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MikeSharp01

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MikeSharp01 last won the day on August 2 2023

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    I am a retired academic of 35 years, I have also run a couple of businesses (engineering) and had a short stint as a TV presenter - at the moment I amuse myself building a new home for my other half and I in East Kent.
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  1. So it's a shoulder month job is it?
  2. What!!!!@@@ the EPC is related to income! Surely it's just based on what you have not what you can afford? (Although I appreciate that what we all have is related to what we can / could afford.)
  3. Didn't know that, might have a play - I want to test the water for going over the 16A limit as I would rather not need to buy a limiting inverter or go for 3 phase, even though the pole with it on is in our land and right next to the meter cupboard, and our projected usage pattern will mean that we would be better off if we can export more. Reading around it looks like it is usually NO but can sometimes be YES.
  4. Interesting - gives me another opportunity to trot out the 'everything is connected to everything else' bumper sticker. So essentially as more of us get PV the utilities costs go up because they pass less energy across their network on which to make a profit. So costs standing charge goes up for everybody and those left have to pay more for their electricity - even though some of it might be coming from just next door!
  5. OK so here is a neat little pad in the SE, with price tag to match, that has very nice credentials on the SAP front but can rival Drax when it comes to burning wood 🪵 and they have 2 ASHPs, loads of Solar PV and 2 Solar Edge batteries- but can anyone afford it? https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/144719090#/?channel=RES_NEW
  6. Yep - everything is connected to everything else!
  7. Fascinating stuff. 0.18 seems quite high to me but I guess the bales might be more than 410mm deep.
  8. If you are comfortable power down the diverter and then open the immersion and remove the live wire, wrap the open end in tape and close the immersion cover - wait to see of the problem goes away.
  9. Yes the technical guy I have been speaking to took me through all the details and advised me on flow rates, silencing, back pressure calculations etc. Really helpful.
  10. Any long term issues with the Titons, we are just about to order the new 4B eco plus?
  11. Plus one for Envirograf - they will help you if they can they will ask you for such things as the surface material - in your case OSB, the fire rating needed and the area to be covered, they then work out the amount of paint and sell you that amount - they won't sell you less and will specify the number of coats of paint. Then once you have done the job they will send you a certificate you can shown to building control. It feels like a faff but its certified work you can actually do yourself. We have used it on all the structural metal work in our build - very limited amount to be fair. They will even give you stickers you can put on the finished surface warning people not to strip it!
  12. If it were insulated on the top as well then it would be a Thermal store of sorts then maybe it would be useful but as they are, By design, open on top to heat the house they are all but useless. Although you do have a load of mass at 20deg to play with if that helps.
  13. We are all sorry for your loss Joe
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