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But that’s the entire point Uncle Nick . 99% of the (expletive deleted)ing expanding foam spec doesn’t say shit about water resistance. @Mr Punter fault for mentioning it ! 😝 . But that’s bostik one does say closed cell .

https://www.bostik.com/assets/bostik/TDS_SX Professionals Gun Grade Expanding PU Foam_en_GB.pdf actually states closed cell 70%

But the description of that is pretty much like everything else “ air gap sealer “ …. 😕

Can’t get in there - too tight and awkward a gap . If I took the glass out I could from above .

Bit of a mess really ! I.e simple enough requirement yet impossible to tell ! I even looked at the spec sheet for what I used on the Soundal website and it’s basically unhelpful .

How can I tell ? nothing obvious on canister checking and of course most suppliers don’t state ‘open’ or ‘closed ‘ cell - that would be too easy . It would seem it’s almost impossible to purchase with certainty of ‘ closed cell ‘ because most just say water resistant ….

Nothing to really report . Had substantial rain this morning- no leak from the main ‘over the slab ‘ bit . Those small walk on glazing units - no leak , but getting my finger right up in the gap between upstand and glazing can feel its damp . So foamed one window around that ‘weak spot ‘ .

Funny isn’t it how such a simple thing to decide on becomes a much larger thing . I do know someone with a tight letterbox ( not a euphemism ) - and you do have to fight to get anything past its Arnie tight grip .

It is . i did initially suffer the conundrum of a letter box on our front door . But it’s triple glazed super insulated- couldn’t live with the fact it would cause a draft .

Parcel bin . I have Lora sensor on it and cctv . I have no friends so rarely get mail / male . But when an opening arrives I jump right in .

Hmmm I think I 3d printers print volume is limited . Everything nowadays is “ 3d print one “ or “ just write some code “ or maybe “ just get a million pounds “ . If only it was that simple

People! I've got this recessed drain cover for the sump. So the raised circlular lip sits inside top of tank. It's a complete b'stard to pull the silver 'lid' out. Absolute pain - never comes out. So I want to replace it with a non recessed one - just an easy 'flat' handled one. But unless I'm misunderstanding ( quite possible ) I can't find a flat lid with a circle frame lip underside ( if that makes sense ). Theres nothing around the sump opening to fit to hence the lid 'sits' on the sump tank. But I end up taking the entire thing out and smashing the (expletive deleted) out of the metal lid to get it out. Can't seem to find something to swap it to..... frame is around 600cm sq. diameter of circular lip is 46cm

I have external land drain around the base . I was told that essentially this will fail over time . My 100% ( !!! ) guarantee of no water ingress is the internal drain set in the screed . Walls / floors all membrane into it ., then out in my case to a sump . The view I was given at the time was manage the water rather than attempt to keep it out . Tbh when the walls weren’t finished I.e can see the membrane I never saw a single drop of water behind it anyway . Overkill better than underkill ? 😊

The instructions are not much fun . They sent me 7 and apparently I had to “ use the right one “ . Whilst I could eliminate a few it was impossible to know which was the correct one ! . Many annoyed phone calls later I gave up and built the thing not in situ - simply trial and error . Had bits left over of course 😊 . Then installed of course in the wall . For an “elite” product correct and usable instructions would have been nice .

Yeah I might ignore that one 😊

Have a solid fence between me and neighbour anyway. So PV and my side of fence not an issue. My installer will do this ( they cited that as long as it's not visible from the street then planning isn't required..... ) - but I suspect their costs may make this a futile exercise - but would a nice sparky just do it???

Dead bodies always (expletive deleted) things up!

Oooooo. Thats nice and cheap!. So It's just the cost of a sparky then?

Oh yes!. A year of trying to get another Tesla - no go. Hence the SolarEdge. Whether these vertical panels are worth the cost relative to what they generate i.e. ROI is the next point . I'll ask my original installer and I'm sure it will be way to expensive for the small gain.

But by the same logic we could have the sunniest summer ever! and I spew 3.68squiggles at 1000Ampys . I potentially would add 4/5 panels . DNO suck it up.

Now you're talking. Please note in Poster world all fence posts are concrete and are embedded in a 1m wide ; 1m deep concrete trench that runs the entire length of the build. No mojo fence post is going down on my watch!

But that's not my problem. Because in theory without adding anymore PV I could export 3.68waggies all day long.

Ah it's all bollocks. My export is 3.68THINGIES . I can add a zillion PV panels and my export will still be limited to 3.68Boobies. So I do what the (expletive deleted) I want .

Basically I can do what I want is my interpretation 😊

But why ? . I can’t export anymore . I can have as many dc batteries as I want - DNO doesn’t care . So why more panels require notification? What does it affect ??? . Understand for a new system you need it - but as my exports capped ….