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    https://blog.planningportal.co.uk/2019/05/16/time-limited-pd-rights-for-rear-extensions-made-permanent/
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    16mm SWA

    richi replied to Barney12's topic in Electrics - Other

    He's here all week. Try the veal.
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    About emptying septic tanks: I was always told that, so long as you don't poison it or flush things that don't biodegrade, a septic system shouldn't ever need pumping out or desludging. Discuss.
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    You wot? ?
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    coughbullshitcough. Alternatively, “They would say that, wouldn’t they?”
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    The first house had a single row of PV panels all the way along the ridge, no?
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    Today's Plusnet isn't what it was.
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    @lizzie and @JSHarris to be absolutely fair to Halcyan: Their marcomm uses a different definition of "soft" to Jeremy's. Whether or not you agree, that's presumably a position they think they can defend under UK law and regulatory practice. If you dig down far enough into their website, there's a white paper that clearly admits they don't know how it works. Hence, presumably, the pseudo-scientific arm-wavery. Now, neither of those points lets me forgive the company for spamming this group with pseudo-science. But I'm perfectly willing to believe that it does do a similar job as phosphate dosing (but somehow using metal discs instead dosing with phosphate). In other words, Liz says it seems to precipitate out the calcium in a way that doesn't stick, just like my Combimate does. And that's cool.
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    Another satisfied Combinmate user here. Indeed, I think I started this thread years ago ?
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    @JSHarris do I recall you added an ozone generator? If so, do you still use it?
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    Care to share?
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    I'm late returning to this thread. Sorry to hear about the mishap. But no need to apologise to me, nor to @Coopers.
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    That one needs a dedicated supply. It's the 5.7 kW version. But there is a 3.3 kW, which I think you could put on an existing ring or radial. We like the Stiebel Eltron gear. I put a similar one in the new kitchen (albeit a version you can use with any tap). The ones I linked above need to be switched via the tap itself.
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    Ahhhh, brain-fart, sorry
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    Was this the Canadian test of surface tension?
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    OK, OK, "unfair" was harsh, sorry. But a layman like me knew what she meant by "precipitate" in that context. As for the other uses of the word "soft", "softened", "softer", etc.—you got 'er banged to rights guv'nor, an' no mistake. I'd just prefer it if we kept the discussion centred on a spirit of collegial enquiry, that's all. It's not as if any of us is likely to plonk down a grand for these magic beans, but it would be wonderful if we could come to a reasoned conclusion—rather than to have this discussion come to a screeching halt because @Polly concludes we're... I dunno... trolling her?
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    Bzzt. Unfair. The phrase used is "the benefits of ... softer water" (emphasis mine).
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    Bzzt. Unfair. While there may be a strict definition of the verb "precipitate" you're thinking of, in my mind, @Polly says the Aragonite is formed in suspension and 100% of it exits the device (as opposed to some of it staying in there and clogging it up).
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    Instead of 2&E in conduit, could you use SWA cable? Probably a bit smaller.
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    Has the inventor decided how it works yet?
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    Timely, as our ancient 2-stroke needs imported parts to fix. Thanks for the recommendations, gang.
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    I believe that what they mean by "softer" is actually "lower surface tension." But the data they present are all over the shop and don't seem to show a significant reduction (and definitely not the "dramatic" reduction claimed).
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    Returning to the patent, the discussion specifically states that the inventor doesn't know why it works, and can only speculate. I guess this is why we're experiencing such a feeling of pseudoscience.
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