joe90

When I appealed our planning refusal not only did we win but the Secretary of State officer told the LPA they were not following their own policies!!!. Go figure.

Thats mad, a nationwide shortage of housing, replacing an existing house with one much better with higher levels of insulation etc??...

I also chose the smaller cylinders so they could not be seen over the hedge!

Yes mine is a W plan (in that it uses a 3 port motorised valve without a mid position) but despite documentation saying hot water is the default (3 way valve not energised) I found, after it would not work properly, that the ASHP sends its power to the valve to supply hot water, so the default was in fact heating (UFH). Simple remedy of turning the valve round.

@Pete here is the docs regarding my ASHP, only difference is UFH rather than radiators, plumbing and electrical diagrams included may give you some insight. https://forum.buildhub.org.uk/applications/core/interface/file/attachment.php?id=8556

Ha, he buried everything, I even found bits of triumph herald, apparently he used half the car to drive a circular saw for his firewood ?

We have a high iron content in our clay soil, sometimes a “petrol” effect shows In puddles. However my late father in law used to drink water from his well (ground water not aquifer) and he lived to a ripe old age.

I found that out the hard way, it’s still in my workshop somewhere .!

Oh I beg to differ , I have a 10m long conservatory! I wish I could dust that with my widget ? but I do agree, horses for courses as they say.

I have a pair of 19kg gas bottles on a changeover valve next to my ASHP (no cover). I chose 19kg as I find (at my tender age) 47kg a bit weildy, a 19kg on hob only lasts 6 months or more.

Not sure “how loud“ would be considered a nuisance, mine is a lot quieter now it’s buried with soundproofing and rubber mat on top of the air pump box. just found this https://www.gov.uk/guidance/noise-nuisances-how-councils-deal-with-complaints hope it helps!

I like the cottage look (and hate cleaning glass ?) so I had these made for our stairs and love them. We have a black theme for all hinges, door handles, curtain poles Etc.

Well I have a 4 kW ASHP feeding a buffer tank which feeds UFH via blending manifold set to 25’ In the heating season the buffer is permanently heated and when the single room stat in the hallway calls for heat the pump on the manifold is activated. I only have one zone, the whole downstairs. I was recommended a buffer tank to stop short cycling but others here don’t have them with no problem. The buffer tank also has an immersion to give me backup heating if the ASHP is offline for servicing/breakdown, but a Willis heater would provide this backup if I had no buffer. Two reasons fir having the buffer, less inhibitor/antifreeze, and instant access to heat for the UFH rather than waiting fir the ASHP to get up to temp. Buffer tank temp is controlled by tank stat set at 40’. The ASHP set to provide water at 48’ for any use. I have never seen the ASHP defrost. DHW, when the Telford DHW tank calls for heat a signal activates a diverter valve fir the manifold ASHP to heat DHW. I am a Luddite and like simple uncomplicated tech free solutions (less to go wrong IMO) and find my setup works very well.

I used to buy mis measured windows at knock down prices thro Ebay, sooo much cheaper and new.

I have been doing that, unlike dock which snaps and leaves root behind I find nettles (in dry ground) tend to pull all the roots as well.

I have, and you're very welcome (if you don’t mind driving to near cornwall and back )?. Borrow or hire a Jenny? (I have one of those for sale as well!

Welcome, it also depends if you are stealing light from the room(S) behind and need the light in the roof to make up fir it. It also depends which way it faces. We have a large south facing conservatory which everyone said would overheat but we love it, enough windows to allow plenty of air during hot weather.

Interesting, shame not to use it, re the walls, are you going on a dry stone walling course ? ? you have plenty of material.

doors usually come stained or painted unless they are plastic!

Oh yes, found I have been doing this a lot but try not to anymore ?

I missed a very small amount of sealer around my lounge window (west facing to the Atlantic weather) and you would not believe the wet patch it caused on my new plastering, even as a retired builder I would not have imagined so much water could penetrate such a small crack. ?

they have so many “get out clauses” I would not bother. I mentioned on another thread that my mate bought a bungalow and the full survey did not pick up any major problems then after purchase found the entire ground floor was riddled with woodworm and he has had to replace all joists, wall plates and flooring, surveyor pointed out he was not allowed to lift carpets. Go figure!!!

don’t forget that in heavy rain water will run down the wall then hit your “mortar” bed and find the smallest crack to enter. Even if you fix the mortar joint with sealant and it still leaks, it’s easily removed if you have to fix the whole roof but worth trying first IMO.

I only ran single runs even to the longest run which is about 18m, I did this after reading about others and how in reality the flow rates were set below recommended levels .

I am daunted by the amount of ground work I have to do But a little each day without knocking yourself out gets it done, if a friend can help all the better.