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    I'm trying to protect our digester and our local water courses. Every little helps.
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    Well, we can't complain about the lack of entertainment now can we? I mean, how many people do we know who willingly go around dynamiting balls of watery fat and in the process deluge a car parks-worth of cars? H+S rules were invented to put a stop to this sort of hooliganism. No, thought not.......
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    If you don't want to know the result, look away now. Don't read this until well after tea time . I need a grease trap. For my digester. Anyone got any experience of them? Can't find out much about them. (that isn't Yankeee)
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    Suppose you aren't feeling blue about it anymore: oh, hold on.....
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    They've moled the road and connected us up today. Meter in middle of December. British Gas are coming to fit it then.
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    I mis-read Woking (for working maybe?)
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    Where , @oldkettle? You might want to edit your profile (click your logo> edit profile)
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    Well, that didn't take long. British Gas will fit a meter for free, tie us into one month contract (rolling) for a standing charge of 26.01 per day and a unit price of 15.69/ KwH. So, if we don't use any electricity, we're looking at a cost of about £10 before switching to Ebico (Robin Hood Energy) for a zero standing charge. I've missed something haven't I? It's going too smoothly.
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    Electricity cable installed today. (with a mole) Now I need a meter. My current supplier (Utility Warehouse) can't supply a meter for free, and helpfully suggested that I look for a company that will supply a meter for free. Anyone know of a company that will install an electricity meter for free? Ian
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    Cheapest, quickest, easiest. The cheque's in the post @Russell griffiths. Thanks everyone for helping me think this through. Much appreciated..
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    Wall starter? Whasssar?
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    Yes; with rebar and all the works, plus newt bridge and built in lighting and built in drainage.
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    That's a decision, then. @nod, you've been out-voted, mate. (PS, I still owe you half a days labouring.)
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    Exactly right. I have a two week window in which to get bits and bobs done, and this wall is one of the issues to sort out. The main game is getting the First Fix organised. And I thought a wall would be p1ss easy (given the ICF experience I now have) . I was going to get the wall up and done in an hour or two first thing in the morning and last thing during the day. You know, like normal self-builders who have a full time job and build their houses. But, but, but. The creation of a wall would also give me an outside, but undercover work area that - most importantly - is in a wind shadow.
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    Just about to build the wall connecting our house to the piggery. The wall has a full-on foundation, piles and all (for which there is no need, but thats another story) This is the junction between the house and the wall. You can see the DPC and radon barrier in the house. The wall hasn't been poured yet. (empty Durisol blocks) You can see the EPS300 butting up to the Durisol block. There's a 100mm + gap to make up the wall to the house DPC level. As it's a garden wall, there's no need for the horizontal DPC is there....? But should I run some DPC vertically between the house and the garden wall?
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    Hmmm, don't tell me.....I know this one.... eermmmm this customer ..... she's a flamenco dancer Yes?
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    We're about to pop down to the shops to buy a new double oven. Brief: cheap as sensible (<£300) Current oven outside dimension: (h) 880, (w) 600, (d) 600. Caution makes me ask if anyone knows of any current offers or promotions. Just in case.
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    @Russell griffiths, its a very slow weep. If I draw my finger across the bottom of the valve, I can see a fine film of water.... (now that I know what to look for )
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    This place is a mine of information. All I need now is a tame slave to bring me tea and cakes while I botch the system completely this weekend
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    Yes. But I'm also taking the plumbing bull by the horns (Bit like @jamiehamy) I've been scared of it the whole of my life, but not any more. '... Lockshield valve...' It's just a plain valve isn't it. What does it lock and what does it shield? That looks like fun. (YT research) But I will want to sell our house this spring and its needs to be done pucca. By me Ha! That's exactly what we have, an F&E system (Sound like I know what I'm on about dunnit? ) And the rads were probably 17th hand by the time they were fitted. Looks like an interesting weekend ahead.
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    Whassa gate gate valve?
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    Got it in one. Exactly what we are suffering. It's all the rads which are in the old style HEP2O loop. Excellent tenente!
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    @Onoff, I am almost sure we have been plumbed using what was left rolling around in the back of a plumbers van.
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    Que? Oxygen barrier?...... Plumber-speak for leak?
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    Thanks @PeterStarck and @MikeSharp01. It'll be a good exercise for me to replace all of it with HEP20 because I'll be using it in Salamander Cottage. I'll get a new valve too. Another steep learning curve coming this weekend.
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