kicked around the floor lol. -
Croeso I Gymru, cariad.
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Why didn't you understand better the first time FFS
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That's the ceiling mounted one. Wall / low level mounted Flick through the pics on that listing to see the spare outlets on the underside
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OK. So.......... If you need wireless access points ( AP's ) dotted here and there for a better WiFi signal throughout the house than you'll get from the bag of shit router you get from BT / Virgin etc, ( BT being the worst ), you will then have these satellite AP's which are connected to your LAN ( Local Area Network ), from the aforementioned router, via the Cat 6 cables you ( ? ) hard wired in the house at the same time you rewired. There are AP's which go onto walls or ceilings ( like you see down the pub ) or wall mounted ones that go at the same height as the plug sockets. eg less ugly to look at. You can get these to do the one job, provide WiFi and nowt else, or you can choose one which has an outlet on it that you could then 'steal' a LAN connection from eg you could have one Cat6 cable going to an office, plug in the AP which will work fine alone, but then you could plug a network printer or desktop into the throughput outlet to get a second cheeky connection ( without disturbing the signal going to the AP ). So basically you can 'piggy back' two devices off one cable run if it terminates in a convenient location of course ( by design ).
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Tile backer board or Mapei on plasterboard (or both)
Nickfromwales replied to Drew1000's topic in General Plumbing
Get comfy and read this -
I can write it again after 5 pints of Stella, may make sense then?
