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Looking for suggestions should finances ever permit! My SW facing, nom 45deg roof is I imagine ideal for either PV or solar thermal. However I'd like to change this hip end to a gable. That I guess loses that lovely big area for panels. If it wasn't for the hip/gable possibility I'd have already fitted the x3 ST panels I have. (These are the panels that got damaged in storage and now need repairing). Btw I know the collective view here about solar thermal. It's the polar opposite of people I know locally and on the Navitron forum. "Free hot water from April to October" as one using it for 15 years put it sounds good to me. Along with minimal servicing and no breakages. Thinking about it I've also got the garage roof, again with a SW facing roof: This is the SW facing garage roof (taken from the neighbour's front garden): Thinking I could put panels on the garage roof? Would it then be an idea to have the cu in the garage and feed the house from there? At the mo the mains supply comes in overhead from a pole North of the house in the 3rd picture above to the NW corner of the house. Looking to the future then I guess an EV charge point(s) will be needed and located on the garage. An underground power supply would be preferable. Just looking for some other opinions. (Other than knock down / rebuild ?)

Reading back it looks like I put 20 odd turns of tape both ends of the nipple then wound it in with the hex key. The hex allows you the "grunt" to wind it in. I'd say without the hex then liquid will be better. Will you aim to wind the brass in using two nuts on the end until it bottoms out? You have the nuts?

I think I might have "glued" my brass nipple into the boss with liquid PTFE? I'm off to read my thread...I may be some time...

A picture of the bits I started with: As it was going to be hidden in the wall "forever" I changed the bib tap connector to a solder type. Ditched the random m/f bit too between nipple and bib in the above pic. My proudest moment: Would this get you out of trouble (no hex mind). A local plumbers merchant might stock the hex type: https://www.toolstation.com/brass-shower-arm-connector/p91988 Don't know if the brass bit in this would have a hex? https://www.screwfix.com/p/wall-union-elbow-chrome-75mm/903fh

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Ah! Hence the phrase "battered sausage"!

Best chat up line is it?

Can you believe I'm actually ready to do this? Cut the brass down and made a lovely job: It fits in a treat. Just happened to have saved an offcut of 14mm Allen key years back: Now to fit this: It fits in just below the tile surface as per instruction: The intent is to ditch the rubber washer it came with and PTFE both ends of the brass: So do I put 22-25 turns of PTFE BOTH ends of the thread, screw in with the Allen key then wind in the chrome bit until plumb and make sure I don't turn it back? Then pump full of CT1, push chrome ring against the tile and baby wipe off? Quote Edit Nickfromwales 3,072 Posted January 21, 2019

I bought an Electra Elecheib induction hob from Comet as they were going bust in September 2012. That well known make designed in Israel and made in Turkey. Started at £399...reduced to £199 and then found a 15% off code. So £169.15 all in. Schott Ceran glass etc. Figured for the money we'd take a chance. Fambloodytastic it's been too!

Yep, off of 3 below: I'll have to look at the old jet to see what size I have. From that I can tell the pressure from the table in the book.

Understood. One of these then? https://www.bes.co.uk/oil-pressure-gauge-18582/

Picked up a new pump from the nice man. He did say it gets to the point when he'll usually just change the burner. He did say the pump is factory set but sometimes needs a tweak and did I have a pressure gauge. I haven't but I guess one of these? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Warmflow-Low-Pressure-Gauge-3019/262248801171?epid=13020305216&hash=item3d0f3f2393:g:Lt4AAOSwuYVWnh~k Said he charges £75 for a service...were not there yet! ?

Masochist surely? You just can't help punishing yourself?

There's a couple on here I'd send a length of pipe... ?

Yes but you never get to hold it when being fed by a tube and having your ar5£ wiped for you! ?

That's going to be you, dressed as Julie Christie whilst getting Fibaro'd by your HA. All artisically shot through walk on glazing!

Picking a pump up later, new for £75. Local, friendly oil/AGA specialist. Yep, I know it might not fix it. I'll keep going and it'll be like Trigger's Broom! There's a couple of scrapped ones over the farm, I might go and grab the solenoids if they're still any good.

I'm mulling submitting plans for a hip to gable conversion and to bring the front and rear dormers out just a tad. Plan is to show a warm roof, ewi, solar pv & ST. (Trying to up the "green" credentials to get the physical extensions / changes through). Do "they" set a time limit for when the e.g renewables, rendering on the ewi have to be finished? What happens say if you lost your job, ill health etc and couldn't finish. Does it just not get signed off or do you need to apply for extensions? (Or if you just happen to be one of those people who take their time... ?

Existing room, I did: Tiles 100mm wet concrete (laid with screed rails) Poly Panels with 16mm UFH pipes 150mm pir (in two layers) DPM 25mm eps Sand (sharp) blind Type2 It feels like a floor should! ?

Still locking out! ? Picking a new pump up local, tomorrow pm.

Pump maybe? Another lock out tonight. Took a sharp rap on the pump with a screwdriver seemingly to get it to go and fire up. So gummed up or worn? (Took the time to swap out the fridge cap for a proper Riello spare one whilst I had the lid off). Not sure on the pump part number I need... So RDB burner. Not sure on the RDB2 significance on the plate? This is from the manual we have for the boiler: So "3008654"? Pretty sure the local Plumb Centre will do it.

Do 3rd party letters supporting a planning application carry any weight? As in "I think the development would enhance the village...." sort of thing.

Pedantic sorts with too much time on their hands. There's forums for people like that...

If he licked his finger first he could at least gauge the direction of the draught maybe?