scottishjohn

I agree -- but i think there is another problem in the ceiling other wise why would water start at 24 00then go to 30 and then back down must be heating of uninsulated pipes in the ceiling void I think well told the builder and the only way to get at them is to drop ceiling as upstairs has stuck down floor +ufh heating as well If he won,t do it then I go to building control --as he should not have fitted all those pipes in same void with no insulation or HSE as it clearly sates cold water should be less than 20c I really did not want to do this --but needs must so insulate pipes in plant room fit 2 vents one at ceiling level one at floor and get some convection of the warm air happening in the plant room and out outside unless you have a better suggestion just shows houses built to new insulation stds can have other problems you don,t initally think of certainly if it was mains coming up through the concrete slab in kitchen --as normal and not shifting it across the ceiling space maybe 8ms from plant room with an accumulator storing it

in the plant room picture attached

comes from a bore hole 30m up the hill behind --120m deep in solid rock all the way

I think insulation is part of my problem --too much and the batteries +invertor for the solar are in there == plus washing machine and condensing dryer may be i need some positive ventilation in there? vent at bottom of wall and one at ceiling level but that would not stop it getting hot in the space between floors I suspect they did not insulate the SHP pipes to the controller and tank which is upstairs in center of house house is 22m long granite with TF built inside it

temp of accumulator and filters etc in plant room today with thermal temp gun 24c when i ran the tap in the kitchen it started off at 23 c then after 1min of running it went up to 30c then eventually it went down to 18c and i also checked where it comes in the house from the borehole--same temp I do have a UV on the system would that not protect from legonella ?

neither of you addressed the question I take it from that there are no regulations about insulation of pipes inside house

my problem is a strange one my cold water is not cold I,m on a bore hole and water comes to plant room into an accumulator where pressure is kept at 3.75 bar it then goes through filters + uv etc the water pipe then goes up into the space between the upper floor and the ceiling the result is my cold water is never cold I checked the ASHP pipes with a heat gun and can see a heat bloom from the ceiling but even now when the low heat is not much to heat the hot water it is still a problem my question what insulation by law if any should have been done to the pipes in that area are there laws about insulating pipes inside the house

is the barn floor only damp at that side of barn or is it over entire area? do you know what sort of foundations and how thick the concrete floor is ? if its an equestrian barn -does that mean it does not have a complete concrete floor inside and only concrete at edges was it built as such or a converted farm building If that is the case it could becoming from the ground upwards which would suggest you will need a french drain all round the barn and probably in the floor ,quite deep ,and then hardcore and final surface on top of that to get it to be dry all the time more info needed

last year we hard serious attacks from ravens -to an extent where they were hurting themselves leaving traces of blood on the windows ,as well as pecked rubber seals one presumes they were fighting their reflections hoping they have got the message now that there are people living here and do not continue this year i tried to shoot the buggers ,but they know exactly the range of a shot gun and which tree to sit which is out of range and just craw at us when we appear

I take you are not electric only but have a fire or oil heating my grid voltage is very stable here all the time

I will take a referral --and see how it looks

then I am going to guess you do not have many wind farms close to you I can see 5 windfarms on the horizon from my front window -in the distance ,so its like watching kiddies windmills on a beach and another 2 big ones to be built within 20miles of me very soon --which i will also be able to see i will look into it though-providing it does not up set my current contract

I,ve heard of it and they will only take it when they want it and that will be from people where there is not an excess of wind energy for them to get so it will not happen for anyone in scotland --cos we export it every day

it shows there is plenty of wind or they would not have sited it there

can,t see that being a starter

at that price iwill be dead before its paid itself off going by what they say is the annual production looking at wind chart for my location it looks like a mean 6.5 mpersec over the year but some months are 8mpersec I know there are lots of days when you would not even attempt to open the bifold doors If you look at my blog you will see it is very exposed and lots of space to put it away and above the house the big 125kw turbine at the farm cost 640K 13 years ago but is returning him 125-150k a year so it paid for itself pretty quick

I am on the top of a hill and get lots of wind there is a 125kw big turbine on the farm just behind me so it is the right place was looking for any real world experience if anybody has any this winter i spent alot of time in cloud --so solar had no chance the original house was not built with a front door of any sort as it faces south west and the courtyard at the back had walls and doors to keep wind out

are there any reliable and sensibly priced wind turbines that are worth looking at I have solar but that don,t work in winter ,but i do get lots of wind as I am in exposed position about 350ft above the estuary Is it worth t considering something at 5-10kw any working examples would be good

stress over time on the fixings etc -so they dig it up and start again

only if i sold osme -wind men get money when the turbines are sitting doing nothing --thats the difference

wind power --who in their right mind would sign a contract that says they get paid if they turn them off I would love to have run a company where i got paid if I did not produce anything and if you work out how much pollution is caused making the things and the amount of c02 in the huge concrete bases and when they get replaced they need a new base --it just don,t stack up its about getting a quick return not what is best long term we have hydro scheme on the river Dee in s.w scotland -uses same water 3 times and was built in1937 still running now --that is the right way hydro and tidal barages but they do not get a [payback for a long time compared to wind or solar the desert in america is full of old wind turbine blades that they cannot recycle economically - so they just lie there --thats not net zero

I suspect the design life is to justify the high price they want per kilowatt as if they gave it a 50 year life the capitol rite off costs per year would be 50% CHEAPER

looking at it again I would go back up there when its raining the stain on ceiling will most likely caused by water -- not bee/wasp residue

the acorn thing would be an old wasp nest--some types do not make big nests -but lookd like they keep coming back they chew up wood or similar to make the nests

that will be because over time the back of the gabion could get cloggedwith silt -so he wants a drain at bottom to carry it away Isusepect any make of perforated land drai nwill do - make sure you surround it with pea gravel so it odes not clog a 3m retaing wall could hold a lot of water andturn into slurry which would take your wall away --that why he wants a seperate drain to stop this happening could also be the type of ground you are in do you have a concrete found for the gabion ? when i did mine ihad about 12" of rock rubble behind the gabion for the first m from the base to stop this happening Ialos have mine filledwith granite wste from the quarry -my ground is very free draining