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Have a look here. https://www.fhbrundle.co.uk

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I had a problem with being recommended and purchased a Vent Axia based only on area and not volume. All based on 2.4m ceiling heights. Due to exceptional ceiling heights in 50% of our dwelling the MVHR could not reach the minimum requirements for building control even at 100% boost. I had to be a little creative with figures for BC to pass. However our MVHR runs 24/7 at 30% and seems adequate for our needs. The Zehender 600 has an air volume of up to 600m3/h at 200Pa.

@flanagaj Like you we are south facing and have no shading so do overheat. I plumbed for AC in the first floor bedrooms and the main family room as seemed simplest to install. We have PV so running cost is offset and have ASHP for DHW and heating. We cross ventilate in the evening to purge the house as @Russdl. Would consider built in external blinds ( no view, natural light during the day) and solar glass next time.

Definately deserve a beer but careful now as you will be asked to make fitted wardrobes next! It happens. The Kreg is a bit unnecessary as cheaper tools for hinges are available.

I have just done this, WC, shower, sauna and a kitchen sink. We have a Vortex TP, simple but functional design with an air bubbler. Its about 30 metres from the house. No penetrations through the building as @Nickfromwales mentioned. Scrappy image below.

I have a vent pipe about a metre before the treatment plant main inlet and an AAV just above upstairs WC. Did not want a vent pipe penetrating the building. BC happy with that.

I have been using this on Cedar, did buy 5 tester pots of different product but settled on this: https://www.protekwoodstain.co.uk/wood-stain/timber-eco-shield-black

Eminence Front by The Who, Tenth album "Its Hard". 4 tonnes of MOT, no thank you unless you have a digger.

Join the club, half the load and twice the trips.

Had a quick look through the invoices and need to add Anhydrite Liquid Screed to the ground floor, took them a couple of hours. Not working full time (stay at home Dad) and not a builder by profession.

Paid for the electrician, skimming, window and ASHP installation (RHI). My father (82 years) helped me get the frame up to the rafters. Took 3 years before moving in and still finishing off after another 5 years. Still enjoying it.... Came in about £800sq/m but start was in 2017.

I fitted resilient bars, separates the plasterboard from the floor joists and supposedly helps with reducing noise. @nod will confirm? Noise not an issue if single storey but would get you under the hangers.

We have a Fronius IG-TL 4, nearly 15 years old but both my brother and father had theirs replaced under a 20 year warranty due to failure. @mk1_man Thanks for this, I would consider a battery option to be charged on a decent night rate tariff to then consume during the day. If possible being able to top up with any excess PV after the PV diverter to DHW has maxed out. Think the cost would take 2-3 years to recover.

Hi John, Can you confirm your figures above.

Thank you, much appreciated.

Head explodes! Thank you.

We are being paid 74p / kWh at the moment. Just did a quick calculation , we have a 3.84kW system and it has generated 50000kWh since installation in November 2011. An average of 3450kWh per year which is very similar to the amount of watts of the panels. Are others generating a similar amount to the size of their PV array? Trying to understand how the Smart Energy Guarantee works! Nervous using units incorrectly, @SteamyTea

Similar to you, original FIT, 3.7kWh PV, ASHP, PV diverter but no electric vehicle, yet. My thoughts were 1. Leave existing PV as is and top up batteries and ASHP on a cheap overnight rate. 2. Use existing 3.7kWh PV to top up batteries when grid is down. 3. Add separate PV system to increase input. Dim question, not sure how this works, you have a tariff which enables you to buy and sell units at different price points because you can use the batteries.

Hi @Russdl Very impressed with how this works for you, what is your annual consumption out of interest. I would like to have a battery option at home, one to reduce bills but also independent of the grid for some limited emergency use for power cuts We have 11 years FIT (3.7kWh PV) and 2 years RHI remaining so well subsidised. What would you recommend ? Thank you

The Blair headline yesterday was so out of character, dig a bit deeper and it is more control, more tax. It's a race to the bottom.

Comment from David Fleming below : At first glance, it appears to be a critique of current Net Zero policies — admitting they’re economically toxic, politically unpopular, and practically unworkable. But on closer reading, it reveals something much more significant: a polished blueprint for a global technocratic control system, built in the name of solving climate change through data, automation, and artificial intelligence. https://institute.global/insights/climate-and-energy/the-climate-paradox-why-we-need-to-reset-action-on-climate-change

Can you be a bit clearer if anything added / improved to the fabric of your home, glass, wall and loft insulation. Even with subsidies what is the financial cost?

Correct, as an ASHP owner in an airtight house, MVHR blah blah it would be financially cheaper to run on mains gas. Our use is at Passive levels but that's due to the fabric and detailing of the build.