Nickfromwales

Not all systems are ‘allowed’ to hibernate like that. I know Solarwatt was developed for use in countries with extended periods of near zero solar input, Nordics etc, so were able to do this but also warranties stayed in place. The caveat is, that the system was able to remain in standby and monitor / manage its heath and status, even ‘re-awakening’ sporadically if there were pockets of solar which could be used to top up. Beware just switching a battery system ‘off’ as this may damage the cells, however a lot has changed in the last few years in this market so may / may not still be relevant (modern offerings may now state that they can cope) but the rule of thumb for batteries is largely the same over time; especially with multiples of cells requiring balanced charge (and discharge).

Glad you're in agreement, of its prestigious nature The bastards are climbing in under the cover of darkness, using the webbing under the Severn Bridge as their cradle to the next level. I'm driving over it in the opposite direction hoping to get a better wage. Que sera!

Let your fingers do the walking?

Depends on who's wearing the Principal Designer hat? How could you think there was £8k of meat to shave of this role???

Perhaps the OP could approach the SE to ask what would mitigate against their objections, and weigh up the effort vs rewards.

Cover the expensive membrane with cheap visqueen and dispose of it later. Zero UV getting through that.

And he comes from a very prestige part of the country too.

I use CVC Systems in Oxford for all my clients builds where I’m in control of the M&E. Had some great results, lots of support for design and spec of kit, and very good after sales service too. PM me if you need contact details of who to speak to.

Just make it as least wind-resisting as possible if it’s going to get blown on.

Hope it’s an EV….

The seals on their French doors were a bit shite, but by and large the client seemed happy with them. The handle for the slider, vs where the lock was, was a bit poorly thought out and if the key was left in it it was a bit of a conflict. That was 2023, so things may have improved. 🤷‍♂️. Rationale are quite good units, very robust, and the least of the bank-breakers, but for one client their sliding door options wasn’t the best so we went to Velfac for the 4.9m 3-panels slider. Not the nicest of mechanisms imho, but the lady of the house could operate it independently so all good I guess.

If it gets to that low a recovery temp, the cylinder stat is on the floor and the cylinder is sat on it?

Increases the rate that you consume deodorant though..........

Lol, ok, but you're supposed to tell us that nugget at the beginning

Thanks. Appreciated.

Won't scratch the surface of all the places you don't even know you have air leaking out of. Use the force.

Don't they still have / utilise 'exchanges' for fibre? Surely it's not direct from source?

Arise...........you are worthy.

Good man. Have you considered AeroBarrier to get you to <0.6ACH? One we just had done started out at 1.2 ACH and a few hours later was sub 0.2.

Fit it and say feck all. I doubt anyone other than the next door neighbour, if you've pissed them off, would ever pull you up over it. If they do, just go for a retrospective amendment to get it approved. This country is an ass!!!!

If you don't ply, you'll be re-tiling 6 months later. Tile adhesive does NOT take to the P5 chipboard at all. Main source of my income for about a decade, doing insurance work repairing such shoddy (and subsequently failed or failing) work. Stop guessing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Even with normal concrete it can be a nightmare. Most are simply too keen to get the wagon emptied out, so the next one can back up and empty that too. No time for the slump to be properly checked unless you're ferocious in insisting this gets done for each wagon. And then, if it's not right, you need a plan B in place ready to effect.

315mm of 'slab' to heat...... I think you should reconsider this, as cooling via your slab wold be quite a nice thing for the summer months. Is it a Heb home? Or independant?

It's not hate. It's a pragmatic discussion involving some strangers on the internet I just doubt it's necessary, and my advice not to DIY is caused by the shiver that goes down my spine when someone, as a complete novice, thinks that this product will in any way make this easy or 'lay itself'. Regular concrete and a dapple bar, a home-made one at that, will be all that's needed. (IMHO).

I'm against the 'magic' stuff btw, and I've seen enough concrete pours go tits up to know it's not a job for the feint-hearted or uninitiated.